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A few years ago, while living in Spain and Argentina, I started collecting things from the internet that made me stop scrolling: odd discoveries, surprising ideas, things I couldn’t stop thinking about. So I made a podcast about them.
The show ran for thirteen episodes, all less than fifteen minutes long and they dive into things I found genuinely interesting, paired with Keynote visuals to make it feel like more than just audio. Every episode closed with a mention of our travel book, No Ticket Home.
All episodes are below (newest first):
Bonus Content
What I was looking at:
This was my view when recording the show in Buenos Aires, Argentina (in the Palermo area). Click to enlarge:
Why was it named “The Apostrophe Show”?
There is an amazing song by Imagine Dragons called “Whatever It Takes” (listen here) and one line in the song is:
“I’m an apostrophe i’m just a symbol to remind you that there’s more to see”
That idea became the foundation of the show. A reminder that even though the internet is full of noise and negativity, there are still positive, interesting, and meaningful things worth paying attention to.
What I learned
- How to record and distribute a solo podcast
- How to record video and overlay it (picture-in-picture) while keeping everything in sync
- How to build a visually engaging presentation using Keynote
Thing I wasted time on
- Those colored tabs on the side of each video? They were meant to represent categories (and segment order) within each episode. For example: yellow was for Travel and purple was for Museums. Each color was represented on the main show artwork as well.
- In theory, it sounded organized. In reality, it added zero value.
What I’d do differently now
- Not design artwork that looks like… a silver sperm
- Bring on a guest for each episode to react to the segments
- Define a clear target audience first, then secure a sponsor aligned with that audience, and build the show around that partnership