Of the 2330 people surveyed 24% said they have accessed a podcast...7% of that do it daily, 8% weekly...73% have never or rarely access a podcast and 3% used to listen but now no longer do...the numbers are slowly  trending upwards but clearly they still have a ways to go....from the folks I've spoken to that currently access podcasts...most are older white guys, or fan-geeks tuning into specialty stuff like comedy, right-wing politics, conspiracy stuff, UFOs/aliens, wrestling or MMA.

Some of my favorites are the podcasts of radio shows, made available to listeners, usually thrown up on Twitter shortly after the show airs.

Locally here in Toronto, both TSN 1050 and Sportsnet 590 are way ahead of regular talk radio in this, and offer hour long segments of their morning and afternoon drive shows, plus individual interviews for quick consumption to their Twitter followers. Way more convenient, one stop listening.

Once the TSN 1050 recorded show ends, it seamlessly takes the listener to the live show currently airing, a sneaky clever way to build a show's popularity, while cross promoting other shows. Maybe Rogers does this as well?

It would be terrific if 'Moore In The Morning' on Newstalk 1010, and 'Stafford and Supriya' on GNR am640 had even a weekly best of podcast version of their shows. It can get a bit much switching back and forth constantly.

Alec Baldwin's podcast 'Here's The Thing' is always worth checking out.

Hockey podcasts are so numerous, it's overwhelming. Sportsnet's 'Hockey Central at Noon' stands out most days, depending on their rotating lineup, and how the Leafs are doing.

Last edited by betaylored (February 1, 2019 2:21 am)