podcasts: past, present and future

The sound experience Ferme les yeux et regarde, an immersive podcast by the studio Nuits Noires , seeks to offer a new way of observing art—not through sight, but through sound alone. By focusing on a single sense, it allows the listener's imagination to fully unfold.

According to an advertising agency I consulted, for example, a weekly podcast that generates thirty thousand downloads per episode should be able to reach Kelly’s target of generating a hundred thousand dollars a year in income. Earning a middle-class salary by talking through a digital microphone to a fiercely loyal band of supporters around the w... See more

The conservative media landscape in the United States is exceptionally well-funded, meticulously constructed, and highly coordinated. Wealthy donors, PACs, and corporations with a vested interest in preserving or expanding conservative policies strategically invest in right-wing media channels and up and coming content creators.

This creates a well... See more

Finding extraordinary stories on park benches

Tom Rosenthal wanders London's parks with a simple mission: find someone sitting alone on a bench and ask if they'll chat for his podcast, his podcast "Strangers on a Bench." He keeps his guests anonymous - no names, no workplaces. Listening to a few episodes hammered home the realization that there's n... See more

The podcast Kiln, for example, is an "audio horror story" featuring Scandinavian mythological creatures, but it’s geo-restricted: you can only listen to it in certain Swedish forests.