There are over 2 million podcasts out there in the world, along with 66 million episodes to sort through. Luckily, our in-house content experts Amanda Luton and Katherine Hintz have done the legwork so you can get a head start on choosing the best of the best. In this episode, Amanda and Katherine join Scott to share their top picks for wild stories, historical insight, true crime labyrinths, self-improvement tips and more. As a bonus, find out their Supply Chain Now favorites and what’s on the horizon for podcasts moving forward.

Intro/Outro (00:03):

Welcome to Supply Chain. Now, the voice of global supply chain Supply chain now focuses on the best in the business for our worldwide audience, the people, the technologies, the best practices, and today’s critical issues, the challenges and opportunities. Stay tuned to hear from Those Making Global Business Happen right here on supply chain now.

Scott Luton (00:31):

Hey, good morning everybody. Scott Luton and friends here with you on Supply Chain. Now welcome to today’s show. Now we have got a very unique show today, as we have had a lot of fun. Uh, titling it. Uh, it’s a podcast about podcasts, right? That takes me back to the Seinfeld episode, Uh, a coffee table book about coffee tables, I think, as it were, Kramer’s ABD app. Anyway, so not only will our listeners be able to hear from supply chain now, team members and our family, uh, that are oftentimes behind the scenes, but our team here are big fans of the podcast Medium, and you’re gonna be leaving this fun conversation with lots of new podcast recommendations, vetted, approved seal approval recommendations. So, with all of that said, I wanna introduce our esteemed guest here today. We have Amanda Luton, and Katherine, hence Amanda, how you doing?

Amanda Luton (01:29):

Doing great. How are you, Scott?

Scott Luton (01:31):

I am doing wonderful. Why? What does, why do our, uh, the tone in our conversations change? Just because we got a microphone in front of us.

Amanda Luton (01:38):

I know. I don’t usually talk this high. <laugh>.

Scott Luton (01:42):

And then we also have, of course, Katherine, how you doing?

Katherine Hintz (01:46):

Good. How are you?

Scott Luton (01:47):

I’m doing wonderful. Wonderful. So, uh, for our listeners out there, um, as I mentioned, the man and Catherine oftentimes are behind the scenes. Um, and so I had to, uh, kind of twist their arms to get ’em out in front on this podcast here today, because as we’ve learned for months now, both Amanda and Catherine are some of the biggest podcast listeners that are out there. And, uh, as, as we compiled a list probably a month or so ago about some of their favorite podcasts, I’m like, Man, other folks should, should know this information. There are some insights here, some insider information that can help people find new good content. And we’re all on that search regularly, right? For content, this might be binge worthy, so long clunky introduction there. But, um, so let’s get to know everybody a little better, right? So, uh, Amanda, uh, in a nutshell, talk about what you do here, and then we’re gonna fi got some questions for you.

Amanda Luton (02:43):

Sure. Uh, yeah. So I’m the CMO for Supply Chain now. Um, I organize, manage all of the production and the promotion and the marketing for supply chain Now. Um, I also am really blessed to manage an awesome team of marketing and production professionals, um, which is really, it’s a, it’s a joy every day to, to be a part of the supply chain now team.

Scott Luton (03:07):

Okay. All right. You know what, I’m gonna save those questions. Uh, I’m gonna go to Katherine next and just, uh, kind of also, Katherine, what do you do here at Supply Chain now?

Katherine Hintz (03:16):

Yeah, so I am the sales and marketing coordinator for Supply Chain now, and basically I have my hand in marketing production and a little bit of sales. So if anybody has ever worked or thought about working with us, they have probably seen my name in their inbox. Um, I like to say that I become fast friends with anybody that we have a meeting with <laugh>,

Scott Luton (03:39):

And it’s true, uh, me and Amanda both agree with that, right? <laugh>, um, uh, lots of passion and always, um, I tell you, Katherine is developing a reputation for some one-liners in our team meetings, and our prep calls <laugh>, but that aside, um, Alright.

Amanda Luton (03:56):

Supply chain now. Stand up. That’ll be the next podcast episode, <laugh>,

Katherine HIntz (04:02):

That’s our next series, right?

Scott Luton (04:04):

Actually, now stand up. Maybe we’ll get Carrot top lead off. No, I guess that, I guess, I guess it’s been a little while, right? But anyway, so Amanda, I’ll circle back to you for a second. Um, before we get into some podcasts recommendations that both of y’all have, and, and I wish we, we could have whole series based on some of the content that, uh, Katherine and Amanda, um, dive into regularly and could offer up. But, um, where, where’d you grow up, Amanda?

Amanda Luton (04:31):

Yeah, so I grew up in Metro Atlanta. Um, my dad worked for John Deere for about 35 years, so we did move around quite a bit, but the majority of my childhood was in Snellville. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>, um, went to

Scott Luton (04:44):

Where everybodys somebody school

Amanda Luton (04:45):

Where everybody’s

Scott Luton (04:46):

Er

Amanda Luton (04:46):

Town motto. I was a comment cheerleader. Um, but then we moved to Iowa. So I graduated high school in Iowa, actually. Uh, and then went to Nebraska for college, and then just as soon as I graduated, moved right back down here. <laugh>,

Scott Luton (05:02):

It’s a bit of a culture shock, or was it to go from,

Amanda Luton (05:05):

I mean, it was unbelievable. I’ve never thought I had much of an accent until I moved to Iowa. And all anybody wanted me to do was just talk, just say some things they loved me hearing me say, Y’all just thought it was, I was just such a novelty, but I don’t think I really have an accent at all. But total culture shock. Um, the Midwest is wonderful, but I really missed the south. Um, so two weeks after I graduated, I moved right back down <laugh>.

Scott Luton (05:34):

All right. So we’re gonna leave a lot of those stories, uh, you have to minutes later,

Amanda Luton (05:40):

Inf when I was in college, thank goodness.

