Podcast Junkies - Storytelling Interviews & Conversations with Podcasters Podcasting Passionately 076 Ron Dawson | Being Emotionally Vulnerable and Raw with Your Listeners
Feb 8, 2016
01:28:55
Ron Dawson is a film maker and the host of the Radio Film School podcast. Ron’s show is a radio documentary series on the subjects of film making, movies, and cinema. He adds a lot of fun TV and movie references into his show, which just adds to the richness of his podcast. I recently met Ron on Blab and when I heard his podcast for the first time, I had to binge listen to all of his shows.
Show Highlights- 00:06:50 – Ron and I met on Blab.
- 00:07:45 – I binge listened to Ron’s show. It’s sooo good.
- 00:09:10 – Ron watched a lot of TV on the weekends, growing up as a kid.
- 00:14:35 – Ron explains what his podcast is about.
- 00:16:10 – What inspired Ron to start a podcast?
- 00:22:40 – Ron puts a lot of movie/TV audio bites in his show and he is always filled with references.
- 00:24:45 – We talk about EP 09 – The Salieri Syndrome.
- 00:27:10 – I get a little OCD over episode titles.
- 00:31:30 – Ron….a hip-hop producer?
- 00:33:15 – Did you know I was in an all-boys Catholic high school?
- 00:36:55 – What I really enjoy about Ron’s podcast is that he opens up and gets personal in certain episodes.
- 00:45:00 – If you’re doing an interview-style podcast, your personality is what has to stand out.
- 00:47:55 – What has Ron learned from his guests?
- 00:49:40 – Believe it or not, you can learn from an older generation.
- 00:52:00 – Look outside of your genre for inspiration.
- 00:55:00 – Ron and I enjoy watching the trailers more than the actual movies.
- 00:56:45 – Where is Ron currently in his personal hero’s journey?
- 01:01:40 – You gotta have the valley in order to have the peaks.
- 01:02:20 – How have mentors helped Ron along his journey?
- 01:05:40 – What has Ron changed his mind about recently?
- 01:10:15 – Ron and I talk about the fine balance between explaining and not explaining a mystery.
- 01:14:40 – Ron had a whole segment focused on women in film making.
- 01:19:45 – What’s the most misunderstood thing about Ron?
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