Call for Guest Podcast Hosts

*Note that the deadline has been extended!

The Disability History Association Podcast is seeking volunteer guest hosts for our 2022-23 season. In consultation with the podcast coordinators, guest hosts will be responsible for producing an episode of the show. While our episodes have traditionally been based around interviews with disability history researchers and curators, other formats are welcome. Guest hosts might wish to try panel discussions, narrative accounts of historical events, oral histories, or “reports from the field” that highlight recent conferences, exhibits, or public history initiatives, to list just a few examples. In keeping with the DHA’s mandate, the episode should center on disability history, but this can be defined broadly. 

Podcast episodes should be between about 30 and 90 minutes, and all of our podcasts must include a transcript. In addition to recording and editing the episode, guest hosts should plan to devote a few hours to reviewing and correcting the transcript. However, this workload can be negotiated, and if you need any support for your episode of the podcast, please don’t hesitate to let the coordinators know. 

Guest hosts should contact the podcast coordinators, Kelsey Henry and Caroline Lieffers, through contact.dhapodcast@gmail.com by October 15 31, 2022. Please include a brief description of yourself and what you plan to do for your episode of the podcast. Please also let us know if there is a particular month that works best for you to record and/or launch your episode. 

Please note that the DHA Podcast will be inviting applications for more permanent volunteer hosts later this year, and guest hosting an episode is an important prerequisite for taking on a more permanent hosting role.