Question 1

What is The Act of Storytelling about?

Accepted Answer

The Act of Storytelling is an arts podcast built around conversations with people who impact the world through art. Each episode challenges the human experience through the lens of a different guest's creative work. The show has been running since February 2014, so the catalogue reflects more than a decade of these conversations.

Question 2

Who hosts The Act of Storytelling?

Accepted Answer

The show's own feed doesn't name an individual host, it publishes simply under The Act of Storytelling. What defines the show is less a host persona and more the guests themselves, who range across the arts, from filmmakers and performers to arts leaders.

Question 3

Where is The Act of Storytelling recorded?

Accepted Answer

Episodes of the show have been filmed at WiseCast Studios, located at Suite 203, 120 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011, in Sydney. The facility runs two studios with five sets and an in-house production team, which suits interview formats like this one.

Question 4

Where can I listen to The Act of Storytelling?

Accepted Answer

You can listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and the show also has an official website. The feed itself is hosted on Acast.

Question 5

How often do new episodes come out, and how long are they?

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Recent releases have been arriving weekly. A typical episode runs about 55 minutes, though lengths vary quite a bit, the shortest sits around 12 minutes and the longest stretches to 1 hour 19 minutes.

Question 6

How many episodes are there?

Accepted Answer

There are 58 published episodes, adding up to roughly 54 hours of listening. The first episode went out in February 2014, so there's a substantial back catalogue to work through.

Question 7

Who are some recent guests on the show?

Accepted Answer

Recent episodes have featured Thomas Meadmore, Shash Lall and Cat LaCohie, along with conversations with Madeleine Dyer, Andrea Denholm, Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes, Esther Anatolitis and Tea Uglow. The common thread is people whose work sits somewhere in the arts.

Question 8

How long has The Act of Storytelling been running?

Accepted Answer

The show has been going since 2014, with its first episode published in February of that year. More than a decade on, it's still releasing new conversations, most recently on a weekly rhythm.

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