Scott Luton (05:42):

All a’s, uh, Amanda, all a’s, and didn’t never miss a class. Okay. So Catherine, uh, Amanda grew up here in the metro Atlanta area, and she mentioned Snellville, where, uh, again, their town motto, which I’ve always had some fun with, is we’re everybody’s somebody in Snellville, Georgia. Katherine, where’d you grow up?

Katherine HIntz (06:01):

I grew up between Marietta and Kennesaw, so also metro Atlanta, but just kind of on the other side of the perimeter, um, which was really great. I loved where I grew up. Um, and then I was very lucky that I got to travel a lot right after college. So I also had a stint in the Midwest, and I lived in Chicago for a while, and then I lived in South Florida, and I’ve lived in Milwaukee and now I’ve nestled my way back to the North Georgia mountains,

Scott Luton (06:28):

Where, where I bet it’s gorgeous just about every morning. Yes. And maybe afternoon, I don’t know. Uh, the mornings don’t have the monopoly on, uh, on, on nice weather, uh, is probably nice. All all year round there in the Georgia Mountains, huh?

Katherine HIntz (06:42):

Yes. It’s beautiful.

Scott Luton (06:44):

Okay, so you mentioned a couple things since we’ve got, since both of our guests are, um, uh, my guess to some degree, native Atlantans, Right? Grew up in the, uh, metro Atlanta area. You mentioned the word perimeter, so I don’t know about y’all, uh, but our listeners may find it interesting. I’ve always thought that, that when you hear perimeter in the Atlanta context, it’s got two meanings. Uh, the, probably the meaning that most folks connect it with is 2 85 that goes around the city, right? Right.

Amanda Luton (07:13):

Mm-hmm.

Scott Luton (07:13):

<affirmative>. But is it just me or do y’all feel that some people, when they say perimeter, it means that, um, that kind of, that, uh, uh, Ashford Dunwoody exit, uh, perimeter mall, that area Yeah. Y’all agree

Katherine HIntz (07:27):

With that? Kinda created its own neighborhood in that area as well? Yeah.

Scott Luton (07:31):

Okay. Making sure. And Amanda, you agree with that

Amanda Luton (07:33):

Too? Well, and since we lived there, yes. <laugh> Okay.

Scott Luton (07:36):

I’m making sure.

Amanda Luton (07:37):

So we live right in that area about a lifetime ago,

Scott Luton (07:41):

<laugh>. And, you know, uh, I love the helm we have now, but I do miss living, uh, in that we had, we had a great reverse commute, Katherine and Beaufort Highway and all of it’s wonderful culinary adventures. Were just, you know, just a couple miles away. Uh, but, but hey, we’re still not that far. And, uh, we’re gonna have to, uh, have some of those culinary adventures with Katherine. Maybe bring her down. Um, one other thing about Atlanta, um, uh, Atlanta highways and byways is the connector, right? When people say the connector, some of our listeners may get a, may, uh, find this interesting. When you say a connector, uh, what, what, uh, Amanda, what do, what, what do you mean when you say a connector?

Amanda Luton (08:20):

I think 75, 85, where they kind of merged together right in the heart of the city. Worst traffic you’ll ever experience in your whole life, <laugh>,

Scott Luton (08:30):

You’re right now, people,

Amanda Luton (08:30):

It’s right in the heart. It’s right where kind of all of the interstates, uh, from the southeast kind of merged together.

Scott Luton (08:37):

So, and Katherine, you agree with that?

Katherine HIntz (08:39):

Absolutely. Yeah.

Scott Luton (08:40):

Okay. So now people in Houston and, um, Washington, DC and LA may be laughing when Amanda says the worst traffic ever, <laugh>. Uh, but I tell you, um, she ain’t lying <laugh>, at least it’s really bad traffic most of the day. And I always think of varsity, right? The varsity, yeah. Is right there beside the connector where 85 and 75 are, um, generally speaking, you know, north southbound, you know, heart of the city moving north and south. So, um, a lot of folks will pass through downtown Atlanta sometimes as you’re, if you don’t take 2 85 around, uh, some, some brave folks are willing to go right through the heart of the city. Um, okay, so enough Atlanta trivia. Let’s get to, let’s get to the reason we’re here today. And I really am glad that Amanda and Katherine were gay. You know, they’re very busy, got full plates, they’re usually behind the scenes, helping to make, you know, world class production happen here.

Scott Luton (09:38):

But they were gamed to kind of be on the other side today talking about one of their favorite things, a podcast about podcasts. So I wanna start with, uh, let’s start with you Katherine. So, again, the genesis for this was, uh, on our team call probably a month or so ago, uh, um, where we, you know, who all’s big into podcasts and everybody like raise their hand and then all of a sudden we had like 27,000 recommendations of really good podcasts out there. So, Katherine, narrowing that down, what’s two or three of your favorite podcasts and why?

Katherine HIntz (10:11):

Absolutely. I was so excited when you said we were doing a podcast about this, because I just spend all my time listening to podcasts or scheduling podcasts, so I was very excited. Um, so I have three that I wanna talk about today, and they’ll go from probably more educational to more, um, lighthearted and fun. Okay. But I am a big fan of the TED Radio Hour podcast. Um, if you ever feel like you want a quick mental enrichment or there’s a certain theme that you really want to dive into, but you don’t have maybe the time or you’re driving and you wanna just kind of check a couple boxes off at once, the radio hour shows, or one of my favorites, you can get so much information about whether it’s urban planning or something going on in the news or technology. Like I, I really enjoy that. Um, cuz they don’t always have time to sit and watch a whole TED talk. So the fact that they combine a bunch of little ones together is really digestible and I really enjoy that. Um,

Scott Luton (11:13):

Hey, really quick, Katherine. Yeah. So, um, that, uh, we’ve all heard of Ted Talks, most listeners probably familiar with that. I’m new to the TED Radio Hour. It looks like it’s part of the NPR family program. I’m a big NPR fan, All things considered. Um, Wait, wait, don’t tell me. I think it’s the name of that Saturday show. Yeah, but I’m on there Twitter now. Uh, Katherine and Amanda, you’ll get a kick outta this too. Uh, on the TED Radio hour, uh, tweet from just a couple days ago, they go quote, There are a few things most of us can agree on. One thing, Dolly Parton. <laugh>. So

Katherine HIntz (11:51):

See, they’re, they’ve got it going on. They know it’s right. If you are a fan of Dolly Parton, I’m a fan of you. So <laugh>, I agree 100%.

