Ep 24: It’s Our Birthaversary: A Look Back and the Future of the Podcast

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts celebrate the one-year anniversary of their podcast by reflecting on the past year and discussing future plans.

One year!! Can you believe we made it this far, friends? Because we sure can’t. You Don’t Want a Hug has officially been published for a year, and it has been a wild ride. In today’s episode, we’re sharing joy, frustration, hope, and gratitude as we look back on this last year of podcasting. We’ll be discussing the many lessons we’ve learned, reading notes sent to us by you lovely listeners, offering advice here and there, and we’re going to be pretty raw and honest about the future of the p...

People in this episode

Hosts: Gwen, Kristen

Topics covered

• podcasting
• anniversary
• reflections
• listener engagement
• future plans

Keywords

• podcast anniversary
• listener feedback
• lessons learned
• future of podcasting
• raw and honest discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: You Don’t Want a Hug

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