Big news from SquadCast HQ today: we’ve been acquired by Descript! In this episode, SquadCast head of community and content Arielle Nissenblatt interviews SquadCast co-founders Zach Moreno and Rock Felder about the acquisition, how it came about, what it means for podcasters, and so much more.

Tune in to learn about:

• How SquadCasters can access Descript
• What our new roles at Descript will entail
• How to join the Descript community
• What this news means for remote recording

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their podcasts to be featured on the SquadCast Podcast over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you and we so appreciate that you trust SquadCast with your content creation. 

Credits:

• Written by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Produced and edited by Arielle Nissenblatt 
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Recorded on SquadCast.fm
• Edited in Descript

We’re featuring an episode of SquadCaster Mac Prichard podcast on the show today. Get ready for Find Your Dream Job.

About the Show
Find Your Dream Job is a podcast for professionals focused on finding work that matters. Join us every week for a new episode full of job search tactics, career resources, and insider advice from nationally-recognized experts on job hunting and career management.

About the Episode
Many times, getting a job depends on who you know. If you have a strong network, your odds of finding your dream job are much higher. But what about weak ties? Those people you’ve met, but who wouldn’t be considered a close tie? They can be more helpful than you might expect, says Find Your Dream Job guest Rob Kim. Weak ties often have information that you can’t get anywhere else. Rob suggests finding your courage and reaching out to those folks you don’t know well. They could hold the key to your next position. More info.

Also In This Episode

• Submit your show to our podcast
• Join the SquadCast community
• Pre-roll from The Culture Podcast

Credits

• Curated and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited, mixed, and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Executive produced by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles

We’re featuring an episode of SquadCaster Meli Solomon’s podcast on the show today. Get ready for Living Our Beliefs.

About the Show
Religion and faith are important identity markers for millions worldwide. I am one of them. In Living Our Beliefs, my conversations with practicing Jews, Christians, and Muslims will raise our self-awareness and understanding of each other. We will delve into when, where, and how our faith is present in daily life––at work, at home, and out in public––so that together we will see the known in new ways and discover ideas worth following. Together we will explore our current engagement so that we understand what supports us, what needs to change, and how it all works. Every person’s life and religious practice is unique. What is yours? Join us on this journey of reflection and discovery.

About the Episode We've Selected
As a traditional Jew attending an Orthodox synagogue, Elissa believes that the Torah provides a blueprint for living. God is an ever-present force in her life and she has an ongoing relationship with God. After the death of her first child, Elissa studied the Jewish beliefs of death and the afterlife.  In addition to the studies, becoming involved in tahara, the Jewish practice of preparing a Jew for burial, has been meaningful. Elissa described several metaphors including the messy back of a tapestry as the details of life and the fetus in utero as creation unaware of the mother providing all its needs. More here.

Also in This Episode

• Submit your show to our podcast
• Join the SquadCast community
• Pre-roll from Live Well, Be Well
• Fascinate Productions

Credits

• Curated and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited, mixed, and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Executive produced by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles

We're featuring an episode of SquadCaster David Loos's podcast on the show today. Get ready for To Be a Rebel.

About the Show
We explore the lives of rebels throughout history- folks who have defied and resisted unjust authority and stood up for themselves; at times costing them their lives or their reputations. And sometimes both. Together, we'll uncover and piece together what it means...To Be A Rebel.

About the Episode We're Featuring
This is the first part in our series on John Brown (1800-1859), the abolitionist icon that helped orchestrate the Pottawatomie Massacre and led the raid on Harper's Ferry.  We'll dive into his early life and what led him to these major events in the anti-slavery movement.

Also In This Episode

• Submit your show to our podcast
• Join the SquadCast community

Credits

• Curated and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited, mixed, and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Executive produced by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles

We're featuring an episode of SquadCaster Noah Labhart's podcast on the show today. Get ready to listen to Code Story!

About the show
Code Story is a podcast featuring founders, tech leaders, CTOs, CEOs, and software architects, reflecting on their human story in creating world-changing, disruptive digital products.

About the episode we're featuring
Nanxi Liu is from Colorado and went to school at UC Berkeley. In college, she immediately started her entrepreneurial journey by starting a bio tech company, and then eventually starting tech companies. She built and sold a company called Enplug, which was the #1 open digital signage software company. Outside of tech, she has kept a full life as well – producing TV shows – them winning an Emmy, snowboarding, and playing piano & cello.

Also in this episode

• A pre-roll ad for About IBD
• Submit your show to our podcast
• Join the SquadCast community

Credits

• Curated and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited, mixed, and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Executive produced by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles

We're featuring an episode of Squadcaster Leah Jackson's podcast on the show today. Get ready to listen to QUEST: A Journey to Wellness!

About the show
Join us on a QUEST to find out what wellness really means. In this podcast, you will hear personal and informative stories from queer folks and allies who’ve taken their happiness and well-being into their own hands. Listen in as V aka Vanessa and special guest co-hosts guide you on a QUEST of Queer, Understanding, Education, Storytelling, and Transformation.

