Got an idea you think would make a great podcast? Have a podcast already, and want to improve it and grow your audience? Melody Thomas is the co-founder of podcast production company Popsock Media, best known for the multi-award-winning podcast The Lake, and the host of Stuff’s new series The Good Sex Project. In this masterclass, Melody discusses idea and pitch development; editing, music use and sound design; engaging your audience; and writing for the ear, or the quirks and perks of audio storytelling.
$60
Melody Thomas
Melody Thomas is the creator and host of the podcast series The Good Sex Project, released through Stuff in 2023, as well as the multi-award winning sex and relationships podcast BANG!, made for RNZ. In 2020, Melody co-founded the podcast production company Popsock Media with Kirsten Johnstone, and has written for, consulted on and produced various podcasts since, including The Lake, a series investigating the historic abuse of children in the 1970s at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Facility, which won a gold medal at the New York Festival Radio Awards, and two Voyager Media Awards in 2022.
As well as podcast mahi, Melody works as writer and columnist for Capital magazine and SUNDAY magazine. She is currently working on her first book.