In which I gently correct the comedian Marc Maron on his claim to being a podcasting pioneer, and offer a bit of history of the medium, much of it from first-hand experience, along the way.

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 050 celebrates the fiftieth episode of this iteration of the podcast, including a look back and, most importantly, a look ahead.

A short list of the podcasts and websites I look to these days for inspiration, ideas, and insight into the creative process.

If you're a fiction writer or storyteller of any stripe, I strongly, strongly encourage you to subscribe to the podcast feed for the Public Radio International program Selected Shorts. Every week, you get one to three short stories read by professional actors (names you know and names you don't; all excellent.) This is top-flight stuff, here, folks -- recent stories have been by authors such as Aimee Bender, James Thurber, Jorge Luis Borges, Philip K. Dick, George Saunders, Alice McDermott, T.C. Boyle, and Anton Chekhov, to name a few. Now, I know a lot of people who read this blog are more interested in genre rather than so-called "literary" stuff, and Selected Shorts only touches on genre works. Stiil, I urge you to give this a shot. The craft of storytelling is identical whether it's science fiction or suburbia... in fact, I will step out on a not-very-high ledge and say that a lot of genre writers could learn a thing or two about what makes a good story. No, of course I'm not talking to you! See, the point here is not just to listen to some of the finest short-form literature available... the point is, as a writer,…