Celebrating 400 Episodes of Reading and Writing and Talking About Both

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this 400th episode, we share why this is the last episode of Charlotte Readers Podcast, we reflect on our experiences as podcasters over 399 episodes, we talk about memorable podcast episodes, books, and writer quotes, and we share audio clips of previous interviews and readings on the show.
We also express our gratitude to you, our listeners, and to our supporters, authors, and partners, and we talk about what’s next for the podcast and the hosts. We couldn’t have done this podcast without you and we’re grateful you took the time to listen.
Please enjoy what remains on charlottereaderspodcast.com: 400 episodes with 450 authors, 88 community blog posts by different writers, and 47 vlog posts (video conversations with different writers).
Today’s Featured Topics
Because we reflect on six years of podcasting, we have a lot of content packed into this episode–our longest episode ever– but we provide time stamps for each Act in case you choose to listen in bite size chunks or in case you want to skip around.
Here are the topics for the main part of the show today, with audio clips from the past thrown in for fun.
Act 1: Gratitude for 400 Episodes
Time Stamp: 18:45
Act 2: Podcast Stuff We Learned How to Do
Time Stamp: 30:00
Act 3: Challenges, Bloopers, and Missed Opportunities
Time Stamp: 37:58
Act 4: The Joys of Podcasting on Charlotte Readers Podcast
Time Stamp: 50:52
Act 5: Memorable Episodes with Audio Clips
Time Stamp: 1:14:40
Act 6: Memorable Books Read with Audio Clips
Time Stamp: 2:06:28
Act 7: Memorable Quotes from The Write Quotes Series
Time Stamp: 2:35:58
Act 8: Hosts’ 400th Episode Blog Posts
Time Stamp: 2:45:54
Act 9: Recently read book recommendations
Time Stamp: 2:52:34
Act 10: Farewell
Time Stamp: 2:57:05
As our parting gift to the writers who are listening, we have added at the end of this show, two bonus segments.
Bonus 1: Audio Collage of 20 writers offering writing advice
Time Stamp: 3:09:42
Bonus 2: Audio Collage of 44 writers reflecting on the advice they would give to their younger writer selves
Time Stamp: 3:37:35
What’s Next for the Hosts:
We intend to continue to collaborate together and stay in touch through a rebranded newsletter.
We will continue writing, supporting authors, and maybe even do some more podcasting.
Farewell But Not Goodbye
Landis, Hannah, and Sarah wave farewell but not goodbye.
We hope you continue to enjoy what Charlotte Readers Podcast has to offer: 400 episodes, 450 authors, 88 blog posts, and 47 vlog posts.
You can reach us using the Contact page at charlottereaderspodcast.com.
Our Podcast Books
If you’d like to support the maintenance of our website, buy one or more of podcast books. Cheers!
Death by Podcasting
Death by Podcasting is a mystery novella written by Sarah Archer and Landis Wade, with input from Hannah Larrew, because podcasting can be a dangerous business.
Learn More and order your copy Here: https://books2read.com/u/mKVrvy
The Write Quotes Book Series:
Put the wisdom of the podcast in your pocket by purchasing one of more of the eight books in The Write Quote series, a collection of writing quote books compiled from 500+ Charlotte Readers Podcast interviews (episodes, blogs, and vlogs) with bestselling, award-winning, and hard-working authors.
Download Book 1 of the Write Quotes Series for free Here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/writequotes/