Ep 81 Meeting People at Gluten Free Garage 2019
Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –
This episode is a compilation of short interviews from my time at the Gluten Free Garage in Toronto in May. I attended last year, and this year The Canadian Celiac Association was supporting the event. I met up with some individuals I had interviewed for previous podcasts, as well, I asked the attendees to answer some questions for me. I have edited the recordings so you can hear the different answers collectively.
Sue’s Websites and Social Media –
Podcast https://acanadianceliacpodcast.libsyn.com
Podcast Blog – https://www.acanadianceliacblog.com
Facebook – @acanadianceliacpodcast
Twitter – CeliacPodcastCA
Email – acdnceliacpodcast@gmail.com
Baking Website – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com
Instagram – @suesgfbaking
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVGfpD4eJwwSc_YjkGagza06yYe3ApzL
(search Sues Gluten Free Baking)
Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com
Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com
My Thoughts –
I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating – I truly enjoy meeting others with celiac disease, gluten intolerance or those on a gluten free diet for other health related issues.
I spend a great deal of my time involved with many things celiac, but apart from local support meetings much of this is done from my desk, my computer, and over my microphone. Some of my other work is keeping up to date on podcasting, mostly by listening to podcasts about podcasting, and following up on supportive leads.
What’s missing is contact with people I don’t know. People may know me from my podcast, or from my baking show or website, but I relish the opportunity to finally meet. Podcasting is a fairly intimate medium, people set aside time to spend with me and my guests and it’s often their “me” time. You can spend time reading a magazine or a book, listening to music, or watching television, but for someone to choose to listen to my podcast is a great honour.
Other podcasters, for instance about true crime, or real estate, or knitting, often never have the opportunity to meet their listeners. I am truly fortunate to be able to connect in person to some of my listeners at events like the Gluten Free Garage. It gives me such pleasure to get feedback from listeners.
Feedback, may be the bane of social media, but believe it or not, personal feedback for efforts like a podcast have dramatically decreased over the past couple of years. Podcasts are no longer a “fad”, but are becoming more mainstream and more passive. The act of listening to a podcast does not often allow people to respond back to the creator. Podcasts are listened to at the gym, in the car, or while walking the dog, so no where near a computer.
I accept this, and also treasure the times I can speak directly to my listeners. If you have something you’d like to share, I’d be happy to have an email conversation, or better yet, if you have a suggestion for an episode, in which maybe you participate, all the better. I don’t sit back and wait for feedback on my podcast – I sometimes go and get it. Thanks to all who have chatted with me, asked me questions and given me ideas for upcoming episodes. Listeners are wonderful!