Podcasting: The Audio Media Revolution

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Martin Spinelli (University of Sussex, UK) Lance Dann (University of Brighton, UK)

Podcasting

The Audio Media Revolution

Martin Spinelli (University of Sussex, UK), Lance Dann (University of Brighton, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic USA
10 January 2019

Radio; Media studies

Born out of interviews with the producers of some of the most popular and culturally significant podcasts to date (Welcome to Night Vale, Radiolab, Serial, The Black Tapes, We’re Alive, The Heart, The Truth, Lore, Love + Radio, My Dad Wrote a Porno, and others) as well as interviews with executives at some of the most important podcasting institutions and entities (the BBC, Radiotopia, Gimlet Media, Audible.com, Edison Research, Libsyn and others), Podcasting documents a moment of revolutionary change in audio media.

The fall of 2014 saw a new iOS from Apple with the first built-in “Podcasts” app, the runaway success of Serial, and podcasting moving out of its geeky ghetto into the cultural mainstream.

The creative and cultural dynamism of this moment, which reverberates to this day, is the focus of Podcasting. Using case studies, close analytical listening, quantitative and qualitative analysis, production analysis, as well as audience research, it suggests what podcasting has to contribute to a host of larger media-and-society debates in such fields as:

fandom, social media and audience construction; new media and journalistic ethics; intimacy, empathy and media relationships; cultural commitments to narrative and storytelling; the future of new media drama; youth media and the charge of narcissism; and more. Beyond describing what is unique about podcasting among other audio media, this book offers an entry into the new and evolving field of podcasting studies.

By: Martin Spinelli (University of Sussex UK), Lance Dann (University of Brighton, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781501328688
ISBN 10: 1501328689
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 10 January 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Interviewees Foreword by Professor David Hendy (University of Sussex, UK) Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction: The Audio Media Revolution Chapter 2 Splatters of Shit: Story, Science and Digital Speech on Radiolab Chapter 3 You Are Not Alone: Podcast Communities, Audiences, and Welcome to Night Vale Chapter 4 In Bed with Radiotopians: Podcast Intimacy, Empathy and Narrative Chapter 5 Don’t Look Back: The New Possibilities of Podcast Drama Chapter 6 A Utopian Moment: Podium.me, Diversity and Youth Podcasting Chapter 7 Blood Culture: Gaming the Podcast System Chapter 8 The Truth About Serial: It’s Not Really About a Murder Chapter 9 The Lucky Strike: Success, Value and Independence in the Golden Age of Podcasting Afterword References Index

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.

Reviews for Podcasting: The Audio Media Revolution

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 *