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Pearland podcasters share their voice Roughly half of Americans listen to podcasts, according to the Pew Research Center. As the demand for new podcasts grows, more people BY RACHEL LELAND
Charlie Mike, which is military code for “continue mission,” was founded by Pearland residents and Army veterans Raul Moreno and William Garay who wanted to create something that would bring veterans together to talk about their experiences in the military. Moreno said eight regular pod- casters use Charlie Mike’s services, which include recording, editing, distribution and marketing. Both owners said proximity is a big sell for local Pearland podcasters. “We wanted to do one in Pearland because we’ve been to the studios in Houston. ... They’re very friendly, but ... they’re in Houston,” Garay said. Prior to recording at Charlie Mike, Brianda Carrasco Nava, who hosts “Built from the Inside Out,” said she had to drive north of Houston to nd a quality recording studio. Private companies aren’t the only ones creating places to record podcasts. In August, West Pearland Library will open a radio, television
are stepping up to participate in the trend as podcast creators, and Pearland residents are no exception. Thea Curry-Fuson, who pastors First United Methodist Church of Pearland, said she found com- munity by listening to podcasts about church leadership but felt women were underrepresented in ministry podcasts. “There were not a lot of options ... that I could nd with a woman’s voice that wasn’t super owery or telling me to be a man and act like a man, and so I just felt like, well, there’s this gap in this area,” Curry-Fuson said. She decided to create her own women’s leadership podcast called “She Leads” and now records at Char- lie Mike, a podcast recording studio in Pearland that opened in March.
In January, the city of Pearland released its rst “People of Pearland” podcast episode, which Communications Director Josh Lee hopes will build trust between government and the public.
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and lm makerspace that will have capabilities for recording podcasts. “We tried to cater for beginning users or people who wanted to try out some di erent products before they committed to buying them on their own because one of our missions here at the library is to con- nect people and resources,” branch librarian Jessica Williams said. In January, the city of Pearland released the rst episode of its own podcast called “People of Pearland,” where city sta members share about their lives, experiences and
day-to-day work serving the city of Pearland. City o cials have commit- ted to releasing one episode a month and hope sharing their stories with the public will help foster better trust of government. “We’re a people-based organi- zation,” Communications Director Josh Lee said. “So when people say they don’t trust government, they’re saying they don’t trust the people.” City sta ers record the podcast in a mixed-media space in City Hall, but Lee said they hope to build a permanent, dedicated space.
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