Programs/Content
‘Molly of Denali’ ties podcast to broadcast
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An eight-episode prequel is setting the stage for the PBS Kids show’s July premiere.
Programs/Content
‘Field Work’ co-hosts aim to give farmers tip sheet on sustainable practices
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The new APM podcast is like “‘Car Talk’ for farmers,” says content manager Annie Baxter. But listeners won’t get advice over the phone.
Programs/Content
How Chicago’s WBEZ helped fulfill a girl’s wish to create her own podcast
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Five-year-old Azka Sharief “wanted to write a mystery story and read it as a podcast,” says WBEZ producer Kevin Dawson. “Of course we were more than happy to help.”
Programs/Content
How public media should read the Luminary news
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Whether the on-demand audio startup succeeds or fails, it’s great news for public media, though your nerves might beg to differ. Here’s why.
Tech
Aid from Apple would deliver ‘critical mass’ for NPR’s podcast analytics tool
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The company has not signed on with Remote Audio Data, which can give podcast producers expanded analytics tracking their listeners’ habits.
Development
With more freedom on podcasts, pubmedia producers seek middle ground on commercial tone
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To answer a reader’s question, we asked NPR and WBUR how they approach advertising on podcasts.
Programs/Content
For his WBEZ podcast, a storyteller shares the spotlight to profile people ‘in a big ole mess’
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“I’ve done plenty of talking about my own troubles,” Shannon Cason said on the debut episode of “The Trouble.” “But I want to talk to other people about theirs.”
Quick Takes
New NPR tool provides richer data about podcast listening
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Remote Audio Data aims to help podcast creators and advertisers better understand their audiences.
Programs/Content
KALW’s ‘The Intersection’ goes deep by staying in one place
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The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current’s Local That Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.