Podcasters on Podcasting is a series collecting the highlights of my chats with guest speakers in my podcasting class at Drew University. In this inaugural episode, my conversation with Sanspants Radio co-founder and CEO, Joel L. Zammit. Highlights of our conversation include: -Building a comedy podcast network from scratch -Convincing your parents that podcasting is […]
Continue ReadingInterview with This American Life’s Nadia Reiman
Part of a series of guest speakers for my course on podcasting offered at Drew University during the fall semester, 2020. https://archive.org/details/interview-with-this-american-lifes-nadia-reiman-mcom-202-fall-2020
Continue ReadingInterview with WRSU Overnight Sensations’ Frank Bridges
Part of a series of guest speakers for my course on podcasting offered at Drew University during the fall semester, 2020. https://archive.org/details/interview-with-overnight-sensations-frank-bridges-mcom-202-fall-2020
Continue ReadingSO! Podcast #73: NYC Highline Soundwalk
This post originally appeared on SoundingOut! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: SO! Podcast #73: NYC Highline Soundwalk SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES VIA ITUNES ADD OUR PODCASTS TO YOUR STITCHER FAVORITES PLAYLIST In a recent profile, New Yorkmagazine’s Justin Davidson called the NYC High Line, a “tunnel through glass towers,” an urban beautification project that had been designed with local real estate prices in mind, which […]
Continue ReadingSounding Out! Podcast #57: The Reykjavik Sound Walk
This post originally appeared on SoundingOut! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: The Reykjavik Sound Walk SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES VIA ITUNES ADD OUR PODCASTS TO YOUR STITCHER FAVORITES PLAYLIST Standing in front of our rented apartment in Túngata, a residential street just a few blocks from central Reykjavík, I am struck by the stillness of the city that surrounds […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Former FCC Chair, Newton N. Minow
In Episode 37 of Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast, I interview former FCC Chair, Newton N. Minow about his tenure at the Commission, a young Barry and Michele, his work with the Commission on Presidential Debates, and the rumors that a certain three hour tour boat was named after him.
Continue ReadingJournal of Radio and Audio Media Article – Podcasting the Past: Hardcore History, Fandom, and DIY Histories
Abstract This article discusses the podcast Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History as a work of fan (non)fiction and a significant intervention by an amateur, non-historian into a discourse typically dominated by scholars and professionals. Frequently listed among the top “Society and Culture” podcasts on iTunes, in Carlin’s hands podcasting technology has been used as a means of engaging […]
Continue ReadingHardcore Historian: The Amateur as Expert
This post originally appeared on In Media Res. Curator’s Note In the past ten years, podcasting has often been characterized as a disruptive technology, capable of opening new digital spaces for independent, grassroots content production and distribution. But can podcasting also change the way in which we understand historical expertise and historical discourse? For Dan […]
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