S1EP3 - How does Europe listen to podcasts?

Sounds like Europe, cross-border podcasting

02/05/24

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Podcasts have become a global phenomenon. However, the success of a podcast is heavily conditioned by its social context. The formats that are huge hits in Spain could be less successful in Poland, or Ireland. On this episode, Javi Caminero is joined by Edu Alonso, Head of Podcast for Southern and Eastern Europe at Spotify, to understand how the European audience listens to podcasts.

Listen to Edu’s recommendations:

XRey: https://open.spotify.com/show/43tAQjl2IVMzGoX3TcmQyL
Estirando El Chicle: https://open.spotify.com/show/6V1DDzXVZg6wFXFo0SanY2
Hoy en El País: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n2SYRzAXUKDFccZ993ZEh

Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome

Credits:

Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
Sound design by Manu Tomillo
Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme

Previous Episode

S1EP2 - Press freedom and podcasting in the Balkans

January 22, 2024

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18m

In this episode of 'Sounds Like Europe' we tackle a very important topic: the intersection of press freedom and the podcasting industry in the Balkans. To analyse this issue, Javi Caminero is joined by News Decoder journalist Andrea Knezevic and Ljudmila Jankovic, a journalist for the Press Freedom Foundation in Serbia.

Listen to Andrea’s recommendations: https://rmc.bfmtv.com/podcasts/

Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome

Credits:

Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
Sound design by Manu Tomillo
Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

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S1EP4 - Creating original music for a podcast

February 19, 2024

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14m

Podcasts are now more complex than ever. We are used to listening to amazing documentaries or fictions that are possible thanks to the hard work of producers, sound designers, script writers... However, having a great soundtrack can be crucial when it comes to creating a unique podcast. To understand everything regarding this matter, Javi Caminero is joined by Luca Micheli, Sound Director and Head of Music at Chora Media, our Italian partner in the WePod project.

Listen to Luca’s recommendations: