Conflicted: Our First Original Podcast

Last week, we released the first of a six-part audio series, Conflicted.

Message Heard’s first original podcast, Conflicted is a unique offering for UK podcast fans that combines the intimacy of long-form interview with high-level political insight.

Each week, hosts Aimen Dean and Thomas Small take us step by step through the conflicts that have embroiled the Middle East since 9/11 - illuminating the geo-political complexities through the prism of their unique personal experiences as they go. This odd couple , one a former Al Qaeda bomb-maker, the other a ex-Greek Orthodox Monk, find unexpected common ground as they grapple with fundamentalism, terrorism and the global implications of their lived experience.

They even manage to see the funny side of having a fatwha on your head along the way.

It’s been an exciting first week. The show’s been featured on Apple Podcasts – climbing up to number 8 on the news and politics chart, and 31 on the overall shows chart. After months of painstaking production, it’s exciting be seeing people react and engage in real time.

Episode two is out today – with a new episodes being released every Wednesday. Listen where ever you get your podcasts.

Creating a Podcast for I Can Be

How we created a branded podcast for an educational charity

Educational charity I Can Be believe in leading by example. They don’t just tell young girls they can be whatever they want to be – they show them. By taking girls aged 7 to 8 into different workplaces and introducing them to women doing diverse and interesting jobs, they demonstrate first-hand the breadth of work that women can do.

So, when we were joined in our studio by Lamorna Byford, Project Director at I Can Be, and a group of bright Year Three’s from Langford Primary - we didn’t just show them what podcasting was like, we made a podcast with them!

The tables were turned on our company Chair, Louise Beaumont, and resident producer, Sandra Ferrari, with the girls quizzing them them about what podcasts are, how they are made – and how they make money.

What are podcasts, how do we make them – and do they make money? These are some of the (very valid) questions posed to us by the bright girls from Langford Primary who joined us in the studio to create their own podcast. Listen to the Message Heard team get a grilling and learn more about the amazing work that educational charity I Can Be are doing to teach girls they can be whatever they want to be. Find out more at: ‍♀️www.icanbe.org.uk www.message-heard.com

What does good audio quality sound like?

Psst - have you been thinking about using podcasting to enhance your brand, start a conversation in your industry or even just communicate better with your staff?

Have a listen to what we do here at Message Heard Creates. This simple little teaser gives you a back-to-back comparison of what sounds great and what sounds terrible. Can you hear why sound quality is important for engaging your audiences? We can.

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