This year has done strange things to my memory. I can recall certain incidents with complete clarity — such as the face-to-face conversation I had with someone in early March about whether they should still fly overseas that weekend to attend a journalism conference, yikes — and yet I also struggle to remember what I […]

As I was scanning the list of winners of the UK’s Audio Production Awards last week — one of the most coveted prizes for those working in audio over here — I was struck by the fact that I kept seeing one name: the Prison Radio Association (PRA), which scooped up three Gold awards, including the coveted […]

Like a lot of people this year, I’ve been struggling to sleep. The “coronosomnia” phenomenon has been well documented, perhaps most prominently in audio by Radiolab in an episode that underlined just how not alone I am in this problem. My usual audio triggers haven’t been working as well — indeed, my favourite Norwegian train sleep […]

Last week, my eye was caught by a press release about a newly formed partnership between Bitcast, an iOS podcast clip sharing app, and Podcast Notes, a website that summarizes podcasts. The story used phrases like “a new paradigm in social audio” and “podcast clips emerge as an incredibly powerful new medium” — market clichés […]

As the US podcast industry continues to see more labor organizing, the podcast labor movement in the UK begins to take shape. The first union aimed specifically at UK podcast workers — both freelance and those already working in organizations — was established recently, situated within the Bectu union, formerly known as the Broadcasting, Entertainment, […]