Werk It: The Podcast

Using Your Podcast to Create Community IRL

<p><a href="https://locatoraradio.com/diosa-femme" target="_blank">Diosa Femme</a> and <a href="https://locatoraradio.com/mala-munoz" target="_blank">Mala Muñoz</a> have used their podcast <a href="https://locatoraradio.com/home" target="_blank">Locatora Radio</a> to create community in East LA. They explain how to take a podcast out of the studio and into real life and why it’s well worth doing with your listeners. Diosa and Mala’s podcast is about creating a safe space for survivors of sexual assault, so they’ll mention that in this episode.</p>
<p>Hosted by <a href="https://www.dessawander.com/" target="_blank">Dessa</a>, Werk It: The Podcast is the ICYMI version of the live event. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors for Werk It 2019 include Luminary, Spotify, Spreaker, Acast, Himalaya, and the Women’s Foundation of California. You can find more information at werkitfestival.com. </p>

The Werk It festival brings together women from around the world who host, produce, edit, sound design and love podcasts, for a few days of workshops, conversations and presentations. This podcast is the on-demand version of the live event. Think of it as the ICYMI, FOMO version for podcast geeks everywhere. We’ve kept only the best stuff in. Our episodes are in no particular order, so you can dive in and out and just explore, on your own time. If you’ve got a long road trip, go ahead and binge listen! If you’ve got a 20-minute commute, we’ve got something for that, too! Final thought: This podcast is for everyone; the voices you’ll hear belong to women, but the messages are universal.

WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex &amp; Money, Nancy and many more.