Scott Luton (12:01):

Okay. All right. So the TED Radio hour, check ’em out. Looks like they’ve got a great, uh, Twitter feed as well. And how often do they publish content? Uh, Katherine

Katherine HIntz (12:10):

Pretty frequently. It looks like once a week.

Scott Luton (12:13):

Okay. Once a week. Great. So y’all check that out where we beat your podcast. That’s the first official seal of approval. Uh, Katherine, uh, uh, uh, Hints podcast. What’s number two?

Katherine HIntz (12:25):

Number two is where should we begin with Esther Perl. She is kind of, uh, well known therapist and psychiatrist. And, um, now she’s kind of a mental health advocate, I guess you could say. And the whole concept of this podcast is it’s completely, um, anonymous, but you get to listen in on certain counseling sessions. And it’s a really a great takeaway if you’re interested in psychology. If you’re interested in improving your communication in relationships or in business, it’s a really great way to learn something that you wouldn’t necessarily know because it’s not your life, but it’s really, really humanizing and it kind of helps me broaden my perspective. So if I ever end up in a tough conversation with somebody, I think that I can reflect back on these podcasts that I’ve listened to with her and kind of think, Okay, how is a better way that I can conduct myself in challenging situations? How can I better communicate my needs, whether it is relationally, professionally, with my family? Um, and it’s, she has a really great way of being very kind and supportive, but she’s not afraid to pull a puncher to, you know, if you’re, if you’re acting out, she’s gonna let you know. So I think we all need people like that in our life, even if it’s just from a podcast host.

Scott Luton (13:51):

Now, Katherine, it sounds like to me, and I’m on their webpage now, Esther Perel, that’s, um, Esther, e s t h e r, and her last name is Perel, P E R E l, Perel. Is that right? Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. So it sounds like not only is it entertaining, but it sounds like it’s therapeutic and you’ve actually learned and applied some of what she’s taught in your life. Is that right?

Katherine HIntz (14:10):

Exactly. And a lot of it is, it can be a little heavy cuz you are listening to real people and their real problems. Um, but it’s always something that I find bits of inspiration from and bits of, um, tips on personal improvement and self development.

Scott Luton (14:27):

Okay. Uh, some of the, looks like some of her themes, she focuses on, um, Taboo C and crisis security versus freedom, communication and connection. A lot of good stuff there. It seems like the very practical, uh, practical podcast. Some of my favorites, Uh, Amanda, your thoughts on, um, let’s see the name of it. It’s, uh, where should we Begin? What’s the name of the podcast?

Katherine HIntz (14:50):

Yeah, where should we begin?

Scott Luton (14:52):

Okay, Amanda, your Thoughts?

Amanda Luton (14:53):

Yeah, I, I’ve not heard of that podcast before and I think it sounds so interesting. I’m gonna have to look it up. Um, because most of the time when I listen to podcasts, I mean, I can go into this in a minute, it’s strictly entertainment. You know, it’s not really to, to better myself or self-help or anything like that, but this sounds like it can kind of be almost a perfect mix of both. It can be entertaining, but also something that you can kind of take away.

Katherine HIntz (15:20):

So, and you haven’t heard my last pick yet. So this

Scott Luton (15:24):

One last thing about this, uh, sbr, her parents were survivors of Nazi concentration camps. Oh wow. Holy cow. Uh, his father had, her father had nine siblings, her mother had seven siblings. Um, man, I bet. What an incredible story. Okay, so Katherine, you’ve got, man, you’ve, you’ve, uh, come right outta right outta the Chevy Hitters, uh, gate punching, right? <laugh>. So what is your third approved

Katherine HIntz (15:51):

Podcast? So my third one, um, just as important and serious as the others, is called Normal Gossip and the host

Katherine HIntz (16:03):

This, um, and the host, her name is Kelsey McKinney. And the whole premise of this podcast is that you get to listen to the a story that is submitted by a friend of a friend. So it is a funny story, a crazy story. A it could be anything from that infamous Thanksgiving that happened in the nineties with your family and now they won’t stop telling the story about the time that the Turkey got up and ran away. Right. <laugh> so like, you know, a situation with a crazy neighbor that had a business running out of their apartment. Um, and everything is anonymous and details have been changed. So we don’t know exactly which parts are a hundred percent true and which ones are 95% true. But she invites a host on that has most of the time, um, is, has some sort of interest in the theme of the story. So you know that they’re gonna be really invested in what happens. And you get to spend an hour listening to a really funny and kind of wacky story. And if you’re like me and you kind of enjoy, um, trash TV or reality TV or whatever you wanna call it, this is a great way to get your fix while you’re like driving to run errands or something.

Scott Luton (17:22):

And let’s face it, we all need these departures from any critical thinking. I mean, yes. Right. <laugh>. Um, alright, Amanda, your comment on on that last one.

Amanda Luton (17:33):

Yeah, again, Sounds right up my alley. <laugh>, I love kinda quirky, unique stories. I love the anonymity kinda aspect of it too, cuz I feel like obviously people could share some crazy details about, you know, funny stories when nobody will be able to identify them later. Mm-hmm. <affirmative> <affirmative>. Um, so again, I’ve been writing down all of these, Katherine, so I’m gonna look them up later and subscribe for sure.

Scott Luton (17:56):

Okay, excellent. Uh, well, Katherine, I’m not sure if to to thank you for, cause Amanda’s already, you know, she’s read she’s read about a thousand books this year and Liz listening and following, you know, a thousand of the podcasts. So, uh, thank you Katherine for more quality content coming into Thein Home. You’re welcome, <laugh>, but don’t go anywhere cause we won’t get you to comment on Amanda’s. And then I’ve got a couple of questions for y’all after we, um, put together this, this top six approved podcast list. Um, alright, so Amanda, Latherine went first and shared her three. What’s your first one here today?

