Podcasting

Jeremy Wade Morris

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Polity Press
09 September 2024

Radio; Media studies; Digital lifestyle

Series: Digital Media and Society

Podcasting burst onto the media landscape in the early 2000s. At the time, there were hopes it might usher in a new wave of amateur and professional cultural production and represent an alternate model for how to produce, share, circulate, and experience new voices and perspectives. Twenty years later, podcasting is at a critical juncture in its relatively young history: a moment where the early ideals of open standards and platform-neutral distribution are giving way to services that prioritize lean-back listening and monetizable media experiences.

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive account of one of digital media’s most vibrant formats. Focusing on the historical changes shaping podcasts as a media format, the book explores the industrial, technological, and cultural components of podcasting alongside case studies of various podcasts, industry publications, and streaming audio platforms (e.g. Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts). Jeremy Wade Morris argues that as streaming platforms push to make podcasting more industrialized, accessible, user-friendly, and similar to other audio media like music or audiobooks, they threaten podcasting’s early, though always unrealized, promises.

This is the go-to introduction for students and researchers of media, communication, and cultural studies, as well as readers who enjoy making and listening to podcasts.

By: Jeremy Wade Morris
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781509557349
ISBN 10: 1509557342
Series: Digital Media and Society
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 September 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction: Podcasting’s Many Moments 1: The Promises of Podcasting’s Technologies 2: Mapping an Industry 3: Making Podcasting Pay 4: Speaking Sonically 5: Podcasting’s Platforms Conclusion: Podcasting’s Final Moments Podcast Playlist Works Cited Index

Jeremy Morris is Professor in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviews for Podcasting

“Morris’s brilliant book is a groundbreaking contribution to the burgeoning field of podcast studies. He accurately shows the benefits and risks of the platformization of podcasting, yet he frames podcasting as much more than a technological innovation: it is a cultural practice that is here to stay.” Tiziano Bonini, University of Siena “Morris deftly pulls together podcasting’s ‘many moments’ into a coherent historical narrative. Podcasting is one of the first books to provide readers with industrial and cultural perspectives on a format that, while no longer new, is still in the process of becoming.” Jason Loviglio, University of Maryland