Best Ian M Cook Podcasts (2025)

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Season Finale 38:38

5M ago38:38

38:38

As Season One of Fishy Work comes to an end Alin and Ian look back - or rather listen back - to some of the season highlights.By Ian M. Cook and Alin Kadfak

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Un-romancing the Ecolabel 40:36

7M ago40:36

40:36

Welcome to Episode 5 of Fishy Work, Un-romancing the Eco Label! In this episode we dig deeper into seafood eco labels, ask if they cause more harm than good for fishworkers, and explore why it is so difficult to create ethical labels for seafood products. This episode we're going to be speaking with Chris Williams & Katrina Nakamura…

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Union Power 35:40

8M ago35:40

35:40

Hello and welcome to Fishy Work Episode 4: Union Power In this episode, we're going to be speaking with Bright Maté Kweku Chai, a former fisher and boatswain on industrial trawls, semi industrial and artisanal vessels. Bright now acts as a local chairman for NUSPAW, the National Union for Sea, Port and Allied Workers in Ghana. And we're also joined…

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What Happens When People Move and Refuse 49:37

9M ago49:37

49:37

Hello and welcome to Fishy Work Episode 3, What happens when people move and refuse? In Fishy Work thus far we've spoken more broadly about why conditions at sea can be so bad, including organized attempts to improve the working lives of fish workers. And we've also spoken about the management of the fish supply chain, including how NGOs have worke…

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Business as Usual? 41:20

10M ago41:20

41:20

We've been thinking about supply chain management, and it's much less abstract that is sounds! It allows is to put people, products, and political invention into one framework, and it allows us to ask the question - when thinking aboutemployment conditions in the fishing industry - is it business as usual? This episode's guests are Miriam Wilhelm, …

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Making Fishwork Visible 48:12

11M ago48:12

48:12

Welcome to the first ever episode of Fishy Work, my name is Ian. Join me this season as we cast off into a sea of trash fish, worker precarity, racism, and labour campaigns to name but a few of the topics we'll find stranded and floating, calling out to have a podcast made about them. In this episode we’re talking with Melissa Marschke and Peter Va…

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Trailer 1:46

11M ago1:46

1:46

A podcast about marine ecologies and labouring at sea hosted by Ian M. Cook and Alin Kadfak. Join us as we cast off into a sea of trash fish, worker precarity, racism, and labour campaigns to name but a few of the topics we’ll find stranded, floating, and calling out to have a podcast made about them. Expect a new episode on the third Monday of eve…

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Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? with Ian M. Cook 1:04:45

1y ago1:04:45

1:04:45

Lori Beckstead chats with Ian M. Cook about his recent book entitled Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? We hear from some of the scholars who podcast whom Ian interviewed for the book and talk about why podcasting is an attractive way of doing and disseminating research for so many scholars.

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Jess Shane: Towards a Third Podcasting 1:15:47

1+ y ago1:15:47

1:15:47

For this episode, Dario spoke to freelance podcast producer Jess Shane. Jess works largely in audio documentary although you can hear her work cutting across various fields, genres and themes. Jess came to our attention due an article she wrote for RadioDoc review entitled Towards a Third Podcasting: Activist Podcasting in the Age of Social Justice…

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From the ICA Podcast Pre-Conference: The Podcast Space? 1:00:57

1+ y ago1:00:57

1:00:57

The Podcast Studies Podcast returns after over a year's hiatus. In this first episode in a new season, we bring you a hybrid recorded session from the ICA pre-conference focused specifically on Podcast Studies. Lori hosts the episode and quizzes Dario on his deconstruction of "The Podcast Space". In the first chapter of the upcoming book Podcast St…

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Robert Gutsche - The J Word Podcast 57:23

3+ y ago57:23

57:23

Robert Gutsche, is a leading scholar in the field of Journalism Studies where he applies critical cultural theory to investigate issues of power in journalism. He is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Critical Digital Media Practice at Lancaster University in the UK and Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Informatics at Vytautas Magnus Uni…

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Mack Hagood of Phantom Power: Sound Studies & Scholarly Podcasting 1:08:57

