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" Formed in 1967 and still performing regularly half a century later, Fairport Convention are Britain's equivalent of the Band. Unlike the latter they have maintained cordial relations. "
David Hepworth
Later
Half
Performing
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" Half the battle with successful podcasts is in the naming; here, the big media owners have a lot to learn from the smaller operators. "
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" If, like me, you've never watched 'Game of Thrones', the podcast 'Binge Mode: 'Game of Thrones'' ought to be unlistenable. It isn't, thanks to the energy of the two expert presenters Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion, who have the wit to laugh at their own deep-dive devotion and are helped out by some smart editing. "
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" 'The Daily' from the 'New York Times' - which offers smart analysis of one key story - sets the pace here, and can see you through one standard train commute. "
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" Radio people can't entirely shake off radio habits when they start doing podcasts. They sometimes bring with them things we don't need, like producers and explanatory voiceovers. "
David Hepworth
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Doing
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" Podcast listening, much like radio listening, is largely a question of habit. And the most powerful habits are the ones that fit into our daily routine. "
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Listening
Radio
Daily
" Some of the vintage comedy on Radio 4 Extra wasn't very funny to begin with, whereas some things just get funnier regardless of the changes in public attitudes over the years. "
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Funny
Radio
" If you listen to 'Pod Save America', which is run by former Obama staffers and Democratic party partisans, you'll be exposed to ads for home delivery of everything from gourmet meals to underwear, presumably in the belief that you're too busy being fabulous to go near a shop. "
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" Back in the 1980s, state-of-the-nation fictions were all set in Manhattan. Now, they're all in Trump country. Early in 'S-Town,' we're introduced to an actual maze, every branch of which leads to a further junction. This may also be a metaphor. "
David Hepworth
Now
Early
Back
" Both traditional broadcasters and podcasters are betting heavily on the growth of voice-driven technology and so-called smart speakers, the theory being that it is as easy to ask Amazon's Alexa to play you the 'Guardian Books' podcast as it is to get it to play Capital FM. "
David Hepworth
Smart
Easy
Growth
" One of the reasons why 'Here's The Thing', Alec Baldwin's series of podcasts with 'artists, policymakers and performers', is so good is because he's a big name, so the guests have to deliver. "
David Hepworth
Big
Good
Name
" The podcast 'Note to Self' is 'the tech show about being human'. Human notions of privacy have changed. "
David Hepworth
Being Human
Human
Privacy
" The 'Backlisted' podcast describes itself as 'giving new life to old books'. In each episode, John Mitchinson and Andy Miller are joined by a guest from the world of books who brings along some overlooked gem to enthuse about. "
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New
Old
World
" It's been a while since I checked in with Malcolm Gladwell's 'Revisionist History' podcast. The episode 'The King of Tears' suggests the author is raising the bar. His argument is that country music is the genre that makes us cry because, unlike rock, it's not afraid of specifics. "
David Hepworth
Cry
Tears
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" I once interviewed Anthony Burgess on the radio. I played pop records between the conversation. "
David Hepworth
Records
Pop
Radio
" 'You Must Remember This', the podcast about 'the secret and or forgotten history of Hollywood's first century', has a thread dedicated to Dead Blondes, which is a clue to where it's coming from. "
David Hepworth
Dead
You
History
" History is written by the victors. The victors in daily life tend to be those who live longest. "
David Hepworth
Life
Daily Life
Live
" For a wide-ranging look at literary matters, the 'Book Review Podcast' from the 'New York Times' is still one of the best. Presented by Pamela Paul, each episode has an interview with an author - recent guests have included Neil Gaiman and Sana Krasikov - plus a roundup of the uppers, downers and hanging-arounders on the U.S. bestsellers chart. "
David Hepworth
Interview
Book
Best
" When Shanthi Ranganathan was the featured turn on 'Hip Hop Saved My Life With Romesh Ranganathan,' we learned she didn't allow him to have a girlfriend until he'd finished university, and she learned - to her unfeigned horror - that he used to sneak girls into the house when she was out. "
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Life
House
Turn
" I don't think most rock stars are particularly calculating. I don't think they sit there and think, 'I will do this; therefore, on Monday, I will sell another 200,000 records'. "
David Hepworth
Rock
Think
Stars
" Mongolia is a country of only three million souls. One million of them live in Ulaanbaatar, where, despite the skyscrapers, half the population sleep in tents. One of the few Mongolians to become famous outside his home country is Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, who won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World prize. "
David Hepworth
World
Famous
Home
" 'The Anthill' is the podcast wing of The Conversation, the site that presents news and views derived from the academic and research community. "
David Hepworth
Community
Research
News
" I wouldn't wish a night of 1971 television on my worst enemy. But the records of 1971, again, still live for us now. And they had the benefit at the time of having the kind of uninterrupted, unimpeded concentration of a huge generation of people. Because the only thing I wanted to spend money on when I was 21 was records. "
David Hepworth
Wish
People
Time
" It is the melancholy fate of all young legends to becoming better known for the things they did to exploit fame than the things that made them famous in the first place. "
David Hepworth
Fame
Place
Young
" There's a tendency to locate the cliche of the 'strong woman' exclusively in the present day, as if those many women who endured such inconveniences as the Depression and the Second World War were porcelain compared to, say, Amy Schumer. "
David Hepworth
Woman
Day
Depression
" The age of the rock star ended with the passing of physical product, the rise of automated percussion, the domination of the committee approach to hit-making, the widespread adoption of choreography, and, above all, the advent of the mystique-destroying Internet. "
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Rock Star
Age
Internet
" The opening solo on 'Once in Royal David's City' is still the most dramatic radio moment of the year. "
David Hepworth
City
Opening
Moment
" Famine is a consequence of poverty. "
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Poverty
Famine
Consequence
" There's only one podcast subject that can give Donald Trump a run for his money when it comes to vulgarity, excess, and base comedy, and that's football. "
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" The neurologist calls it 'Non-REM parasomnia'. For the sufferer, it might mean rising in the middle of the night, getting your motorbike out, going for a ride, and waking in the morning with no memory of the experience. "
David Hepworth
Ride
Memory
Night
" Lucy Kellaway's columns in the 'Financial Times' lend themselves to podcasts because they usually consist of her giving a brisk ticking off to some CEO or subversively wondering whether we're really as busy as we pretend we are. "
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Her
Busy
Financial