Editor 18/05/2023 Editor 18/05/2023

Diverse Voices - Potent Triggers for Human Imagination

“It is not enough to commission diverse work without this commitment to making the content accessible to a global audience,” says Karen Appathurai Wiggins, Head of Content, APAC - Audible.

Close to the Mic News 29/04/2023 Close to the Mic News 29/04/2023

Radio Today Awards

Entries are now open for Radio Today’s Podcast Awards. Radio Today is an Australian media source for news, analysis, jobs and radio ratings.

Editor 24/04/2023 Editor 24/04/2023

Awards Strengthen the Community

Awards in the podcast industry celebrate teamwork, recognise talent and can help strength communities. Industry professionals weigh in on the industry and whether awards matter.

Close to the Mic News 10/04/2023 Close to the Mic News 10/04/2023

‘Next of The Best Under 40 Awards’

Mediaweek’s Next of the Best 2023 finalists have been announced. Find out who made the shortlist for audio and podcasts.

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Podcast reviewers wanted!

Do you come from a broadcast, audio or storytelling background and have a great ear? Find out how you can contribute to Close to the Mic.

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REVIEWS

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Where to Get the Full Story

Reviews

If you love news and politics then check out ‘Full Story’ from The Guardian Australia reviewed by Shaun D. Wilson.

Reviews

Reviews, Sport

Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality

Reviews, Sport

Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World is a six-part series launched this February. The podcast takes a look at a game dominated by a system of colonial power fuelled by racism.

Reviews, Sport

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

The answer to our happiness lies within, but how often do we ask ourselves, or others, that question? Mamamia’s new podcast explores just that.

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous takes a look into Asia’s criminal underworld, while exploring the cultural and social influences that have informed heinous crimes and acts of terror.

True Crime, Reviews

Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface

True Crime, Reviews

The third season of NZ Herald’s true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts - ‘Below the Surface’ investigates the mysterious death of Thai national, Bua Ngoen Thongsi, whose body was retrieved by a dive police squad in North Canterbury in February, 2015.

True Crime, Reviews

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Dear Clementine Hits Hard Where it Counts

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Clementine Ford owns her voice in a space where nothing is more valuable than the raw and honest truth, whether we like it, or not.

Reviews, Women, Relationships