Would You Listen to Another Podcast?

I mean, like, one from me? About D.C., theater, D.C. theater, and such?

Look, I’m cringing just asking the question. Nobody needs another podcast. I’m not sure anybody needs another theater podcast. Or even another D.C. theater podcast. (Yes, several exist.)

And yet: There are people I want to talk to, questions I’m dying to ask, communities I’d like to gather, and live events I’d like to stage. A well-made show could be the catalyst for those things.

That “well-made” feels critical. There are certainly too many half-ass shows out there. My years at NPR and WETA turned me into a bit of a geek — my friend Sean would say a snob — about sound and rhythm. But then my onetime Pop Culture Happy Hour colleague Glen Weldon literally wrote the book on why, how, and how seriously NPR works to make great audio storytelling. So if I’m gonna do this, it has to be good.

Something lively and smart and worthy of your time. Something that won’t hurt your ears. Real producer, real studio time, real editing, which means budget to pay professionals for their spaces and their …