The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 8 w/guest Ashley Milne-Tyte
Prescott chats with Ashley Milne-Tyte (@ashleymilnetyte), a journalist, radio producer, and podcaster living in New York City. Together they discuss the daily grind of journalists and the process for recording and editing audio segments for radio and podcasts. We hear Ashley’s workflow and habits, and her plans to improve productivity as spring approaches.
Also, please note that Ashley is looking for an intern. If you’re interested in working alongside a podcast and radio producer in New York, please get in touch with her, via her site.
 
Show Notes & Links

The Broad Experience podcast
Women in the Workplace theme, including tangential themes like sex
Episodes include: Emotions at Work, How Aging Affects a Women’s Career, The Man Show
Ashley worked at Marketplace, the Public Radio business show
Metro, the commuter newspaper
The Financial Times, The Daily News, The Independent,Women of Influence — where Ashley has written
The New York Creative Class Busy-body
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
The Handspring Visor and Palm Pilot, which didn’t sync
NBC News
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Radio Boot Camp at Columbia Journalism School
Dan Ariely
BBC Global News Podcast
Grammar Girl Podcast
This Week in Tech
On Waking Up Early, an article
The Broad Experience on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud

Tools

Post-it notes
Google Calendar
Getting Things Done methodology
Final Cut
Adobe Audition
Skype or Google Hangouts for hosting podcasts
Voice Recorder on the iPhone
Workflowy

Techniques

Use memory and self-discipline
Have a physical to-do list, cross things off
Get things out of your head — as soon as you think of it
Create a system for repetitive tasks, like conducting podcast interviews
Have interviewees record themselves using an iPhone and app
A lot of editing for podcasts; more than just a conversation. But not recommended.
Keep your podcasts short and punchy

Habits

Control Everything, a bad habit that affects women more than men
Gym time in the morning
Pilates on Saturdays
Twice a week, spend an hour taking care of things before getting dressed