Amanda Luton (18:31):

Yeah, so, um, one of my biggest kind of interests as far as podcasts go, um, I love True Crime, obviously, like most people do. Um, I love history. History is a, is a really big one for me. Um, and I really love kind of, uh, the mixture of the, not mystical, but kind of unexplained and, and kind of where history cross paths. Okay. Um, but so one of my very favorite podcasts I’ve listened to for a really long time is called American History Tellers, um, on the Wonder Channel. And that’s kind of the way that I kind of picked these is I almost selected the podcast channels first and then selected my favorite, um, podcast from the channels. Ok. But Wondery, they have so many wonderful, really well written podcast, uh, podcast programs, but American History Tellers is really great because they’ll do one season based on any one major American historical event. And Lindsey Graham is the host, he’s really wonderful, but he,

Scott Luton (19:36):

He tells not Lindsey Graham, the politician of different

Amanda Luton (19:40):

Graham South Yeah. Senator. That’s right. Is he a senator or representative? Either. Not him. Totally different. Um, but Lindsey Graham is the host and he tells the story from the perspective of people that could have been involved in the historical event. So, and they’ll do, I don’t know, somewhere between five and eight episodes per season. And the whole season is about this one event and kind of going through the, the chronologically through the event. Um, but I’ve learned more in depth history about the, the Revolutionary War, about, um, the space race, about the Cuban Missile Crisis is the one I’m listening to now. Um, I listened to one about the Tulsa Race Massacre. I had never even heard about that in the past. Uh, we never learned about that in history class, but I learned about it on, uh, American History Tellers on this podcast.

Amanda Luton (20:33):

It’s just so fascinating. And they’re perfect for like a, a road trip or like a long drive somewhere, cuz you can just bust through three or four episodes. No problem. And I truly, you know, a lot of the events spoken about on American history tellers, I’ve learned about in in history class or, or throughout, you know, just my life or whatever. Um, the level of detail, the level of research and in depth information that they share is just, it is so fascinating and I’m, I’m totally a history nerd anyway. Yes. But think, think it would appeal to kind of any Americans that wanna dive bit deeper into the history of our country. It’s just really fascinating.

Scott Luton (21:12):

All right. So Katherine, I’m gonna get your take in just a second, but I’m, I’m on there. Um, one of their pages, they’ve had 35 seasons, so that’s quite an accomplishment for any podcast. You know, most, most of the 3 million podcasts out there don’t get beyond 12 episodes, as we all know. Um, Amanda dropped a couple of, uh, of, uh, subjects, but Prohibition, the Space Race, National Parks, Civil Rights, Dutch Manhattan, uh, Cole Works.

Amanda Luton (21:42):

That was a fascinating one, believe it or not, Dutch Manhattan. It tells all about the history of New York City and how it was, uh, how it was, uh, settled. Yep. I knew nothing. I, I knew truly nothing about New York City. I mean, it explains how Wall Street got its name. Yeah. It’s, it was just amazing.

Katherine HIntz (21:59):

That’s fascinating.

Scott Luton (22:00):

Lost Colony of Roanoke. Uh, and the plot is still, Lincoln’s body was the most recent one. We’ll save that. So no spoilers. Um, Katherine, your take on American History Tellers,

Katherine HIntz (22:12):

I love that. I had not heard of that podcast before, but it sounds super interesting. I think that sometimes when we learn about history growing up, maybe we are either too young to appreciate it or we don’t realize that these are real people that have real lives and stories. And so the way that they orchestrate or like, um, create that content makes it feel like you’re truly understanding the history of whatever they’re covering, but also the path that people took to get there. Right.

Scott Luton (22:45):

Yeah. Well said. Well said Katherine. Um, okay, so the first one for Amanda was American History Tellers. What’s number two, Amanda?

Amanda Luton (22:53):

Yeah. So the second one is from, um, the Grim and Mild channel. I think that, um, Aaron Mankey is the host of Lo, which is another super popular podcast, has been around for a really, really long time, Um, lore, I think they, they’re into, you know, they’re over two or 300 episodes now, but they published a book. They had a, you know, two series TV show on Amazon Prime. Um, but the, the Lore podcast is about an hour long, and it’s about, um, kind of like I was saying earlier, the cross between like the unexplained and history and how, um, you know, New Orleans is, is supposedly haunted and kind of all these ghost stories from the city. Um, the other day they were talking about charms and how charms throughout history have held, um, lots of symbolism for different cultures and things like that. Um, but Laura is not even the one that I was going to recommend. Ok. Even though Laura is fantastic and I love it so much, they have another podcast called Cabinet of Curiosities that’s very short. Okay. It’s about eight, eight or nine minutes long. But they tell two quick stories about, you know, things from history that are unexplained or again, stories or background that you may not have heard before. Um, but I love it because do y’all remember, um, Ripley’s, believe it or not, like they have museums and they also had the TV show.

Scott Luton (24:18):

Hang on a sec. Hang on a sec. Um, you can’t say Ripley’s, believe it or not, without mentioning, uh, it was hosted by, um, Kane. Who, B Kane? No, that was, I’m new one. I’m talking about the eighties version of Ripley’s that I don’t, or not, Hang on a sec. Let’s look this up really quick. Because the guy always reminded me of my granddad and he had a very unique, uh, manner of jackal Jack. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And if you remember at the end of each segment, back in the a the original show, at the end of each segment, he goes, You can believe it or not, just like that. Very dramatic. You know? And, and it was, was like a trademark. Yes. Um, I didn’t even realize, Jack, I mean, this is how, uh, ignorant I was as a kid. I didn’t realize Jack P had a Hollywood history, you know, pedigree that Ripley’s believe it or not, wasn’t his, you know, wasn’t his claim to fame. It was a great, great movie show. I only

Amanda Luton (25:14):

Knew him show from City Slicks <laugh>, that movie <laugh>.

