Welcome to the Silver Podcast Network, a new slate of captivating intellectual properties and stories brought to you by the award-winning creative studio Silver Sound. We’re passionate about powerful storytelling no matter the genre—bringing you original content spanning from imaginative audio dramas to impactful documentaries. On this feed, you’ll hear teasers for our projects that are currently in development. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.silver-nyc.com/silverpodcastnetwork" rel="nofollow">www.silver-nyc.com/silverpodcastnetwork</a>. For any business inquiries, partnership opportunities, or pitches, please reach us at <a href="https://silver-nyc.com" rel="nofollow">info@silver-nyc.com.</a>

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Tending is a 6-part series that follows the ongoing struggles Black farmers face in the wake of one of America&#39;s largest civil rights lawsuits, Pigford v. Glickman.On this episode, host Cory Choy, Festival Director of the New York City Podcast Awards, is joined by Shirlette Ammons, the creator behind TENDING: Black Farmers Fight Against the USDA. Shirlette is a musician and storyteller, but, most importantly, as she says in each episode’s introduction, she’s the “granddaughter of a Black farmer.” The show took home the jury award for Best Host at the 2026 New York City Podcast Awards, and in this conversation, we ask Shirlette about: <ul><li>How she developed her voice as a host </li><li>How she builds trust with interviewees</li><li>What it’s like to tell a deeply personal story</li></ul> Listen to <a href="https://www.southernfoodways.org/gravy/tending-episode-1-north-carolina/" rel="nofollow">Tending on Gravy</a>Submissions for the 2027 New York City Podcast Awards are now open. Find out more at <a href="http://podcastawards.nyc/" rel="nofollow">podcastawards.nyc</a>.Craft, Content &amp; Creators is a production of the New York City Podcast Awards. This episode was produced by Emily Reeves and mixed by Christian Cucinello, with support from Ivan Bronson, Lauren Molina, and Zach Treanor. Our theme music is by Santiago Aramburu.

BEST HOST: How Music and Personal Connection Informed Shirlette Ammons' Award-Winning Cadence

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James Roy tells us about the importance of live music as his band, The James Rocket, prepares for their upcoming shows.To buy their music, check out this link: https://thejamesrocket.bandcamp.comGo see them live! The James Rocket will be playing at:The Parkside Lounge in NY on October 9th, 2026<ul><li>Ticket Link: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/bootleg-dan-presents-the-james-rocket-mad-painter-and-space-machine-at-the-parkside-lounge" rel="nofollow">https://events.humanitix.com/bootleg-dan-presents-the-james-rocket-mad-painter-and-space-machine-at-the-parkside-lounge</a></li></ul>The International Pop Overthrow Festival in NY on November 8th, 2026<ul><li>Ticket Link: <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/the-international-pop-overthrow-festival" rel="nofollow">https://events.humanitix.com/the-international-pop-overthrow-festival</a></li></ul> Featuring James RoyProduced by Cory Choy and Christian CucinielloMusic by The James RocketSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: The James Rocket - Go See More Live Music

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At the ballet, beauty is center stage. Dancing with Shadows pulls back the curtain to ask what that beauty costs. The seven-part docuseries traces the history of the New York City Ballet, from George Balanchine&#39;s founding vision to the allegations of abuse and misconduct that have shaped the company&#39;s more recent history.On this episode, host Cory Choy, Festival Director of the New York City Podcast Awards, sits down with Nicky Anderson, Head of Narrative at Stak, the London-based production company behind the series. Dancing with Shadows won Best Documentary and Best Sports Podcast at the 2026 New York City Podcast Awards, and in this conversation, Cory and Nicky discuss:<ul><li>How Nicky found her way from an assistant-to-the-CEO application into Stak&#39;s narrative department</li><li>Why Dancing with Shadows is her most personal project, rooted in her own childhood ballet training in the west of Ireland</li><li>How the team gained access to some of America&#39;s most esteemed ballet dancers, and how they restructured the series after being unable to interview someone at the heart of the story</li><li>The whiteboard-and-sticky-notes system Nicky uses to structure each episode and season</li><li>Why their team records every interview on three separate mics</li><li>How 300+ million YouTube impressions helped the series find its audience</li></ul> Listen to <a href="https://www.stak.london/shows-details/legacy" rel="nofollow">Dancing with Shadows on Stak&#39;s Legacy series</a>Submissions for the 2027 New York City Podcast Awards are now open. Find out more at <a href="http://podcastawards.nyc/" rel="nofollow">podcastawards.nyc</a>.Craft, Content &amp; Creators is a production of the New York City Podcast Awards. This episode was produced by Emily Reeves and mixed by Christian Cucinello, with support from Ivan Bronson, Lauren Molina, and Zach Treanor. Our theme music is by Santiago Aramburu.

