Sounds like Europe, cross-border podcasting 653i4x

More and more people are listening to podcasts, and that translates into interest from brands and sponsored content.  A very clear example of how branded content has made its way into podcasting in recent years is Blum, an audio thriller sponsored by Switzerland Tourism and produced by the Spanish production company El Extraordinario. To find out more about Blum and the state of branded podcasting in Europe, Javi Caminero is ed by Marcus Hurst, Creative Director of El Extraordinario.  Learn more about Marcus’ recommendation:  El Constructor: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Constructor_(documental)   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Is it easy to thrive in Portugal for independent podcast producers? What does the future hold for podcasting there? On this episode of Sounds Like Europe, Javi Caminero is ed by Luís Sousa, Content Director at Bruá Podcasts, to understand better the landscape and current status of the podcasting industry in Portugal.  Listen to Luís’ recommendations:  Extremamente Desagradável: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NhXT8X7ps2AxjbPeInidM?si=_nte7H5vSFCO-fIGidegYg&utm_source=copy-link   Oniroscópio: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mpR0F2m5NPFr5HWgcfYms?si=GMU2K4XwQzKENBqU2h3YeA&utm_source=copy-link   A Queda de Ingonish: https://open.spotify.com/show/40ZbrQkSHESrdOzpZggkb4?si=_rSD7qyIQ2-Q65e43YsfOg&utm_source=copy-link   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

In this episode, host Javi Caminero tries to find out what the relationship between podcasts and mainstream radio is like in some of the countries with the biggest podcast markets in Europe. To do this, he talks to Bertrand Spinelli, Director of Skyrock Public in ; Andrea de Cesco, Director of Chora Academy at Chora Media in Italy; and Ana Alonso, head of SER Podcast in Spain. Listen to Bertrand, Andrea and Ana’s recommendations:  Planete Rap: https://skyrock.fm/emissions/planete-rap   Totale: https://open.spotify.com/show/79MkIwg3vY7Iv2A5QkkWcB?si=9VyM3GVWQvizgo70xGzweg   Nadie Sabe Nada: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jXeGsr1X2gpss332C8cAw?si=8cad45c903064bb9   Estirando El Chicle: https://open.spotify.com/show/6V1DDzXVZg6wFXFo0SanY2   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome  Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Podcasts can be very useful when it comes to analyzing a society. That’s why we’d like to dedicate some episodes of Sounds Like Europe to dive into the insights of podcasting in different countries of Europe. In this episode, Javi Caminero is ed by Márton Bede, Hungarian journalist and podcaster from 444, our Hungarian partner in the WePod project.  Listen to Márton’s recommendations:  Az Élet Meg Minden: https://azeletmegminden.hu/   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

