4 ms·
You could also just call them “radio shows”. It’s a weird thing that the company that made iPods for a few years defined that term and we have gone with it sinc
by scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
You could also just call them “radio shows”. It’s a weird thing that the company that made iPods for a few years defined that term and we have gone with it since.
As for the earlier part of your comment - it’s there in the name, “serial”. That was the experiment. But there have been serialized radio shows back when radio was the leading medium. We just don’t remember that time.
What I think is key here is that these people had formal experience and mentorship in doing radio. Lots of it. To them it was just applying that expertise to something we call something different due to shifts in distribution tech.
- d1sxeyes 4y agoWell, they're not really 'radio' either. 'Audio series' might be a better generic term, but for better or for worse, 'podcasts' has stuck.
- DerekL 4y ago> It’s a weird thing that the company that made iPods for a few years defined that term and we have gone with it since. Apple didn't coin the term. People started using the word in 2004, but iTunes didn't have podcast support until 2005.
- scyzoryk_xyz 4y agoOh this I did not know! I guess they absorbed the trend right when everyone was buying an iPod and it all merged for some like me.