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Inside the Craft of Investigating Ballet’s Most Complicated Stories

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Welcome to the very first episode of Craft, Content &amp; Creators, a new show from the New York City Podcast Awards. Each episode, host Cory Choy sits down with award-winning creators, documentarians, and sound artists who took home top prizes at last year&#39;s awards, digging into their creative journeys, the artistic and business decisions behind their work, and what it really takes to make exceptional audio storytelling.To kick things off: Blake Pfeil, the creative mind behind abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast. An award-winning multidisciplinary artist based in the Hudson Valley, Blake is the creator, host, writer, executive producer, and sound designer of the series, which transforms his explorations of abandoned spaces across the U.S. into what he calls a &#34;fantastical multimedia travelog.&#34; The show took home the jury prize for Breaking Conventions — Most Innovative at the 2026 NYC Podcast Awards.In this conversation, Blake and Cory dig into:<ul><li>How a pandemic-era dream led Blake back to a lifelong practice of ruin-exploring and, eventually, into podcasting</li><li>Why he cites Dolly Parton&#39;s America (and Radiolab&#39;s Jad Abumrad) as a defining influence on his approach to pacing and sound</li><li>His process, start to finish: field recording on-site, handwritten drafts, scripting, voiceover, and full sound design</li><li>Bringing in guest hosts and outside voices for the first time this season, after years of doing everything solo</li><li>Balancing the show with a full-time nonprofit job and a part-time radio gig</li></ul> <a href="https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.html" rel="nofollow">Listen to abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast</a>.Submissions for the 2027 New York City Podcast Awards are now open. Find out more at <a href="http://podcastawards.nyc" rel="nofollow">podcastawards.nyc</a>.Additional links and resources from the conversation:<ul><li><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america/episodes/neon-moss" rel="nofollow">&#39;Neon Moss&#39; from Dolly Parton&#39;s America</a></li><li>Blake&#39;s favorite Epidemic Sounds artists: <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/by-lotus/" rel="nofollow">By Lotus</a>, <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/hanna-lindgren/" rel="nofollow">Hanna Lindgren</a>, and <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/lama-house/" rel="nofollow">Lama House</a></li></ul> Craft, Content &amp; Creators is a production of the New York City Podcast Awards. This episode was produced by Emily Reeves and mixed by Christian Cucinello, with support from Ivan Bronson, Lauren Molina, and Zach Treanor. Theme music by Santiago Aramburu.

MOST INNOVATIVE: Blake Pfeil on Turning Ruins into Genre-Bending Sound

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Welcome to the Biannual Sonic Dash Podcast presented by the New York City Podcast Awards.The Sonic Dash is a 48-hour storytelling competition and we receive submissions from all over the world. The surprise prompt for this 2026 Summer Dash was “Go For Broke.” This episode, we’ll be listening to our Grand Prize Winning piece &#34;Go For Broke or Gopher Broke?&#34; created by Long Island-based crack improv and podcast team, “Tales From the Cloud Sea” (Matt Silverman, Megan Leahy, Karen Cassady, Travis Sharp, Amanda Lee Williams, and Eve Krueger). Produced by Cory Choy, Emily Reeves, and Christian CucinielloEdited by Zach TreanorSound by Silver Sound

Sonic Dash: Summer 2026 Grand Prize Winner

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Welcome to the Biannual Sonic Dash Podcast presented by the New York City Podcast Awards.The Sonic Dash is a 48-hour storytelling competition and we receive submissions from all over the world. The surprise prompt for this 2026 Summer Dash was “Go For Broke.” This episode, we’ll be listening to our second-place winning piece “Free Piano” by Michael Satow. Produced by Cory Choy, Emily Reeves, and Christian CucinielloEdited by Zach TreanorSound by Silver Sound

Sonic Dash: Summer 2026 2nd Place Winner

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Welcome to the Biannual Sonic Dash Podcast presented by the New York City Podcast Awards. The Sonic Dash is a 48-hour storytelling competition and we receive submissions from all over the world. The surprise prompt for this 2026 Summer Dash was “Go For Broke.” This episode, we’ll be listening to third-place winning piece “Shooting My Shot” by Bronwen Livingstone from Scotland.  Produced by Cory Choy, Emily Reeves, and Christian CucinielloEdited by Zach TreanorSound by Silver Sound

Sonic Dash: Summer 2026 3rd Place Winner

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Listen as Kevin Brown of Geographicus Rare Antique Map takes a look at a remarkable con perpetrated by the Japanese against the Chinese to seize control of Taiwan. Check out the Geographicus website here: <a href="https://www.geographicus.com/" rel="nofollow">geographicus.com</a> Featuring Kevin J. Brown from Geographicus Rare Antique MapsProduced by Cory Choy and Christian CucinielloEdited by Zach TreanorMusic by Luke Allen and El BuruSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: CartoCuriosity - Formosa

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Take a listen as Chris Platt talks about war, leadership, and the disconnect between decision-makers and the people affected by their choices. Written by and Featuring Chris PlattProduced by Cory Choy and Christian CucinielloSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Warriors and Idiots

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We&#39;re back with another finalist spotlight for the Winter 2026 Sonic Dash. Today we will be highlighting a piece entitled &#34;Meddling Kids of NYC&#34; by Amanda Kari McHugh and Kyle Studstill. Technical Director: Tom FamaProduced by Christian Cuciniello and Cory ChoyFestival Directors: Mark Blumberg, Cory Choy, Emily Reeves