3+ y ago1:08:57

1:08:57

Prof. Mack Hagood, author of Hush: Media and Sonic Self Control and producer of Phantom Power, joins Dario to discuss sound studies and scholarly podcasting. Phantom Power is a benchmark academic podcast in terms of acoustic form and scholarly depth. Its focus is on the sonic arts and humanities and the show utilises all the myriad affordances of s…

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Peer Review Podcasting Part 2: reflections 1:01:46

3+ y ago1:01:46

1:01:46

How well do podcasts work as a medium for scholarly peer review? In the previous episode, Hannah McGregor and Ian M. Cook provided peer review on Lori Beckstead's draft chapter Context is King: Podcast Packaging and Paratexts. Now we're following up to discuss how well we think this method went. Dario Llinares leads us in a discussion about the aff…

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Peer Review Podcasting Part 1: a real-time peer review of scholarly work 57:43

3+ y ago57:43

57:43

Host Lori Beckstead submits her draft chapter Context is King: Podcast Packaging and Paratexts for a real-time peer review on this podcast. Peer reviewers Hannah McGregor and Ian M. Cook give their impressions and suggestions, unpacking Lori's theoretical framework looking at the various media surrounding the podcast audio through the lens of Gerar…

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Cross-Disciplinary Student Collaboration: Podcasting about Criminology 1:13:12

3+ y ago1:13:12

1:13:12

We're excited to share a podcast submitted to us by Robin Davies, Professor of Media Studies at Vancouver Island University. Originally broadcast as a radio program on CHLY FM in Nanaimo, British Columbia, it features a series of short podcasts that were created as a cross-disciplinary assignment between Criminology students taught by Professor Lau…

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Terry Lee (Fantastic Noise) 1:07:38

3+ y ago1:07:38

1:07:38

In this episode, Dario talks to Terry Lee. Terry is Senior Tutor in Radio & Audio at the University of Bedfordshire and is also responsible for the award-winning Radio LaB 97.1FM. He has had a long career in independent and commercial radio including managing Norwich's Future radio. In 2018, he started Fantastic Noise a podcast primarily aimed at s…

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Generative Podcasts 1:21:20

3+ y ago1:21:20

1:21:20

How about a podcast that creates itself? Or an episode that changes each time you newly download it? Generative podcasts, created with programming, AI, and dynamic insertion technologies are not yet commonplace, but could they be? Lori speaks to Jeff Emtman and Martin Zaltz Austwick, creators of Neutrinowatch, about how and why they created this ge…

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Podcast Studies Presents PhDCasting 11: Extension. Dr Abigail Wincott, spatial audio, past sounds 49:30

3+ y ago49:30

49:30

PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Orality in the African Mediascape, with Dr. Reginold Royston 1:21:38

3+ y ago1:21:38

1:21:38

Welcome to the first episode of the new season of The Podcast Studies Podcast (formerly New Aural Cultures). We are absolutely delighted to have Dr. Reginold Royston on the show, whose article Podcasts and New Orality in the African Mediascape is the focus of the discussion. A transcript of this episode is available. Dr. Royston is a media anthropo…

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Ep33 In conversation with Dr. Gina Baleria (creator of News in Context podcast) 59:52

4y ago59:52

59:52

Bias in the news is a hot topic and is the focus of News in Context, a weekly podcast focused on discussing the issues that impact how information is delivered, how we consume it, and how that affects our interactions with each other. In this episode, Prof. Lori Beckstead talks to creator and host of News in Context Dr. Gina Baleria. A former broad…

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Podcasting's transforming infrastructure. 49:43

4y ago49:43

49:43

Dario is joined in this episode by two of the leading lights of Podcast Studies to discuss some of the major changes in podcasting infrastructure and their implications. Apple’s decision to add a mechanism for paid subscriptions to its podcasting architecture is a move that is arguably as significant as when the iTunes first specified podcasting in…

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Emerging Research in Podcast Studies 1:17:32

4y ago1:17:32

1:17:32

The role of early career researchers is absolutely fundamental to the emergence and future development of “Podcast Studies”. And today I’m delighted to be joined by two such scholars whose own research is expanding the horizons of how podcasting is being theorized and analysed, AND, who are providing organisation, leadership & support for other ECR…

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Podcasting and politics with Steve Richards 56:04

