Welcome to Pod the North! A free, biweekly newsletter for the Canadian podcasting community!
I’m Kattie Laur, a Canadian freelance podcast producer who’s desperate to see some change in this industry!
What are we doing here?
Pod the North is my attempt to uplift the Canadian podcast ecosystem and foster community in this fractured space. I want to create a northern revolution that will put Canadian podcasts on the map, indie and network alike!
Every other Tuesday, get a fresh issue of Pod the North that includes:
Canadian podcast ecosystem commentary (to keep you in the loop)
Indie podcast features
Indigenous podcast features
Opportunities for your podcast ($$$ and notoriety!)
Digestible interviews with Canadian podcasters who you need to know about
Anything I think you’ll find helpful or hilarious (probably some tweets)
Plus, sometimes some bonus content in between regular issues!
What’s Kattie got to do with it?
Kattie Laur is podcast strategist, producer, and writer based in Brantford, Ontario. She's had a life-long love of public radio and has been clinging to the podcasting space since 2013.
Her experience in both professional and independent podcasting have led her down a path of advocacy for Canadian podcasters, with a keen interest in making the industry sustainable, equitable and world-renowned. That’s why she created Pod the North, the biweekly newsletter for the Canadian podcasting ecosystem that features interviews, podcast discovery, and Canadian podcasting news and goes out to nearly 1300 subscribers from across the podcasting industry.
Kattie’s career as an award-winning freelance podcast producer was spent working on projects with Vocal Fry Studios, Canadaland, Shayla Oulette Stonechild, BetaKit, and many more. In April 2024, Kattie made the bittersweet decision to leave freelancing behind to continue her focus on podcast community building (and work-life balance), and joined the team at Bumper, a data-driven podcast growth agency, as a Podcast Growth Specialist.
Kattie also hosts Pod the North's flagship podcast, Canardian: the podcast gossiping about Canadian hometowns — recently named one of Apple Podcasts Favourite Podcasts of 2024.
Pod the North has signed the Equality in Audio Pact.
