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 we hear thoughts from Miranda Sawyer, Camilla Byk, Jad Abumrad and Serial’s Dana Chivvis.

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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.

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