The outcomes are usually difficult to calculate which metric should we use to determine if a podcast is successful (iTunes downloads, reposting, advertising revenue…?) and as the New York Times article states, recent social media scandals have shown that popularity can be purchased.
We’re not necessarily sick of listening to interesting programs but we’re definitely tired of hearing from every friend, relative and co-worker who thinks they’re just an iPhone recording away from creating the next “Serial.” However, there is a worry that we have reached “peak podcast.” An article in the New York Times this week, claimed that the market had reached saturation point that everyone now has a podcast, partly because it’s seen as a great opportunity to influence people, the economics are better (it’s much cheaper than television, for example) and people hope to make money in a variety of ways.Īnd yet the frequency with which podcasts start (and then end, or “podfade,” as it’s coming to be known in the trade) has produced a degree of cultural exhaustion. The fact that cars are now internet-connected, has helped the podcast to flourish Austin Distel / Unsplash Whether you want study tips, fun facts about language learning, or tricks for remembering grammar rules, our team will help you become a better learner every day. One of the biggest contributors has been the rise in internet-connectivity in cars –it has allowed the radio to flourish again. Learning At Duolingo, we have a team of teaching experts who want to help you get better at your new language. There are emotional reasons as to why podcasts are so successful– people cite the ability to productively multitask as important (it is no longer any good to just do one thing at any one time) and people listen while driving, working out and running errands and on their commute to and from work. It has now been downloaded or streamed more than 68 million times and has sparked what has been called “ the great podcast renaissance.
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The most listened-to podcast in history, Serial became the fastest podcast to reach 5 million downloads or streams on iTunes. Just as Truman Capote did with his true-crime thriller, In Cold Blood, the listener (then the reader) was in the thick of things, experiencing the crime and surmising how it had happened. Duolingo's English Spanish podcast had over 13 million downloads Duolingoīut it was with Serial that the podcast landscape really changed the format had everyone revisiting a 1999 murder case where a high school student, Hae Min Lee was found dead and her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, who was charged with the murder had always protested his innocence.
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