Pete Naughton in London and Rachael King in L.A. press play on the latest (and seemingly only) topic spreading through the podcast industry: the Coronavirus. From The Daily to CNN, it seems like every major news outlet has the prescription for listeners. Meanwhile, how is it affecting the producers themselves?

 

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Notes: 

 

Coronavirus pods: 

CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction

NPR’s Coronavirus Daily

The Economist’s The Intelligence

BBC’s Global News Podcast 

The Happiness Lab

 

Think pieces:

Vulture: Coronavirus Is Changing Podcasting, Fast

The Verge: Spotify’s paid subscribers accelerate as podcast listening grows 200 percent

 

Useful resources:

Helen Zaltzman’s tips for the newly working-from-home

Hot Pod’s living Google doc, with advice and useful links

 

Lighten the mood: 

Rachael’s pick: WAMU’s Dating While Gray

Pete’s pick: the British comedy show Athletico Mince

Last pick: Richard’s Famous Food Podcast