Scott Luton (25:18):

Well, where, uh, Kinder Spirits here. Okay. So Cabinet of Curiosities, that’s the, that’s your number two, right?

Amanda Luton (25:24):

That’s the, Yeah. And it’s, it’s so great because it’s just these little snippets, these weird and wacky stories, um, like how John f Kennedy’s brain has been missing, you know, for years and years and like the, the evolution of that, that story and, um, how you get, uh, I can’t think of another quick example, but just how, how things have been named and like the origins of naming things or the origins of like, um, phrases that we use a lot, you know, in English, um, speaking or whatever. But it’s just, it’s a great program. It’s super short. It’s two stories you’re done in less than 10 minutes. And it’s like, from watching that or from listening to that podcast, I feel like I could be like trivia champion at any local bar. Um, just because my knowledge of kind of useless information has been improved from that podcast. I just love it so much. Cause it’s quick and easy.

Scott Luton (26:22):

Cabinet of curiosities. Yes. Cabinet of Curiosities. Uh, I wonder if <laugh> Oh, that’s stupid. Dad. Dad jokes. I was thinking about, uh, a sequel, um, instead of cabinet, maybe a treasure chest of trivia. Uh, gimme the Sequel or something like that. Yes. Perfect. But a quick question, uh, for you both, because as I’m on its site via iHeart is where I’m finding it mm-hmm. <affirmative>, uh, as Amanda as you mentioned, you know, most of these are less than, um, you know, 13 minutes or less. So it’s very short form. Um, in a, in a succinct answer, are y’all bigger fans of that shorter form, you know, 10 minute or less Quick Hitter podcast? Or do you like the longer form before you share number three? Katherine

Katherine HIntz (27:08):

Longer.

Scott Luton (27:09):

You light longer. Okay. Uh, Amanda,

Amanda Luton (27:12):

I like both in it. A lot of it depends on when and where I’m listening. If I’m in the car, I’ll love along podcast if I’m holding laundry short <laugh>. Okay.

Scott Luton (27:22):

All right.

Katherine HIntz (27:23):

Lucky you that your laundry doesn’t take that.

Amanda Luton (27:25):

Yeah, that’s not the case. I listened to tons of episodes in a row. Yeah, <laugh>.

Scott Luton (27:30):

All right. So speaking of cabinet, uh, of Curiosities, which is again, uh, Amanda mentioned Aaron Mankey, Uh, that’s the host and the creator. And that Mankey is spelled M a h n K E. Uh, Katherine, your take on Cabinet of Curiosities,

Katherine HIntz (27:46):

All I could think about when you were explaining it is that that sounds like the perfect podcast to listen to if you’re going into a dinner party where you don’t know a lot of people, because it’s gonna fill you with so much stuff that you can be like, Oh, I learned this interesting stuff today. You know, and you can just put on while you’re driving and feel like you’re gonna be prepared with good small talk that’s also, um, relevant or a fun, intelligent comment to make about something. I think it could be a good Back Pocket podcast when you need some conversational support.

Scott Luton (28:18):

That’s such absolutely, such a great idea. So, so basically, Kath, uh, Amanda Katherine’s saying, Hey, if you wanna be interesting, check out this podcast and you can go into any conversation ready to share something of interest to, uh, the attendees. Um, okay. So Amanda, we’ve knocked out two of yours. What is number three?

Amanda Luton (28:39):

Yeah, so I am a, an overachiever. I cannot narrow it down to th to, to a third and final podcast. But like I said earlier, true crime. I’m a huge, huge fan of true crime. Like most, I think women my age, I don’t know why that is, but, um, I’ve been a, a murder reno pretty much my whole life. I love my favorite murder. Um, it’s another kind of long time podcast that’s been around a long, a long time. What’s

Scott Luton (29:07):

It called? Um,

Amanda Luton (29:08):

It’s called My Favorite Murder.

Scott Luton (29:09):

Oh,

Amanda Luton (29:10):

Okay. That’s on the exactly right channel. Okay. So great. Um, I love Crime Junkie. Um, I love, let’s see, Crime Junkie is with, um, Ashley Flowers. She’s the hoster of that show. Um, Criminal is an excellent True crime podcast. Um, Anatomy of Murder that’s on Audio Chuck, which is the channel that, um, Crime Junkie is also on. Um, those are all just really what I, the thing I like about True Good True Crime podcasts are ones that are really researched well. They’re not just kind of, they’re not sharing a ton of strous information or opinions straight to the facts. It’s like forensic files on TV is, you know, it’s very straightforward. Um, but just sharing the details of these horrible, horrible crimes, which is, you know, the phenomenon of True Crime. You know, why everybody loves so much, I don’t know. But those shows, you know, Criminal Crime Junkie, um, Anatomy of Murder, My Favorite Murder, Murder to a certain extent, they’re just done really well and I really enjoy listening to them. Um, the hosts are very knowledgeable cuz they’ve kind of been doing this a long time and they can kind of draw, um, parallels to other stories. But, um, I don’t know why I like a spooky story time of the year, but I, I just, I think true Crime is very fascinating. And another lifetime, maybe I would’ve been a forensic scientist or something. Its very fascinating

Katherine HIntz (30:39):

From Supply Chain to

Scott Luton (30:41):

Yes. Beat Me to it. Katherine <laugh>. Uh, so Katherine, that, that was a litany of, um, I Fast and Furious finish your thoughts there, Katherine or any of those

Katherine HIntz (30:53):

<laugh>. I was into the True Crime podcast movement, if you will, probably like right out of college. And when Serial kind of was the for runner of that whole space. And then it kind of, my interest in it kind of dwindled every once in a while. If I’m on a really long road trip and I need something that’s gonna perk me back up, a spooky true crime story is gonna make me feel very alert if I’m like stopping to put gas in my car and I’m by myself or something. Yeah. Um, but I am not the biggest, uh, consumer of True Crime. But I do think that the ones that I listen to, I’ve listened to my favorite murder, I think it’s really good. I’ve listened to Crime Junkie and it’s really good. And I agree with Amanda that, um, it is, I think for my favorite murder at least, some of their earlier ones were very lighthearted. Like, they, they made these stories, um, you hate to say they’re enjoyable to listen to cuz they’re real life tragedies, but, you know, they, they did it in a very, um, consumable way. And then you have ones like Crime Junkies that have a very journalistic approach. Right? Yes, for sure. It’s interesting to be able to hear these stories in multiple told in multiple ways.

