Maker Mark | Here Media
Welcome to Maker Mark, a living collection of the work of an audio addict, publisher of the Climactic Collective (climactic.fm), and founder of Here Media (a place-based audio agency). Tips, tricks, answers to listener questions, and a collection of audio by Mark Spencer, for Here Media and elsewhere.
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Learnings from poutine | Poutine Machine, Churley's Kitchen Takeover
Nathan Ryckman is an old friend. But I had no idea that while I was overseas he was going to start a poutine empire in Tāmaki Mak…
The Fringe District | Garage Project
Ryan Greene on memories of Baker's Cottage (Connoll's Bakery), managing the Garage Project taproom, the Beer Mile, and why the be…
Movespace Third Birthday Time Capsule
It’s rare that we say happy birthday to a place. There’s formal events and excuses for corporate parties of course, but it’s rare…
What sounds invoke pre-dawn?
If you find yourself awake before dawn, what do you hear? What sounds evoke the feeling of that time of day? On the Anchor app yo…
Recent Episodes
First Video Episode | Taking a holiday break from creating, how do you do it?
Dec. 18, 2021
Mark's first video episode, trying out this new feature of Anchor.
Podcast Editing Chats with Stephanie Fuccio (Podcast Editing Plus)
Nov. 21, 2021
Such great fun talking about podcast editing, a skillset that I only recently had the confidence to say I possessed, after 3+ years of being self-taught. @stephfuccio is a wonderful host, and @epodcaster and @AgentPalmer I l…
How to do climate podcasting well + ghosts of podcasts past.
Nov. 15, 2021
Recommendation: The Climate Question by the BBC World Service. https://pca.st/episode/c2606d76-1c51-4ea8-b2a3-72c18103a024
Podcast Festival thoughts
Nov. 7, 2021
What will podcast festivals look like going forward? What will the Halfway Down Podcast Festival look like in March 2022?
Maker Mark answers questions from the Student Voice Network
Oct. 3, 2021
Student Voice Network is a platform for helping young people find their peers and collaborators in taking positive social action. They asked Mark some questions about podcasting as a form of climate engagement. In order to a…
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Recent Blog Posts
Interview | Audio Journalism for the Climate Crisis | Robe…
If you’re able, I’d recommend listening to this as a podcast episode. Unlike other excellent newsletter creators, I am not first and for…
Introducing Write Hear, Right Now
Inspired by the club anthem, and it's timely return to relevance with its adaptation by Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) to feature Greta Thunberg's UN address,…
Editorial | Why it’s time for podcast publishers to engage…
Why it’s time for podcast publishers to engage with climate, on all their shows. Welcome to the first editorial on Write Hear, Right N…