Published in the RadioDoc Review, this presentation, first given at the MeCCSA Radio and Audio Studies symposium, pays tribute to the narrative podcast as a vibrant audio art/journalism form, destined to survive and even benefit from the video podcast turn. 1Soon media watchers started describing the new tranche of video podcast hosts with their chat/interview formats as reinvented late night TV talk show hosts. In it, one of the UK’s most esteemed audio producers fearlessly proclaimed – at last – that the Video Podcast Emperor Had No Clothes. A narrative podcast is a sonic journey that draws on texture, tone and temporality, evoking individualised sensory responses as it unfolds in real time. So, viva the narrative podcast and its passionate tribe of makers.

Source: The Guardian March 01, 2026 07:29 UTC