LISTEN: The new "Undressed" podcast from Style Girlfriend
Throw your earbuds in and get undressed
We did it. We started the “Undressed” podcast, guys!
We launched “Undressed with Style Girlfriend” so I could talk to cool, interesting folks who are living their lives with style, and ask them, “How’d you get there?” Because living a stylish life is about so-o-o-o much more than the clothes you wear; it’s about living with confidence, intention, and the willingness to fall on your butt, get back up, and try again.
I’m excited for you guys to hear it, while also feeling all of the willies because I know it’s not totally perfect yet (ha, “yet” as if anything I ever create I’ll consider to be perfect…maybe babies, as long as they’re not born with like, six toes on one foot or something?), from the recording, to the format, to asking the right questions to get the most interesting answers. Which is why getting this podcast up on iTunes feels a bit like bringing a new significant other home and hoping your family likes them but also kind of bracing yourself that they won’t, and trying to figure out how that will make you feel, and all of a sudden you’re breaking out in stress hives and just stopped for a shot of Jameson at the airport bar before heading to your folks’ house.
So listen with enthusiasm, listen with kindness, listen with the understanding that we just bought new mic filters so it will only continue to sound better and better.
And a great technique I once read about for providing feedback is to only say what you like and leave out entirely saying anything about what you didn’t so much care for. The rationale being that the necessary intel gets through and more of the good stuff comes out and the bad kind of just evolves out of sight.
All that is to say, be nice.
And, duh, subscribe and leave a glowing review!
Our first guest is Aaron Nagler of Green Bay Packers fan site Cheesehead TV and Fan Duel, the fantasy football site. Aaron has seen more than his share of career shifts, twists, and pivots before landing where he is now – getting to talk and write about football every day for a living. Whether you like football or not, his story of trial and error is a good reminder of how important it is to go hard after a life you love. For Aaron, that meant starting his career in theatre and winding up on the NFL’s digital sidelines. Along the way, we discussed why you should always be too busy to complain about the small things, pop music we both can agree on, and just how great being from Wisconsin is (spoiler: it’s pretty great).
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Our sponsor for the first four episodes is Lumoid, a service for renting wearables and photo/video gear. Undressed listeners can use the code “STYLEGF” at checkout to get 15% off rental for cameras and wearables. Please go support them so they continue to support us
I’m excited to check it out.
Thanks TJ! Would love for you to subscribe and leave a *glowing* review 🙂
Done and done
I’ll definitely check it out! If it’s anything like the great short YouTube videos you used to make, I’m sure it’ll be great!
I don’t listen to podcasts, but I’ll check it out to show my support. Does this mean the YouTube videos are done with?
Whoa! 47 minutes?!!? Are podcasts normally this long? I was expecting 5, maybe 10.
Most podcasts are 30 minutes to an hour; they’re more deep dive than skim.
Gotcha. Like I said, I don’t listen to podcasts so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Not sure when I’d have time to listen to something that long even during my commute.
I know how you feel. I go in waves with podcasts-there’s SO MUCH STUFF I want to listen to. When I’m managing social media et al and don’t have to think critically about stuff at the office, I’ll usually listen to radio drama podcasts like Thrilling Adventure Hour. Or I’ll plug in Adam Savage’s Still Untitled cast when I’m cleaning my apartment or studio.
Podcasts are GREAT to clean to
Because the format involves interviewing guests, we want to make sure the conversation has enough time to get interesting 🙂
But yes, some podcasts that are more advice or tip-driven are more in the 5-10 minute range
No that’s cool and I get it. I was just thinking as far as attention span and having time to listen to something of that length. Shorter pieces (videos, interviews, etc) are easier to digest because you don’t have to dedicate an hour to it. Even if I were to listen to something this long at the gym or running I wouldn’t actually be ‘listening’, it would just be on in the background, you know?
But if it helps you, I’ll more than happily subscribe to show support.
No! We’re definitely still focused on figuring out how best to do more video, but we’ve been wanting to try a podcast for awhile. Just stretching our creative muscles!
If you need anyone to help out, I’m more than able (producing/editing my own cast over here!)
Thank you!! Will put that info right here in my back pocket…
And be sure to share your own podcast..would love to hear it!
We’re working the kinks out; right now, I’m trying to get some guests for the show to do interviews and recurring spot type stuff, as well as thinking about videos and cameras and other stuff we can do- getting multimedia production is a pain when you’re just getting started! 🙂
Subscribed and enjoyed the podcast – really resonated with me about how the path forward is about hard work and having something you are shooting for.
My wife always says you usually get what you want if you truly want it – you just have to really want it enough to make the sacrifices. Looking forward to the next one.
She sounds like a positive influence 🙂
Interesting. Is it possible to get it on soundcloud?
Oooh, no, not yet?! Would that be helpful? We are working to get it on Stitcher if that’s helpful!
I’m not in iTunes user! Not on my phone or my desktop. I hope Stitcher will make it possible for me to enjoy your podcast in my Android/PC lifestyle.
Yep, working on it!!
If you use feedburner you can share that link with us and submit to any directory like itunes or podcast alley. The advantage of feedburner is it’s an intermediary, so if you ever move podcast providers you update your subscribers through feedburner rather than having to redirect the old provider’s feed. Some providers are not helpful with redirects.
Eureeka, clicking the hyperlink in the first paragraph opened podcast addict and have the url:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/undressed/id1042013130?mt=2
Enjoy 🙂
Hi Scott, thanks for the tips, and wanting to listen!
Our RSS feed is http://stylegirlfriend.libsyn.com/rss. You can paste that into Podcast Addict and listen away!
I’m looking forward to checking it out! Can you post the podcast url so we can subscribe in other apps? I use podcast addict on my android. The link would be like this one, from my favorite comedy podcast
http://feeds.feedburner.com/uhhyeahdude/podcast
I thought the podcast was great! i found it inspiring and it definitely reminded me to be consistent and keep posting!
good job!
Kristina
http://www.misszias.com
Good job, Megan. A lot of people’s first couple podcast episodes are clunky, but you’re a natural. Looking forward to more!
ps. Go Pack Go!
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