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RadioPublic looks to build a better podcast

RadioPublic, a year-old company headquartered at Harvard’s Launch Lab startup office, is trying to build a better podcast app, one that will remove nagging roadblocks for podcast creators and listeners alike.

Boston Globe 2017 Game Changers http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2017/05/09/radiopublic-looks-build-better-podcast/BEt5gSQvwHnnu74vpMQErO/story.html

How These Public Radio Vets Plan to Elevate the Podcast

How These Public Radio Vets Plan to Elevate the Podcast
When was the last time you discovered a great podcast? Maybe it was recently when This American Life and Serial…bostinno.streetwise.co

RadioPublic joins world of apps aiming to make podcasts navigable

http://current.org/2017/02/radiopublic-joins-world-of-apps-aiming-to-make-podcasts-navigable/

RadioPublic Adds Podcast Playlists Feature

RadioPublic Adds Podcast Playlists Feature
Podcast app RADIOPUBLIC has added a new feature, Podcast Playlists, aimed at helping users discover podcasts they might…www.allaccess.com
Podcast app RADIOPUBLIC has added a new feature, Podcast Playlists, aimed at helping users discover podcasts they might not otherwise have found. Playlists will be created by individual curators and organizations and will also be available by topics or activities.

BostInno 10 of the Hottest Boston Startups from 2016: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2016/12/21/new-startups-boston-tech-companies-launched-in-2016/

RadioPublic is Boston startup spun out of PRX, the Cambridge-based public radio distributor of “This American Life,” that aims to make the act of discovering and listening to podcasts better with its new app.
RadioPublic is the latest attempt to take a crack at this discovery problem. The app, launched by a public benefit corporation started by PRX cofounder Jake Shapiro in May, aims to smooth out some of the friction in finding new episodes to stream.
Next on the roadmap are challenges around increasing listener engagement with the shows they listen to, and then improving ways for show creators to make money from both eager fans and advertisers
The app can connect users to a “Podcast Librarian,” an actual person who can recommend podcasts. It also offers curated episode playlists by topic, artist, publisher, network and other categories.
Podcast startup RadioPublic has launched its eponymous iOS and Android apps, about six months after the public benefit corporation was created. Headed by CEO Jake Shapiro, the co-founder and former CEO of public radio distributor PRX, the organization’s leadership has a history of audio-centric, mobile-focused innovation (think Pubcatcher and the Public Radio Player app).

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