The brains behind ‘This American Life’ and ‘Reply All’ on bringing podcasts to the stage and… the future!

We don’t need to debate about whether podcasts are a ‘thing’ any more. The medium has come a long way since British journalist Ben Hammersley put a name on it, in the rush to define a new phenomenon in time for his deadline. The President of the United States does podcasts – he rocked up to Marc Maron’s garage for the ‘WTF’ podcast recently, going through the same interview process as any other guest on the interview show. Podcast pioneers might not always get the props they deserve. ‘Keith And The Girl’, one of my favorite shows – I was…

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