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Komedia club, I'm at digging and we are arrived on location at the British podcast Awards 2024 we going to chat you some of the winners involved in the awards and I'm gonna have a drink so I've deputised Club member appeared to go and chat to some of them.

Are you up for the challenge was the only way I can get my membership, so I have to do these tasks without having a drink.

Yes, I'm up for it is true.

That is ok.

Have a listen to the winners from this year's British podcast Awards Sarah was backstage at the bph.

Just me some can water and a pod coffee machine and time to start earning that membership one of the first to grab a Gong for best news and current affairs was the newsagents with Emily maitlis Lewis Goodall and Jon Sopel congratulations has it feel?

Incredible I mean just beyond incredible.

We feel so lucky and we feel incredibly grateful to all our listeners for just you know making this happen from going to Global how's that felt? How's the the change mean? Is that it keeps growing that we keep reaching new audiences, and I think we got off to a great start global been brilliant and we are looking forward to the future now with the general election in the US presidential election to come person holiday great job job for us when they we launched and roughly 40 days to go now.

Is it supposed to know this is me.

How do you how your colleagues in the States how they going to be feeling now? You know what's the general pumps but it still feels like I mean.

Sunshine election you know you just hope that the end of it it resolves who has won and who has lost because that was contested last time and I don't have a huge amount of confidence to be resolved this time and so it's going to be a white Knuckle Ride for everyone involved and it's going to be unbelievable unmissable on newsagents you were going to reflect the sum of all of that and we will be there for that will last question this is the media club we brand it from the media podcast Media club, want you to nominate one person he thinks part of our of our club.

Who would you go for my I'll start with all of your produces newsagents.

Terminal team and this is this is all ready for them.

Honestly.

I wish you could sit in on the meeting before we go to record the podcast where there is nice.

I don't Anarchy is fun.

It's creative it's extraordinary.

It's intelligent is challenging and then we go in and do a podcast and that is such a joy to be Emily maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from the newsagents and they were genuinely buzzing after that one and then later on they went to bag the spotlight Awards so a great night all round for them when I cracked open another can of water at Matt Deegan have a chat with Sing Sing from the world service winner of the Business Award for good bad billionaire congratulations well done like to walk up to the stage because we were the first Awards up really had expected it to me so quick so you want the best business so good bad billionaire.

Where we examine and Theresa lives of billionaires and how to get so rich and then we judge them as to where they good bad or just another billionaire millionaire be good some of the sum of the billionaire's just had a few who have given away all of them money.

So those people have been such as good as it produces.

Show me to silencing and sometimes they say that they good so they calling podcast a good if you have been in there.

Would you be a good but I would hope so I mean I don't really want to be judged harshly on my own.

I think I'm interesting things about podcasting is it sort of crossmedia God place your bag that you got the media background as well, where do you think podcast it's into the media landscape that sweet spot between news and reporting and journalism also kind of that lovely intimate relationship that radio can build the listener and

I think you know that's basically why podcasts are so magical is why I fell in love with them and where did it suits composer print or digital I mean put it this way if you can speed reading speed reading newspaper in less than an hour but you have to sit down and listen to a podcast and for the record do not approve and listening to things on twice the speed 01.01.22 now.

I'm not shy second series more more of this will vary in the middle of our second hoping for a third series of fingers crossed that we want a British podcast award.

I think it's looking good.

Yeah, there's there's I think we sometime saying something like 2688 billionaires in the world, so that's my number so that we can make that's a good push for you for your commission is a BBC World Service what's it like to work alongside the BBC on a project as I mean David Gray I'm honestly can't have asked for better people.

Do the podcast let you know every step of the way the Producers have been amazing working with Simon has been amazing.

I personally learnt so much about finance and business that it's actually quite embarrassing that I've not become a billionaire on Simon work to do in preparation for Series 3 business in about the economics of journalism.

What do you think was special about vice the interesting reporter journalist producers, can you add people advice from you know there's an excellent documentary.

Young people the Talent and skills to make great content of things do you spell brightly through time to another this time in the form of Marianna spring prolific podcast broadcaster a now proper celebrity? I caught up with her just after she won the award for best categories.

I just feel really excited to like being in your life, but I love podcast in particular.

Cos I think social media investigations at home for that.

It's quite hard to visualise about the stuff that I meant to go and look at but actually being able to you know track down the real people behind their stuff entering a world of both of people harmed by it and then also the people who are doing this.

Your company's to account as well.

I think all of that works really powerfully in the median of audio in a way that was quite unique actually so yeah, it's brilliant.

I'm excited to be shortlisted.

I genuinely don't think so yeah, was it take to be a good host and really interesting analysis that comes from now or a bit of gossip for whatever house is it that you love doing investigations and is that the carnival costume to do think about those things and then a lot of it is about tracking down the right maybe it's the right people you want to have in your pockets.

