The Podcast Review

Serial Goes Missing

January 8, 2016
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<i>Serial</i> Goes Missing

Neil Verma discusses how Serial host Sarah Koenig's obsession was the real protagonist of the podcast's first season, and how the new second season differs narratively and tonally because she tells the story without becoming a character in it.
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“We Know More About You Than You’d Like”: Podcasts and High-Status Fandom

September 2, 2015
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“We Know More About You Than You’d Like”: Podcasts and High-Status Fandom

Mark Lashley notes the rise of fan podcasts within the comedy community by discussing Adam Scott and Scott Aukerman's U Talkin' U2 To Me, and the ways in which performances of fandom are complicated by the hosts' celebrity and industry connections.
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The Only Music Podcast: Listening to a New Music Podcast Find its Voice

July 24, 2015
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<em>The Only Music Podcast</em>: Listening to a New Music Podcast Find its Voice

Brian Fauteux inaugurates our "The Podcast Review" series with an analysis of The Only Music Podcast, a music podcast from Gothenburg, Sweden that offers a refreshing take on the music industries by critically engaging with bi-weekly topics.
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