Chris Lighty in 2009. Lighty, who died in 2012, is the subject of a new podcast series called Mogul: The Life & Death of Chris Lighty. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images Chris Lighty in 2009. Lighty, who died in 2012, is the subject of a new podcast series called Mogul:…
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Editor’s note: Hot Pod is a weekly newsletter on the podcasting industry written by Nick Quah; we happily share it with Nieman Lab readers each Tuesday. Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 121, published May 30, 2017. Back from vacation, folks. We’re talking conventions, independent media, The Daily v. Up…
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Podcasts are experiencing yet another renaissance in 2017. Missing Richard Simmons and S-Town filled the Serial-shaped gap in true crime fans’ hearts, even while they stirred controversy. When it came to interviews, hosts coaxed revelations out of the likes of Kevin Durant, Alec Baldwin and Barry Jenkins. A handful of podcasts helped process the election:…
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When John Grisham embarks on his first tour in 25 years this summer, it won’t be just any book tour: He’ll also be recording at each stop for a new podcast set to launch later this summer, EW can announce exclusively. Called, appropriately, Book Tour With John Grisham, the podcast will feature Grisham’s conversations about books…
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Has anything changed for the better, in the years from Mr. Townsend’s satire to, say, “Key & Peele,” “Atlanta” and “Insecure”? Some of this is a question of what it means, in the age of being “woke,” for your culture (and history) to also be America’s. How do you share in that without, you know,…
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I never thought I would enjoy listening to podcasts but now, I binge-listen as many as I can when I have the time. Whether I am getting ready for work or stuck in traffic, I turn to these podcasts to entertain me. It also has the added factor of being educational. If you’re interested in…
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Intro from Jay Allison: Up now at Transom, in a new piece for our “In Conversation” series, Zak Rosen talks to Jonathan Goldstein of Gimlet’s “Heavyweight” about making personal stories — turning the lens back on yourself in the podcast realm. Jonathan’s been doing that for a while, but Zak recently started a podcast with…
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http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/howsound/p/transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/When-A-Good-Idea-For-A-Podcast-Is-A-Bad-Idea-For-A-Podcast.mp3DownloadListen to “When A Good Idea For A Podcast Is A Bad Idea For A Podcast” Want to get an editor’s attention? Start with the subject line in an email. Whitney Henry-Lester at KUOW seriously piqued my interest with this: “Why I will never make another episode of ‘How’s Your Day?’ podcast (and it isn’t…
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http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/howsound/p/transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Reporting-on-Whiteness.mp3DownloadListen to “Reporting On Whiteness” John Biewen says it point blank: “Like wow! White folks are a story!” And, it’s not a story that’s reported very much in public radio. NPR’s Code Switch is an exception. The Code Switch team makes a point of reporting on the white race and whiteness. But, generally speaking, white…
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http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/howsound/p/transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Rethinking-a-Podcast-Top-to-Bottom.mp3DownloadListen to “Rethinking A Podcast Top To Bottom” Let me start by saying this: I have great admiration for Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick. They decided to put their podcast under a microscope. Why? To re-think the show top to bottom. That’s risky. It’s no easy thing to let someone pick your work apart in…
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