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“I reckon it’ll take us another year to figure out whether this podcast thing is actually a bubble.”
“We see HBO going into the podcast business, but we should also look at HBO. We should be focusing on making shows that huge chunks of America will entertain themselves with.”
Plus: Podcasts as live journalism, a rebirth of an old corporate drama brand, and a new way to experience Serial.
Created by Cards Against Humanity, the network wants to connect local podcasts to local advertisers and make it a little easier for creative people to stay in town.
Everybody’s trying to figure out how to make audio more shareable. Will audio spread more widely if it’s producers doing the curation or listeners?
Pretty worried, it turns out! At least according to the CEO of the trade organization formerly known as the Online Publishers Association.
“The variety of companies that were brought on-stage collectively offered a broad range of content types — thus broadening the narrative of what podcasts are and what podcasts can be.”
“There’s a transaction cost associated with podcasts for every listener. It’s a commitment, a choice. You don’t do it for something you just don’t care that much about.”
Did blogging win, influencing the shape of all online media? Or is there room in 2015 for a reinvigoration of what the form — personality, connection, conversation, context — once promised?
“I keep hearing stories about her being a great mentor to many a young fledgling producer. To me, that willingness to actively think about the next generation of producers is shorthand for proper leadership.”