XpoNorth Podcast #015 – Case study – creating a successful podcast series – Stories of Scotland

In a series of posts on the topic of podcasting, there is nothing to beat a case study. And so here we have an award-winning case study no less! Stories of Scotland is exactly that, an award-winning podcast, create and hosted by Annie MacDonald and Jenny Johnstone who try to unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Annie and Jenny travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life.

Although only set up in 2019 it already has thousands of downloads, fans across the world and wins awards. Hear about what inspired them, how they met on the Scottish Stand-up scene, how they approach production and content and what to expect from them in the next series.

Show Highlights:

• The origins of Storied of Scotland
• Production and distribution
• Projects in the pipeline
• What next for Stories of Scotland
• Other podcasts worth a listen

Participants:

Interviewee: Annie MacDonald and Jenny Johnstone

Host: Tim Wright: Tim Wright is co-founder of twintangibles a Scottish based management consultancy and an advisor at  XpoNorth Digital


Resources / Articles mentioned in the podcast:

Stories of Scotland
https://www.storiesofscotland.com/

The Harrowing by Storyglass.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-harrowing/id1518315074

Unearthed by Ryan Latto
https://www.thebiglight.com/unearthed

Scotland: A Scottish History Podcast by Be Quiet Media
https://bequiet.media/scotland-scottish-history-podcast

Under the Tartan Sky by Glen Moyer
http://www.underthetartansky.scot/

Podcart by Halina Rifai,
http://podcart.co/

Highland Objects
https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/