About

Hi, I'm Kyle. I'm a podcasting enthusiast, ghost engineer, storyteller, mad scientist, and part-time mercenary with a passion for podcast technology, user experience design, and wicked design thinking. I strive to make a small dent in the podcasting universe through creative innovation. From producing dramatic podcasts to building simplified tech solutions, I’m always driven to make podcasting easier.

I've been podcasting for almost a decade now and have been working on building podcast systems and software that can be used to simplify the complicated world of podcasting. This inspired me to found Oncetold , a podcasting education and technology company that provides a simplified toolkit for building podcasts.

Before Oncetold was Gagglepod, a podcast design studio I co-founded with Timothy Kimo Brien. Through Gagglepod we held hundreds of meetups and virtual coaching seminars that taught new podcasters how to create shows, use audio technology, and build good podcasts.

Out of Gagglepod, Tim and I started Podwrecked, a podcast to help podcasters survive their podcast, and helped me launch my podcasting speaking experiments. These experimental talks allowed me to test ideas as a featured speaker at several conferences including Podfest Expo, Podcast Global, Independent Podcast Conference (ICON), Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference (MAPCON), GalaxyCon and several WordCamps. View several of my most recent talks on my Gagglepod YouTube Channel.

Many of my personal lessons learned are explored in my podcast Not Easily Squished. In this on-going series I give listeners advice on how to take fragile podcast idea and transform it into fierce audio concept. All the podcast education that I've researched, tested, and experienced with Not Easily Squished, Podwrecked, and all podcasting talks will soon be a book called Not Easily Squished.

One of my secret passions is the creation of audio dramas. It all started when I took a 30-day challenge to make a daily Audio Drama. The end result was PAUSE for Dramatic Effect, a 17-episode serial podcast that let me have fun with writing, directing, producing, and even voice acting. Since then, I have been writing scripts that will become future audio dramas that will be produced by Oncetold.

Another experiment I have taken on was creating the Flowgnar podcast. I wanted a soundtrack that I could use when riding my mountain bike that featured local and independent music. Flowgnar became the result and is one of only a dozen Value4Value music podcasts and was essential in helping me build several Podcasting 2.0 features into the Oncetold platform.

When I'm not mountain biking, I'm reading about the American Civil War. As a big Civil War enthusiast I created War Yankee - Overland, a history podcast that explored the Overland Campaign of 1864, as a way to explore the battlefields that surrounded my home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The podcast includes music and sound effects to create a historical soundscape, making learning about history more engaging.

Finally, I've founded a few small businesses in my day. One of these companies was Reckoneer. I built Reckoneer from a blog into an outdoor racing company, that taught new race directors the business of endurance racing, race promotion and event production. It was through Reckoneer that I started podcasting with the creation of my highly successful podcast Merchants of Dirt.

I’m honored to have been featured in all five volumes of 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions by Ross Brand, with recent contributions in Volume 5 (#34 – "In a World of AI Slop, Be the Human") and Volume 4 (#97 – "Whispers Through Time").

When I’m not working on podcasts or building platforms like Oncetold, you can find me exploring the intersection of creativity and technology, designing user experiences, and collaborating with teams passionate about making an impact. My work has spanned many domains, from podcasting to UX design, and I’m always excited to see where technology will take us next.

You can learn more at Oncetold.