4y ago56:04

56:04

In this episode, it was my pleasure to discuss politics, podcasting and the media more broadly with one of the top political commentators in the country Steve Richards. Steve is the host of Rock and Roll politics, a podcast that showcases his talent for the single voice monologue and we discuss this format, Steve's personal inspiration - the histor…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 10: Reflection. Jerry Padfield, Falmouth University 26:20

4y ago26:20

26:20

PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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Podcasting as Literary Form with PhD Student Ella Waldmann 1:07:23

4y ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Today Dario talks to PhD student studying at the University of Paris, Ella Waldmann, about her recently published article From Storytelling to Story Listening: How the Hit Podcast S-Town Reconfigured the Production and Reception of Narrative Non-Fiction. We discuss the literary aesthetics and structures of the show, the storytelling devices used to…

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In conversation with podcast and radio producer Matty Staudt 42:26

4y ago42:26

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In this episode, Dario talks to a producer and host with his finger on the pulse of the American podcasting landscape, Matty Staudt. Matty has been obsessed with audio broadcasting since childhood, listening to seminal shows such as Bob and Ray's morning show and Dr Demento. Moving into radio at the first opportunity Matty quickly became an an on-a…

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SpokenWeb podcast: Cylinder talks (w/ Stacey Copeland and Jason Camlot) 1:19:33

4y ago1:19:33

1:19:33

In this episode, New Aural Cultures is delighted to be collaborating with the SpokenWeb podcast. Produced by a collective of researchers who are dedicated to the discovery and preservation of sonic artefacts that have captured literary events of the past, SpokenWeb is both a vital resource for the analysis of the spoken word history in Canada and b…

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Bello Collective contributing editor Galen Beebe 52:11

4y ago52:11

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I spoke to Galen Beebe who is a contributing editor at Bello Collective. Bello Collective is a website that is dedicated to writing about podcasting that focuses on criticism. Made up of a diverse team of writers, curators, podcasters and fans who are all passionate about the power of audio, they publishes analysis of specific podcasts, innovations…

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The Vagina Museum Podcast (w/host and co-producer Alyssa Chafee) 53:46

4y ago53:46

53:46

Alyssa Chafee is the co-producer and host of the Vagina Museum podcast which explores, in a playful yet in-depth tone, the cultural history and symbolism of what is still remains a taboo subject. Alyssa talks to Dario about her MA thesis in science podcasting audiences, he work with the Vagina Museum, and the idea and development of the podcast. Al…

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Audio Drama with Producer Ella Watts 1:18:18

4+ y ago1:18:18

1:18:18

Ella Watts is a freelance audio producer and consultant who possesses both in-depth expertise and infectious love for audio drama. Her production credits include The Orphans, Evelyn's Roots, The Unseen Hour and she has also worked for the BBC in various capacities and across different contexts including BBC Sounds and BBC Studios. In November 2018 …

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Branded Podcasts and Audience Connection with Dan Misener (in conversation with Lori Beckstead) 44:05

4+ y ago44:05

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Guest host Lori Beckstead interviews Dan Misener, head of Audience Development at the branded podcasting agency Pacific Content, and host/producer of the delightful podcast Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids. Dan explains what branded podcasts are and the various considerations relating to connecting to podcast audiences, such as understandin…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 9: Adaptation. Josephine Coleman, Brunel University, MeCCSA Radio Studies Network 41:08

4+ y ago41:08

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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Streetmusicmap radio with Daniel Bacchieri 1:04:12

4+ y ago1:04:12

1:04:12

Shownotes Welcome to the new season of New Aural Cultures Podcast. In this first episode of 2021, Dario Llinares speaks to PhD candidate from Monash University (Melbourne) Daniel Bacchieri about his fantastic project Streetmusicmap radio. The project combines a comprehensive archive of global street musicians organised through a digital map linking…

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In conversation with student podcaster Olivia Trono 1:16:30

4+ y ago1:16:30

1:16:30

Podcasting as a form that is utilised by students in educational contexts has, of course, been an important strand of the medium's development and a key focus of academic analysis. Recently, there are increasing examples of MA and PhD students utilising podcasting as a form of practice-led research. Our own partnership with Jerry Padfield and his P…

