Battling the Algorithm: A Reflexive Inquiry of the Podcasting Industry
Claim This Podcastby Gabriel Saavedra
Podcast Overview
<p>Hello! In this podcast series, I explore the history of podcasting and its relationship with major platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The goal is to explore how podcasting has changed, and what challenges producers face when promoting their shows and designing their content by looking at existing academic scholarship and speaking with several podcasters.</p>
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5/2/2024
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May 2, 2024
EP. 4 - Final Thoughts
<p>This episode a review of the major points from the series. I reflect on some of the key insights I learned while working on the project, and from also speaking with the podcasters I interviewed who helped inform my thoughts. I discuss how despite the platformization of podcasting, producers are staying true to the core values of podcasting like community and accessibility.</p><p>Special thanks to Angelica Galluzzo from The Revolutionized Mind, Ryan Forsyth from the Life in Red Podcast, Todd Rennebohm from the Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Podcast, and Jon Cerone from the FEEL FREE podcast, and thank you all for listening to the end of this series!</p><p><br/><br/><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLAlh40ub2kPyN1-NnZtQld6hXn821jRIztAPuwMECc/edit?usp=sharing'>My bibliography!</a></p>
May 2, 2024
EP. 2 - Evolution of the Podcast Platform
<p>This episode covers the rise of the "podcast platforms" (the platforms where people find and listen to podcasts) and how they are influencing the way people create and think about podcasting. We'll discuss the origins of RSS, why it's considered "anti-platform", and how platforms like Apple and Spotify are pulling podcasting away from its more independent origins.<br/><br/><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLAlh40ub2kPyN1-NnZtQld6hXn821jRIztAPuwMECc/edit?usp=sharing'>My bibliography!</a></p>
May 2, 2024
EP. 3 - 'Please rate my podcast!'
<p>This episode covers the pressures that content creators like podcasters face when trying to stand out on crowded platforms. I discuss how the majority of podcasters have no idea what algorithms on platforms like Apple and Spotify want from them, and how this pushes the need to make their content "platform ready". I talk the "twin problems" of discoverability and measurability, and how the solutions by platforms cause more problems than they realize.<br/><br/><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLAlh40ub2kPyN1-NnZtQld6hXn821jRIztAPuwMECc/edit?usp=sharing'>My bibliography!</a></p>
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<p>Hello! In this podcast series, I explore the history of podcasting and its relationship with major platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The goal is to explore how podcasting has changed, and what challenges producers face when promoting their shows and designing their content by looking at existing academic scholarship and speaking with several podcasters.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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