In this episode, we talk to podcaster, author, pop culture critic, and royal watcher, Kristen Meinzer (https://www.kristenmeinzer.com)

Highlights of our conversation include:

• Navigating tangled career paths
• Approaching interviews attentively and empathetically (helping people tell their stories)
• Her time at WNYC's "The Takeaway" and the "Movie Date" podcast with Rafer Guzman
• Distinctions between radio and podcasting
• Interactivity and building audiences
• Her "By the Book Podcast," which she co-hosts with comedian Jolenta Greenberg
• The popularity of self-help literature
• Her (2019) book "So You Want to Start a Podcast?"

And a whole lot more!

CREDITS: Hosted by Andrew J. Salvati; music by Poddington Bear; cover artwork by Frank Bridges