041 - with Leah Culver of Breaker - On The Potential of Podcasts
Publisher |
Brian and Adam
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Technology
Publication Date |
Aug 29, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:51:46

Today we’re joined by Leah Culver, entrepreneur, avid podcast listener, and CTO of Breaker (the app we both use to listen to podcasts). Leah has joined us to discuss her business, the tech behind podcasting, and the state of the medium.

Podcasts are a strange phenomenon. They’ve existed and have been quietly growing in the creative underbelly of the internet for decades, but only recently have they become mainstream thanks to astronomical successes like, Serial. On the surface, podcasts are just radio shows, and radio shows have been around 100 years. So, what’s really made them vogue? Smart phones, easy and inexpensive recording technology, the ability to share anything with the world from your home? Or, is a deeper fundamental shift happening regarding individuals’ willingness to share and society’s desire to consume?

Leah dives in deeply with us in this episode. We discuss the proliferation of podcasts as a digital medium. We touch on the underlying technologies and --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support

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