Prof. of Media & Communication, Muhlenberg College, USA. I write about podcasting and the political economy of online labor. Mastodon: @John47@scholar.social

Allentown, PA
Joined August 2014
I am pleased and proud to announce my new book! "Podcasting in a Platform Age" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2024) explores the massive transitions in #podcasting beginning around 2016 to the present. For academics as well as practitioners! bloomsbury.com/us/podcasting…
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Day 2 of the #ECREA #RadioAndSound2025 Conference is underway 🎙️ We’ve kicked off with the morning parallel sessions — plenty of inspiring research ahead! 👉 Programme: sheffield.ac.uk/ijc/events-i… #Sheffield #RadioResearch
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Thank you @lindgrenmia for highlighting the academic value of #practicebased research and #podcasting
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I heard this news late last night just before bed and it’s shaken me hard. I’ve known Todd for 11 years and respected him amongst the very highest peers in the space. We’ve lost a genuine pioneer and a good, kind and passionate friend. podnews.net/update/todd-coch…
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Wrote a historical piece that defends funding for NPR and PBS. Whatever their problems, we cannot let Fox News become our default "public sphere." There needs to be alternatives, including imperfect yet aspirational ones. theconversation.com/trump-an…
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Jason Loviglio's analysis of Nice White Parents explores how white parental influence ironically undermined diversity in a NYC public school. Read here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/articl…
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Why I don’t post threads here - a thread 🧵
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NEWS: More than 200,000 subscribers have canceled their digital subscriptions to the Washington Post after the revelation that owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of VP Harris. That's about 8 percent of WaPo's subscriber base - a staggering sum MORE npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-516…
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Please share our call for submissions to the upcoming: #ICA2025 preconference on "Debating Creator Culture" ccsn.site/ica (Submissions due Jan 31). Details here:
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This is a fantastic list of podcasts about #podcasting, the business of podcasting, and how to understand podcast monetization.
Wishing all podcasters and amazing #InternationalPodcastDay - Here are some of the shows I listen to about #podcasting ...
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Have I told you that I have a FABULOUS department? I do. And guess what? We are HIRING. Assistant Professor in Technology, Justice, and Equity. Applications due October 31. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDe…
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We're hiring! WashU's Film & Media Studies Program is looking for an assistant professor of digital media studies. Please share--and please apply! We begin reviewing applications on November 1. Here's a link to the job posting: apply.interfolio.com/154336?…
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If you weren’t able to catch @El_Silvero and me live at @PodcastMovement, great news: the full video is on YouTube for free! youtu.be/TtlvMepHQGM?si=NKOF…
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Excited for tomorrow's talk! @jsullivan47 will be our guest lecturer in the 'Sound & AI in Cultural Industries' series at @UvA_Amsterdam & Zoom, discussing the datafication of podcast audiences through the lens of AI and programmatic advertising.
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Scoop: Alex Cooper has signed a $100 million deal with SiriusXM for her Call Her Daddy podcast and network of shows. Another former Spotify exclusive leaving their deal for a new partner bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Today is the final day to apply for the @SBUPodcasting 2024-25 Incubator Program! World-class faculty, incredible guest speakers, and more support for your podcast than you'll know what to do with. Apply (for free, in under 15 mins!) here: podcastfellows.org/
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Huge. Google is officially a monopoly.
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TT position at UMD: for a “scholar who works at the intersection of media, democracy, and technology” with a specialization in journalism. Open rank with a bias toward assistant professor. (everyone on the committee wanted to get heard on this one?) ejobs.umd.edu/postings/12061…
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Per the Wall Street Journal today: A few shows in the #podcasting landscape are dominating both the share of advertiser money and audiece attention. This is the type of bifurcated industry I talked about in my recent book, Podcasting in a Platform Age. webview.wsj.com/webview/WP-W…
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We are in the process of migrating our Slack community to a new home. If you've been a user you should already have the info you need to find us but there's an explanation on our website. Follow the link in the bio and we will see you there. Your PS team x
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