On this episode of the Audience podcast, Stuart chats with award-winning playwright Jonathan Goldberg about how he builds a world for the stage and behind the mic for his podcast, “The Fall of the House of Sunshine.” How do you create and portray a believable world for your podcast? Which details do you focus on and which do you leave out? Jonathan also shares his perspective on working as a writer, his influences, and why (and how) dark comedies work so well today.

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Today you’ll learn about:

What Jonathan’s background in theater taught him about storytelling and worldbuilding
Jonathan’s playwright and audiodrama influences
Discoverability for writers
The difference between entertainment and art
Defining Jonathan’s brand
How Jonathan builds a world from scratch
Building a fiction or nonfiction world for a podcast
How dark comedies work: it’s about perspective
The fun in playing with genre and tropes
Podcasting as a skill
The importance of collaboration in podcasting

Resources/Links:

Jonathan A Goldberg: http://jonathanagoldberg.org/

The Fall of the House of Sunshine: http://www.podmusical.com/#new-page

A Simple Herstory: https://www.asimpleherstory.com/

Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/

Castos, private podcast: https://academy.castos.com/privatepodcast/

Castos, website: https://castos.com/

Castos, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/castos

Clubhouse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8729ZpWpmIw

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World Building with Jonathan Goldberg