Storytelling is important because it connects people.
Idea by: Rob Tyrie
One of the new forms of storytelling is the podcast.
"Podcast" is a portmanteau, a combination of "iPod" and "broadcast". The term "podcasting" was first suggested by The Guardian columnist and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley, who invented it in early February 2004 while writing an article for The Guardian newspaper.
There are over 550,000 podcasts avail able on Apple’s Store and over 2,000,000 of them across the metaverse with over 48M episodes.
I’ve always been a huge fan of podcasts. I can’t imagine what it would be like to live in a world without podcasts, which is why I’m so excited about the proliferation of so many great and unique podcasts. There are even meta-podcasts about podcasts like Canada’s CBC Podcast Playlist Show.
Podcasts are an incredible way to consume audio, and I’ve been listening to them for years. I have my favorites, of course, but there are also a lot of new podcasts I’ve been listening to like Heavyweight, and I really enjoy them.
I’m not the only one who enjoys podcasts. In fact, there’s a lot of data that suggests that podcasts are a great way to connect and communicate with people.
Podcasts are powerful tools for connecting with people.
If you’re not using podcasts to connect with people, you’re missing out.
The great thing about podcasts is that they’re an easy way to get connected with people.
Here are some examples of the ways people use podcasts to connect with each other:
- Podcasts are a great way to connect with people.
- They are a way to do research
- They go deep in a subject
- Interviews give first person insight
- The can mix audio media to comunicate.
- They are available on demand 24x7
- They take advantage of the long popular serial format
- They can be very conversational
- In a series, they are long-form storytelling
In a study conducted by the Digital Learning and Technology Research Centre at the University of Ottawa, they found that podcasts were one of the most popular ways to learn.
“Podcasts are among the most popular ways for people to learn,” said the study.
Another study found that podcasts are the most popular way to consume news.
“News podcasts are the most popular way for people to consume news,” said the study. “News podcasts also have a unique appeal for those who identify as conservative or liberal.”
Podcasts are a great way to connect with people.
When you’re listening to a podcast, you’re creating a connection with the person who is speaking.
It’s a very intimate experience.
The people who speak in podcasts are real. They have real voices. They have real feelings.
They’re also very powerful when they’re speaking to people.
When someone is speaking to you, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment. It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that you’re having a conversation with someone, which is what makes podcasts so powerful.
You get to hear someone speak to you, and they’re speaking to you.
If you’re not using podcasts to connect with people, you’re missing out.
The data on podcasts is powerful.
But there’s even more data that shows how powerful podcasts are in connecting people.
“When people think about the use of podcasts in higher education, they typically talk about their use as a replacement for lecture and as a replacement for small group discussion,” said the study. “However, a recent meta-analysis suggests that podcasts may be better than lecture, but not as good as small group discussion.”
So, it’s easy, if you had a detailed interest, like “ghost stories at Christmas”, add the word podcast to your Google search and you will be sure to find a podcast to listen to. Happy listening.
[Ed. This article was generated by GTP-J and edited lightly for clarity as we do with all Grey Swan Guild submissions]
