I appeared on the Dave Fanning show this morning, talking about podcasting. I was fierce wrecked from insomnia, but hopefully relatively coherent.
Check out the cliffnotes…
What is a podcast?
Any radio or TV series that can be subscribed to and downloaded online.
Almost all are free. Usually updated weekly.
Cover every topic – from sports and films, to the most obscure odd stuff – e.g.: Creature Geek – a podcast for people who like special effects monsters.
Include radio programmes from all around the world, and internet only programmes – some of which are incredibly high quality.
Listen whenever you want. Pause, skip back and forward. Keep it forever, or delete it after you listen.
What do you need to get one
Easiest way is directly through your phone, stream or download from a podcast app.
On android the best one is ‘Pocket Casts’ (also available for iphone).
iPhone comes with it’s own programme, another good one is Overcast.
How to listen…
Search for the podcast name. Hit subscribe.
Now each new episode will be available to listen. Can either download or stream over your home wifi or 4G (if you’ve got a good data plan).
There are podcasts available for literally every interest.
Types of Podcasts
1) Narrative Journalism (storytelling about the real world)
This American Life
Revisionist History – from Malcolm Gladwell
99% Invisible – from Radiotopia
Reply All – a show about the internet
2) Comedy
WTF – with Marc Maron
Chappo Trap House
3) True Crime
Stranglers
Sword and Scale
4) Science & History
Radiolab
Hardcore History
The Secret History of Hollywood
History on Fire
5) Politics
War College – from Reuters News
Trumpcast
6) Irish Podcasts
Dave Fanning Show podcast – clips of the show
RTE Lyric – Culture File
RTE One – Doc on one
Newstalk Documentaries
Headstuff network – Alison Spittle Show
How to find new podcasts you might like
Podcast networks are like TV channels that offer lots of podcasts of a certain style
You can find them in your podcast app or on the web
E.g.: Headstuff (local), Smodcast (Kevin Smith’s shows), Radiotopia (high quality narrative journalism)
How to make your own
Not too difficult!
Lots of guides online
Record on your phone or computer and pay about 20 euro a month to put online with a podcast host like Libsyn
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