Project PhDcast

Podcasting and social media research.


Project PhDcasting

Posts relating to my PhD research and thinking on podcasting.

  • Open Podcasting

    “Open podcasting is at the core of what the industry is all about. It’s what makes the medium so unique and enshitiffication-resistant. And with more and more platforms choosing to pay out big bucks to gain podcast exclusives (in other words, to close up their podcasting content), this goes against the open and free nature that makes… Continue reading

  • Introduction

    Introduction

    Welcome to my new podcast research website! I am a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program at Brock University, working under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro in the Department of Digital Humanities. My research examines how podcasting as a communication technology works politically, socially, and culturally with both academic and non-academic audiences.… Continue reading

About Me

-PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities researching podcasting and social media under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro at Brock University
-Strategic Initiatives and Outreach Officer with the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University
-Host and producer of Foreword
-Cohost and producer of MythTake
-MA in Classics from Brock University (2013)
-BA from McMaster University (2009)
-BA from Glendon College, York University (2003) 

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