The Radio Academy Podcast The Radio Academy
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The weekly podcast for all audio creators, produced by UK charity The Radio Academy. Each week, we speak to the people behind a recent radio or podcast project, to find out how it was made, and what they learnt along the way. Got a project we should be exploring? Email podcast@radioacademy.org
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Sam Bailey - BFBS Careers
This week our guest is former MD of the Radio Academy, now deputy director of BFBS, Sam Bailey. He has an exclusive for us about their new schedules, and chats to our host Georgy Jamieson about careers in BFBS radio and how they see their future in a digital market.
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BBC Wales
In this week’s episode our host Georgy Jamieson chats to Carolyn Hitt, Head of BBC Radio Wales, about their new schedule and how you introduce your audience to change. She also talks to broadcaster and journalist Lucy Owen, the new host of the BBC Wales Saturday lunchtime show, about what it’s like to take over an established radio programme and make it your own.
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Goalhanger Podcasts
One of the founders of Goalhanger Podcasts, Tony Pastor, chats to host Georgy Jamieson, about how the brand has accelerated in the last 6 months, what sets their podcasts apart from others in the market and how super fans and live events are now a big part of what they do. And Georgy asks if anyone wants to hear The Rest is… Tiddlywinks?
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Radio 5 Live 30th Birthday
Radio 5 Live is celebrating its 30th birthday, so in this week’s episode, host Georgy Jamieson chats to Julie Cullen, Managing Editor of 5 Live and award-winning journalist and broadcaster Gordon Smart, presenter of the Mon-Thurs 10pm - 1am and Sunday 8-10pm shows on the station. They talk about how 5 Live and radio has changed in the last 30 years, about the importance of being connected to every part of the UK and what their future looks like in a digital age.
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Arias Nominations 2024 - What's it like to be a judge & be nominated?
What’s it like to be nominated for an Aria? And how does the judging process work? This week the podcast focuses on the Arias Nominations, which have just been released for 2024. Host Georgy Jamieson chats to chair of the judges Phil Riley and one of the head judges Paul Sylvester, both of whom have been nominated for and won Arias. She also talks to Jules Rowan - Podcast and Radio Presenter with Prison Radio Association, who is a judge this year and won Gold last year, with her Life After Prison podcast co-host Zak, as Best New Presenters.
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Claudia Williams - Tortoise Media
In a world of constant breaking news alerts, Tortoise Media aims to slow everything down and take a deeper look at stories. This week’s podcast guest is reporter Claudia Williams from Tortoise Media, who tells our host Georgy Jamieson how Tortoise differs from other news outlets, how you balance detailed investigative journalism with the need to stay topical and what exactly is slow news?