Word On The Square

On this episode of Word on the Square, Chief Communications & Brand Officer at Acast, Lizzy Pollott. She talks over the monetization of podcasting, how creators should use the format -- and how artificial intelligence may impact the world of audio production."Podcasting as a medium is so way underserved by advertisers as compared to how effective and engaging it is -- and it's changing massively," she says on the show. "We're working all the time to educate advertisers who have perhaps never thought of podcasting as a medium for them, exactly why it is a perfect for them to reach their audiences, and also when they're in it just how best to maximise it." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tales of City - The podcast where we hear some of the stories from the lives and experiences of the people who make City University the place that it is. In this inaugural episode, we speak with MA Creative Writing student Aderonke Adeola who tells us all about her writing and how within it, she explores the universal issues of family and class through the lens of Nigerian culture and society.And as an extra special bonus, Aderonke reads out an excerpt from her latest work for us to enjoy and discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round The Square: In the time it takes to walk around Northampton Square starting from Danny's café, one of the students here at City tells us all about their podcast.In a very special edition, Charlie Brown walks with Tim Utzig from the MA Podcasting postgraduate course and hears all about his experience as a visually impaired student and what brought him to City to study podcasting.And in extra bonus content - one more lap round the square! - he discusses his preparation for the London Marathon and shares his tips and advice for anyone considering similar adventures. Whether in running or podcasting....You can follow Tim:@timutzighttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-utzig-44183b173?trk=public_post_feed-actor-nameFind out more about guide running for the blind in his podcast Running Blindhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7euvHA9nkJGSV96HXMwNXx?si=50a8f87fe3a54506&nd=1&dlsi=00bd6c738481444cAnd Tim will be running the London Marathon for the Guide Dog charity that brought his much loved companion - and City Uni celeb! - Alisa into his life. To donate:https://www.justgiving.com/page/tim-utzig-08 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, our hosts Charlie Brown and Tim Utzig chat with Nathan Freeman from Granny Eats Wolf who tells us the latest from the cutting edge of soundscaping in the podcast industry. And while he is one of the great masters of his craft, Nathan emphasises the importance of collaborative team work for everything that he has achieved: "You got to work together with people you trust, that you think are great and believe in the same thing as you. The best I have ever done has never been on my own." Nathan Freeman is a multi award winning audio director and founder of Granny Eats Wolf - a creative studio that’s putting craft back at the heart of audio storytelling and branding. A former Executive Producer at BBC Sounds and BBC Voice & A.I, he has produced podcasts, radio shows, sonic brand identities and audio dramas for 20 years. Nathan has always pioneered new exciting ways to tell stories in audio, from spatial audio to the BBC’s first synthetic voice. And was behind the world’s first exploration into dynamic live radio promos. Today, he’s continuing that innovation, twisting into life sonic worlds with spatial audio for top tier brands. His credits include Wondery’s British Scandal podcast, Spyscape’s True Spies, The Woman In Black 3D audiobook and Audible’s The Signalman working alongside Academy Award winning Director, Sam Mendes.https://www.grannyeatswolf.com/about Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round The Square: In the time it takes to walk around Northampton Square starting from Danny's café, one of the students here at City tells us all about their podcast.In this week's episode, Charlie Brown walks with Oli Mansfield from the MA Broadcast postgraduate course and hears all about his podcast Under One Sky. Under One Sky is a podcast which attempts to paint a picture of homelessness, as a story, that is unique, dynamic and complex.Each episode will draw on a guest's expertise and experience to bring to light a different lens to view homelessness, to give us as listeners a fuller understanding of homelessness that avoids careless speculation and stereotyping.This is podcast that first recognises the worth and value of the people that find themselves in a state of Homelessness. They are people like you and me, just the right things in their lives have gone wrong.https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/under-one-sky/id1654475185To find out more about Oli and his work:https://www.olimansfield.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/oli-mansfield-60113822a/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round The Square: In the time it takes to walk around Northampton Square starting from Danny's café, one of the students here at City tells us all about their podcast.In this week's episode, Charlie Brown walks with Ash Flaherty from the MA Broadcast postgraduate course and hears all about her podcast Alumni Alibis.Alumni Alibis is a podcast in which we hear from notable alumni of Manchester University and the stories of how their lives and careers were shaped by their time there.https://open.spotify.com/show/04RduHhO1NQObAdFkgdOoN?si=d5faaa7d0cb049a1Follow Aisling Flaherty at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/aislingflaherty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the episode of Word on the Square, James Cridland, who is a radio futurologist and editor of Podnews.net. He is based in Brisbane, Australia and on a recent trip to RadioDays Europe he popped into City University to discuss the market for podcasts tight now; what’s making him positive for the future and the issues the industry is likely to face within the next year. Follow James: Twitter: @JamesCridland Sign up for Podnews here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus ContentRound The Square: In the time it takes to walk around Northampton Square starting from Danny's cafe, one of the students here at City tells us all about their podcast.In this inaugural RTS episode, Charlie Brown walks with Manav Pallan, 3rd Year Journalism Undergraduate and hears all about his podcast Race Reaction. Race Reaction is a motorsports podcast that primarily focuses on the world of Formula 1. The podcast was launched in June 2023 by co-founders Miles Lambi and Manav Pallan to reach the growing number of motorsport fans in an entirely new medium. Since then, the podcast has had guests including Steve Nichols, the designer of Ayrton Senna’s championship-winning McLaren MP4/4. Steve was also Senna’s race engineer in 1988 and was the man credited with introducing carbon fibre into Formula 1. They also regularly post editorial content on the Race Reaction website to complement the podcast episodes. Just as the 2024 F1 season begins, the Race Reaction Podcast is now back with the highest quality motorsports content. You can find all such content here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IFfuLdksPruiOycZ4yNmj?si=K0C38qXZQjG6okcheNd98Ahttps://www.race-reaction.comFollow on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/racereaction?igsh=MTExNTJ6eTNoeTFpAnd Twitter/X: https://x.com/racereaction?s=21 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, award winning journalist, producer and presenter Hannah Àjàlá-Rahman talks about the whole process of nurturing a podcast idea from its first fledgling beginning to the final round of pitching to commissioners."An idea turns into a process and it turns into almost being in a relationship with it...so have fun with it!" she advises.Be sure to follow Hannah...@hannah_ajala Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Matt Deegan of Podcast Discovery and Folder Media talks over how to build an audience, as well as doing the marketing to let it shine. "If you make something and you build it from scratch you are the expert -- they should look to you to be the expert on how to market it," he said on the show.Follow Matt Deegan:@mattYou can can subscribe to his weekly newsletter here: https://www.mattdeegan.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Word On The Square, a podcast from City University of London. Episodes drop weekly. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.