Our friends at the Signal Awards, the largest awards solely dedicated to podcasts, just launched 'Show Notes,' an interview series with members of The Signal Awards Judging Academy: the architects, instigators and trailblazers of the podcast medium.

Check out their exclusive interview with Dan Taberski, the writer and host of no. 1 charting show Hysterical investigating a mysterious illness that spread among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. Below is an excerpt:

Signal Awards: Tell us about your latest project, Hysterical. It’s been getting a lot of buzz, including a write up from Nick Quah in Vulture.

Dan Taberski: Hysterical is about a mystery illness in upstate New York. It’s been fascinating to make, with a team of really great producers, and it’s fun now to see it out in the world and see people react.

Signal Awards: You’re part of The Signal Awards Judging Academy, which means that you’ll be listening to many podcasts made in the last year and weighing which deserve broader recognition. When you’re listening to a show, how do you know when it’s good? What does ‘good’ feel or sound like?

Dan Taberski: For me, good means it feels specific to the person hosting, and that I can see something of them coming through every conversation, every line of writing. I really get hooked when I'm not just interested in the story but also become just happy to spend time with the person telling it.