Podcast Junkies

06:00 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Brenda Salinas Baker who speaks her background and roots, the impact Covid-19 has had on her personally and professionally and her love of storytelling  15:46 – Brenda discusses her experience in radio and podcasting, including the NPR Kroc Fellowship she earned  23:29 – Brenda’s work as a producer and mentor at NPR’s Next Generation Project  31:28 – Brenda opens up about leaving KUT Public Media to become a freelance reporter at 60dB  36:34 – How Brenda honed her skills as a storyteller during her time at Google  40:18 – How Google is approaching the podcasting medium and early learnings they have gleaned  46:25 – Strategies and best practices for discoverability and leveraging YouTube as a tool for podcasting  52:04 – Ongoing podcast projects that Google is working on and what excites Brenda about the future of audio and podcasting  58:08 – What is something that Brenda has changed her mind about recently and what is the most misunderstood thing about Brenda 1:01:22 –