Scott Luton (32:11):

So, uh, it’s interesting, um, cause it is amazing just how big of a niche in a market that true crime has become. And, and almost regardless of medium, if you look at tv, you know, Dateline, 48 hours, um, not so much 60

Amanda Luton (32:27):

Days, Apple created an entire podcast category dedicated to True crime now. Right. You know, that was several years ago, but that’s how much it grew. That’s how quickly Yeah. How many podcasts were being created.

Scott Luton (32:38):

But if you think of OGs in this space, forensic Files, the original is still one of the best. And, and yeah, you know, that’s a podcast, but also it’s a 30 minute show that there’s, you know, a couple hundred episodes. Um, and they recently released forensic files too, which I have not found nearly as, uh, I’m not sure if it’s a story difference. I’m not sure if it’s, um, an interview difference, but I don’t find, or maybe, um, just how they produce it. I don’t think it’s as good as the original. Uh, yeah, no. Amanda, you’ve seen forensic files too. Would you agree or disagree with that?

Amanda Luton (33:15):

Yeah, I agree. And I think that is kind of one of the things about True Crime Podcasts now too, is once people kind of realized how popular they were and how, you know, this huge market for True crime, everybody jumps on the bandwagon and everybody creates, you know, everybody’s fascinated. Lots of people are fascinated with true crime. So, you know, they wanna jump on the bandwagon of true crime and of podcasts and start producing all of this, this true crime, um, content. And sometimes, and that’s why I like some of these old school, like Katherine said, the journalistic approach to to true crime is it’s an old school. It’s, you know, tried and true way of, of communicating this type of content and it’s really, really great. But when you try and repackage it and kind of repromote it later and kind of change up those, those tried and true, you know, ways of, of communicating. So it’s just not as good. I can’t necessarily put my finger on it either. Right. But, um, sometimes keeping it basic, straight to the point with a, with a really classic or traditional formula is just the way to go.

Scott Luton (34:28):

All right. Uh, your final, So forensic files, are you, are you a fan? Katherine? I have

Amanda Luton (34:33):

Never seen it.

Scott Luton (34:34):

Oh my gosh. <laugh>. Oh my gosh. All right. So we, we’ll have to fix that. Um, and you may not like it, uh, because I know you mentioned the kind of true crime is not your priority list. Um, but really it, it’s, it is a classic, uh, that continues. You know, uh, H H L N is a channel that runs it relentlessly today. It’s kinda like MTV runs, um, ridiculousness, um, constantly. And, you know, that’s an interesting story. We don’t have time for it today, but, um, folks, listeners, you should check out why that is. So this is, um, folks, when I say stuff like this, it reminds me how unique of a episode this is gonna be for supply chain. Now, <laugh>, it’s a podcast about podcasts and content, but hey, any, any opportunity we have to bring folks that are usually on the other side of the coin out and sharing, you know, what’s important to them, their likes and, and, uh, different aspects of this journey.

Scott Luton (35:29):

That’s a, that’s a good reason to do that. Okay. Moving right along, bringing it back to the supply chain now, Um, a thousand episodes in on a main ship, and that’s just a mother ship, right? That’s just supply chain. Now of course you got do pe you got digital Transformers, um, you’ve got, uh, Tech talk, uh, you have got Tequila Sunrise, I mean, just all this, you know, wealth of content out there. But what is, uh, Katherine, wanna start with you. What is your fa one of your favorite all time episodes on supply chain? Now

Katherine HIntz (36:03):

That is so hard. I think, um, this isn’t quite answering the question, but my favorite,

Scott Luton (36:10):

I’m used to that

Amanda Luton (36:12):

<laugh>.

Katherine HIntz (36:15):

I would say that my favorite would have to be the supply chain buzz. So every Monday we have a supply chain buzz, and I’m on the back end of it. So we get to start our week off together doing this episode. And I think that it is just always a good time, whether we have, you know, a guest on there or if it’s just kind of us. Um, it’s a great way to start your week off with Timely News, a good laugh or two, and an update on what’s going on with Supply Chain now and everybody else kind of in the space. I think it’s something that, um, I really enjoy, especially not being a supply chain expert, being more on the creative and marketing side, I think that I am constantly learning and laughing and growing from listening to the buzz episodes.

Scott Luton (37:07):

I agree. Um, you know, if y’all remember way back when, and, and before Katherine even joined us, the supply chain Buzz and its infancy was a short form news focus podcast that we dropped that was 15 minutes or less quick hitters, kinda like monologue, uh, that we’d drop, uh, once a week or so, once a month. I can’t remember exactly, but that has since morphed into, to Katherine’s point, one of our most popular programs, right? It’s a mixture of personalities, it’s a mixture of news, news. You could use some extra of movers and shakers out there doing innovative things. And it’s set every Monday at 12 noon, uh, like clockwork. So, um, but so Katherine, that’s a good one. Uh, Amanda, what about yours?