Sonic Dash: Winter 2026 Finalist Spotlight ("Meddling Kids of NYC" by Amanda Kari McHugh and Kyle Studstill)

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Take a listen as filmmaker Colin Colfer tells us about his animation process, the challenges of the craft, and what he’s working on now in the world of stop motion. Featuring Colin ColferProduced by Cory Choy, Christian Cuciniello, and Ivan BronsonMusic by Ivan BronsonSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Colin Colfer

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Take a listen as Saul Austerlitz tells us about the origin of the Brooklyn Resisters, the important work that they do, and his book entitled &#34;How to Assemble an Activist&#34; Featuring Saul Austerlitz and Cory ChoyProduced by Cory Choy, Christian Cuciniello, and Ivan BronsonSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Brooklyn Resistance (With Saul Austerlitz)

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Take a listen as Amy Ernst tells us about how she uses her art as a creative outlet and a way to visualize a more loving world. Featuring Amy ErnstProduced by Cory Choy, Ivan Bronson, and Christian CucinielloMusic by Ivan BronsonSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Amy Ernst

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We&#39;re back with another finalist spotlight for the Winter 2026 Sonic Dash. Today we will be highlighting a piece entitled&#34;Bo Ricky Banjo&#39;s Spiral to Hell&#34; by Richard Kušan, Evan Sidio, and Ronnie Brown. Technical Director: Tom FamaProduced by Christian Cuciniello and Cory ChoyFestival Directors: Mark Blumberg, Cory Choy, Emily Reeves

Sonic Dash: Winter 2026 Finalist Spotlight ("Bo Ricky Banjo's Spiral to Hell" by Richard Kušan, Evan Sidio, and Ronnie Brown)

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We&#39;re back with another finalist spotlight for the Winter 2026 Sonic Dash. Today we will be highlighting a piece entitled &#34;Like hot sauce, it burns&#34; by Paloma Moreno Jiménez, Sara Schleede, Luci Jones, and Vanessa Handy. Technical Director: Tom FamaProduced by Christian Cuciniello and Cory ChoyFestival Directors: Mark Blumberg, Cory Choy, Emily Reeves

Sonic Dash: Winter 2026 Finalist Spotlight ("Like hot sauce, it burns" by Paloma Moreno Jiménez, Sara Schleede, Luci Jones, and Vanessa Handy)

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We&#39;re back with another finalist spotlight for the Winter 2026 Sonic Dash. Today we will be highlighting a piece entitled &#34;Roll Play&#34; by Tessa Zitter and Itai Rekem. Technical Director: Tom FamaProduced by Christian Cuciniello and Cory ChoyFestival Directors: Mark Blumberg, Cory Choy, Emily Reeves

Sonic Dash: Winter 2026 Finalist Spotlight ("Roll Play" by Tessa Zitter and Itai Rekem)

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Take a listen to our adaptation of Robert Reich&#39;s writings on our Current Political Climate. Script adapted from the writings of Robert ReichProduced by Cory Choy and Christian CucinielloMusic by Ivan BronsonSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Put an End to It

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We&#39;re back with another finalist spotlight for the Winter 2026 Sonic Dash. Today we will be highlighting a piece entitled &#34;Those Meddling Aunties&#34; by Tanita Rahmani. Technical Director: Tom FamaProduced by Christian Cuciniello and Cory ChoyFestival Directors: Mark Blumberg, Cory Choy, Emily Reeves

Sonic Dash: Winter 2026 Finalist Spotlight ("Those Meddling Aunties" by Tanita Rahmani)

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Zoe Sullivan tells us why she is running for the 76th Assembly District in Wisconsin, some of the issues that the state is facing, and some of the things she would like to accomplish. Featuring Zoe SullivanProduced by Cory Choy, Ivan Bronson, and Christian CucinielloMusic by Ivan BronsonSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Zoe Sullivan

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Take a listen as Sam Schild tells us about his path towards becoming a comedian and his style of performance. Featuring and performed by Sam SchildProduced by Cory Choy and Christian CucinielloSound by Silver Sound

Silver Shorts: Sam Schild

Welcome to the Silver Podcast Network, a new slate of captivating intellectual properties and stories brought to you by the award-winning creative studio Silver Sound. 

We’re passionate about powerful storytelling no matter the genre—bringing you...

Welcome to the Silver Podcast Network, a new slate of captivating intellectual properties and stories brought to you by the award-winning creative studio Silver Sound. We’re passionate about powerful storytelling no matter the genre—bringing you original content spanning from imaginative audio dramas to impactful documentaries. On this feed, you’ll hear teasers for our projects that are currently in development. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.silver-nyc.com/silverpodcastnetwork" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.silver-nyc.com/silverpodcastnetwork</a>. For any business inquiries, partnership opportunities, or pitches, please reach us at <a href="https://silver-nyc.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@silver-nyc.com.</a>