The speaker series Ignite Seattle has built a brand around 5-minute talks designed, as their tagline says, to “enlighten us, but make it quick.” But now through the newly launched “Ignite Seattle Podcast,” listeners can tune in to hear more from select speakers.
Ignite, a production of the Seattle-based cultural center and performance space Town Hall, hosts events in which 12 talks cover a broad range of topics. The podcast circles back on speakers and their topics, and episodes include the original talk along with a deeper discussion.
Ignite’s Daniel Baird serves as host of the podcast and in a blog post on Monday, he wrote about why he wanted to bring the talks to a new platform.
“I’ve often sat in the audience at Ignite events wanting to know more about the speakers, and their topics,” Baird said. “Unfortunately I’m far too socially…
