What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined

What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined
Podcast Description
What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined is a provocative three-part series that unpacks the identity crisis, evolution, and future of podcasting. Produced by Oxford Road, the leading agency in podcast advertising, and Shaun Colón (Age of Audio), and hosted by industry veteran Allyson Marino, this series goes beyond nostalgia to expose the seismic shifts reshaping the medium.Once an independent, audio-first frontier, podcasting is now being redefined by the rise of video, platform exclusivity, and the battle for control. Featuring candid insights from over 30 industry pioneers—including Ira Glass, Guy Raz, Adam Carolla, and Leo Laporte—this series takes listeners inside the high-stakes tug-of-war that will determine the fate of the industry.As platforms like YouTube and Spotify blur the boundaries between podcasts and video content, What’s a Podcast? asks the hard question: if we don’t act now, will podcasting lose the very thing that made it revolutionary?This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a wake-up call.
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The series focuses on the identity crisis of podcasting, the impact of mainstream adoption, and the future dynamics shaped by technology and platforms. Examples of specific episodes include discussions on the evolution from niche to mainstream with insights from industry leaders, and debates surrounding the influence of video content and platform monopolies on the medium.

What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined is a provocative three-part series that unpacks the identity crisis, evolution, and future of podcasting. Produced by Oxford Road, the leading agency in podcast advertising, and Shaun Colón (Age of Audio), and hosted by industry veteran Allyson Marino, this series goes beyond nostalgia to expose the seismic shifts reshaping the medium.
Once an independent, audio-first frontier, podcasting is now being redefined by the rise of video, platform exclusivity, and the battle for control. Featuring candid insights from over 30 industry pioneers—including Ira Glass, Guy Raz, Adam Carolla, and Leo Laporte—this series takes listeners inside the high-stakes tug-of-war that will determine the fate of the industry.
As platforms like YouTube and Spotify blur the boundaries between podcasts and video content, What’s a Podcast? asks the hard question: if we don’t act now, will podcasting lose the very thing that made it revolutionary?
This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a wake-up call.
Hot tip for CAOs: Find a podcaster who believes in ‘good promotion’ like Ira Glass.
Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) sits down with Audio Legend and Podcast Pioneer Ira Glass (Host, Executive Producer, This American Life) in a new episode of “What’s a Podcast? – The Extended Interviews.” This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Fairing.
“ You really have to be very thoughtful and show cunning in the way that you deal with advertising and promotion…. that’s where you protect yourself and your right to make whatever you want.“
- Ira Glass (Host, Executive Producer, This American Life)
The team is talking: Promo Power, Blueprints, The Feels, and more. Let’s dig in.

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