Celebrate One Year of Podcasting (Contest)!

One year ago I went ahead with an idea that had been kicking around in my head for a while.  I created Diabetes Connections, a weekly podcast. I hoped it would be a way to talk to interesting people in our community, share information & inspiration and use the skills from my broadcast career to reach people touched by diabetes who may feel isolated or alone.

It’s been amazing. If you listen, you know I love it. I gush about how fun it is at the end of just about every episode.  I can’t help it. It’s SO GREAT! I get to talk to people I admire, learn from experts and connect with people all over the country and even the world.

Let’s celebrate!

I’m partnering with Pebble to give away two Pebble Time Smartwatches like the one pictured here. Everyone who enters will receive a link to 20% off Pebble products. Contest opens May 31^st and closes June 12^th. A valid email address is needed for the discount code; you can see the other rules & regs when you enter the contest.

(click the box at the bottom of this post to enter the contest)

In planning this celebration and contest, I hadn’t counted on something else. And it’s big. Diabetes Connections was nominated for The Podcast Awards! These awards are listener-nominated (so thank you to those who nominated me) and then a panel of judges narrows it down to the top ten in each category.  I found out last week that the show made it to the finals in Health. Wow! Now it’s time for listeners to vote for the top shows. Voting for The Podcast Awards opened on May 29^th and closes on June 12^th.

I need your vote, but I have mixed feelings about asking. First of all, it’s a pain to nag everyone to vote every day; you don’t want me junking up your timeline begging you to click & vote. BUT, as the only diabetes podcast in the running, I think it would be great to make it to the top spot. So I’ll be posting on social media, but let me know if I start to become a giant self-promotion machine. That’s not cool. But wow! Top ten for health in the country!? Yeah, I’m a little excited.

The awards voting and the contest are NOT tied together. No obligation to do one or the other, but I hope you take part in both. Many thanks for an incredible year, an amazing anniversary and here’s to lots more good stuff to come!

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