Services
I’m an independent consultant and coach. I’m a guide to how a podcast gets made and distributed. I’m a podcast designer with a process for getting you to a show concept, a pilot, or a partner. I’m an expert listener who reviews shows before and after launch, an editor who crafts narrative, assesses structure, and improves listenability. I’m a connector who refines your pitch and makes introductions to networks and talent. I’m a content strategist who embeds listener thinking in the design, and audience growth in the distribution, partnerships, and targeted outreach. I’m a realist who balances vision with sustainability, and experimentation with getting something (good) out the door.
I advise organizations of all sizes and shapes, and I make a lot of time for independent creators, too.
I occasionally offer one-hour consultations. Please be in touch to learn more.
Past professional lives include Radiotopia, PRX, NPR, and web and mobile startups. I’m proud to serve as a Peer Group Co-Chair for The Impact Guild, on the Advisory Board of LWC Studios, and as an EXPLO Trustee. I was proud to serve as a Founding Governor of The Podcast Academy and on the editorial board of The Longest Shortest Time podcast. Other passions include good journalism, street media, graphic novels, saving our planet’s livable climate, good friends, long walks, knitting scarves, and my two little girls.
Clients include
- Spotify Sound Up global trainings for people who are underrepresented in podcasting. I was on the founding team back in 2018, and the work continues. I’m lead curriculum designer, and I’ve facilitated Sound Ups in the US and the UK. I’ve trained new facilitators around the world – an amazing group. Alumni shows include Dope Labs, In Those Genes, FOGO, You Heard Me Write, The Lesbitude Podcast, Looking for Esther, and more!
- KEXP Seattle (Fresh Off The Spaceship, existing podcast reboots, and more)
- BirdNote (Bring Birds Back, Threatened)
- Indie shows incl Future Hindsight, Imaginary Worlds, An Arm and a Leg, Institute of Black Imagination, The Trail Ahead, Ground Control Parenting
- Texas Public Radio (Twenty-Four Seven)
- Critical Frequency + Crooked Media (This Land Season 2) – 2021 Peabody nominee
- Wonder Media Network + Lucy Kalanithi (Gravity) – 2022 Ambies nominee
- Jigsaw Productions
- Critical Frequency (Inherited, Drilled, Peace of Mind)
- Eboni K. Williams (Holding Court)
- America’s Test Kitchen (Proof)
- Kids’ shows incl Ear Snacks, Earth Rangers, The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified
- National Domestic Workers Alliance (Sunstorm)
- The Conversation US (Heat and Light)
- Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) (SoundPath)
- Public media: KQED, WBUR Boston, WHYY Philadelphia, Michigan Radio, PBS, PRI, New Hampshire Public Radio, American Public Media, WFMT
- Many individual creators from many walks of life
Rekha Murthy 