e examine various podcast engagement types, usage, and advertising engagement to see how these constructs are related. Globally, we find different engagement experiences are associated with both positive and negative outcomes for advertising engagement, regular usage is associated with less ad interference, and certain engagement experiences are associated with more regular podcast usage
COVID-19 brought U.S. sports to an abrupt halt. As leagues struggled to find a path forward, so did sports podcasters, who had to find content to satisfy listeners and advertisers
In this post are a colelction of abstracts from the newly published Oxford handbook of radio and podcast studies
Political podcasts have captured a global audience and emerged as an important inno- vation space in journalism. One of the most popular formats is the ‘extended interview podcast’. This study employs conversation analysis to examine how this format has been used to facilitate more personal and informal encounters between journalists and pol- iticians who are usually associated with the accountability news interview. BBC Radio 4’s podcast ‘Political Thinking with Nick Robinson’ is used as a case study.
In 2020, Spotify acquired exclusive rights to “The Joe Rogan Experience,” escalating its podcast market presence. Rogan’s contentious content, especially during the COVID-19 debate, led to internal and external conflicts, highlighted by Neil Young’s ultimatum in 2022. This acquisition exemplifies the collision between traditional music and podcast publishing, placing Spotify in a complex role within media platformization and regulation, as discussed in Terje Colbjørnsen’s paper on the subject.
Zoha Zokaei AbstractThis article draws on my experience of engaging in diasporic digital media activism on the issue of childsexual abuse in Iran, which culminated in the production of the Price of Secrecy podcast. I introduce themethod of Podcasting-as-Care as…
Cultural Significance, Economic Potential, and Three Core Elements of Storytelling Podcasts in Germany Till Krause Introduction For the past ten years, a transformative trend has emerged in the consumption of journalistic content, diverging significantly from its traditional engagement pathways. This…
Juska Wendland ABSTRACT This article studies the mechanisms for building a better participatory culture around podcasts and narrows the information gap among the podcast studies from the perspective of a sense of community. The research question is “What kind of…
This article presents a case study of a proposed framework for analyzing podcast intimacy, addressing the lack of precision in defining podcast intimacy. It outlines four parameters for analyzing intimacy, rooted in podcast literature and the medium’s history, offering a valuable tool for researchers, students, and podcast producers to understand and create intimacy.
The Education through Podcasting (EPOD) 2024 Conference will take place on June 19-20, 2024 in London. It will offer a platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the use of podcasts in teaching, learning, and training. The event will cover various topics, from audio developments to intellectual property in educational podcasting. Abstract submissions are due by February 2, 2024.