International Podcast Day

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2023 DateSeptember 30, 2023
2024 DateSeptember 30, 2024

International Podcast Day

International Podcast Day is a global celebration that underscores the power of podcasts to connect and communicate ideas across boundaries of geography, culture, and language. This day indeed is a special occasion for podcast enthusiasts that aspires to spread awareness about the relevance and convenience of podcasts - be it hosting or listening, and to appreciate the creativity and hard work that goes into the creation of these wonderful digital content.

Introduced in 2014 by Steve Lee, founder of the Modern Life Network, the event realized a vision of honoring podcast creators and amplifying their voices to global audiences. After its humble beginnings, International Podcast Day has only grown in scope, involving many countries and a variety of themes each year to keep things buzzy and interactive.

The elements typically highlighted during International Podcast Day include informative webinars, social media engagement and real-time activities, keynote speakers from the industry, and panel discussions which encourage global participation. Celebration methods often vary depending on local contexts and cultural nuances, but the unifying theme of promoting and enhancing the world of podcasting stays the same. This day of celebration and promotion of the booming podcast industry falls annually on the 30th of September.

International Podcast Day facts

  • The top 3 Podcasts on Apple Podcasts in the U.S as of 2020 are:
    1. The Joe Rogan Experience
    2. Paper Ghosts
    3. The Daily
  • The format and style known as podcasting was created in 2004 by former MTV video Jockey Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer. As a pioneer of podcasts, Adam Curry proved influential in gaining popularity for the podcasting style with his show Daily Source Code. On it, Curry detailed his everyday life while also discussing the podcasting model. He also promoted new podcasts. Credit for creating the actual format and model goes to Dave Winer. Winer created the RSS format which allowed sound and video files to be updated to web feeds.

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