Secrets of Audio Drama production

There is no teacher like experience. That teacher also carries a sledgehammer called "lessons learned". In other words, learn the lesson or find out what it costs to make the same mistake again. Often, you will repeat the same mistake more than once until you learn how to avoid it or find a better way. Even worse is learning a painful lesson, allowing time to pass, and then forgetting what you learned. This is why I created these Behind the Pauses: The Making of PAUSE for Dramatic Effect so that I would not forget these pain lessons. It is my refresher course in producing an audio drama. My hope is that these lessons will act as a primer for you to use when learning how to produce an audio drama, or as a refresh for your next one. Lessons Between the PausesIntroducing Part 11 of 13 parts in my Between the Pauses mini-series that explores my thoughts while making my first audio drama: PAUSE for Dramatic Effect! If you're interested in the complete first season of PAUSE for Dramatic Effect, you can download and listen to it for free at PAUSEforDramaticEffect.com or wherever you find your podcasts.Podfest Global Summit Case StudyThis episode also includes the audio from My Daily Audio Drama Experiment Case Study that I produced for the 2020 Podfest Global Summit, a virtual conference that was part of the Podfest Multimedia Expo held every year in Orlando, Florida. This was created a year after I had finished Season 1 of PAUSE for Dramatic Effect and provide additional insights into the production.Listen to PAUSE for Dramatic EffectI would love for you to tell me how you think the story of Pause for Dramatic Effect turned out by giving it a rating and review or sending a Boost using one of the latest Podcast 2.0 apps, which you can find at Podcasting2.org. If you don't have a Podcast 2.0 app, I would highly recommend Podcastguru.io or Truefans.fm to get all the new podcast features you didn't know you were missing!Does Your Podcast Need a Rescue?Your podcast isn’t broken, it’s just stuck. Howdy! I’m Kyle Bondo, host of Not Easily Squished, podcast producer, US Navy veteran, and the guy people call when their show needs a tune-up. If you haven’t published in months or even years, but still love your show? I built this podcast for you. However, if this podcast is not enough, then you need my Podcast Rescue: A 7-Day Tune-Up for Stalled Shows. In just 7 days, I’ll help you figure out what’s working, what’s not, and how to hit record again with confidence. You’ll get a full diagnostic, a personalized rescue plan, two coaching sessions, and even a review of your next episode. No fluff. No overwhelm. Just results. Spots are limited, so please don’t wait to join the waitlist now at PodcastWorthy.com.  Let’s get your rescue underway today!About Not Easily SquishedNot Easily Squished is the official podcast of Oncetold, a scrappy podcasting 2.0 education and technology company just outside Fort Worth, Texas. Follow your host, Kyle M. Bondo, as he takes fragile podcast ideas and transforms them into fierce audio concepts that are Not Easily Squished!The Fine PrintThis episode of Not Easily Squished includes a PAUSE for Dramatic Effect bonus episode originally published by Gagglepod on December 9th, 2019, and My Daily Audio Drama Experiment Case Study produced by Kyle M. Bondo for Podfest Global Summit on July 29th, 2020. Copyright © 2025. Not Easily Squished, PAUSE for Dramatic Effect, Gagglepod, and Oncetold. All Rights Reserved. No ideas were harmed during the making of this podcast.