Amanda Luton (37:52):

Yeah, so I love the buzz too. Um, that’s one of, one of the things, one of the, the sessions that I look forward to producing every week. It’s always, always a lot of fun. Um, but some of my favorite episodes have been, um, some supply chain leaders, um, that come on and they don’t focus so much on supply chain, but focus more on leadership. Um, we had Crystal York on just recently, that was not this week, I don’t think, but last week she was on for new interview and she just, she challenged the audience, you know, she was, uh, she’s a great manufacturing leader and I thought it was just a, a, a really wonderful interview. I actually, we have copywriters on our team that kind of write landing page copy and some some social copy and things like that, and we weren’t, they weren’t able to do it this week. So I actually wrote the landing page copy for that episode and listening to the transcript and listening to the interview, I felt very inspired after listening to Crystal. So I thought that that was a great interview. Um, uh, one from way back, uh, Sandra McQuian was on with Scott and Greg, I think it was actually a live stream that she was on

Scott Luton (39:02):

A masterclass

Amanda Luton (39:04):

Yes. That we then we, we replayed or reproduced it into a podcast episode and she gave like 10, I can’t even remember the, the exact title, but it was maybe 10 things, A supply chain, uh, Chief Supply Chain Officer needs to Do or Needs to Know, or something like that. Just the level of knowledge that she had that she just busted out, like no problem. Um, you know, she obviously, I’m sure she prepared and she was, you know, she had done her research and studied and everything for the show, but just the amount of information and the, the leadership qualities that she communicated through that episode, I mean, talk about Katherine, like writing things down and, and making notes of, of, of things that’ll help you going forward. That was just such a great episode. And it was applicable to pretty much anybody in, in, in industry that’s interested in being a leader or wants to move forward in their organization. Not has nothing, I mean, supply chain. Yes, of course. And it was information for people in the supply chain industry, but it was applicable to pretty much anybody, anywhere that wants to, you know, have some forward progress in their career. So that was a really, really great episode. Those are probably two of my recent favorites. She c Sanders was also a great,

Scott Luton (40:18):

Oh, she’s

Amanda Luton (40:19):

Great interview not too long ago, actually. We’ve had her on a couple of times, but her most recent one was, was really wonderful. Um, but I just love those guests that yes, they can share their supply chain and their business and industry knowledge, but they can also show and share, um, you know, so many great tips or, or, or, or bits of information about leadership and how we can all be better leaders. That’s what I really I like about those particular episodes.

Scott Luton (40:47):

Agreed. Uh, alright. So Katherine, any comments on any of those? Let’s see, Crystal, Sandra, uh, Sheika, any, any comments, Sarah, on any of those? Katherine,

Katherine HIntz (40:57):

I think those are all really great episodes, and I totally agree with what Amanda said. Um, I think one of the great things about our podcast and our live streams are there’s so many things you can take away, whether you are actively in the industry or not. Um, there’s just a lot of life lessons and personal development that you can glean from these leaders. And I, I love a good story and I think that the people that come on, like Crystal and everyone else are coming on because they have an important story to tell and I always enjoy getting to listen, listen to it.

Scott Luton (41:34):

I agree. Uh, I love great storytellers and also, especially if they bring like a, uh, a t-shirt is mm-hmm. <affirmative>, you know, a short phrase. It really inspires, uh, our listeners inspires us as hosts. Uh, you know, we leave a lot of these shows ready to run through walls and certainly all three of those you mentioned, uh, and many others. So, um, alright. So one final question for our Esteem panel here today. And I was thinking about this earlier. Here’s almost 3 million podcasts depending on who you look at, right? Um, who’s doing the numbers? But it’s about 3 million podcasts now. I wonder who 20 years ago, we’ll call it, said, Hey, you know, I think this is where content’s going. I think folks are gonna have an Apple on their phone and they’re gonna be listening to all this audio content and it’s gonna take over the world in many ways. And, and companies are gonna push billions of dollars into the space to grow it. And I wonder how many folks knew that was coming. So since I’m with two experts here, deep content consumers, uh, and Kathryn I’ll start with you. What is one prediction that you have for where content may be headed next? What’s the next big thing?

Katherine HIntz (42:44):

I think that, I think that most trends are cyclical. So you can kind of see that what we’re going to do might be reminiscent of something that we’ve already done, but it’s an innovation of that. And I think the people are moving more towards story based audio content. So before the big surge of podcasting happened, my family would go on a lot of road trips and we always listened to radio classics on Sirius xm and it’s

Scott Luton (43:15):

That’s a channel?

Katherine HIntz (43:16):

Yeah, it’s a channel. Okay. They do, um, classic dramas and mysteries and comedies. So it’s like Jack Benny, and, um, these like western audio stories that you’re hearing that are really, really cool. Probably stuff that, you know, my grandparents would’ve watched or listened to, maybe

Scott Luton (43:34):

Jackal and some of those

Amanda Luton (43:36):

<laugh>, maybe he could be

Katherine HIntz (43:38):

<laugh>. Um, and I think that I’m seeing a lot of content, maybe not on the business side, but just on the entertainment side, go more towards these scripted audio shows or retelling of a story, like the normal gossip show that I mentioned at the top, that you’re getting to hear these narrative storylines over the course of an hour. And maybe it’s serial and maybe it’s not. Um, but I think that people are really striving for human connection. And so I think we’re gonna see a lot of those personal touches through audio content moving forward.

Scott Luton (44:13):

Yeah, I think that’s a great, uh, a great prediction, right, man. Asking me tough to top <laugh>. What’s one

Katherine HIntz (44:19):

Prediction? I’m not sure, Amanda. No

Amanda Luton (44:20):

Pressure. I know. Gosh. Well, no. So one of the things that I’m seeing a lot of, and so prior to podcast listening, I guess I was an avid consumer of blogs, loved reading blogs. I was on my computer at night constantly reading. I had a whole favorite list of all of my favorite blogs that I would go through. I had a blog, you know, everybody had blogs there for a while and now, you know, social media has changed that so much. Instagram accounts have changed so much. Social media influencers have changed that so much. And what I’m seeing a lot now is social media influencers, you know, they may start with, or they may start with Instagram and they create these huge followings. They don’t have blogs anymore, They’re starting podcasts. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. So I’m thinking that we’re going to be seeing, you know, a lot of these people that are TikTok famous or YouTube famous or you know, Instagram famous, Um, we’re gonna be seeing more podcasts like that now, whether it’s them kind of creating the same type of content for their podcasts, or if they’re gonna be inviting guest song kind of for interviews.