It’s been now more than four months since we began this adventure. Many of our cross-border productions are already underway and we are lucky enough to see them unfold and grow. Our colleagues of the University Roma Tre are playing a crucial role documenting everything related with the WePod Project and the process of every coproduction. In this episode, Javi Caminero is ed by Marta Perrotta, professor and investigator at he University Roma Tre.   Listen to Marta’s recommendations:  La Confessione: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fWMkoc0Ff0RoyxutAlS5R?si=ea09569c11ab487e   La Bomba: https://open.spotify.com/show/0STXMbhDZ4UpjsLVBflqYZ?si=342d20f44cf14ee6  Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Even though our professional and personal goals keep us busy, it seems as there’s always room for more. We usually feel the need to be well-informed, for example. That’s why listening to a format like daily news podcasts can be helpful. In this episode, Javi Caminero is ed by Ana Fuentes, host of Hoy En El País, Spain’s biggest daily news podcast, to analyze the importance of this genre.  Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Finding a new podcast to listen can be a challenging task. To discuss which are the best ways to discover new podcasts, Javi Caminero is ed by Andrea de Cesco, Director of Chora Academy at Chora Media, our italian partner in the WePod project, and founder of ‘Questioni d’orecchio’, the first italian newsletter dedicated to podcasts.  Listen to Andrea’s recommendations:  The Essential: https://open.spotify.com/show/43A9fUmUbLYaHKSi1lAtn5   Stories: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FaCiqGahURjjO42JOMiyd   Indagini: https://open.spotify.com/show/4I2H2YHJQnGO4Aynrw1ToZ   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Podcasts can be a very useful tool to learn new things. They can also be funny, engaging, or exciting. Podcasts can talk to kids about things they know or introduce them to a wide range of unimaginable topics. To understand how a good podcast can impact a kid’s mind, Javi Caminero talks to Dan Simpson, host of one of the UK’s biggest kids and family podcasts: ‘Fun Kids Science Weekly’.  Listen to Dan’s recommendations:  Everything under the sun: https://www.mollyoldfield.com/everythingunderthesun  Hamish and Andy: https://hamishandandy.com/podcasts/  The rest is politics: https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/the-rest-is-politics  Writer’s Routine: https://podfollow.com/writersroutine/view   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Podcasts are now more complex than ever. We are used to listening to amazing documentaries or fictions that are possible thanks to the hard work of producers, sound designers, script writers... However, having a great soundtrack can be crucial when it comes to creating a unique podcast. To understand everything regarding this matter, Javi Caminero is ed by Luca Micheli, Sound Director and Head of Music at Chora Media, our Italian partner in the WePod project.  Listen to Luca’s recommendations:  Chiedilo a Barbero: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JLDPffy6du4rAy8xW3hTT?si=f8187e55cada4637&nd=1&dlsi=49be5f669435449d   Indagini: https://open.spotify.com/show/4I2H2YHJQnGO4Aynrw1ToZ   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

Podcasts have become a global phenomenon. However, the success of a podcast is heavily conditioned by its social context. The formats that are huge hits in Spain could be less successful in Poland, or Ireland. On this episode, Javi Caminero is ed by Edu Alonso, Head of Podcast for Southern and Eastern Europe at Spotify, to understand how the European audience listens to podcasts.  Listen to Edu’s recommendations:  XRey: https://open.spotify.com/show/43tAQjl2IVMzGoX3TcmQyL   Estirando El Chicle: https://open.spotify.com/show/6V1DDzXVZg6wFXFo0SanY2   Hoy en El País: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n2SYRzAXUKDFccZ993ZEh   Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme

In this episode of 'Sounds Like Europe' we tackle a very important topic: the intersection of press freedom and the podcasting industry in the Balkans. To analyse this issue, Javi Caminero is ed by News Decoder journalist Andrea Knezevic and Ljudmila Jankovic, a journalist for the Press Freedom Foundation in Serbia.  Listen to Andrea’s recommendations: https://rmc.bfmtv.com/podcasts/  Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

n this first episode of 'Sounds Like Europe' we look for the answer of a very important question: How do you start a cross-border podcast?  Now, four months into the WePod project, two co-productions are already underway. To explain how you manage to coordinate a cross-border podcast collaboration, our host Javi Caminero talks to Alexander Damiano Ricci, Chief Operating Officer of Bulle Media and coordinator of the WePod project.   Listen to Alexander’s recommendations:  ‘Stories’ by Cecilia Sala:https://open.spotify.com/show/1FaCiqGahURjjO42JOMiyd   ‘Tatort Ostsee’: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EjoYYkGiHGOL5J8YMK5bQ  Visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome   Credits:  Hosted and written by Javi Caminero  Sound design by Manu Tomillo  Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci  Executive producer: Ana Ribera  This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme. 

Sounds like Europe, cross-border podcasting: this is the podcast of the WePod project. We want to tell you how one podcast among many is made, show you how we work together, and serve as a showcase for what we are doing in the world of podcasting in Europe.   This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme, under Grant Agreement No. 101112621.