Exciting Developments in Kid-Friendly Improv and Podcasting Trends

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• Tales from the Cloud Sea might be the first 100% improvised comedy adventure podcast for kids and families. Every episode's adventure is created by kids who call in to tell the characters where The Skytanic goes next. We’re told early feedback has been positive.
• The NYC Web Fest is now accepting podcasts as an official category in its twelfth annual celebration of indie storytelling. The festival has also announced its jury members. The festival is Oct 3-5.
• Gretchen Rubin, who signed with Lemonada Media last year for her podcast, has signed with Backyard Ventures - for her newsletters. (Opinion: interesting how podcast companies haven’t also looked at newsletters, given their popularity.)

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