Dani Stover: Is This Thing On?
- Aidan G
- Jan 15, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 18, 2025
Dani Stover is back on the show for a 3rd time, and she discussed her experience with AM 640's "Let's Talk with Dani Stover," a non-live, pre-recorded radio show that curated content from across The Corus Radio Network.
The show, which involved creating six to seven new segments daily, was well-received but faced challenges, including a shift in station direction and a negative climate during the pandemic. Sadly, Corus decided to end the show and part ways with Dani last month. Merry Christmas I guess.
In this episode you will hear Dani express her mental shift from live radio to assembling a fully recorded show, and express her disdain for radio's reliance on text lines for audience engagement. (Can we stop this now?) She also criticized the use of AI and the negative impact of social media.
Dani plans to continue writing on Substack and is considering a future podcast.
It's wild how radio keeps doubling down on text lines and AI when the whole point of the format is supposed to be a human voice connecting with someone. Dani's shift from live to pre-recorded sounds like such a mental gear change, and honestly, her point about audience engagement feeling hollow rings true. Speaking of reaction-based habits, the same muscle memory that makes a good radio host pivot on a dime is kind of like the pre-aiming drill in the okiaimx game — it's all about training those split-second instincts so you're ready before the moment actually hits. Hope she finds a better home for her voice, Substack seems like a solid fit.
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