In this episode, we continue our interview with LeGrande Green, four-time Emmy Award winner, former supervising producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the host of BOLD, a pop culture podcast about wellness and living your best life now.
Top Quotes from LeGrande Green:
- “[BOLD] is my baby… and my baby’s growing up.”
- “Mine is a guest-driven podcast.”
- “Production – fairly easy, I think – get the mic, get the right equipment, commit to the schedule… be consistent – that is the key.”
- “You don’t know what’s going to happen, and that’s okay… let that go.”
- “Be consistent, and be wise enough to know that you don’t have the answers, and you will never have all the answers – and that’s completely okay.”
- “Go with the flow.”
- “I had done over 15-20,000 hours of interviews.”
- “There is a craft to interviewing.”
- “The wonderful thing about being a host… is that you have to hold the space for each guest.”
- “Remember: Shift happens right where you are. Be the change and get BOLD today.”
Key Timestamps:
- 0:07 – Guest introduction/reminder
- 0:45 – Most interesting project ever completed
- 3:58 – The hardest thing in starting a podcast
- 7:17 – Commitment on making daily podcasts
- 8:51 – Being a producer of a podcast after working behind the scenes with Oprah
- 9:43 – Perfect length for a podcast
- 11:33 – Building an audience, promotion
- 13:29 – Advice for people who are starting the journey with podcasting
- 15:30 – Preparation for a interview
- 18:52 – Tips for people who are starting out with interviews
- 21:01 – Interview as a conversation
- 22:39 – Where to find BOLD
- 23:22 – How to contact LeGrande Green
- 25:16 – LeGrande’s experience with MRC
- 26:04 – Next week on the Audio Production Show
Want to Hear More from LeGrande Green?
Have a listen to the BOLD podcast episodes on the website.
Stay Tuned…
Did you listen all the way until the end to claim our special offer? The next episode of the Audio Production Show is a bit different yet very exciting… This past weekend, our host Kyran attended the awesome Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. He’s got some great behind-the-scenes audio for us, as well as clips from famous voice-over actors. So don’t forget to tune in next week!
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