Amanda Luton (45:28):

I’m not exactly sure how that’s gonna work, but every single day when I open, I listen to all my podcasts on Apple. Um, every day I see a new podcast from a new, uh, social media influencer that I’ve just, you know, just seen or just recognized, um, from TikTok or whatever. Um, but, so that’s what I’m thinking. Lots of influencer podcasts. I don’t think podcasts are going anywhere. Um, I think video, obviously, you know, all these social media platforms are switching over to a more dynamic short, you know, form video content like TikTok, like YouTube shorts. Um, it may be that we see slightly fewer audio only podcast, more video podcasts mm-hmm. <affirmative>, um, to kind of play into the, the whole video, uh, trend. But, um, pod I don’t think podcasts are going anywhere at all. I think we’re gonna see more. I would love to see more, um, different genres, different types of content. Like, like Katherine mentioned, you know, true crime was so, so hot there for a while and you know, now I mentioned that, you know, so many people are creating it. Like, let’s see some more things in addition to true crime. Like, what else have you got? You know, what else can people come up with to, to share and to, to, um, educate and entertain people? But, uh, I don’t think they’re going anywhere, which is exciting for me because I I can’t get enough <laugh>

Scott Luton (46:48):

Clearly, man. Well, this has been fascinating. Um, I’m really glad, you know, this is kind of, um, um, it was always a concept, uh, for a show that, that, uh, we’ve had in mind for, as I mentioned on the front end for weeks. But we kind of, we had an opportunity, uh, from a production scheduling standpoint, and we had an opening this afternoon to knock out the recording. So I’m really glad that we all could get here and we could pick your brain, both of you on all things podcasts, the podcast about podcasts. So, who knows, we may, we may make this a, uh, regular feature like quarterly. Uh, I could, I could envision, um, whether it’s members of our team or other content creators as they jump on and share their favorite, um, you know, a lot of all the ones we, well, I guess not a lot of, we shared a mix of entertainment and learning or news oriented podcasts. Um, but, but you know, it’s wherever, uh, it’s wherever, whatever works to make that departure from all the rigors and stresses of this journey, whatever, whatever helps you, you know, find that balance and that moment of serenity. And I think we got a couple of nuggets from you both Amanda and Katherine on, um, on what works for y’all. And maybe some more listeners will pick up on some of those podcasts and let us know. You know, let us know what you think of the vetted list we got from Katherine and Amanda here today. Okay.

Amanda Luton (48:12):

And I think the, the podcast Buzz with Amanda and Katherine is coming up soon. <laugh>. Yeah.

Katherine HIntz (48:18):

That’s like a, I dunno, you might opened a door here.

Scott Luton (48:22):

Let’s do it. I’d love it. Uh, I think, I think there’s so much, you know, uh, there’s so much content out there and there needs to be some shepherds of folks that help navigate, uh, all the, the treacherous podcast landscape and find good stuff. Absolutely. So that might be something. So we’ll filter

Amanda Luton (48:41):

Through it. No

Scott Luton (48:42):

Problem. Buzz

Amanda Luton (48:43):

<laugh> podcast,

Scott Luton (48:44):

Bud. And while limited the podcast, we could have a, a whole, uh, content buzz, but, uh, stay tuned.

Katherine HIntz (48:50):

Our content corner,

Scott Luton (48:51):

Uh, content corner.

Katherine HIntz (48:52):

Perfect. There we go.

Scott Luton (48:54):

<laugh>. All right. Uh, well, listeners, hopefully you’ve enjoyed this episode, this very unique episode, big departure from what we typically do, but hey, that’s the joy of creating content, right? To be able to make these departures and these right turns and left turns. Because whether we like it or not, life isn’t all only about supply chain, even for us, big supply chain lovers and nerds like, like I am. Um, but nevertheless, Amanda Luton, thank you for your time. Appreciate what you do here.

Amanda Luton (49:20):

Yeah, this was a lot of fun.

Scott Luton (49:22):

It was a lot of fun. Um, and Katherine really appreciate Katherine, hence, really appreciate what you do here. Thanks for all of your, uh, suggestions as well.

Katherine HIntz (49:31):

Thanks for having me, Scott.

Scott Luton (49:33):

We’re gonna do it again, the content corner with Amanda Katherine <laugh> coming soon.

Katherine HIntz (49:38):

I

Scott Luton (49:38):

Love it. To, to a, uh, app near you. Okay. Listeners, hopefully you’ve enjoyed this. Hey, let us know, shoot us a note, uh, of what are some of your favorite podcasts. I really hope plot you now and some of our family programmings on that list, but hey, no worries if it’s not. Um, Amanda, what’s the best way? Should folks just pop over on our, maybe our supply chain now, Twitter or LinkedIn or one of our social channels to drop us there? Podcast recommendations?

Amanda Luton (50:05):

Oh, yeah, that’s a great idea. Um, probably LinkedIn and we’ll, we’ll be posting, um, probably some great content based off of this podcast. So you can comment, uh, send us a DM or, or, or tweet us. Yeah,

Katherine HIntz (50:19):

I’ll be so excited to see what everybody else’s favorites are.

Scott Luton (50:23):

<laugh>. Absolutely. That, that’d be intriguing. We, we, we’ll have to curate a whole list. Top 100. Absolutely.

Katherine HIntz (50:29):

We’ll see a book club for podcasts,

Katherine HIntz (50:31):

<laugh>, we can we figure that out and start

Scott Luton (50:33):

One Blue ribbons and stuff. All right. <laugh>, Icot awards or whatever. Um, okay. Well, uh, listeners, hopefully you’ve enjoyed this. Big thanks to Amanda and Katherine, join for joining me for this very unique episode, a podcast about podcasts. Uh, let us know your recommendations. Uh, but whatever you do, uh, hey, you gotta find that, that, um, departure from the stresses of life. Amanda and Katherine gave you some great ideas. So to take advantage of those, test ’em out and let us know what you think. But whatever you do, on behalf of our entire team here, Scott Lu and challenging to do good, to give forward and to be the change that’s needed. And we’ll see you next time, right back here at Supply Chain now. Thanks everybody.

Intro/Outro (51:13):

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