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Buttigieg is far from the only Democratic political figure to hit the podcast feeds lately.
And then, of course, there isThe Michelle Obama Podcast, which came out earlier this summer.
Firstly, these shows tend to be significantly more polished than its predecessors.
Secondly, they tend to be structured as highly-edited interviews, instead of free-flowing barely edited affairs.
Rather, this new take on the politician podcast feels more like an extension of the political memoir.
A podcast is almost always an ongoing set of conversations with different people.
Its also worth noting that the political memoir is itself a strange kind of media artifact.
Another aspect to consider, though, is the money.
Like buying someones book in bulk.
Especially if they buy it directly from the author who gets it from the publisher at a discount.
(Im thinking about Yang, in particular).
He added: Politics is the opposite.
Political memoirs, and political messaging in general, is about certainty.
It resumed new drops on Thursday, releasing the previously flagged Kanye West episode on Saturday.
James Purnell, the Director of Radio & Education at the BBC, is leaving the organization.
Hereshis Twitter threadannouncing the move.
Team Coco addsScam Goddessto its portfolio.
The show, hosted by Laci Mosley, was previously distributed under the Earwolf banner.
(Castro herself will now be credited as an executive producer on the show.)
May and Cruz, meanwhile, will continue to own the show and its intellectual property.
Adondes move to distribute the latest season ofLas Rarasmarks the start of its expansion into original content.
(A common trait in many Spanish-language podcasts that Castro has come across, she notes.)
Weve seen a form of this throw in of arrangement before.
News and media are rather traditional and corporate in LATAM, she further explained.
Which isnt to say that there arent attempts at building new podcast businesses in Latin America.
She hopes to get there, and for Adonde to be a big part of that process.
The most critical part is making creative, beautiful work, she said.
Its our guiding principle… but its not enough to stop there.
This partnership withLas Raras, it seems, is part and parcel of that.
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They were just not in place here at all, she explained.
At that point, Rogo realised that podcasting as a medium needed African advocates first, and producers second.
There are pockets of communities, such as in South Africa, which has a really strong podcast community.
And there are interesting things happening in Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
And then also Nairobi had a lot of things happening.
Africa, of course, is a very large continent with a sprawling, diverse media ecosystem.
And I respect the fact that we are fifty-four, fifty-five countries and I just cant touch everything.
And even right now the podcasting landscape is Anglophone heavy.
A lot of the big communities in podcasting are in Anglophone areas.
Radio is king in Africa.
It has never left.
Its never had a dip.
I think Africa is often dismissed by a lot of the world.
High risk, high reward.
And Im starting to see that that ownership is not necessarily happening yet, she explained.
Training, too, is hard to come by.
Regardless, there are already rewards to be had for a podcaster in Africa that crafts a hit.
TheBBC World Services recent move into Africa-specific podcastingis very encouraging, she said.
It sends a signal.
You should be considering this because everyone knows BBC World Service, everyone listens to it.
The one shes really waiting for, though, is Google.
Its really theirs for the taking.
