Now: 8/19/2021

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  • Reading books about ghosts, nationalism, and historical memory

  • Producing a radio story about strength training

  • Finishing up Summer of Sock and dreaming about autumnal knitting projects

  • Watching so much Survivor

  • Launching a couple podcasts with a cool brand

An Unscientific Map of the Podcast Landscape

I created this graphic after realizing how many hours of my life I spend explaining how many different kinds of podcasts exist right now.

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Caveats:

  • This is unscientific. There are not quantitative metrics determining where podcasts exist on the spectrum. This is mostly based on my gut/experience in audio production.
  • There is no value-judgment placed on shows' locations, but I think it's a useful framework for understanding why you might like certain shows and not others.
  • I didn't include every podcast in this graphic. I will not add new podcasts. I will not add your podcast. Sorry.

I was tired of conversations about race being framed in black and white. So I created my own conversation.

I suppose I should tell you a little bit about myself.

I’m a half Korean, half white woman who grew up all over the country.

I’ve lived in places where I was the whitest kid in my class, and other places where my dry cleaner asked if I spoke English. I only speak the most basic Korean, and I haven’t been back to Korea since I was a toddler. I grew up the darkest cousin in my family, going to reunions full of blond people in Kansas.

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