About the show

About Allyship is a Verb

People want to do better, but they don’t always know how. Allyship is a Verb is a 4x award-nominated (and now award-winning!) podcast featuring conversations with LGBTQ+ community members of various lived experiences and backgrounds who share their stories and an allyship tip. The host is a silly, warm human who offers self-reflection questions and voiceovers to help deepen the learning for listeners. The host is Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), who has a background in LGBTQ+ education, community organizing, and social work.

How each episode works

Every conversation pairs a guest’s story with a practical allyship tip, plus self-reflection questions and voiceovers from the host to deepen the learning. Most episodes include a full transcript.

Behind the show

Credits & gear

Podcast cover by

Kit Ballum Cohen (they/them/kit), a nonbinary designer, artist, and parent. Follow and check out their work.

Audio engineering by

  • Molly Rix (she/her) S1E19 to present
  • Ian Powell S1E18
  • Sergei Sobolev S1E1 to S1E17

Transcription by

  • Veronica M.T. Benjamin (she/her) S2E2 to present
  • Destiny Clarke (she/they) S1E26 to S2E1
  • Star W. (he/him) S1E17 to S1E25
  • Charlie Ocean (they/them) S1E1 to S1E16

Charlie uses & recommends

  1. Paid Squadcast.FM + Descript plan for recording guest interviews
  2. Free GarageBand & Audacity software for editing, before sending it to the audio engineer
  3. Season 1: Samson Q2U mic (great USB budget mic!). Seasons 2-3: Shure SM58 with Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface (3rd gen)
  4. Spotify for Creators for podcast hosting and distribution (allows you to monetize and so much more)
  5. Calendly for easily scheduling and collecting guest information for pre-screen calls and episode interviews