The Guide #257: What we lose when a medium built for the ear surrenders to the camera
In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase subscribers, podcasts are losing their off‑screen charm, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights • Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This has been the year that podcasting properly, unapologetically “ pivoted to video ”. Yes, it’s been a progression that has been in the making for quite a while, ar
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- Byline
- Gwilym Mumford
- Section
- Culture
In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase subscribers, podcasts are losing their off‑screen charm, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights • Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This has been the year that podcasting properly, unapologetically “ pivoted to video ”. Yes, it’s been a progression that has been in the making for quite a while, ar
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The Guide #257: What we lose when a medium built for the ear surrenders to the camera
In this week’s newsletter: As platforms chase subscribers, podcasts are losing their off‑screen charm, leaving listeners to wonder whether the intimacy of audio can survive the studio lights • Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This has been the year that podcasting properly, unapologetically “ pivoted to video ”. Yes, it’s been a progression that has been in the making for quite a while, ar
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