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Swayisnt the first podcast to come from under the Times Opinion banner, of course.
In March, the organizationhired Paula Szuchmanto head up the new audio division.
This will likely be a fault line to watch.
It wont be the only one.
(Well dig into the latest on that later.)
Of course, Szuchman is obviously not me, and she is in fact a veteran media professional.
The thing thats really exciting to me about Opinion is that its so expansive, said Szuchman.
And perhaps Szuchman is the right person to figure all that out.
Again, I was provided with a professionals response.
It definitely does not worry me, she said.
Some of the critiques against Callimachi arent new.
What are the priorities when it comes to producing these narratives?
From The Markup: Is your favorite podcast tracking you?
Nothing super new here, but its a helpful check-in on a long-running tension in the podcast business.
Apparently, the podcast.com and podcasting.com domains have beenpurchased by… Amazon?
ForThe New Yorker, Rachel SymeprofilesYoure Wrong About.
This is great from Eater: Your Favorite New Podcasters Are Already Bay Area Food Stars.
Extra shout-out toExtra Spicy,which is currently in my regular rotation.
The alliance has also established a database for scripted audio writers.
The labor union has previously facilitated unionizing efforts at Gimlet Media, The Ringer, and Parcast.
Anyway, it’s possible for you to read up on the allianceon its official website.
(Yep, the timing of the column and the episode was intentional.
TheCaliphatesub-column, though, not so much.)
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The cheapest in the world is India, with an average per-GB cost of $0.09.
There are a lot of other metrics to take into account when looking at this.
Well, the most effective is also the simplest: keeping episodes short and file sizes small.
