Substacks recommended by Elaine Appleton Grant

Recommended by Elaine Appleton Grant

Changing The Channel with Kirsten Powers

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers offers fresh thinking about how we can make big changes in our lives, communities and country.

All Hear

By Talia Augustidis

Each month I gather together opportunities with upcoming deadlines from across the industry and around the world — grants, residencies, awards, calls for pitches and events spanning journalism, podcasting, oral history, sound art and more.

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz

Authentic words for everyone trying to figure out the best way to be human.

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Essential reading.

- Elaine Appleton Grant

Ear Worthy -- Indie Podcast Reviews, & Trends

By Frank Racioppi

We recommend the podcasts worthy of your ear time, keep you informed on industry trends, offer podcasting tips, and offer you valuable info from the podcasts we listen to. We will protect your inbox! -- Only Publishing on Tuesday & Thursday.

Grants For Creators

By Danielle Desir Corbett

Shortcut to finding and winning grants and funding opportunities for U.S. creatives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners

Rough Transition

By Gregory Warner

Stories from a changing world, from the host and creator of the NPR podcast Rough Translation.

Transom

Transom fosters the art of audio storytelling.

Freelance Cafe

By Mia Lobel

Provocative essays about the podcast industry that challenge creators, listeners, and especially executives to think differently about their business strategies, aiming for sustainability rather than excessive growth.

Mia Lobel is an audio industry expert. Her candor and thoughtfulness about making it in this or any creative industry are second to none. Read this newsletter.

- Elaine Appleton Grant

CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight.

Sounds Like Impact

By Unofficial Social Chair

Discover the best in the audio social impact space. Find social impact themed podcast curations, interviews with creators, actions you can take and more!

The Reported Essay

By Erika Hayasaki

Sharing lessons on freelancing, narrative nonfiction storytelling, and craft tips.

This is one of the best newsletters I've ever read for people interested in the craft of longform nonfiction. I never miss it.

- Elaine Appleton Grant

Written In Air

An audio magazine connecting everyone, everywhere through sound, stories and the human heart.

Unmapped Storylands with Elif Shafak

Stories, anecdotes, wise proverbs and foolish thoughts, literary musings, insights and conversations centred around my personal, unpublished notebooks

Long Lead Presents: Depth Perception

Long Lead's weekly newsletter about the world of longform journalism.

Pod the North

By Kattie

The trusted resource for Canadian podcasts.

The Midlife Field Guide

By Geoff & Steve

One year. Two Gen X friends. Countless personal experiments. Can they figure out the meaning of midlife? (A project from The Creativity Guild)

I read this newsletter from the first word to the last every time it shows up in my inbox.

- Elaine Appleton Grant

Big Podcast Extra

By David @ Big Podcast

Short messages to help you build an audience, attract clients, and make money via podcasting.

Uncertain Things

Everything is broken. Now what?

The Creativity Business

By Steve Pratt

Unconventional strategies for earning attention and differentiating your content, marketing, and brand.

From Somewhere with Anna Sale

Writings, recommendations, conversations and FUN from Anna Sale, host of Slate's podcast Death, Sex & Money. We're all coming from somewhere.

Stop the Presses

By Mark Jacob

A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.

Anthony’s Substack

By Anthony Tone Payton

My personal Substack

Bingeworthy

By Samantha Hodder

The art & craft of narrative podcasts

In Bingeworthy, writer and podcaster Samantha Hodder offers thoughtful, incredibly well-written critiques of today's best narrative podcasts. Anyone interested in documentary and narrative storytelling would do well to subscribe!

- Elaine Appleton Grant

Classically Speaking

By Curt Simmons

Classic short stories for the ear by literary masters of the past whose works are now in the public domain. (Human voice - Not AI)