MetaPod

MetaPod

The podcast campfire, talking to people doing cool stuff on the internet. Artist and Producer, Martin Franklin goes against everyones advice, including his own, and just follows his muse to seek out the gold dust from interesting people creating podcasts, digital communities and connections. Part interview, part audio-blog, our in-house podcast let’s us play with ideas and technology, create audio additions to our how-to articles and engage in some professional practice. East Coast Studio Top 10 podcasts for industry bodies and thoughtful leaders. www.eastcoaststudio.com.au

Episodes

May 1, 2024 5 mins

We're back with another selection of podcast picks from our current portfolio of projects.

You'll hear extracts from these shows: YAWN The Podcast On The Mark Snack - Season 2: Queensland Positive People Strength In Numbers Deep Resilience Snack - Season 3: Ethnic Communities Council Of Queensland Bloodlines To Country Tech Mirror This Week In Digital Trust

 

Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

See omnystudio.com...

Mark as Played

Everyone will tell you that your life will change when you have a baby. But for most people, this doesn't include gaining a Facebook community with half a million members. For Camille Jaramis and Phil Chester, that's exactly what happened when their Baby Sleep Training Tips & Help group hit the sweet spot for parents all over the world.

As their group grew and evolved they found that they were providing a real time support for ...

Mark as Played
October 9, 2022 26 mins

A Producer + an Editor = A Preditor. Two discrete roles got combined through circumstance and technology into one efficient super-being working alongside its predecessors. But don't be afraid, there is another new skills hybrid emerging to enter the battle for podcast production supremacy. We hunted, and bagged some of these different species and got their views on what they do best - and what's coming over the hill.

On behalf of c...

Mark as Played
September 13, 2022 24 mins

How long does it take to plan a podcast ? What is better, fun or educational topics ? Should I add my podcast to YouTube ? Top 3 things a successful podcast should have ?

These questions, and more followed my talk for Hub Australia on 31 August 2022. Connecting from co-working locations in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide the attendees watched a 45 minute lunch-and-learn presentation that I called "Podcasting - What, Why and How".

Th...

Mark as Played
August 10, 2022 3 mins

Here's a short pick-and-mix of some of the podcast projects that have featured in our production portfolio over the most recent period.

We've covered business challenges, motivation, mental health, law and property industry, coaching, parenting and rural matters. We have a real cross-section of contemporary topics. And while the topics may be diverse, they're all meaningful content made by creators with deep knowledge and worthwhi...

Mark as Played
July 20, 2022 15 mins

Set your goals and motivations before getting into any other areas of starting a podcast. Once you "find your why" for the podcast, you're set to tackle the work of recording, producing, distributing and growing your podcast.

Once you begin planning your content, understanding your audience is a key advantage. Doing something that you love is a great way to guide your thoughts. Is the listener like you? Do you share a common intere...

Mark as Played
June 20, 2022 17 mins

Leveraging your podcast to supercharge a content strategy and get the maximum efficiency for your messages.

Each individual podcast episode can be used to create a whole wave of content. This can be pushed out across all of your channels. Then, it’s not just the immediate audio listener-ship that generates the value for you. All of the subsequent readers and viewers who are touched by your content across all platforms will benefit.

...

Mark as Played

These words need to count, so don’t waste them. Discover my favourite DON'T and your show notes will be better right from the get go.

These few simple tips will help you avoid the obvious pitfalls and make the most of the critical text in your podcast show notes. These are the hooks which contribute to wooing listeners to your podcast episodes, so making them count is important.

This episode is an audio companion to the blog articl...

Mark as Played

What can podcasters learn from the world of tech startups ? Forbes 30 Under 30 listee and successful startup founder, Qin En Looi dives in with his new podcast project, Parents In Tech.

Speaking at the very start of his new podcast, his topic stems from life experience for Young Guns in the startup world when children come along. We talk about how being open to learning and developing skill as a podcaster fits perfectly with Agile ...

Mark as Played
October 24, 2021 22 mins

First of a series of interviews talking to new podcasters about their preparations, plans for marketing, and measurements for success - just before their new podcast goes live.

For people unused to creating and publishing media, let alone recording and presenting, creating a podcast can have an overwhelming number of tasks to cover. Working with a professional producer can be a great boon, and in this episode we talk about the prep...

Mark as Played

The FinTalking podcast demonstrated how meaningful content, delivered with enthusiasm and depth, backed by energetic promotional activity can achieve success. Six months after launch, FinTalking had already been featured in the coveted Apple Podcasts "New & Noteworthy" spot and entered the Top 5 Finance podcast charts in Australia.

Show host, Erica Hall talks about how the trio fine-tuned their formula, focused on covering all ...

Mark as Played
August 5, 2021 18 mins

What business benefits can a podcast bring? How to approach and screen guests, what's the best promotional platform and ways to announce your new episodes. Podcasting best-practice explored in the first of this series of Podcaster Profiles, with host of The Security Collective, Claire Pales.

Claire candidly chats through her motivations and approaches to getting the best strategic results from the podcast. We also discuss loads of ...

Mark as Played

What better way to hit two goals in one go - distributing this year's East Coast Studio podcast production trailer and rebooting the Metapod podcast feed. Yes, it's a podcast of podcasts!

This episode features a quick cut and shunt collection of excellent shows that we have produced for our awesome clients over the last 12 months. We couldn't fit everyone in, but this collection gives a taste of the quality conversation and worthwh...

Mark as Played

Finding her tribe with her Uncool Designer podcast, designer boss lady Anna Dower has created an international community hub for freelance designers.

We talk about the start of her journey, from producing information resources for her clients as a freelancer. Leading to one-to-one coaching and then supporting larger numbers of people through online courses and Facebook community groups.

With her focus on using "ten years worth of m...

Mark as Played

How to stay on track when your supporters tell you you've "got your thumb up your ass". The crowd is not easy to please, but neither is it easy to research and create an innovative documentary series! Kirby Ferguson is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and speaker whose work covers creative works and popular culture; particularly remix culture. He is best known for his documentary series Everything is a Remix and This is Not a Conspira...

Mark as Played

Learn how to eliminate the ums and ahs ! It is surprising how much sound that comes out of our mouths is not helpful to effective communication. Sometimes vocal sounds are there to indicate it is our turn to talk, to create a space where our brain can formulate what it actually wants to say, or are just habits. Effective speaking is a skill, so in order to develop the skills, practice is unavoidable for most people.

If you are a po...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy And Charlamagne Tha God!

    The Joe Rogan Experience

    The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

    The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.