the state of podcasting

When I started Subway Takes, part of it was this desire to have a podcast. Everybody has a podcast. I don't. I had talked to a lot of comedians who had invited me to start podcasts with them. And I was like, why? And they're like, “I just need clips for my Instagram or TikTok.” And I was like, what if I just made a podcast where the clips were the ... See more

Compare that to the first-time listener experience for fiction podcasts, which is quite bad, if I’m being brutally honest. Install a podcast-listening app—or choose the one that is already on your phone, possibly one you play music with or maybe watch videos in?—and choose a fiction podcast. No, not just any podcast. A fiction podcast. Yeah. You go... See more

The three are among a cohort of former child stars, many from Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows from the 2000s, who have started podcasts as a way of connecting with a nostalgic Gen Z and millennial fan base. In doing so, they are embracing roles that they played as children and teenagers — characters that some had spent years trying to move bey... See more

Other podcast companies are taking a similar approach as competition for listeners mounts and investors start to get serious about profitability. They are turning the audible into the visualto advertise shows across billboards, streaming platforms and the internet, and hiring marketing executives from studios and streamers to lead the charge, even ... See more

Sports audio plays an integral role in female sports fandom – 57% of female sports fans “frequently” or “occasionally” listened to sports audio content in the last year.

The goal, as I understood it, was to build a small, independent production company that specialized in high-end, smart and funny content with a strong point of view.

Creators should organize into a series of cooperatively owned ventures. Some have already done this - notably Defector, Maximum Fun, and 404 Media. There are others. But there are so many more opportunities to do this. Everyone who has been laid off recently can reorganize into cooperative groups. They can create governing bodies for themselves and... See more

‘Decoder Ring’

Willa Paskin’s deep-dive investigations into questions you never thought to ask (Is Parmesan cheese “authentic” Italian? What ever happened to slow dancing? What was the deal with hovercraft?) are more rigorous than they need to be, which is what makes them so fun. Paskin — a former television critic, and among the best writers worki... See more