Category: Podcasts

29th December 2017

Podcast Studies

Podcast Studies is a thing and we should embrace it

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12th November 2016

Podcasting is different to radio

Podcasting is different radio. Read this to see why I think this is important

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5th September 2015

Beats 1. Worldwide, always selling

I’m using this blog again to throw out some early ideas for an academic article. The subject this time is Apple’s attempt at creating a radio station: Beats 1. Launched in June this year Beats 1 seemed to be an odd step for Apple. Whilst the front page of iTunes promotes music, podcasts and movies Apple has so far stayed...

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26th April 2015

12 weeks is a long time in Podcasting

So, I’m just back from the NetStation 2015 conference, in the lovely city of Braga.  I’ll leave the story of my trip home to social media, but here’s the paper I presented with relevant links. The conference will publish the full academic at a later date, but here’s the version I actually presented. In the past ten years a lot...

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8th April 2015

Podcasting. A medium we caught up with

There’s been a lot written about Podcasting over the past few months, partly on the back of shows like Serial but also after projects like Radiotopia smashed their kickstarter goal. Podcast content is getting better, and listening is on the up. It’s been a steady growth, but one that only now seems to be making a mark. There might be...

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3rd April 2015

Was Serial Special?

 As I’ve already posted, I am fascinated by Serial. Not just the podcast itself, but the reaction to it. A few months ago I set up a google alert to keep a track of stories, posts and other news about it, and whilst the number returns is smaller than it was there’s still a couple of stories a week that add...

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16th November 2014

Is Serial a defining moment?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock without access to the internet, you will have already heard about the podcast Serial. A much-hyped spin off of the already successful This American Life, Serial has generated interest like no other podcast I think of since the early days of Ricky Gervais almost 10 years ago. Here’s a quick precis if you...

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