A podcast about what it takes to make the next great podcast host. A series from Squarespace and Gimlet Creative.
April 25, 2018
Are you the next great podcast host?
Casting Call
Casting Call is looking for the next great podcast host. Is it you? Submit your application before May 21st by visiting castingcallshow.com. Then, stay subscribed to this feed. Casting Call officially launches in September.
September 5, 2018
Announcing: The Casting Call Series
The Casting Call competition launched in May. Over five thousand aspiring hosts sent us their podcast ideas. Only one will win their own miniseries produced by Gimlet. Here’s a preview of the competition.
September 12, 2018
Episode 1: I Have This Idea For A Podcast...
5,000+ aspiring podcast hosts pitched their ideas to the Casting Call competition. But only three can become finalists. Host Jonathan Goldstein documents the vetting process and seeks counsel from his friend and colleague, Gimlet CEO Alex Blumberg.
Episode 2: Bring In The Judges
We narrowed down 5,000+ entries to six semi-finalists. Which three will become finalists? To decide their fates, host Jonathan Goldstein brings in an esteemed panel of judges: Aminatou Sow, Nazanin Rafsanjani, and Anthony Casalena. Hear their opinions and find out which contestants will make pilots of their shows.
Episode 3: You’re Coming To Brooklyn!
Three hosts have made it to the final stage of our podcast competition. Now, each is teaming up with a Gimlet producer to make a pilot episode of their show.
Episode 4: The First Pilot
We’ve made it to the final stage of Casting Call. There are spoilers in this episode. There are even spoilers in this description. Begin at Episode 1.
Episode 5: The Second Pilot
Episode 6: The Third Pilot
October 3, 2018
Episode 7: And The Winner Is...
The moment you've been waiting for. This episode was recorded live, which means you get to listen in on the conversations between host Jonathan Goldstein, the Casting Call finalists and judges. You'll hear what post-podcast pilot life is like for the three finalists, and who wins the Casting Call grand prize: A mini-series produced by Gimlet Media.
November 6, 2019
Introducing So Help Me (from Casting Call Winner Anna Ladd)
Premieres November 8 — So Help Me is a show about self help and what happens when you try to figure yourself out. Profoundly flawed but hopeful host Anna Ladd tries different self help methods to fix everything from her attitude to her apartment, and learns from experts and others who have tried them along the way.
November 15, 2019
So Help Me: It’s always too soon to quit
In 2018 Anna Ladd won Gimlet’s Casting Call competition - a search for the “next great podcast host.” Her prize for winning was that Gimlet would help her make a podcast mini-series. But when she moved to New York and started to make the show she realized the dark secret of reality show success: Just because you win a contest doesn’t mean you know what you’re doing. Making the show was overwhelming...
November 22, 2019
So Help Me: Betraying Your Childhood Dreams
When Anna moved from a large apartment in Philadelphia to a small apartment in Queens, she had to get rid of most of her possessions. Throwing stuff out felt good until she got to three large plastic bins in the corner of her apartment. They were filled with all the art she’d made in Art School. For weeks, she couldn’t bring herself to throw the art away. To understand why, she turned to a 4’7 Japa...
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