See you at Third Coast!

We can’t wait to meet (and party) with you in Chicago CEO and co-founder Jake Shapiro, Podcaster Relations Associate Joshua Rae, and Content Strategist & Podcast Librarian Ma'ayan Plaut will be in and around the Third Coast Festival from Thursday, November 9 through Sunday, November 12. You can find us at the RadioPublic booth, popping in … Continue reading See you at Third Coast!

Resources for people who write about podcasts

You ❤ podcasts; so do we. Let’s help your readers listen better. RadioPublic is here to help listeners discover new shows to fall in love with. Your writing is one of the most powerful tools we know of to power that discovery. So we’re building tools to support writers, reporters, and journalists in doing what they … Continue reading Resources for people who write about podcasts

Office Hours with the Podcast Librarian

Are you launching a new show? Have a new season in the works? Pitch your show to the Podcast Librarian — live and in person! Hi! I’m Ma’ayan. As RadioPublic’s Podcast Librarian, I research, curate, and recommend podcasts to listeners and people who write about podcasts. I’ll be at several podcast and audio conferences this year and I’d … Continue reading Office Hours with the Podcast Librarian

Why journalists, reporters, and writers need a podcast librarian

You write things. I find things. Let’s work together. Editors and writers: complete our initial research request and we’ll set up a time to talk. There are a whole lot of podcasts available, and you like to write about them — maybe you love to listen and want to spread the good word, maybe it’s a good … Continue reading Why journalists, reporters, and writers need a podcast librarian

How listener-centric podcast categories for RadioPublic came to be

Or, “Who decided this was the best way to organize things, anyway?” If reading about process and strategy is your jam, you’re in exactly the right place — or maybe you stumbled across this article from RadioPublic’s announcement of listener-centric categories. Once you’re done reading, explore our categories in full to begin listening. Our process and approach I’ve spent … Continue reading How listener-centric podcast categories for RadioPublic came to be

The complete guide to RadioPublic’s categories

A better way to find what podcast to listen to next Read our announcement of listener-centric categories and the background for creating them in the first place. If you’re on your phone, tap on any of these links to open them in the RadioPublic app for iOS or Android, and now you’re but one step away … Continue reading The complete guide to RadioPublic’s categories

A place for every podcast, every podcast in its place

A rethinking of podcast categories for RadioPublic Introducing listener-centric categorization As an ever-curious listener and always-encourager of trying new shows, I spend quite a bit of time thinking about how people find things. And while it’s frustrating to say, I believe the current systems are broken. Most people find shows through the top charts — which are … Continue reading A place for every podcast, every podcast in its place

Now that you’re done with S-Town…

You’ve already binged on all seven chapters, so line up these shows next. https://giphy.com/gifs/podcast-P2hjuj2gHBRYs/embedAs RadioPublic’s Podcast Librarian, I’ve been inundated with requests from listeners who finished S-Town then asked, “So, what should I listen to next?” You came to exactly the right person, dear listeners. Here’s what you should add to your queue: An exercise in … Continue reading Now that you’re done with S-Town…

Explore Black history with these podcasts

In honor of Black History Month, I surfaced a selection of podcasts that highlight Black history: in the United States, Africa, and around the world. All the shows listed here will open in the RadioPublic app (iPhone | Android) so you can start listening immediately. https://radiopublic.com/the-african-history-network-show-WeQAZY The African History Show — an empowering solutions-oriented show for people … Continue reading Explore Black history with these podcasts