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Graduations

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May is a time of transitions and graduations. Graduations mark the end of something and the beginning of the next part of your journey. Thinking about creators, authors publish a book, and musicians might release an album. They go on tour to share these works, and going on tour might feel like a graduation of sorts.

We podcasters don’t tend to live with our content for a long stretch the way authors and musicians do with their work when they talk to new audiences, and get fresh perspectives on their work. On tour, they can kind of live in the work for a while longer. So is there some kind of graduation for podcasters? A lot of us release an episode once or twice a month or a few times a year. Once you publish your episode or your season, you’re on to the next one. Sometimes it feels like chasing the next story.

Is this your experience? Do you feel like you’re chasing the next episode, or do you have time and space to live with each one? How do you mark your graduation moments in your podcasting journey? How do you share your work?

We want to hear from d/Deaf and disabled podcasters about these questions. Drop us a line. Or you might want to explore this topic on your podcast. If you do, be sure to share it with us so we can spread the word. We’ll even come on your show and talk to you about this topic on the air!

Let’s chat!

While we’re talking about talking about things, we really do love to talk about all things podcasting and accessibility. And we would love to come on the air with any d/Deaf and disabled podcasters out there who want to talk about POD Access with us. If you have a podcast and want to bring us on, let us know! You can help us spread the word about POD Access and grow our library and our skill share.

Don’t have a podcast yet, and you need a little guidance taking those first steps? Reach out and let us know what would be of help to you. We can add more resources to the Reference Library on the website, answer your questions over email, or even hop on a call with you and talk shop.