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Welcome to this how-to podcast - Groovy interview chattarama with amazing, inspiring audio fiction creatives both new and established, with podhost Sarah Golding. Also…quizzes and in character interviews with awedio fiction folks on the way…. #soon
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July 13, 2026
411 - TRAVIS AND KAITLIN (AND AN IN MIND-BASED PIP) talk all things PATREON
<p>Hello INDIE AF creatives!</p><p><strong>Hope your creative week is productive and as brilliant as you! </strong></p><p>I had a joyous eve talking to the wonderful folks from <strong>FOOL AND SCHOLAR - TRAVIS VENGROF AND KAITLIN STATZ</strong>- and also there is a super special dreamy guest thought mind link to the wonderful <strong>PIP THORNE of THE AMELIA PROJECT</strong> on his thoughts on their Patreon - honestly - INVALUABLE ADVICE HEREIN. </p><p><br></p><p>We chat all things</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Starting up and what is important?</strong></li><li><strong>Is Patreon the right platform to choose?</strong></li><li><strong>Choosing tiers and what posts work for engagement?</strong></li><li><strong>Why the free tier is important</strong></li><li><strong>Why in universe ads may not be cost effective</strong></li><li><strong>What perks are worth it and what’s insane to tryyyyy!</strong></li><li><strong>How the PATREON community functions have changed (for the better)</strong></li><li><strong>Why Patreon is a wonderful place for fan engagement</strong></li><li><strong>WHAT FEES ARE - ARGH</strong></li><li><strong> Why the perpetual nature of it is hard!</strong></li><li><strong>Who lurks in their Discord!</strong></li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar/posts/2025-budget-fool-156098732" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>FOOL AND SCHOLAR FINANCE BREAKDOWN - HERE! </strong></a></li><li><strong>A little about taxes (booo the taxmansss) </strong></li><li><strong>Is video a useful part of Patreons wares</strong></li><li><strong>Issues with APPLE SUBSCRIPTIONS</strong></li><li><strong>Why the Sonic College is.a groovy place</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Other places to use - DRIP / KO-FI / KICKSTARTER / MEMBERFUL </p><p>Pip’s contribution was pinged in via WhatsApp so I DID MY BEST WITH QUALITY but he was out and about at some point too - so it has ambient stroll noises of the streets of Europe! </p><p>Truly grateful to Pip for this wonderful insight, and to Travis and Kaitlin too for sharing such amazing lived experience and advice - and long may they make recognised and well supported audio fiction! Pop onto their patreons - ah gwan - talking of which - feel free to join mine with grateful thanks!</p><p>Seee the videos of these wonderful folks and get a fuller ep </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this ep or any INDIE AF ep, please share and oh a review would be lovely - or you can leave a message on spotify too! </p><p><br></p><p>HAPPY CREATING!</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah🌞</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links to Travis and Kaitlin</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/FoolandScholar" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fool and scholar Patreon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.foolandscholar.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fool and Scholar Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@FoolScholarProductions" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fool and Scholar YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/finnurnielsen/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Finnur Nielson Insta </a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar/posts/2025-budget-fool-156098732" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Budget link Fool and Scholar works</a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ventravis.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Travis on bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links to Pip and The Amelia Project</strong></p><p><a href="https://ameliapodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Amelia Project Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/ameliapodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Amelia Project Patreon</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thorne_philip/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pip on Insta</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sarah’s links of audio Lovin joy</strong><br></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saraaaaah.bsky.social/post/3lbbze4qptc24" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SARAH BLUESKY</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/QuirkyVoicesSarah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SARAH LINKTREE</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/QuirkyVoices" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">QUIRKY VOICES PATREON</a></p><p><a href="https://adwit.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ADWIT PODCAST</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">WIRELESS THEATRE</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>LINK TO THE AMELIA PROJECT - LIVE! </strong></p><p><br></p><p>DELIVERY AFTER DARK - Preview screenings</p><p>The first preview screenings of our new project, on 5th, 6th August 2026, after the live show! </p><p>What happens when you strip cinema down and rebuild it with the grammar of audio drama?</p><p>This is a film you hear. The visual world is reduced to passing lights and shadows, while the real drama unfolds in sound, in the mind, just beyond the frame's edge.</p><p><a href="https://www.deliveryafterdark.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Delivery After Dark</a> is our strange new folk horror fiction, and you can be one of the very first people to experience it! </p>
July 5, 2026
410 - MARK NIXON - The Creation of Horror or The HORROR of creation!
