Project PhDcast

What does a podcast sound like? What should a podcast sound like? In today’s episode I review three of my recent readings about podcasting sound– an academic text on sonic aesthetics, a news article on AI podcasts, and a blog post on punk rock– and how these are shaping my podcast practice and research.

*Contains adult language.*

Contents

1. Introduction (00:05)
2. The sonic aesthetics of podcasting (02:40)
3. AI generated history podcasts (21:25)
4. Punk rock podcasting (27:30)
5. Credits (32:45)

Sources

Jeremy Wade Morris. 2024. “Podcasting.” Polity Press.

Jason Keobler. 2025. “AI Generated ‘Boring History’ Videos are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History.” 404 Media.

Benjamin Lorch. 2025. “The Power of Punk Rock Podcasting.” Hindenburg.

Sharon Taylor. 2025. “Listen up: your audio audience is watching you, not necessarily your podcast.” LinkedIn. June 24, 2025.

Natasha Lee. 2025. “Half of YouTube podcast users listen more than they watch.” Media Week. Aug. 28, 2025.

Credits

Project PhDcast is created, hosted, and produced by Alison Innes. Music is “Grand Dark Waltz” by Kevin McLeod (incomptech.com) and is used under Creative Commons license.

View this podcast with subtitles on YouTube. Transcripts available for download by request.

Share your thoughts:

• Visit my website https://podcastologist.ca/contact
• Email podcastinghumanities@gmail.com
• Learn more about this research project and how you can participate by visiting https://podcastologist.ca

Project PhDcast is an ongoing project by Alison Innes, PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Brock University. This research project has been approved by the Research Ethics Board at Brock University, file #23-020-MAURO.