What’s new? A podcast!
Yep, as we mentioned on our final Facebook Live in November, Samantha and I were working on launching a podcast. All you have to do to find them is go to our website and click on the “Podcast” link at the top. For right now, this keeps our podcasts “ad free”. We'll keep you posted on when we move onto major platforms like Apple and Google.
So why a podcast?
Well, let’s face it. Facebook Live, Zoom, Google Meet and all the other types of “virtual” trainings are good, but they rely on your followers to be available when you are doing the event. We know how hard it is to be an autism parent. We have the best of intentions of attending but then life gets in the way and we have to cancel things we want to do, because our kid is having a meltdown over homework, or taking a bath, or because the chicken nuggets are the store brand and not Tyson. Maybe you’re exhausted and just aren’t up to doing another virtual meeting that day. So Samantha and I kicked around a lot of ideas before settling on a podcast, but our focus was always on you. It needed to be something that you- someone affected by autism would find valuable and something that would be easy for you to access. Because we understand that the time you may have available to listen may be when everyone else is asleep, but you can’t. Maybe it’s the drive to and from work. Regardless of when it is, we’re here.
We’ve spent many, many hours over the last several months learning how to become podcasters by reading a lot of books and websites. Then came the work of figuring out what exactly our small and relatively new non-profit could do with distribution-which meant learning about how podcasts are hosted and accessed. We’ve listened to a lot of free and non copyright protected music samples to find an artist we both liked. We’ve tried out multiple types of recording options and editing software. The search for the best headphone and microphone combination became quite the group project involving the opinions of our spouses, kids and close friends listening to our voices for clarity and volume. Then came interviewing. Do you realize how many times you say “umm” or “like” or “so” when you’re talking to someone? Trust us when we tell you, it's too many and Samantha had the fun job of editing most of those away for your listening enjoyment. She also leveled the sound so when we all laughed at the same time we don’t blow your eardrums out! Those are just some of the little details we hope you notice when you listen. We hope that you enjoy the content as well.
Anyway. I guess I’m saying it was a lot of work and months of research, but we’re proud of our latest effort. So scroll to the top of this webpage, click on Podcast and give us a listen! We’ve posted our first two episodes and plan on posting 2-3 times a month. And, if you want to be a part of our podcast in the “You Might be an Autism Parent if” segment, call us at 260-207-4686 and leave a voicemail with your story. Don’t worry, Samantha will edit out your “um’s”
Happy listening!