A Computer Voice Interviews Terrie and Rich

A Computer Voice Interviews Terrie and Rich

Author: Uncanny Productions May 7, 2022 Duration: 26:57

We spent all last month filling in the world's longest and most detailed application for a multi-week accelerator training program designed to "help mid-career podcasters 'level up' with a renewed focus on business development, audience growth, optionality, video strategies, and long-term sustainability."

Hey, that's exactly what we need!

They said they're looking for "applicants that have already been producing media and podcasts for at least 3 years. Specifically, creators looking to take a current podcast past creative development and into business strategy."

That's us!

Applicants "must be able to demonstrate success and enthusiasm with current or past podcast(s) either through audience retention and growth, conceptual rigor, diversification of podcast offerings, revenue and/ or partnerships"

That's us too!

Also, applicants "must be willing to pause production during the program," "represent a range of geographies, backgrounds, views, voices, and styles," have "baseline technical and editorial skills," and be "interested in making their podcast sustainable through teamwork, openness to iteration and change, and pursuing revenue and audience growth."

That's four more yeses! We figured we'd be a shoe-in for the program.

...we weren't. The rejection email arrived yesterday.

But we did spend weeks creating a bitchin' Hollywood blockbuster cinematic audio trailer for our Asteroid Arnie episode and a mock interview episode to answer their questions:

1. Explain to us what this podcast, brand, and/or creative project would look like in its most fully realized form.

2. What are the key accomplishments and milestones you are striving to reach?

3. If you had unlimited resources and support, where would you take it?

The way we figure, they're both pretty darn good pieces of audio we spent a long time making, so why let them go to waste?

Enjoy!

[Promo] A Happy Bureaucracy: Dark humor abounds as a tax agent tries to tame a post-apocalyptic hellscape. https://pod.link/1606645977

Uncanny Robot is Bram Stoker Finalist and Clarion West 2015 graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio editor/sound designer Rich Pav. Our other shows are Uncanny Japan and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out Terrie's books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon.

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Imagine a place where the warm, crackling charm of a vintage radio play collides with the strange, buzzing logic of artificial intelligence. That's the peculiar and delightful space occupied by Uncanny Robot: AI Meets Old Time Radio Drama. Each episode is a self-contained audio story, blending science fiction concepts with a deeply human-and often very funny-sense of the surreal. You'll hear tales where everyday situations are upended by technological glitches, cosmic oddities, or simply a bizarre twist of fate, all delivered with the performative gusto of classic audio theater. This podcast is the creation of Uncanny Productions, spearheaded by writer and performer Thersa Matsuura, a Bram Stoker Award Finalist and Clarion West graduate, alongside audio engineer Rich Pav. Their collaboration ensures every story is not just read, but fully brought to life with character and atmosphere. Recognized by the Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival with a "Best Podcast Stories" award, the series proves that inventive storytelling and sharp production can create something truly unique. Tune in for a clever mix of fiction, comedy, and speculative science, where the narratives are performed entirely by humans but often pondered by machines. It’s a consistently surprising listen that feels both nostalgically familiar and wildly original.
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