International Podcast Day🎙
Happy International Podcast Day!👏🎙
International Podcast Day is an annual celebration of freedom of speech, in the form of podcasting. The annual podcast holiday was created by Steve Lee, the founder of Modern Life Network and has been celebrated since 2014. In its first year, more than 300 international events were planned around the world. In 2018 there were over 400 events planned in 70 countries!
The goal of International Podcast Day overall was to create an awareness of podcasts, as well as give listeners an opportunity to discover new podcasts!
According to Forbes, there's currently 4 million podcasts available on Spotify, so you're not too stuck for choice!
To narrow down your choices(slightly) the ERIC team have collated their favourite podcasts - why not check them out?
Mae - Mae actually has her own podcast (cheeky promo) where she is on a mission to redefine the asian stereotype by sharing inspirational stories from those doing exciting things! The podcast is called 'Phenomenal & Asian' and you can have a listen here - https://open.spotify.com/show/207YiC76SS7zvhO8VLQTRA?si=b44f06a768b74a3c
Sam - Sam is obsessed with the New York Times Daily Podcast, she says it's: 'super useful for daily updates on big news stories and interesting cultural themes. I always learn something I can apply to work'.
Check it out here - https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily
Kurt - Kurt also has his own podcast! A fun take on a regular interview by making it an interview game show featuring inspiring black leaders.
You can press play here - https://open.spotify.com/show/3lJ6tG0g5QSpaKO00hVxpa?si=129f450160084691
Phoebe - Phoebe has been enjoying the Creative Lives podcast recently! It profiles lots of interesting creative careers and discusses insightful and educational topics that support individuals wanting to get into creative careers!
Check it out now - https://open.spotify.com/show/10tmUsYZ4ms9e9tgx4Gc40?si=FuePVnMnSRymeeCd774xUQ
Yine - Yine was inspired by the 'Career Queens' podcast by Teti Lekalake, in which one of the recent episodes discusses 'starting and growing a creative side hustle'.
You can check out the episode here - https://open.spotify.com/show/2tmfqx8ssIcdwHiejFfp2C
Lucy - Lucy has recently been enjoying the Openback podcast, started by two of her fellow Leeds Conservatoire graduates, where they discuss surviving the music industry and breaking down the abstract world into understandable anecdotes and stories.
You can have a listen here - https://open.spotify.com/show/6ynUKRAJ5eKQfiORfuN0fA?si=57381cc86aa2499c
If these recommendations get you inspired, carry on the vibe!
Download the ERIC app and check out our playlist-style guides, which include articles, podcasts and videos all about the creative industries, that are all collated into one handy space!