There seems to be a growth spurt for podcasting.

I love the fact that the audio format has been on the upswing, even despite the explosion of screen-based communication options. Depending on who you ask, they will tell you video didn’t assassinate the radio star for various reasons. Such as

• Podcasts is immensely portable, and does is perfect for multi-tasking

• Podcasts capture the ‘authentic’ voice of the person or the moment being represented – no fake ‘DJ voice’ required

• Podcasts have in their DNA something akin to long-form journalism – deep dives into content, rather than skimming a topic

• Podcasts lend themselves to drama, even while being authentic. The nearest thing to the documentary.

• Podcasts don’t have to conform to anyone else’s pre-ordained media format. You don’t have to sound like National Public Radio. Or Dan York. Or the British Library

My recent favorites are Snap Judgement, Serial, Invisibilia (former radio Lab producers), and Star Talk.

Apart from the usual line up of This American Life, For Immediate Release, and EdReach, an education podcast for Ed-tech matters I now dabble in.

Interestingly this year will be six years since I first got into podcasting. And this year may be the year we begin podcasts at my school. More on this in a later post!