Out of the Silence, Like Prayers
Today we recorded our first interview! April (Tony’s sister) and Jen (my wife) joined Tony and me in our new studio- made official with the addition of a new IKEA conference table. The recording sounds excellent. We had a scare after taking an intermission, but thanks to power of the “Undo”, recovered the recording. Earlier...
Blubrry & HostGator: Podcast & Website Hosts for Revealing Voices
Last night was a tense, yet overall productive evening. Eric came over to the studio and we tried to evaluate which was a better podcast host – Blubrry or Libsyn. While Libsyn seemed to be a little cheaper, it did not appear to have the same flexibility or quality of service. So, we purchased a...
StoryCorps
My sister Suzanne came over this morning to do a recording of a StoryCorps interview. The focus was on discussing my mental health journey. We touched on faith, advocacy, self stigma, and building trusting relationships. This is something that I’ve been talking about recording for over a year. It was good to dig into the...
Technical Difficulties
We are halfway between the day we committed to starting Revealing Voices and our launch date of March 1. Some days it feels overwhelming, other days it feels like we’re almost there. In reality, we are making slow but steady progress. On “The Show Runner” podcast, there are over 100 episodes that are essentially dedicated...
Revealing Voices: the Faith-Based, Peer-Led Mental Health Podcast
Several podcasts touch on mental health. Others bring up topics of faith. None of these offer a faith-based, peer-led perspectives we need and believe others need to maintain wellness. Revealing Voices (RV) will dig deep and share honest stories of ways faith and mental healthcare can work together to promote healing. RV also offers humor....
The Chronicles of Podcastia
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Ephesians 4:15) I discussed The MouseDriver Chronicles with Tony. It is a fun account of two MBA graduates leaving school to start a company that imported computer mice from...
Do You Hear What I Hear? (Tony)
This post marks the unveiling of a new mission. In March of 2018, a podcast will debut called, Revealing Voices: The Mental Health Podcast That Raises Unanswered Questions and Shares Unanswered Prayers. My co-host Eric Riddle and I share a firm faith in Christ and we both wrestle with a bipolar disorder. Our show will include...