Two Words with Taku

Two Words with Taku


Latest Episodes

Episode 37 – Six Creative Minds Chat about Comparing Ourselves to Others
July 02, 2017

Major mojo killer: comparing yourself to others. I ask an author, a dancer, an actress, a radio broadcaster and a pottery teacher to share their thoughts on this topic. I’m currently producing a radio story, something quite new to me,

Episode 37 – Six Creative Minds Chat about Comparing Ourselves to Others
July 02, 2017

Major mojo killer: comparing yourself to others. I ask an author, a dancer, an actress, a radio broadcaster and a pottery teacher to share their thoughts on this topic. I’m currently producing a radio story, something quite new to me,

Episode 36 – Podcasts I Love: S-Town, Serial, The Moth and More
June 25, 2017

S-Town creator Brian Reed is coming to Melbourne. OMG! I can’t wait to hear how he made his record-breaking podcast. 40 million downloads and counting! In this episode I review S-Town, Serial by This American Life,

Episode 35 – Self-Publishing a Book: Tip #6 Motivation
June 20, 2017

Making money shouldn’t be your main motivation. So why do you really want to write a book? Why do you need to write a book? Friendly FYI…these tips are from a 2016 video series I filmed after self-publishing a children’s book in Australia.

Episode 34 – Self-Publishing a Book: Tip #5 Story
June 20, 2017

So you want to publish a book? But hold on…what’s the story you will write? Is it non-fiction or fiction? Why is that story important? What’s your personal story and the connection to the work you want to publish?

Episode 33 – The Big Issue with Wonder Woman, Homelessness and Typesetting
June 14, 2017

In this episode I review the The Big Issue Magazine’s Wonder Woman edition (dated 19 May – 1 June). I focus on the basic layout of the magazine, how the words and images work together and other things that I like about it. Photos at http://taku.com.

Episode 32 – My Online Dating Profile is a Poem
June 12, 2017

How I really feel about online dating. Listen to the unexpected poem that recently became my online dating profile. I never thought I’d share this on my podcast but hey,  this episode kinda happened whilst I was learning how to be a better podcaster.

Episode 31 – Self-Publishing a Book: Tip #4 Crowdfunding
June 11, 2017

Crowdfunding is a great way to raise funds. I do, however, recommend having a back-up option for self-publishing your book. I had an unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign on Pozible in 2015. I raised 26% of my $15000 goal amount and I learnt so much from ...

Episode 30 – Self-Publishing a Book: Tip #3 Research
June 11, 2017

Research is everything. You need do your homework before you self-publish your book. Weigh up if that’s really the route you want to take. Explore what stories other writers are writing, find out who would be interested in your story.

Episode 29 – Rogue Resumes to Sexy CVs – 3. Add Graphics
June 11, 2017

How to add graphics to your resume or CV. Rogue Resumes to Sexy CVs is my technical writing series to help your CV look a bit better in Microsoft Word. In this podcast episode I talk through how to add simple graphics to your CV – mainly colourful head...