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Fast. Cheap. Good...Pick Two.
The startup mantra applies beautifully to podcasting but one of your two choices should always be “good.”
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Eric Nuzum
Time Is Irrelevant
Should public radio stories be shorter? Maybe. But that is definitely the wrong solution to what ails public radio.
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Why Podcasts Fail
Everyone takes inspiration from their favorite hit shows, but you can probably learn more from the shows that didn’t do so well.
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Understanding public radio’s multi-platform audience–and being prepared for what you’ll see.
Public radio is spread across many platforms that use inconsistent and sometimes contradictory metrics. When you equalize them, it gives you a sobering…
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Content strategy? Public radio doesn’t need a content strategy… it needs three. [Part One]
Public radio has been tying itself in knots searching for a content strategy that focuses on audience, makes sense to its workforce, and harnesses its…
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Eric Nuzum
An Open Letter to NPR’s Incoming CEO Katherine Maher
In short: we are all rooting for you; please seize the moment.
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"Something About YouTube"
What was the vibe at the On Air Fest Business Summit? Ask the coat check guy.
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The Way The Audio Industry Hires is Unnecessarily Humiliating, Disrespectful, and Wrong
Hiring practices in our industry have gotten really unnecessarily bad. It’s fixable and starts with YOU. And also, what makes co-hosts work?
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Podcasting Neurogenesis: Perhaps We Need Two Words To Describe Podcasting
Everyone talks endlessly about how much podcasting has changed, but it really hasn’t. It’s actually split into two distinct things.
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The Three Paths: a framework for public radio’s future [Part Two]
Part Two (of Three) on a strategic framework for public radio, as well as introducing you to The Thanos Effect.
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The Future is Not Zero
Audio is in an age of constant disruption and reinvention–but that doesn’t mean any audio mediums are “dying,” just changing.
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How To Get a Job in Podcasting Today
For the first time in podcasting, there are many more talented and experienced people seeking jobs in the industry than there are open jobs for them to…
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