From CMU's indispensable Setlist of music industry news to Hrishikesh Hirway's treasure trove Song Exploder, podcasts form the backdrop to much of my working day. I am a podcast addict. There's something about the easy digest of audio information, the facility to be ‘hands-free’, the personal connection – or maybe even just the excuse to shut out background noise for 10 minutes – that makes podcasts the perfect format to keep up with CPD, challenge my opinions and biases, or just entertain me at the end of a long day.
The podcast industry has taken wing over the last few years. From a niche format for specialist interests, podcasting quietly and unobtrusively entered the mainstream and became part of the fabric of our listening habits. According to Statista, podcasting listenership has grown by 39 per cent over the last three years, and revenue generated directly by podcasts has shot up a heartening 45 per cent in the same timeframe, making podcasting the world's fastest-growing content format by some distance.
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