Exploring the Differences Between Podcasts and Radio

 

"Freedom is an important factor in understanding the differences"

BY Justin Kings  

Published May 31, 2024 

The author is head of the European Broadcasting Union Academy. 

Justin Kings, Head of EBU Academy

I was not a typical teenager in the 1980s. In raiding my local library’s shelves of cassettes, I discovered the BBC’s “Hancock’s Half Hour” radio shows. I would pop on my flimsy headphones with orange sponge ear coverings and get lost in the world created by Tony Hancock; picturing, vividly, the waiting room and surgery when he became “The Blood Donor” and the horror on his face as he was told how much of it he would give up!

Reflecting now, it was a podcast-like experience in 1984. A real-life case of “Back to the Future.” Engaging audio was plugged directly into my ears. It was my choice of entertainment, on my terms. It had also been recorded originally for a linear radio audience. As we know, many radio shows now become podcasts, and vice versa.

Additional story at Radio World: 

https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/guest-commentaries/exploring-the-differences-between-podcasts-and-radio?utm_term=A8208372-8B15-4B60-A12B-B5B02339D50A&lrh=5fe29bca13dc3e17fdcf1cf80df5f0574faf550d6593cce4d12e8d4836f3656a&utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16FE52E6-0565-4644-8CCA-298A89E78EAC&utm_source=SmartBrief

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