Meeting The Celiac Project Podcast

Let’s start the blog with the show notes for this Episode –

This week I invited Mike and Cam from The Celiac Project Podcast: 2 Guys Talking Gluten Free to join me to tell their diagnosis stories and motivation for starting a podcast about celiac disease.  The most noticeable difference from my podcast to theirs is that Mike and Cam are men, and in my case, most of my celiac friends are woman, so hearing their stories and perspective was very interesting.  Mike started the podcast after producing the film “The Celiac Project”.  You can find out more about the film on his website – https://www.celiacproject.com/

You can listen to their podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://celiacprojectpodcast.libsyn.com/

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

Email – sue@suesglutenfreebaking.com

Other Podcast – Gluten Free Weigh In – https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com

My Thoughts –

Talking to Mike and Cam got me thinking about when I was first formulating my plans for this podcast.  I went back to school a few years ago and discovered podcasts on my long drives to and from.  I was excited to see how many different subjects and interests were being covered.  I also realized the freedom it gave to the content creators.  I had worked with a tv producer to make two seasons of my baking show and was beginning to understand the constraints of tv – the segments had to be a certain number of minutes, I had to be careful to reference brand names only when it was necessary, and greatest of all, it took a handful of talented people to make 23 minutes of television.

Podcasts are different.  They can run any length.  They can be produced to any level the creator feels comfortable.  They can be on any subject and are only constrained by the creator’s knowledge and imagination.  Podcasts can utilize different formats – interview, sole chat, group chat, storyline, serial, and the list goes on.  Podcasts, for the most part aren’t in seasons, and can be stand alone, or consecutive. 

These freedoms appealed to me.  I wondered if I could do it all myself.  The first thing I did was decide I wanted to talk about celiac disease and the gluten free diet, and interview others in the field.  Next, I called Melissa at the Canadian Celiac Association to see how my efforts mighthelp  to get their message out.  They were happy to be supportive of the podcast, and Melissa was my first guest.

The differences from my story those of Mike and Cam, can be put down to my involvement with the CCA.  I wanted to make a new form of media to compliment what the CCA was doing.  Mike and Cam, although their starting point was the film The Celiac Project, they branched out to whatever suited the format of “2 Guys Talking Gluten Free”.  Our styles are different, our perspectives are different, but I’m sure some of our audience is in common.

I will become a regular listener to their podcast, and I’m sure our paths with cross again, and we’ll learn from each other.  Best thing is, I now know two more guys who are celiac.