This week I chatted with the critically acclaimed, and multi award winner and nominee, podcaster Dave Pickering about podcasts.

You will hear:

- Dave doing an intro about their podcasts and history with them

- why people might listen to them, what are the motivations

- the danger of neoliberalism 'self improvement' and podcasts

- the parasocial relationships that we have with podcast hosts and guests and how much that is part of why we listen (atomised, alienated from those around us we might turn to these kinds of relationships maybe?)

- recommendations for good shows

Dave’s own projects are

Getting Better Acquainted

Stand Up Tragedy

The Family Tree

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad (I’ve listened to the first of these, it’s really moving and excellent.

Current (Client) projects:

Who Hurt You (formally Made of Human) (I sort of mentioned this)

The Restart Project

Race Reflections AT WORK

The Breakup Monologues

Check all those out via Dave’s website http://dave-pickering.squarespace.com/

Also follow them on twitter for their excellent recommendations (usually on a Friday) https://twitter.com/goosefat101

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