The Podcast Studies Podcast

The Podcast Studies Podcast

Examining podcasting as a practice, as a technology, and as a medium through an academic lens.

Produced by Lori Beckstead and Dario Llinares

Recent Episodes

Podcast Studies: Practice Into Theory - Author Conversations Part 2: Jasmine Harris and Hannah McGregor
Jan. 31, 2026

Podcast Studies: Practice Into Theory - Author Conversations Part 2: Jasmine Harris and Hannah McGregor

Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2025) contains 18 chapters written by scholars who podcast or use podcasting in their academic or teaching endeavours. Their insights contribute to our ...
Podcast Studies: Practice Into Theory - Author Conversations Part 1: Samuel Clevenger and Martin Feld
Oct. 15, 2025

Podcast Studies: Practice Into Theory - Author Conversations Part 1: Samuel Clevenger and Martin Feld

The Podcast Studies Podcast hosts Lori and Dario have finally published their edited volume Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2025). The book contains 18 chapters written by scholars who...
Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? with Ian M. Cook
March 11, 2024

Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? with Ian M. Cook

Lori Beckstead chats with Ian M. Cook about his recent book entitled Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? We hear from some of the scholars who podcast whom Ian interviewed for the book and talk about why podcasting is an at...
Jess Shane: Towards a Third Podcasting
Dec. 5, 2023

Jess Shane: Towards a Third Podcasting

For this episode, Dario spoke to the freelance podcast producer Jess Shane . Jess works largely in audio documentary although you can hear her work cutting across various fields, genres and themes. Jess came to our attention ...
From Toronto Podcast Conference: The Podcast Space?
Sept. 28, 2023

From Toronto Podcast Conference: The Podcast Space?

The Podcast Studies Podcast returns after over a year's hiatus. In this first episode in a new season we bring you a hybrid recorded session from the ICA pre-conference focused specifically on Podcast Studies. Lori hosts the ...
Robert Gutsche - The J Word Podcast
Feb. 6, 2022

Robert Gutsche - The J Word Podcast

Robert Gutsche , is a leading scholar in the field of Journalism Studies where he applies critical cultural theory to investigate issues of power in journalism. He is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Critical Digita...
Mack Hagood of Phantom Power: Sound Studies & Scholarly Podcasting
Dec. 17, 2021

Mack Hagood of Phantom Power: Sound Studies & Scholarly Podcasting

Prof. Mack Hagood, author of Hush: Media and Sonic Self Control and producer of Phantom Power , joins Dario to discuss sound studies and scholarly podcasting. Phantom Power is a benchmark academic podcast in terms of acoustic...
Peer Review Podcasting Part 2: reflections
Dec. 4, 2021

Peer Review Podcasting Part 2: reflections

How well do podcasts work as a medium for scholarly peer review? In the previous episode, Hannah McGregor and Ian M. Cook provided peer review on Lori Beckstead's draft chapter Context is King: Podcast Packaging and Paratexts...
Peer Review Podcasting Part 1: a real-time peer review of scholarly work
Dec. 4, 2021

Peer Review Podcasting Part 1: a real-time peer review of scholarly work

Host Lori Beckstead submits her draft chapter Context is King: Podcast Packaging and Paratexts for a real-time peer review on this podcast. Peer reviewers Hannah McGregor and Ian M. Cook give their impressions and suggestions...
Cross-Disciplinary Student Collaboration: Podcasting about Criminology
Nov. 19, 2021

Cross-Disciplinary Student Collaboration: Podcasting about Criminology

We're excited to share a podcast submitted to us by Robin Davies, Professor of Media Studies at Vancouver Island University. Originally broadcast as a radio program on CHLY FM in Nanaimo, British Columbia, it features a series of short podcasts that were created as a cross-disciplinary assignment b…