The Media Club · 27 September 2024 · 30 min
Backstage at the British Podcast Awards
- British Podcast Awards 2024
- Podcasting Industry
- BBC Podcasting Success
- Visualised Podcasts
- Daily Podcast Challenges
- Community in Podcasting
- Podcast Hosting Skills
- Independent vs Major Podcasters
In this special episode of The Media Club, host Matt Deegan and guest host Ollie Peart report from backstage at the British Podcast Awards 2024. They interview several winners, including The News Agents (Emily Maitlis, Lewis Goodall, John Sopel), Zing Tsjeng of Good Bad Billionaire, Marianna Spring (Best Host), Stuart Last of Audio Always (Listener's Choice for Help I Sexted My Boss), Marcus Brigstocke (award host), Rob Auton (Best Daily Podcast), and the team behind Press Play Turn On (Best Sex and Relationships). The conversations cover topics such as the state of podcasting, the role of the BBC, the rise of visualised podcasts, the challenges of daily podcasting, and the importance of community and audience engagement.
Key takeaways
- The News Agents won best news and current affairs and later the spotlight award at the British Podcast Awards 2024.
- Marianna Spring won best host and discussed her new podcast 'Why Do You Hate Me USA'.
- Audio Always won the Listener's Choice Award for 'Help I Sexted My Boss'.
- Rob Auton won best daily podcast for 'The Rob Auton Daily Podcast'.
- Press Play Turn On won best sex and relationships podcast, exploring audio porn and disability.
In this episode
- Intro
- The News Agents
- Zing Tsjeng from Good Bad Billionaire
- Marianna Spring
- Stuart Morgan - Audio Always
- Marcus Brigstocke
- Rob Auton
- Press Play, Turn On
- Goodbye
Notable quotes
“Incredible. I mean, just beyond incredible. We feel so lucky and we feel incredibly grateful to all our listeners for just, you know, making this happen.”
“I think it occupies that sweet spot between news and reporting and journalism, but also kind of that lovely intimate relationship that radio can build with a listener and a presenter.”
“My best advice to people is always: if you think about what you love doing, I think particularly as a host, like is it that you love having a bit of an ata and really interesting analysis that comes from that or a bit of a gossip or whatever else?”
“We've put a lot of focus into what audiences want and kind of finding ways to make sure that we bring podcasts into the family and original podcasts, launch viddle podcasts that feel like there's a really kind of audience focus.”
“I think that the leveling of the playing field and the opening up that means that anybody with an idea and the keenness to do it is able now to broadcast. That makes an award ceremony like that fun and interesting.”
“No, don't do it, it's not a good idea.”
Discussed
BBC · Global · Audio Always · Audible · Whistledown
Mentioned or recommended
- The News Agents
- Good Bad Billionaire
- Why Do You Hate Me
- Help I Sexted My Boss
- How Was It For You
- The Rob Auton Daily Podcast
- Press Play, Turn On
- Secret Mem Clerb
- It Can't Just Be Me
- Americast
- The News Agents USA
- British Podcast Awards 2024
