The Fine Line Between Comedy and Tragedy with Jim Salveson

2023-12-19

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Welcome, dear listeners, to Podcast Graveyard! Today, we tell the tale of "On The Left Side," a football podcast that took its final whistle in November 2020. Join me, your host James Bishop, as I lead you through Jim Salveson's journey to the other side of podcasting. Learn of the triumphs and tragedies that led to the inevitable farewell of this spirited show.Hear about the relentless pursuit of creativity, the struggles with perfection, and the very real fears that lurked within the darkness of podcasting. And fear not, for there is...

Hear about the relentless pursuit of creativity, the struggles with perfection, and the very real fears that lurked within the darkness of podcasting. And fear not, for there is wisdom to be gleaned – lessons learned in innovation, trusting your team, and the ghastly consequences a podcast may have on one's social and professional fate.

So, gather 'round, and hear how "On the Left Side" ended up here. For in the podcast graveyard, no story stays buried forever...

TIMESTAMPS

02:14 - The Spectacular Rise of "On The Left Side"

06:45 - The Embarrassing Missteps in the Podcast's Journey

12:20 - The Fateful Demise & Lessons Learned

17:52 - The Tantalising Possibility of Resurrection

QUOTES

"If you take out sleep, I reckon probably 4 years went into the creation of this podcast."

— Jim Salveson

"In the early days of the podcast, I was hugely fussy about every single element of it from a production point of view."

— Jim Salveson

"Podcasting is part of your social branding. It's part of your personal branding as an individual. And if you say something off color in a podcast, 10 years down the line, that could easily be uncovered and could be a reflection on yourself whether you go into the world's business or Politics or whatever it is, it's a record of you as a human at a certain point in time."

— Jim Salveson

ABOUT THE GUEST

Jim is a passionate audio professional. His many years working across a range of mediums and for a variety of audiences has given him a real talent for tailoring content to specific audiences.

He is as passionate about Sport as he is about audio. His love of football means that when he's not working with the sport he is either playing it or watching it (much to his wife's irritation).

His love for audio stretches outside of his professional life and he is a keen podcaster. The most recent of his "hobby" projects being a satirical football show that has been nominated in recent years for 3 UK Aria Awards.

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