Martin Spinelli is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex, UK. His articles on media editing, history, aesthetics, law and culture have been widely published and his radio work has been heard on the BBC, NPR and the ABC. He was also the founder of the academic radio program at CUNY, Brooklyn College, USA, where he produced an AIDS-educational soap opera with his students broadcast on Radio Africa International.Lance Dann is a Senior Lecturer in Audio and Digital Media at the University of Brighton, UK. He has worked as a producer, presenter and writer in radio, podcasting, theatre and digital media. He has written and produced audio dramas for the BBC, produced documentary and podcast series, and worked for several years at the acclaimed theatre company The Wooster Group. In 2017 he created the multi-award winning podcast drama Blood Culture.

Podcasting is indeed an audio revolution. In this book Dann and Spinelli have extensively mapped this medium through careful analysis and interviews with leading practitioners. In the emerging field of podcast studies this book is a timely contribution that will be useful to both academics and podcast fans alike.

• List of IntervieweesForeword by Professor David Hendy (University of Sussex, UK)AcknowledgementsChapter 1Introduction: The Audio Media RevolutionChapter 2Splatters of Shit: Story, Science and Digital Speech on Radiolab Chapter 3You Are Not Alone: Podcast Communities, Audiences, and Welcome to Night ValeChapter 4In Bed with Radiotopians: Podcast Intimacy, Empathy and NarrativeChapter 5Don't Look Back: The New Possibilities of Podcast DramaChapter 6A Utopian Moment: Podium.me, Diversity and Youth PodcastingChapter 7Blood Culture: Gaming the Podcast SystemChapter 8The Truth About Serial: It's Not Really About a MurderChapter 9The Lucky Strike: Success, Value and Independence in the Golden Age of PodcastingAfterwordReferencesIndex

Martin Spinelli is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex, UK. His articles on media editing, history, aesthetics, law and culture have been widely published and his radio work has been heard on the BBC, NPR and the ABC. He was also the founder of the academic radio program at CUNY, Brooklyn College, USA, where he produced an AIDS-educational soap opera with his students broadcast on Radio Africa International.Lance Dann is a Senior Lecturer in Audio and Digital Media at the University of Brighton, UK. He has worked as a producer, presenter and writer in radio, podcasting, theatre and digital media. He has written and produced audio dramas for the BBC, produced documentary and podcast series, and worked for several years at the acclaimed theatre company The Wooster Group. In 2017 he created the multi-award winning podcast drama Blood Culture.

Podcasting is indeed an audio revolution. In this book Dann and Spinelli have extensively mapped this medium through careful analysis and interviews with leading practitioners. In the emerging field of podcast studies this book is a timely contribution that will be useful to both academics and podcast fans alike.

• List of IntervieweesForeword by Professor David Hendy (University of Sussex, UK)AcknowledgementsChapter 1Introduction: The Audio Media RevolutionChapter 2Splatters of Shit: Story, Science and Digital Speech on Radiolab Chapter 3You Are Not Alone: Podcast Communities, Audiences, and Welcome to Night ValeChapter 4In Bed with Radiotopians: Podcast Intimacy, Empathy and NarrativeChapter 5Don't Look Back: The New Possibilities of Podcast DramaChapter 6A Utopian Moment: Podium.me, Diversity and Youth PodcastingChapter 7Blood Culture: Gaming the Podcast SystemChapter 8The Truth About Serial: It's Not Really About a MurderChapter 9The Lucky Strike: Success, Value and Independence in the Golden Age of PodcastingAfterwordReferencesIndex

Martin Spinelli is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex, UK. His articles on media editing, history, aesthetics, law and culture have been widely published and his radio work has been heard on the BBC, NPR and the ABC. He was also the founder of the academic radio program at CUNY, Brooklyn College, USA, where he produced an AIDS-educational soap opera with his students broadcast on Radio Africa International.Lance Dann is a Senior Lecturer in Audio and Digital Media at the University of Brighton, UK. He has worked as a producer, presenter and writer in radio, podcasting, theatre and digital media. He has written and produced audio dramas for the BBC, produced documentary and podcast series, and worked for several years at the acclaimed theatre company The Wooster Group. In 2017 he created the multi-award winning podcast drama Blood Culture.

Podcasting is indeed an audio revolution. In this book Dann and Spinelli have extensively mapped this medium through careful analysis and interviews with leading practitioners. In the emerging field of podcast studies this book is a timely contribution that will be useful to both academics and podcast fans alike.

• List of IntervieweesForeword by Professor David Hendy (University of Sussex, UK)AcknowledgementsChapter 1Introduction: The Audio Media RevolutionChapter 2Splatters of Shit: Story, Science and Digital Speech on Radiolab Chapter 3You Are Not Alone: Podcast Communities, Audiences, and Welcome to Night ValeChapter 4In Bed with Radiotopians: Podcast Intimacy, Empathy and NarrativeChapter 5Don't Look Back: The New Possibilities of Podcast DramaChapter 6A Utopian Moment: Podium.me, Diversity and Youth PodcastingChapter 7Blood Culture: Gaming the Podcast SystemChapter 8The Truth About Serial: It's Not Really About a MurderChapter 9The Lucky Strike: Success, Value and Independence in the Golden Age of PodcastingAfterwordReferencesIndex