Aural pleasures: why we downloaded more than 10 billion podcasts last year

Mia Lindgren

School of Media, Film and Journalism

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Description

Good Weekend feature on the rise of podcasting and audio media. Smartphones have heralded an audio renaissance, with podcasts and audiobooks booming. What is it about the spoken word that has so endured through history?

http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/aural-pleasures-why-we-downloaded-more-than-10-billion-podcasts-last-year-20170818-gxza81.html

Period	16 Sep 2017

Media contributions

Title	Aural pleasures: why we downloaded more than 10 billion podcasts last year
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Good Weekend Sydney Morning Herald
Media type	Print
Duration/Length/Size	3000 words feature
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	16/09/17
Description	Smartphones have heralded an audio renaissance, with podcasts and audiobooks booming. What is it about the spoken word that has so endured through history?
Producer/Author	Michael Bodey
URL	www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/aural-pleasures-why-we-downloaded-more-than-10-billion-podcasts-last-year-20170818-gxza81.html
Persons	Mia Lindgren

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Keywords

podcasting
journalism
radio
audio