“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:

https://youtu.be/eAIbrAdcJQI

Links to resources mentioned in the show:

• H3 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@H3Podcast
• Podnews: https://podnews.net/
• Sounds Profitable: https://soundsprofitable.com/
• Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal: https://www.youtube.com/@DeepDivewithAliAbdaal
• Podcasting 2.0 Podcast: https://podnews.net/podcast/i4ji5
• Joe Rogan Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk?si=353aad0cec9747aa

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