“Can a video be a podcast?” is an all-time favourite topic of conversation amongst those of us with “RSS 4 EVA” tattooed on the base of our backs. But for all the audio purists out there it’s hard to deny that, for a growing number of people, a video can absolutely be a podcast. So what now? Is “podcast” going the way of “literally”? Another definition lost to the unending meat-grinder of modern linguistic ‘progress’? Well, we think there are a lot of really useful lessons to be learned from the increasingly long shadow cast by video podcasts and, if we play our cards right, a podcast episode to be made about it.
In this episode podcast producers Jackie Lamport, Sam Datta-Paulin, and Erin MacIndoe Sproule are joined by podcast agency founder Harry Morton to discuss:
What is a podcast?
Can a livestream call itself a podcast?
How clean should your room be before a zoom call or video recording?
Where do you draw the line between ‘relaxed and authentic’ and ‘lazy’?
Theatre of the mind
They discuss the H3 podcast, Joe Rogan, Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, and the ways in which video can add to and detract from a podcast.
Do you think it’s weird that we’re discussing video in an audio only format? Waaaay ahead of you - we’re on Youtube! Check out the video version of this podcast to enjoy a whole host of visual gags and special effects, and form a deeper (but not at all concerning!!!) parasocial relationship with your local podcasting nerds:
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