Podcast Research

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Podcasts we listened in class


The Weekly Planet - Ghostbusters 2016 - The Caravan of Garbage

This podcast was published on Spotify by Planet broadcasting.

This podcast is a conversational styled unscripted podcast which covers topics related to movies, TV and comics. Due to its low budget, the quality of the audio is considerably poor. The podcast does not feature any sound effects, just two men having a conversation about movies. As it includes a lot of references of old media throughout the podcast, I'm assuming that they're targeting the podcast for 30-40 years old men.

Batman Unburied

This podcast was published on Spotify by Warner Bros. / Spotify Studios

This podcast is a scripted podcast about a serial killer. Unlike the previous podcast, this podcast features a high quality audio, sound effects and background music to make the podcast interesting and immersive to the listeners. This is a narrative based podcast, it brings the listeners imagination to the story world. From the quality we can tell that it's a high budget podcast. This podcast is targeted to adult viewers who enjoys thriller contents due to its graphic nature. 

You're Dead To Me - Stonehenge

This podcast was published on Spotify by BBC Radio 4

This podcast is an unscripted comedy podcast which covers topics related to history. The podcast started with an advertisement and followed by a jingle and an intro before starting the conversation. This podcast is targeted for young audiences who are interested in history. They invite different historians and comedians every episode to explain the history in an easy to understand and fun way. That way audiences who doesn't have prior knowledge regarding history can enjoy the podcast also.

5 Minute History - The History of Chocolate

This podcast was published on Spotify by Wayne Armstrong

This is a high budget, scripted podcast which explains histories of events and other things in a simple and short way. The podcast features 2 speaker, a woman who did the intro and outro and a man who read the content of the podcast. The speakers used a monotonous speaking tone because it is a serious and informative podcast.

The Always Sunny Podcast - The Sweet Cream of Justice

This podcast was published on Spotify by Megawatt Productions

This is an unscripted narrator based comedy podcast that is targeted for the fans of the famous show, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They features 4 speakers which are the casts of the show. The podcast started immediately straight to the conversation. This makes the listeners feel like they're a part of their conversation. They also offer a video version of the podcast which can enhance some of the listeners' experience.

Slow Burn

This podcast was published on Spotify and Apple Podcast by Slate podcast 

This is a high budget scripted history podcast. The podcast starts with the narrator sharing a glimpse the topic that will be discussed in the episode. After the short introduction, the narrator proceeds by introducing their sponsor. This podcast is a mix of narrator based and narrative based podcast.


Podcasts I listened in my own time



Solved Murders: True Crime Mysteries

This podcast was published in Spotify by Parcast.

This podcast is a true crime high budget podcast. It is both narrative and narrator based. They feature 2 narrators to both narrate the story and act out dialogues of the character in the crime story. They used bgm and sound effects to dramatize the storytelling. Some crime cases are episodic while some cases with longer stories are divided into 2-3 episodes / part. The podcast started with a disclaimer of the upcoming graphic contents. They included an advertisement of other podcasts from Parcast into the middle of the episodes.

Get Real

This podcast was published in Spotify, Youtube and Apple podcast by DIVE Studios & Studio71.

This podcast is a podcast where the 3 hosts (and sometimes a guest star) open up about a certain topic related to ups and downs of work, love, and adulthood. This podcast targets audiences using star appeal as the 3 hosts are well known singers / youtuber and they often invite guest stars who also works in the entertainment industry. This podcast is unscripted however each episodes includes several segments that will keep their listeners gripped. DIVE Studios upload mini clips and the viewable version of the podcast on youtube to attract audiences.






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