How is the Trade Secrets podcast made? Find out all the behind-the-scenes details in this special episode with co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada. From the show’s origin, to scripting, to editing and posting, take a peek behind the Trade Secrets curtain.

This is a special episode of Trade Secrets between seasons four and five. Season five will return in two weeks, on April 8.

This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International. 

Further resources

Email Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada

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Emma Weissmann
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Mentioned in this episode:
Slate’s Dear Prudence
“Tiny Beautiful Things,” by Cheryl Strayed
Auphonic
Omny Studio
PodBean

Some previous episodes we mention:
When is it time to leave your host agency and join a consortium?
Top travel pros and their best advice for advisors
On the ground in Maui: Should travel agents send clients to the island right now?
Icon of the Seas: How big can a cruise ship get?
Why can’t we be friends? Forming productive travel advisor-supplier relationships
How do I use generative AI to improve my travel agency’s workflow?
Travel advisors, are you using the right tech stack?

Need advice?

Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098

Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com 



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Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod

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How is the Trade Secrets podcast made? Find out all the behind-the-scenes details in this special episode with co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada. From the show’s origin, to scripting, to editing and posting, take a peek behind the Trade Secrets curtain.
This is a special episode of Trade Secrets between seasons four and five. Season five will return in two weeks, on April 8.
This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.travelinsured.com/">Travel Insured International</a>. 
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Further resources
Email <a href="mailto:eweissmann@travelagewest.com">Emma</a> Weissmann and <a href="mailto:jbiesiada@travelweekly.com">Jamie</a> Biesiada
Follow us on Instagram
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/travelweeklyus">Travel Weekly</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/travelagewest">TravelAge West</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emma_enroute">Emma Weissmann</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thusjamiesaw">Jamie Biesiada</a></li>
</ul>
Mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Slate’s <a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/dear-prudence">Dear Prudence</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">“<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Beautiful-Things-Advice-Sugar/dp/0307949338">Tiny Beautiful Things</a>,” by Cheryl Strayed</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://auphonic.com/">Auphonic</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/">Omny Studio</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.podbean.com/">PodBean</a><a href="https://www.podbean.com/"></a></li>
</ul>
Some previous episodes we mention:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">When is it time to leave your host agency and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-is-it-time-to-leave-your-host-agency-and-join/id1555272051?i=1000596018636">join a consortium</a>?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Top travel pros and their <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-travel-pros-and-their-best-advice-for-advisors/id1555272051?i=1000613030222">best advice for advisors</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-ground-in-maui-should-travel-agents-send/id1555272051?i=1000629042626">On the ground in Maui</a>: Should travel agents send clients to the island right now?</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icon-of-the-seas-how-big-can-a-cruise-ship-get/id1555272051?i=1000646845121">Icon of the Seas</a>: How big can a cruise ship get?</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-cant-we-be-friends-forming-productive-travel-advisor/id1555272051?i=1000648727945">Why can’t we be friends</a>? Forming productive travel advisor-supplier relationships</li>
<li aria-level="1">How do I use generative AI to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-use-generative-ai-to-improve-my-travel-agencys/id1555272051?i=1000623650286">improve my travel agency’s workflow</a>?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Travel advisors, are you using <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travel-advisors-are-you-using-the-right-tech-stack/id1555272051?i=1000645009223">the right tech stack</a>?</li>
</ul>
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Need advice?
Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098
Email us: <a href="mailto:tradesecrets@travelweekly.com">tradesecrets@travelweekly.com </a>
 
Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
 
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at travelweekly.com/podcasts.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.

Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.


Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners&rsquo; questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more &mdash; as long as it&rsquo;s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at <a href="http://travelweekly.com/podcasts">travelweekly.com/podcasts</a>.
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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors&rsquo; 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives &mdash; the highs and lows that make them human.
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 Theme song: Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop</a> License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>
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