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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼? 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵.

I recently attended the "Video Podcasts to the Front" a panel hosted by the Jemma Rose Brown (Signal Awards) and featuring Steve McLendon (YouTube), Daniel Carissimi (Headspace), and Deison Afualo (Co-Host, Two Idiot Girls), and the questions from those in the audience are ones we're all struggling with.

Show Notes with Michael Osborne

Michael Osborne’s podcast Famous and Gravy won a Signal Award for Best Gateway Podcast, and soon after, Michael signed a deal with Wondery. The show takes an unorthodox look at celebrities, holding up their lives as mirrors to reflect back on our desires and ambitions as a society. Signal’s General Manager Jemma Brown sat down with Michael to talk about what he has learned from making the show about a life well lived.

A Letter From Signal Awards General Manager, Jemma Brown

March 25th, 2025. Hello from Signal Awards HQ! This morning we announced our fourth season of The Signal Awards, and I’m so grateful to share what we have in store for you this year.

Signal Awards Announce 4th Season

The 4th Annual Signal Awards Opens for Entries on Tuesday, March 25th. New Categories, Expanded Video Podcast Honors, and Industry Leaders Join Esteemed Judging Academy. Partnerships announced with YouTube, Dolby, TED, The CBC, On Air Fest, Good Tape, AIR and Sounds Profitable.

Show Notes with Megan Tan

Back in 2015, Producer Megan Tan started recording her experiences about coming of age and self publishing them as a podcast. She called it 'Millennial.' Megan’s personal audio diary quickly became something so much bigger – a series of stories that spoke to the era. The show took off, launching Megan on a public speaking circuit and into a career producing for networks like LAist and Audible.

Ten years later, Megan has returned to 'Millennial' with the idea of re-inventing the show for this moment. Signal’s General Manager, Jemma Brown, called up Megan to hear about what she’d learned.

Creating an Audio Fiction Universe

“Once upon a time, twenty-seven years after the bombs fell, there were two people: a Vault Dweller and a California girl…” So begins the story of 'Once Upon a Wasteland,' a 9 time Signal Award Winning audio fiction podcast. Drawing from the Fallout video game series, Wasteland’s creator Brad Williams developed whole new plot lines, and hundreds of thousands of listeners followed. Signal’s General Manager, Jemma Rose Brown, sat down with Brad to learn how he built a rapturous audio fiction universe.