{"id":10275,"date":"2023-06-03T11:38:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T09:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/deeply-personal-and-very-authentic-how-podcasts-took-over-the-world-in-20-years\/"},"modified":"2023-06-03T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T09:38:43","slug":"deeply-personal-and-very-authentic-how-podcasts-took-over-the-world-in-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/deeply-personal-and-very-authentic-how-podcasts-took-over-the-world-in-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Deeply personal and very authentic\u2019: how podcasts took over the world in 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the first podcast was released two decades ago this month, the medium has upended pop culture in countless unexpected ways, from revolutionising standup comedy to providing storytelling fuel for drama and documentary<\/p>\n

Do you remember life before podcasts? Yes, obviously, is likely to be the short answer. Podcasting is still a relatively youthful medium, after all. In fact, it is exactly 20 years this month since the format\u2019s invention: Open Source \u2013 a politics and culture discussion show hosted by the journalist Christopher Lydon \u2013 debuted in the summer of 2003, and is widely considered the first ever podcast. (Not that it was actually called podcasting at that point; the term was coined the following year by Ben Hammersley in an article<\/a> for the Guardian.)<\/p>\n

Yet if you are one of the approximately 20 million people in the UK who listen to podcasts \u2013 and especially if you\u2019re a heavy user like me (I listen while I am cleaning, cooking, eating, walking, on the bus, having a bath \u2013 essentially anything that doesn\u2019t engage my word brain) \u2013 the art form will have subtly but comprehensively changed the flavour of your everyday life. For many of us, podcasts have become constant companions, fostering parasocial relationships, exposing us to candid conversations and unearthing thrilling, sometimes salacious stories.<\/p>\n

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\nSince the first podcast was released two decades ago this month, the medium has upended pop culture in countless unexpected ways, from revolutionising standup comedy to providing storytelling fuel for drama and documentary
\nDo you remember life before podcasts? Yes, obviously, is likely to be the short answer. Podcasting is still a relatively youthful medium, after all. In fact, it is exactly 20 years this month since the format\u2019s invention: Open Source \u2013 a politics and culture discussion show hosted by the journalist Christopher Lydon \u2013 debuted in the summer of 2003, and is widely considered the first ever podcast. (Not that it was actually called podcasting at that point; the term was coined the following year by Ben Hammersley in an article for the Guardian.)
\nYet if you are one of the approximately 20 million people in the UK who listen to podcasts \u2013 and especially if you\u2019re a heavy user like me (I listen while I am cleaning, cooking, eating, walking, on the bus, having a bath \u2013 essentially anything that doesn\u2019t engage my word brain) \u2013 the art form will have subtly but comprehensively changed the flavour of your everyday life. For many of us, podcasts have become constant companions, fostering parasocial relationships, exposing us to candid conversations and unearthing thrilling, sometimes salacious stories. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since the first podcast was released two decades ago this month, the medium has upended pop culture in countless unexpected ways, from revolutionising standup comedy to providing storytelling fuel for drama and documentary Do you remember life before podcasts? Yes, obviously, is likely to be the short answer. Podcasting is still a relatively youthful medium, …<\/p>\n

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