Programs/Content
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
|
Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
System/Policy
CPB grant funds access for 30 stations to PRX podcast platform
|
PRX’s Dovetail helps stations distribute content through podcast platforms and aids with ad delivery, audience data and fundraising opportunities.
Development
Children’s podcast clubs grow membership for WBUR, Vermont Public
|
A new membership program for Vermont Public’s “But Why” children’s podcast is bringing in new donors.
Programs/Content
New podcast from Brian Reed probes big questions about journalism
|
“The show is me having a midlife career crisis as a journalist,” says Reed, host and EP of “Question Everything,” a biweekly podcast slated to release Sept. 12.
Programs/Content
Ear Hustle’s new audio space is just the first step in a bigger plan
|
The studio at the California Institution for Women will bring more incarcerated women’s voices to the podcast — and kickstart an ambitious training program.
Programs/Content
How students are bringing new perspectives to 2024 election coverage
|
“On Our Minds: Election 2024,” a special podcast from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, spotlights young people’s views on issues that impact their lives — and the nation’s future.
Programs/Content
Podcast explores how racism of Jim Crow era afflicted generations of journalist’s family
|
In the podcast “What Happened in Alabama?”, journalist and author Lee Hawkins probes his family history to reveal lasting impacts of the traumas of injustice and discrimination.
Programs/Content
Apple update disrupts podcast downloads, but blow is softened for some stations
|
LAist “dodged a little bit of a bullet,” while New Hampshire Public Radio has continued to see audience growth.
Programs/Content
LAist’s ‘Inheriting’ podcast aims to shed light on Asian American and Pacific Islander history and community
|
The show digs in with seven families to show how past traumas can trickle down through generations.
Tech
How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media
|
ChatGPT-4o offers the potential for streamlined multilingual communication and audio analysis in the near future.
Programs/Content
Why public radio needs more journalism like NHPR’s ‘13th Step’ podcast
|
When it comes to rebuilding audience and, especially, attracting younger listeners, there are good reasons why leaders should run toward this kind of journalism.
Programs/Content
Accelerator program helps KERA, WNET successfully launch children’s podcasts
|
KERA’s “Tiempo Tranquilo” and WNET’s “The Plate Show” were developed as part of PRX’s podcast accelerator program.
Programs/Content
Why our system for valuing podcasts is broken
|
The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.
Programs/Content
How to elevate your audio interviews from good to great
|
Here are six practical interviewing strategies for reporters, producers and hosts, drawn from the day-to-day practices of some of today’s best audio storytellers.
Programs/Content
Tonya Mosley explores a family mystery in ‘She Has a Name’
|
“This is a story that needs to be told … for my sake, for our family’s sake, and for those who will listen to it in Detroit and see themselves in it,” Mosley said.
Programs/Content
‘On Our Watch’ investigates misconduct in California’s New Folsom prison
|
The podcast’s second season focuses on whistleblowers who “went against the code of silence,” says Julie Small, criminal justice reporter at KQED.
Programs/Content
Why NPR’s new podcast strategist sees opportunity after a turbulent year for the network
|
Collin Campbell discusses his return to public media as NPR’s SVP of podcasting strategy and why limited-run podcasts still have a place in the network’s portfolio.
Programs/Content
PRX, NEPM partner with nonprofit to elevate community stories in Massachusetts
|
The Mass Humanities Audio Storytelling Project offers participants four months of training, access to equipment, and a stipend to produce a documentary pilot.
Programs/Content
Follow the 6 ‘S’s to create audio stories that listeners can’t forget
|
The “6 S Audience Engagement Framework” articulates “the crucial elements needed to take hosts and content from ordinary to remarkable.”
Programs/Content
How smarter ad pricing could revitalize podcast revenue
|
It’s clear that studios are severely undervaluing their podcast audiences.