Good morning, I’m Paige Hymson, a podcast producer at The Times. Today we’re looking at what podcasts younger people are listening to and how they’re sharing them. But first, if you’ve been keeping up with our “Larger Than Life” documentary podcast, Episode 5 is out now. If you haven’t listened, it’s not too late to start. Subscribe and download the podcast here or wherever you listen to podcasts.
This week, I spoke with a group of L.A. Times creative technologist interns, ages 20 to 27. The group is sophisticated and diverse. They come from local California colleges and have varying academic interests that include journalism, technology, design, engineering and developing. I wanted to find out what millennials are listening to, and how and where they listen. One thing that became loud and clear: Many like to share podcasts via direct message, or DM, on social media.
“All of my podcasts are recommendations from my friends,” said Zhen Fan, a full-stack developer on…
