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History of Podcasting Project

Dean Whitbread

The History of Podcasting Project began in 2018 when producers from podcasting’s early days were inspired to construct an accurate historical timeline, collating evidence, artefacts and first-hand testimony, and generating the architecture of what is to become the definitive volume (book, website) on the History of Podcasting, dating from early 2000s to the present day.

 

As we continued with the task over two years, we realised that we were not just sorting through historic material submitted from around the world. History of Podcasting has become something more than just a reference book – it is a fascinating web of human stories, backed by an in-depth archive of artefacts. This is much more interesting than we first imagined, telling stories of how many lives were changed, of how podcasting refused to die, and why it still remains independent.

 

History of Podcasting Project Ltd is a non profit company based in UK and USA

 

Episode

In this podcast we examine AI in the context of podcasting by demonstrating some of its possibilities. It’s a short podcast (15:14) written and narrated by podcasters Dean Whitbread and Lance Anderson, using as our podcast tool NotebookLM. The two podcasts following this one will be made in our particular, distinctive podcast styles, and we will release these here, as well as via our usual media channels, spaces, and websites. The AI engine we used for this podcast is https://notebooklm.google.com/ – if you want to try it out, have a listen to our tips and analyses in this podcast, which is constructed for that very purpose. Alongside the “AI people” presenters, we also generated notes and additional handy explanations of the content. Finally, we provided five different sources on podcasting with varying styles and messages, which our AI friends go into in some detail.

 

The charity and its cause

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History of Podcasting Project Ltd

Podcasting is the original internet media disruptor. In the early days most podcasts were made by untrained enthusiasts without media experience and often with distinctly regional accents, the like of which you rarely heard on TV or radio. Now, 500+ million people listen to podcasts (Statista) and yet few know of its true origins. We are determined to open doors to international podcasters all over the world, and we are now in the business of recruiting. If you are interested in joining an intelligent international team, email the address which is displayed on the video from the start. Cheers from Lance and Dean.