About the episode we're featuring
Join us as we chat with our amazing guest Kaylynn Marisol, AKA The Vulva Witch, a positive body image activist, sex educator, and birth doula. In this episode, we dive deep into Kaylynn’s journey toward radical self-love and acceptance, while also learning some amazing self-love practices that can aid you on your own path.

We discuss the importance of healthy self-talk and recognizing how our society oppresses our worth, and how we can begin to dismantle that. We love and support you Queer Kittens and hope that this episode will help you on your radical journey of self-love.

FEATURED GUEST
Kaylynn Marisol (she/her) is a queer femme, wife, mama, birth doula, sex educator, and positive body image advocate. I am a queer, femme, WOC, self-relationship, and body-connection educator. I am on this earth to challenge the ways in which we view our bodies through a toxic, systemically oppressive lens. I am dedicated to advocating for the liberation of all bodies through accessible education, conversation, and community.

Also in this episode

• A pre-roll ad for Unpacking Peanuts
• Submit your show to our podcast
• Join the SquadCast community

Credits

• Curated and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited, mixed, and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Executive produced by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles

Sue Stockdale is a SquadCaster and the host of the podcast Access to Inspiration. We're featuring an episode of her show on the SquadCast Podcast this week.

About the show
Our podcast has a social mission: to encourage you to reflect on the world differently. On how we can all inspire one another. Interviews with people from more than 20 countries who are authentic, purposeful, and are making an impact.

About this episode
Sue Stockdale talks to Elena Rossini, an Italian artist, writer, and activist who uses creativity to improve representation. Elena describes why she feels compelled to focus on issues of social justice, media representation, and the empowerment of women and girls. More info here.

Also in this Episode

• Join the SquadCast Community
• Submit your show to be featured
• A pre-roll for The Slow Pitch

Credits

• Produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Edited and mastered by Vince Moreno Jr.
• Design by Alex Whedbee
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder

Meet Jamie Yuenger, SquadCaster and host of the podcast If You Knew Me. 

About The Show
Every week, we walk into the heart and mind of one woman. She shares something personal and true with us. She reveals a side of herself that even her closest friends often don't know. Some women share their names, others remain anonymous. 

We believe telling and hearing women’s true stories helps us heal, own our place in the world, and contribute what is uniquely ours.

Also In This Episode

• Join the SquadCast Community
• Submit your show to be featured
• A pre-roll for The Culture

Credits

• Written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Mixed and designed by Vince Moreno Jr
• Artwork and logos by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder

Meet SquadCaster Joey Held. He's the host of the podcast Sports R Dumb.

About The Show
 Sean and Joey love sports, but they realize there are a lot of dumb elements within our favorite games. And each week, they'll break down one of those dumb things in this tidy, bite-sized podcast. Learn more here.

About This Episode
We explore how challenging it is to call delay of game penalties (and why they often get missed), look at cool NFL technology, and reminisce on an arcade game that simulated being electrocuted. The 90s were weird, weren't they?

Also In This Episode

• Join the SquadCast Community
• Submit your show to be featured
• A pre-roll for The Slow Pitch

Credits

• Written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Mixed and designed by Vince Moreno Jr
• Artwork and logos by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Transcripts by Sabeena Singhani

Meet James and Jae. They're SquadCasters and the hosts of the Crossed Wires podcast. We're featuring an episode of their show on our podcast this week!

About the show
Crossed Wires was launched in March of 2022 and is a series of podcast episodes, videos, live streams, and blog posts that are all dedicated to looking at tech in a positive light and finding products and services that solve genuine problems, as well as looking at people doing positive and interesting things with technology.

We try to bring a balanced set of voices to all of our content and one of our primary goals is to welcome everyone to join the discussion. After all, technology is something we should all be able to enjoy.

About this episode
Jae and James talk with Drew of the Sleep With Me podcast about his show that, literally puts people to sleep. We also talk about how technology can help, as well as hamper, our ability to sleep.

Also In This Episode

• Join the SquadCast Community
• Submit your show to be featured
• A pre-roll for Jeff DeLa Rosa's podcast, The Culture Podcast

Credits

• Written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Mixed and designed by Vince Moreno Jr
• Artwork and logos by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Transcripts by Sabeena Singhani

Our Q1 SquadCast Town Hall took place in early February. In this episode, SquadCast's Zach Moreno (CEO and co-founder), Rock Felder (CFO and co-founder), and Arielle Nissenblatt (head of community & content) recap the event, share resources, and break down what's coming up for SquadCast in the coming months.

Links mentioned

• SquadCast's community
• SquadCast's YouTube channel
• SquadCast's blog
• Beta program (email)
• AI in Podcasting event
• SquadCast's Share page
• Affiliate Program
• SF Podcasters Meetup
• Dan Turchin's AI and the Future of Work
• Paige Friend's The Beach Speaks
• Pre-roll for Horror Script

Credits

• Written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt
• Mixed and designed by Vince Moreno Jr
• Artwork and logos by Alex Whedbee
• Music by Shawn Valles
• Hosted by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder
• Transcripts by Sabeena Singhani