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Podcast coverage has a peculiar history.
Articles compare the podcast boom to the Wild West and the American gold rush.
(Yes, Vulture has been guilty of it too.)
Its all very amusing.
Ben Hammersley coined the word podcastinginTheGuardianin 2004.
Podcastings raw power sounds delightfully disruptive, and an origin story forms.
(What exactly are the big numbers instilling this fear, you may wonder?
Like any medium, podcasts see their share of genre-focused coverage.
Consumers are thus introduced to a rise in the popularity of food-related podcasts.
They mean the podcasters use music and a full cast more liberally than traditional audiobooks.
The Death of Podcasting and the Rise of Videocasting?
The New YorkTimescomes in hot witha profile on Marc Maronand his seminal podcastWTF with Marc Maron.
A charming time capsule, the article also sees Thorn confirm that Marons name is pronounced Marin not Marrone.
But something is brewing underneath; Thorn casually mentions that Joe Rogan also has a podcast.
Rolling Stones The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment is perhaps the first proper listicle devoted to podcasts.
Are we nearing comedy podcast overload?
But it never quite does.
Then some other inventive comic breaks new ground and the process repeats itself.
Almost a year after theRolling Stonelist,The A.V.
Clubdecidesthere are too many comedy podcasts.
Stand-Up Comedy Without the Stand-up.
Remember podcasting?
It gained traction with the introduction of the iPod, hence the name.Serialis arguably the mediums first breakout hit.
The experience of podcasters may offer many useful lessons.
Still reeling fromSerials success,Fast Companydeclarespodcasting is the future of media.
The article asks, Who knew the hottest entertainment form would be audio?
The rise in podcastings popularity is said to be a result of cars and celebrities, but also advertising.
Its worth noting that this is the yearWTF With Marc Maronscores an interview with sitting president Barack Obama.
So, Like, Why Are We So Obsessed with Podcasts Right Now?
Vanity Fairpops into ask why we care about podcasts so much.
Podcasting is the new…
Surprisingly, no one here says Netflix.
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Elsewhere, a more measured hope blossoms.
The article also mentions a certain Joe Rogan three times.
Is this the new Podfather?
Today, were living in the Golden Age of Podcasts.
In 2019, everyone really goes wild for podcasts, but still cant decide if theyre booming or busting.
Only 20 days into the new year,CBS Newspublishes The Golden Age of podcasts.
In March, we say,The Capitalists Are Here!
In any case: Theyre here.
We also call Ira Glass, the spiritual godfather of podcasts.
The Guardianhits the gas, publishing the headline Podcastings Netflix Moment in March.
I would say we are reaching an inflection point.
Huge numbers of people are realising that there is great content available that isnt offered by traditional players.
Are podcasts killing music or just wasting our time?
The piece cites the medium to be tedious and samey and sedative, before using the term big podcast.
Have We Hit Peak Podcast?
In July, a divisive article from The New YorkTimestitled Have We Hit Peak Podcast?
In September,GQsays, podcasts have conquered the world inAn Oral History Of The Podcast.
Quoting Ira Glass, the Wild West is mentioned again Theres a gold rush going on right now.
Its a Wild West.
And its going to be funny to see how it plays out, says Glass.
That same month, Vulture starts tagging stories with There Will Be Podcasts.
The answer is more than $100 million.
