Stuart Barefoot is an audio producer and editor who uses audio to tell stories about….audio. 

He’s been involved in radio and podcasting since he was a college freshman in 2009. Since then he’s produced dozens of radio and podcast stories and most recently worked at Castos to produce original shows such as 3 Clips and Audience. Along with executive producer Matt Medeiros, Stuart went behind the scenes of some of the world’s best podcasts, such as Bellwether, Camp Monsters, Nice Try! And The Truth. His beat, as it were, is telling stories about the creative process, and in doing so, telling good stories himself. 

Stuart has also edited audio documentaries, oral histories and narrative podcasts. In his spare time, he produces his own sports storytelling podcast called ObscureBall and is constantly experimenting with audio formats and new ways to leverage the medium. 

As a side gig, he also works as a Public Address Announcer for professional and college athletic events in North Carolina. 

Fun Facts:  He loves tacos, prefers trains over planes and has never seen an episode of Game of Thrones.

Matt Medeiros has been podcasting, personally and professionally, for over a decade. 

His day job is producing Breakdown, a podcast for Rocketgenius, a leading WordPress software company. As part of their marketing team, he helps share the story of the 15-year-old brand while engaging their customers & community through audio.

Matt has invested in podcasting to help grow his personal brand by covering the WordPress news space for over a decade. The weekly short-form podcast, The WP Minute, helps inform, educate and entertain listeners in the WordPress community. It’s the “PodNews of WordPress.”

In addition to his personal podcasting endeavors, Matt worked with Stuart Barefoot when he worked in the audio industry at Castos, a podcast hosting company. During his tenure, the duo published Audience and the 3 Clips podcast for the hosting company. They also worked together on the production team helping customers with launching and managing their podcasts.

Matt also publishes The Podcast Setup, a newsletter that shares podcast setups, including gear, software, and recording techniques, from podcasters around the world.