Martin Spinelli is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex, UK. His articles on media editing, history, aesthetics, law and culture have been widely published and his radio work has been heard on the BBC, NPR and the ABC. He was also the founder of the academic radio program at CUNY, Brooklyn College, USA, where he produced an AIDS-educational soap opera with his students broadcast on Radio Africa International. Lance Dann is a Senior Lecturer in Audio and Digital Media at the University of Brighton, UK. He has worked as a producer, presenter and writer in radio, podcasting, theatre and digital media. He has written and produced audio dramas for the BBC, produced documentary and podcast series, and worked for several years at the acclaimed theatre company The Wooster Group. In 2017 he created the multi-award winning podcast drama Blood Culture.
With this book, the authors clearly identify the unique qualities of contemporary podcasting and sketch a thought-provoking portrait of this emerging digital medium. * Tiziano Bonini, Assistant Professor in Media Studies, University of Siena, Italy * Podcasting is indeed an audio revolution. In this book Dann and Spinelli have extensively mapped this medium through careful analysis and interviews with leading practitioners. In the emerging field of podcast studies this book is a timely contribution that will be useful to both academics and podcast fans alike. * Richard Berry, Senior Lecturer in Radio, University of Sunderland, UK *