Podcasts
Definitions
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Podcasting"Podcasting is a way to share information through digital audio files."
Books about podcasts
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Out on the Wire
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Podcasting As an Intimate Medium (ebook)
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Publication Date: 2022-12-30 -
The Power of Podcasting
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Publication Date: 2022
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Introduction to this guide on podcasts
This library guide is meant to provide resources and examples o
f podcasts. This genre has been evolving over the past decade and is now an established information sharing source that is typically freely available online. Podcasts can be used to explore your interests or hobbies, learn new things, or keep up to date news on a current issue.
While many podcasts are mostly entertainment, such as those offering up comedy or fiction, this guide will focus on podcasts that aim to educate, information share, or provide insights with their audience.
image source: Microphone Audio Recording Podcast by Mic Johnson LP (2019)
Context, history and background
Below are some links with information about the context, history, and background of podcasts.
image source: 2017_04_30_Mogadishu_University-8 by AMISON Public Information (2017)
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"Audible Revolution" by Ben Hammersley, The Guardian, Feb 11, 2004Cited as the first print mention of the word "Podcasting".
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What is a podcast?From Chapter One of "Podcasting: A practical guide for librarians." by Tidal, J. (2021). Provides an overview of the origins and technologies that have shaped podcasting today.
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Podcasts as a Source of News and InformationFrom the Pew Research Center. About half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year, and most of those listeners come across news content
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Audio and Podcasting Fact Sheet (2023)From the Pew Research Center. Provides statistics and trends on who is listening to podcasts in the U.S.
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A Profile of the Top Ranked Podcasts in the U.S.From the Pew Research Center. Provides a list of the top ranked podcasts in the U.S. as of June 2023.