<p>Helloo <<strong>THUNDER</strong>> and welcome <<strong>sCREAMMMMM</strong>> to this super groovy chat <<strong>howllll</strong>> to the wonderful <strong>MARK NIXON</strong> of <strong>Shadows at the door, Earworm, Tides of Men</strong> and more! <<strong>Cheering</strong>></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>THE STORM</strong> AT at the beginning was a true real life storm in Buckinghamshire uk that went over my house a few weeks ago - might put it on <a href="https://freesound.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freesound</a> soon, where all the other SFX came from unless I MADE THEM MYSELF…</p><p><br /></p><p>Herein we talk all things….</p><p><br /></p><ul><li><strong>Why horror? WHHHYYYY?</strong></li><li><strong>Keeping production in the right order</strong></li><li><strong>Adapting text to be audio ready</strong></li><li><strong>Being neurodiverse in a creative field</strong></li><li><strong>How amazeballs actors are</strong></li><li><strong>Thanking our lovely Patreons</strong></li><li><strong>Having boundaries to protect your good self and mental and physical wellbeing</strong></li><li><strong>Should we start a support group to uphold boundaries?!!?</strong></li><li><strong>What can we do better as a community for better diverse inclusivity </strong></li><li><strong>Mark’s Spotify playlist - A PLAYLIST TO THE CURIOUS</strong></li><li><strong>Why we should in writing horror’ let the thing appear unobtrusively at first…’</strong></li><li><strong>Why ALMOST TANGIBLE’S works are amazing</strong></li><li><strong>WHY YOU SHOULD JUST MAKE YOUR THING</strong></li><li><strong>Using surround sound mics</strong></li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Thank you so much to my PATREONS OF AUDIO LOVING JOY who have continued to support my works across the years. Excited to welcome 2 new patrons this month - HUZZAHS AND THANK YOUS TO JOHN AND ANDI - So joyous to have you on the team! If you want to join for video perks and more, please do here! </strong></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>HAPPY CREATING FOLKS AND </strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>PLEASE do share this pod so others may find it, and, feel free to let Mark / me know if you specifically enjoyed the ep - you can do so on Spotify itself orrrrr ping the links below</strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>HUGE THANSKS FOR LISTENING</strong></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Sarah :)</strong></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>SHOWS MENTIONED HEREIN</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tides-of-men/id1440913727?i=1000679879893" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tides of Men</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330261639/earworm-a-ghostly-audio-drama-musical" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earworm musical</a></p><p><a href="https://shadowsatthedoor.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shadows at the door</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/torchwood-the-lincolnshire-poacher-2561" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIG FINISH TORCHWOOD - LANCASHIRE POACHER</a></p><p><a href="https://bafflegab.co.uk/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BAFFLEGAB</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010x7c" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UNCANNY</a></p><p><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/11th-hour-audio-693944/episodes/fidget-47400048" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FIDGET by Eli Matelan - A horror piece for 11th hour </a></p><p><a href="https://bafflegab.co.uk/productions/the-ash-tree/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MODERN ADAPTATIONS OF M.R.JAMES - THE ASHTREE</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NO SLEEP</a></p><p><a href="https://authorshcooper.com/2018/03/30/the-limping-woman/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE LIMPING WOMAN - BY S.H. COOPER</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2025/a-ghost-in-your-ear/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A ghost in your ear - theatre play - NEW HAMPSTEAD THEATRE</a></p><p><a href="https://www.almost-tangible.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ALMOST TANGIBLE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>PEOPLES OF COOL MENTIONED HEREIN</strong></p><p>DAVID AULT</p><p>ERIKA SANDERSON</p><p>JAKE BENSON</p><p>JEPPE BECK LAURSEN</p><p>ILANA CHARNELLE</p><p>VERNA VYAS</p><p>JEFF CLEMENT</p><p>NICO VERTESSE</p><p>JAMIE FLANAGAN</p><p>M.R.JAMES</p><p>ELLA WATTS</p><p>S. H COOPER</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Links to MARK’S audio groovesome</strong></p><p><a href="http://mark-nixon.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MARK-NIXON.COM</a> - HIRE HIM! </p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.instagram.com/mostlymarknixon/%3Fhl%3Den-gb&ved=2ahUKEwiZv_W1lbyVAxVwQkEAHY4xHs0QFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw000vHIP79N-fEavsegSCjd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IMARK ON NSTA </a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tides-of-men/id1440913727?i=1000679879893" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tides of Men</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330261639/earworm-a-ghostly-audio-drama-musical" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earworm musical</a></p><p><a href="https://shadowsatthedoor.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shadows at the door</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5srhwwpigO8Av9q5pkSShx?si=11866e4cbb394b04&nd=1&dlsi=93b01e74f42c4aa2" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A PLAYLIST TO THE CURIOUS</a> - Mark’s playlist to write to</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Sarah’s links of audio Lovin joy</strong></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saraaaaah.bsky.social/post/3lbbze4qptc24" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SARAH BLUESKY</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/QuirkyVoicesSarah" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SARAH LINKTREE</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/QuirkyVoices" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QUIRKY VOICES PATREON</a></p><p><a href="https://adwit.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ADWIT PODCAST</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WIRELESS THEATRE</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>We should…</strong></p><p><strong>’Create the art and not worry about the home it gets’ </strong></p><p><strong>MARK NIXON</strong></p>
June 28, 2026
409 - PRIDE SPECIAL 2026 - With Jessica Mary Best and Andi White
