Podcasts are not all about comedy, true crime and self-help – increasingly, news and current affairs are fuelling the boom in the audio format.
At the beginning of this month, the BBC’s Global News Podcast, The Economist Podcasts and The Rest Is Politics, which is hosted by New Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell and ex-Tory minister Rory Stewart, all featured in the top 10 most popular UK podcasts.
With so many podcasts on the market, how do you make yours stand out? And what are the essential tips and tricks that will help you make your mark?
In this session, we hear from the brains behind some of the best podcasts of the past year:
Marianna Spring, BBC Disinformation Reporter & host of The War on Truth and Death by Conspiracy
Nina Hodgson, Senior Podcast Producer at Channel 4 News for The Fourcast and Ways to Change the World
Hosted by Ed Gove, Channel 4 News
“I’m going to wait for the Met to finish their investigation and then let’s talk again,” she told Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
“Nadine Dorries, thank you very much indeed,” he replied, before cheekily adding: “I look forward to it.”
