For Your Ears Only host a special day of podcasting events for the Brighton Digital Festival 2019.  This live episode recording includes: a discussion of podcasting’s present and future with Continue ReadingBrighton Digital Festival Podcast Day→

The podcast ecosphere has evolved dramatically over the past five years. Podcasting has moved out of its geeky ghetto into the cultural mainstream. So is this really the ‘Golden Age’ Continue ReadingFuture→

Today’s most celebrated podcast makers are highly creative editors and sound designers who communicate in bold ways. And the ease of podcast replaying, re-listening and back-scanning on the part of Continue ReadingEditing→

Despite what some podcasters might say, audio drama is not a ‘new form’. It has a long history that can’t be swept aside. But how does the drama we listen Continue ReadingDrama→

In a world without gatekeepers or broadcast regulators, podcasters enjoy incredible scope to pursue their own visions. In the Wild West of podcasting, old standards are thrown off and rules are broken. But what are the consequences? In this episode we’ll look at how podcasters are building new ethical principles and hear thoughts from Miranda Sawyer, Camilla Byk, Jad Abumrad and Serial's Dana Chivvis. ​ Written & presented by Martin Spinelli and co-presented by Ella Gray Thomas Produced by Ella Gray Thomas & Jack F Jewers Sound by Andrew Duff Additional music by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under creative commons. Voice acting by Rachael Sparkes & Eoin McKenna Executive produced by Martin Spinelli Interview contributors: Miranda Sawyer, Alan Hall, Kaitlin Prest, Camilla Byk, Dana Chivvis and Jad Abumrad Clips featured: Serial (‘The Breakup’ and ‘What We Know’) For Your Ears Only was produced with the support of Arts Council England, Bloomsbury Academic, the University of Sussex, Brighton University, and the British Academy. Website: www.earsonlypodcast.com Twitter: @earsonlypodcast Instagram: @earsonlypodcast

Perhaps the most significant distinctive characteristic of many of our most successful podcasts is their “authentic” feel and sound.  Typically, podcasts are “independent,” produced without the initial support of institutions Continue ReadingAuthenticity→

Today’s podcasters have transformed the passivity of listening into the engagement of fandom. With live events, social media chatter, T-shirt sales, and fan art, there is now an active exchange Continue ReadingAudience→

Our cultural obsession with well-crafted audio stories has been steadily increasing since the birth of podcasting. Will we ever lose the thrill of a good narrative or tire of familiar Continue ReadingNarrative→

Podcasting is arguably today’s most intimate medium. We listen through earbuds, discussion of topics like sex and psychological play are widespread, and podcasters regularly create empathy through imaginative engagement. In Continue ReadingIntimacy→

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