<p><strong>PRIDE SPECIAL 2026 </strong></p><p><br></p><p>🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE!🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈</p><p><br></p><p>It was truly joyous to join a chat with the wonderful <strong>Jessica Mary Best</strong> of Procyon podcasts and Audacious Machine Creative and more - and <strong>Andi White </strong>of The Walker Mysteries and the upcoming Matters Arising and more - to celebrate pride and LGBTQ+ shows and peoples…</p><p><br></p><p>We talk all things queer shows and creating experience that this super indie creative duo have in their different climes. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss </p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Ways to communicate and collaborate in audio drama</strong></li><li><strong>Write better LGBTQ+ characters</strong></li><li><strong>Coping with Dyslexia as a creative</strong></li><li><strong>Flipping the tropes! </strong></li><li><strong>Why we should definitely remember to eat and drink whilst being creative</strong></li><li><strong>The brilliance of sensitivity readers</strong></li><li><strong>How we still need to do better with diversity in the space - including on this show - ping me! quirkyvoices@gmail.com</strong></li><li><strong>We Share some fave queer shows</strong></li><li><strong>We need more queer comedy - GET WRITINGGGG</strong></li><li><strong>And how to get motivated to write AND ACTUALLY FINISH THINGS! Gawd I want to finish some of my writing….</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Please do support LGBTQ+ creatives by sharing and listening to their works, and boosting their casts and crews - dares ya to do some fan art for a show too and pop it on Tumblr! Ah gwan! If you are able to and want to match a donation Quirky Voices has given to The Trevor project for Pride month, please ping them £50 and help folks get support and more….</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you so much to my Patreon supporters - all of whom have helped to get this episode to our ears today! If ya wanna join them, and support even a dollar a month, please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/QuirkyVoices" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">do by clicking here or below</a> - it keep me motivated to share and create these interview shows driven by the passion for making audio drama. 🌞</p><p><br></p><p>Please hunt down the shows below and these folks and all they do, and if you have found this a useful episode, please do tell Jessica and Andi - lets lessen the Vastness of the void void void void……</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Happy creating all</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah🌞</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shows mentioned in this ep</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/starship-iris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The strange case of Starship Iris</a></p><p><a href="https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/keep-it-steady" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Keep it steady</a></p><p><a href="https://www.unwellpodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Audacious machine creative - Unwell</a></p><p><a href="https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/world-gone-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">World Gone Wrong</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033rvtkyUiVibPR9Y6B5LM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Everyone leaves alive - master solving musical! </a></p><p><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/The-Walker-Mysteries/B0C144Q9Z7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Walker Mysteries</a></p><p>Matters Arising</p><p>Hart of Gold</p><p><a href="https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5afc49b2-2b8b-4de3-8a10-863678cf2e5f/welcome-to-night-vale?ref_=dmm_acq_mrn_c_ds_rh_z_p456-cr574512-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Welcome to Nightvale</a></p><p><a href="https://www.atypicalartists.co/thebrightsessions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Bright Sessions</a></p><p><a href="https://www.straylungs.com/hearthbound" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hearthbound</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Camlann</a></p><p><a href=" https://www.atypicalartists.co/harperandhavoc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Two Thousand and Late</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Groovy tools mentioned in this ep</strong></p><p>Riverside - audio/video connecting recording tool</p><p>Ellipsis</p><p>Google Docs</p><p>Hearing your work out loud - and get feedback! </p><p>Tumblr</p><p>Bluesky</p><p>Facebook - Audio Drama Hub Audio drama specific group</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links to Jessicas audio groovy</strong></p><p><a href="https://jessicamarybest.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Jessica's website </a></p><p>Jessica Bluesky<strong> @jesserbest.bsky.social</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=" https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/starship-iris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Strange Case of Starship Iris</a></p><p><a href=" https://www.procyonpodcastnetwork.com/keep-it-steady" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Keep It Steady</a></p><p><a href="https://www.unwellpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Unwell</a></p><p><a href=" https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/world-gone-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">World Gone Wrong</a></p><p><a href=" https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/world-gone-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Everyone Leaves Alive</a></p><p><br></p><p><u><strong>Links to Andi’s audio gold</strong></u></p><p><a href="Andi White - The Doncaster ConnectionAcasthttps://shows.acast.com › episodes › andi-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andi’s podcast and links</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/whiteandrewr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andi Linked-in </a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkerMysteries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andi Walker Mysteries FB </a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sarah’s links of audio Lovin joy</strong></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/saraaaaah.bsky.social/post/3lbbze4qptc24" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SARAH BLUESKY</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/QuirkyVoicesSarah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SARAH LINKTREE</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/QuirkyVoices" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">QUIRKY VOICES PATREON</a></p><p><a href="https://adwit.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ADWIT PODCAST</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">WIRELESS THEATRE</a></p>
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