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Election Talk with writer, journalist and broadcaster Denis Campbell 1:04:07

4+ y ago1:04:07

1:04:07

In light of the momentous and quite frankly exhausting week leading up to the election of Joe Biden as 46th president of the United States, Dario catches up with an old podcasting friend, writer journalist and true sage of the American political system Denis Campbell. Denis produced The Three Muckrakers podcast on which Dario was one of those three…

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In conversation with Prof. Andrew Bottomley (guest hosted by Prof. John Sullivan) 1:08:53

4+ y ago1:08:53

1:08:53

SHOW NOTES This week’s podcast features an interview with Andrew Bottomley, assistant professor of media studies at the State University of New York-Oneonta. His research is concerned with the social and cultural dimensions of communication technologies, in particular, the internet and broadcast radio, podcasting, recorded music, and other sound me…

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In conversation with Associate Professor Siobhan McHugh 1:07:17

4+ y ago1:07:17

1:07:17

In this episode Richard Berry does a long-distance interview with Siobhan McHugh, an Associate Professor of Journalism from the University of Woollongong in Australia. She will be familiar name to anyone working in podcast studies and to any avid listener of narrative documentary podcasts. Siobhan is an active and prolific scholar, a podcast produc…

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Podcasting: Formalization and its Discontents (AoIR 2020 Podcasting Panel) 1:23:36

4+ y ago1:23:36

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SHOW NOTES This week’s podcast features several podcast scholars reporting on their recent research regarding podcast formalization and platformization. The panel is moderated by John Sullivan from Muhlenberg College. This panel was originally intended to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) in Dublin…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 8: Practice. Kim Fox, The Podcast Professor 51:16

4+ y ago51:16

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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In conversation with Dr Hannah McGregor 1:27:41

4+ y ago1:27:41

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After a summer break, we are back with a new season of shows for podcast lovers, producers, critics, and academics. And we begin with a bang. Dr Dario Llinares hosts a wide-ranging conversation with one of the foremost academic podcaster working today: Dr Hannah McGregor - Assistant Professor of publishing at Simon Fraser University. On the program…

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In conversation with Professor Lori Beckstead 1:05:21

5y ago1:05:21

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Dario met Lori Beckstead when they both delivered keynote lectures at the Podcasting Poetics Conference in Mainz, Germany last year (and a lifetime ago). They immediately shared an interest in exploring the potential of podcasting within an academic context. In this episode, they explore this topic in detail by differentiating between podcasting as…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 7: COVID Confirmation. Rute Correia, community radio and open source researcher 1:13:31

5y ago1:13:31

1:13:31

PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 6: Confirmation of Route Here We Come. Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel, On the Hill Podcast 47:41

5y ago47:41

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 5: Pushing Water Uphill. Dr Rob Watson, Decentered Media 1:11:14

5y ago1:11:14

1:11:14

PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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Roganomics 48:58

5y ago48:58

48:58

A little over a week after the big podcasting news that Joe Rogan is moving to Spotify for a reported $100 million, Dario Llinares, Richard Berry and John Sullivan sat down for a remote discussion on the implications of the deal. The episode covers the economics of the move in terms of Spotify's continuing strategies for gaining not only market sha…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 4: Summertime Blues. Ivor Richards, British Broadcast Audio, Falmouth University 32:07

5y ago32:07

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 3: Surviving AfR - moving forward. Dr Neil Fox of Cinematologists, New Aural Cultures 1:11:59

5y ago1:11:59

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 2: Application for Registration. Illustrator/Researcher Johanna Roehr 46:43

5y ago46:43

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, t…

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New Aural Cultures presents PhDCasting 1: What's a PhD? Helen Moore from Client Culture Arts Magazine, Plymouth 58:28

5y ago58:28

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PhDCasting aims to be research through podcasting practice. PhD student Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the m…

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Ep13 Intro to New Series w/ PhD student Jerry Padfield 33:25

5y ago33:25

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After a bit of a hiatus, New Aural Cultures is back with a new series written, produced and presented by PhD student Jerry Padfield. Jerry is based down in Falmouth, Cornwall and is half-way through a PhD by practice which focuses on community radio and access. However, during the development of his project, he has begun to use podcasting as a rese…

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