podcasts
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A medium without a message
My podcast circles have been a-buzz with last week’s announcement from former Wondery executives about a new AI podcast venture that will generate thousands of podcasts, and thousands of fake creator avatars, for as little as $1 an episode: Inception Point AI is attempting to do just that, as the company builds a stable of… Continue reading
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Summer Road Tripping
Whether it’s a short two-hour stretch to visit family or a more remote, off-grid get away, I find driving time is also some of my best podcast listening time. To help us podcast-listening road-trippers out, CBC’s Sounds Good podcast newsletter and Pod the North collaborated to curate a two-part list of podcasts recommended by Canadian… Continue reading
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Episode 07 Theories & Methods: Humanities Podcasting & Public Discourse
This post is an accessible version of my research poster for the HUMA 7P02 poster session held at Brock University on 2 April 2025. Do you remember the last time you sat around a campfire, eating smores and sharing stories? We share campfire stories with an intimate group of trusted friends. The growth of podcasting… Continue reading
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Episode 06: Recent Reading on True Crime
Welcome back to another episode of Project PhDcast, an audio research diary. This episode I share some thoughts on some recent reading. Joy Wiltenburg’s 2004 article on “True Crime: The Origins of Modern Sensationalism” discusses how sensational crime stories from 16th and 17th century Germany functioned in their societal and religious contexts. I share my… Continue reading
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Police Podcasts and the Erosion of Public Trust
Presented at “Power and Responsibility” 19th Annual Communication Graduate Caucus Conference, Carleton University, March 14-15, 2024. Police in Canada are adopting true crime podcasting to influence public perceptions of policing and police work in response to increased scrutiny by activists and calls for transparency and accountability. However, their podcasts bypass an important element of ethical… Continue reading
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Episode 05: Is Podcasting Dead?
Alison is joined by long-time podcaster Christine Caccipuoti to dissect the rumours of podcasting’s demise. They explore what it means to be a self-funded, independent podcaster and the relationship of independent podcast creators to the commercialized podcasting industry. Christine Caccipuoti is a New York-based podcaster, historian, and performer. Currently the the co-producer of Footnoting History… Continue reading
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Podcasting the Humanities
I had the privilege to write about podcasting for British Naval History this week. It’s a pretty decent post, if I do say so myself, and I invite you to give it a read and let me know what you think! In the post, I talk about the popularity of podcasting, the use of podcasting… Continue reading
About Alison
Alison Innes is a researcher, podcast producer, and storyteller who believes that our best conversations help us better understand each other—and ourselves. She is passionate about the power of podcasts to create space for authentic, ethical, and vulnerable storytelling that connects people, ideas, and communities.
As a PhD student in Brock University’s Interdisciplinary Humanities program, Alison researches how podcasts foster trust, create connection, and help people make sense of ideas together. She is especially interested in how podcasting can build relationships, share stories, democratize knowledge, and invite more people into conversations that matter.
Whether she’s researching, producing, or holding space for conversations, Alison is guided by a simple belief: that when we share knowledge with curiosity, generosity, and care, we create opportunities to better understand each other.
Podcasting and researching from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples in modern-day Canada. Photo credit Kaitlyn Daw.
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