How to explain to your family what you do

Happy Christmas!

• If you need to explain what it is you do to your loved ones today, here’s a guide to talking to your family about podcasts. It’s very good.

• A UK Member of Parliament, Darren Jones, has launched what he thinks is the first podcast for constituents only ('constituents’ being those in the area of Bristol North West he represents). Jones is a member of the Labour Party, who are in opposition.

• Alex Kapelman has examined 33 “best of” podcast listicles, and has compiled the best of the best ofs. The #1 is a joint one, with Serial and… another one.

• TechCrunch reviews the Rødecaster Pro podcast mixer.

• Whooshkaa’s Corey Layton writes a prediction piece for podcasting in 2019. He talks about pies, teeth, and the pointlessness of advertising Rocket Mortgage and Blue Apron to Australians.

• Andrew Ramsammy has a cynical look at the podcast year just gone, in NiemanLab.

Podcasts

What happens when you ask your listeners to just send in audio? Some magic happens. Try the last 18 minutes of the latest Reply All - just brilliant (and, at times, heartbreaking).

Launched just in time for Christmas Day, British radio fans might enjoy Radio 1 Vintage, a set of shows first heard on a pop-up DAB radio station last year, and now packaged up as a podcast series to celebrate the radio station’s 50th birthday.

All we want for Christmas is…

…you to tell someone - anyone - about Podnews. If you enjoy our service, please share it with someone else. Even Uncle Fred, he’ll do. Please ask them to subscribe to our newsletter (or, listen to our podcast).