Prof. of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College, USA. I write about podcasting and the political economy of online labor. Mastodon: @John47@scholar.social
Joined August 2014
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26 Jan 2024
I am pleased and proud to announce my new book! "Podcasting in a Platform Age" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024) explores the massive transitions in #podcasting beginning around 2016 to the present. For academics as well as practitioners!
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Day 2 of the #ECREA #RadioAndSound2025 Conference is underway 🎙️
We’ve kicked off with the morning parallel sessions — plenty of inspiring research ahead!
👉 Programme: sheffield.ac.uk/ijc/events-i…
#Sheffield #RadioResearch
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8 Sep 2025
Thank you @lindgrenmia for highlighting the academic value of
#practicebased research and #podcasting
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I heard this news late last night just before bed and it’s shaken me hard. I’ve known Todd for 11 years and respected him amongst the very highest peers in the space. We’ve lost a genuine pioneer and a good, kind and passionate friend. podnews.net/update/todd-coch…
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2 May 2025
Wrote a historical piece that defends funding for NPR and PBS. Whatever their problems, we cannot let Fox News become our default "public sphere." There needs to be alternatives, including imperfect yet aspirational ones. theconversation.com/trump-an…
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24 Jan 2025
Jason Loviglio's analysis of Nice White Parents explores how white parental influence ironically undermined diversity in a NYC public school. Read here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/articl…
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3 Nov 2024
Why I don’t post threads here - a thread 🧵
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28 Oct 2024
NEWS: More than 200,000 subscribers have canceled their digital subscriptions to the Washington Post after the revelation that owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of VP Harris.
That's about 8 percent of WaPo's subscriber base - a staggering sum
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23 Oct 2024
Please share our call for submissions to the upcoming: #ICA2025 preconference on "Debating Creator Culture" ccsn.site/ica (Submissions due Jan 31). Details here:
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2 Oct 2024
This is a fantastic list of podcasts about #podcasting, the business of podcasting, and how to understand podcast monetization.
Wishing all podcasters and amazing #InternationalPodcastDay - Here are some of the shows I listen to about #podcasting ...
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18 Sep 2024
Have I told you that I have a FABULOUS department? I do. And guess what? We are HIRING.
Assistant Professor in Technology, Justice, and Equity. Applications due October 31. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDe…
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12 Sep 2024
We're hiring! WashU's Film & Media Studies Program is looking for an assistant professor of digital media studies. Please share--and please apply! We begin reviewing applications on November 1. Here's a link to the job posting:
apply.interfolio.com/154336?…
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28 Aug 2024
If you weren’t able to catch @El_Silvero and me live at @PodcastMovement, great news: the full video is on YouTube for free! youtu.be/TtlvMepHQGM?si=NKOF…
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20 Aug 2024
Excited for tomorrow's talk! @jsullivan47 will be our guest lecturer in the 'Sound & AI in Cultural Industries' series at @UvA_Amsterdam & Zoom, discussing the datafication of podcast audiences through the lens of AI and programmatic advertising.
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20 Aug 2024
Scoop: Alex Cooper has signed a $100 million deal with SiriusXM for her Call Her Daddy podcast and network of shows. Another former Spotify exclusive leaving their deal for a new partner
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15 Aug 2024
Today is the final day to apply for the @SBUPodcasting 2024-25 Incubator Program! World-class faculty, incredible guest speakers, and more support for your podcast than you'll know what to do with.
Apply (for free, in under 15 mins!) here: podcastfellows.org/
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5 Aug 2024
Huge. Google is officially a monopoly.
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31 Jul 2024
TT position at UMD: for a “scholar who works at the intersection of media,
democracy, and technology” with a specialization in journalism. Open rank with a bias toward assistant professor. (everyone on the committee wanted to get heard on this one?)
ejobs.umd.edu/postings/12061…
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27 Jul 2024
Per the Wall Street Journal today: A few shows in the #podcasting landscape are dominating both the share of advertiser money and audiece attention. This is the type of bifurcated industry I talked about in my recent book, Podcasting in a Platform Age.
webview.wsj.com/webview/WP-W…
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