A student's personal narrative of what it's like to earn a college degree while at the same time raising a child. A look back at the rich sounds and music of a New York City neighborhood, recorded by a recording artist in the 1950s. Feelings of loss and displacement among the lifelong residents of a Georgia town when their community became a popular vacation hot spot. These and other compelling stories, chosen from hundreds of entries we received this year, have been named the finalists in our fifth annual NPR College Podcast Challenge.
The podcast will be later in the year, and it'll be an in-depth dive into people's footballing and personal lives, he continues. It'll be a podcast with a twist. I can't tell you what that twist is at the moment, but it *will* be a podcast with a twist. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
We've all been there. Someone starts telling a story, and within seconds, your mind starts wandering. Maybe you pull out your phone, suddenly remember an urgent email, or find yourself mentally reorganizing your weekend plans. The storyteller doesn't notice. They keep going, completely unaware that they've lost their audience. After interviewing over 200 people for various articles, I've noticed patterns in how people communicate their experiences. Some captivate you from the first word, while others lose you before they've even gotten to the point.
Hosted by Ads Product Liaison, Ginny Marvin, who has spent her career in paid search and digital advertising, we're now delivering a new bridge between marketers - the people using the tools every day - and the product teams behind them. This is the Ads Decoded Podcast: your direct line to people designing and building Google Ads.
Social platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook offer huge opportunities for marketers. They are the new de facto gatekeepers to huge audiences, and there are very few other means to reach younger audiences at scale with ease. But that access comes with trade-offs, and different platforms emerge and disappear rapidly. As part of our Predictions season, The Drum Network seeks to examine where brands and agencies fit into that environment.
Ami steps into the role at a pivotal moment for both TPA and the podcast industry - bringing a deep commitment to creators, a sharp understanding of the business of audio, and a clear vision for how the Academy can continue to grow as the home for excellence in podcasting,
The Podcast Metrics division of Edison Research has released an interesting output of its relentless podcast metrics research: Top Ten New Podcasts of 2025. We compare that list with Edison's Top 50 Podcasts of Q4 list. First, the top ten new podcasts of 2025: Now, Edison's top 50 of all podcasts in Q4 - the top 10 shown below: The Joe Rogan Experience Crime Junkie