Show Notes
In this episode of The Localist podcast, host Carrie Rollwagen sits down with Myres Allen and Stephen Peacock, the co-hosts of Word of Mouth Podcast, a Birmingham show dedicated to telling the stories of people doing interesting and meaningful things in the city. This is the second half of a podcast swap: Carrie appeared on Word of Mouth first, and now Myres and Stephen are in the Localist studio.
The conversation gets into why community, not just content, has always been the real mission behind Word of Mouth, how they think about hospitality and connection in an increasingly isolated world, what it is like when strangers who listen every week feel closer to you than your actual friends, what they have learned about consistency and reels after two years and over 100 episodes, and where they hope Word of Mouth grows as a platform, a brand and eventually a business rooted in Birmingham.
Topics Covered in This Episode
- Why community, not just content, has always been the real mission behind Word of Mouth
- Why Myres and Stephen started a podcast to push back against the loneliness epidemic
- What it feels like when strangers know more about you than your closest friends
- The concept of middle talk and why it matters more than small talk or deep philosophy
- How they divide production, booking, and creative work behind the scenes
- What they have learned about building an audience, from friends to cold outreach
- How they create reels and trailers that actually perform on social media
- Whether doing this full-time is the goal, and what that could look like
- The long-term vision for Word of Mouth as a Birmingham platform, brand, and community
Connect with Word of Mouth Podcast
Word of Mouth Podcast is hosted by Myres Allen and Stephen Peacock. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, the show tells the stories of people doing cool, interesting things in the city and beyond.
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1icxBH4UjcZFSrtKIJ4rDi Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/word-of-mouth/id1724476450 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/word.of.mouth.pod/ Myres on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myresense/
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