You want interview or maybe it's the people that are relevant to a particular investigation and finding them and bringing that story to life a lot of them is about the storytelling as well, so I just launched its new home USA and the first episode of got two women who believe the trump assassination attempt with stairs but without any evidence to support that idea and the whole thing about it is actually finding to women who have totally different places.

But you're willing to let me know lives in Colorado one is quite hippie and alternative and likes Donald Trump the other is quite she spoke to the past 15-years different profile of person they're both fully the same I think it's thinking as well about how you want to tell the story.

I think it's the Host that's your job too and you do that with the production team and you really think about how to bring stuff to life and I think it is an added bonus that in my case having a specialism because actually means that you have an area of expertise in building expertise that means you are someone who can call if you need to investigate particular social media worlds and the impact that they have this hard work and having lots of babies before it's quite difficult to navigate.

How do you navigate The Waters of the BBC to be able to produce this kind of content was completely original and sounds like you get to do things.

You've really wants to know you're really passionate about how do you how are you a different steps that the first is having a a specialism in an area that you investigate that you really care about and then pitching ideas in that space and it feels as though that is a investigation on.

That you can uniquely offer to the BBC and it will draw in the audience if you want as well.

That is so important to appeal for me not just too young audiences and I often think people have this don't want investigative journalism that you find that they absolutely loved it there really into it and particularly that word of social media, so I think it's Kirsty the area that I work in which has happened to feel a bit of a boomer.

It's probably not going to dress up and then it's all about the brilliant if you work with with absolutely brilliant producers who you know I'll go and investigating fat people down, but they are the people that craft with me bring it to life out and about my closest actually brilliant someone and it's not my podcast bank card at the whole range of different people work with me on America's to this whole team that went with me and then I think it's also commissioners and get your stuff one thing I love about the BBC is that it's so big one of things that sticking up for you.

See is that so big and so I think a lot of it is about you know finding commission is that really get your Ian Roberts crystal on my podcast Radio 4?

And they are really open to him right.

This is the kind of thing I want to mess getting his how I do it and it often will you know challenging and ask questions and everything else but once you have permission and editors that get you.

I think that really helps the process and so I think it's really well worth investing in those conversations and if you're someone is starting out your picture my dear.

Maybe commissioner says you're not so sure about this have a conversation about it.

What about it? What can you do to evolve it or adapt it and now I'm used to do me things which seems a bit but I love them and you reach that point where you then kind of know how it works what you want off what audience is love as well and whenever you're pitching in cast investigational series.

I think you should always think about you know which audience is that brings in and also Beyond podcast I cannot my stuff is also for the website and television and everywhere so you want to be the whole Range and how can you do that and podcast often the brilliant vessel by which that happens? What massive congratulations again before you go who would you nominate to be a member of our Media Club from yourself?

I would definitely nominate that this is really biased but I would definitely not my clothes.

Who is the producer and his just like an absolute superstar and get audio particularly in a way that Marianna spring who is coiled and ready for 2025 after the break audio always making waves up north and we speak to British podcast award host Marcus Brigstocke why you shouldn't do a Daily Podcast and also some sex that's after this is Patrick hear from podcast Discovery market podcasts and this week.

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I'm only last match his way through the bph bath.

I'm trying to earn my keep help.

I sexted my boss won the match coveted listeners Choice Awards so I grab Stuart last from audio always to in what the secret sauces that they bring to the table.

We put a lot of Focus into what audiences want and kind of finding ways to make sure that we drink Picasso family and

Original podcast launch Google podcast feel like there's a really kind of audience Focus a lot of a podcast are based on interaction and building Communities right audiences and we think that's really really important tonight is a great example that but the pubs like secret club in Dorset News up on stage.

There's a lot of community around at this important and also to be no I mean this podcast is going to a wonderful go at recently and patient you know that's important for us as well, and I think making sure that a podcast has seen and heard across all platforms is yeah, it's really important.

How was it been building the industry out of out of love in Manchester how's that? Well 12 years ago in Salford S at the desk on my own as the BBC moved up north and we can have evolved and grown and it's been great to see I think that you asked me out of my conversations changed a bit used to be like all that kind of out of London it's sorted out there more in Manchester right now.

It's it doesn't matter as much in a wonderful way you know.

Headquartered in Manchester they're brilliant companies all over the UK doing brilliant audio and it feels like it doesn't matter as much anymore and I think that's Testament to the work.

That's gone on BBC's across the UK plans have done a lot to colour bulbs to this crazy creatures across the UK but also created producers.

Who are where can you get Talent and funny quick producers and doing great things in in x take me to cross the country so is important for us and and being out of London is important, but hopefully it's not something that defines a sore the people who were working out and you recently picked up a account has been brilliant podcast with a brilliant host.

That's had a wonderful year with Max great if you are an exceptional production company happen because we kind of wanted to put a bit of a different commercial angle on it and we will come.into.the always family and I kind of thinking about it a little bit differently to handbags did but what's really nice in.

Mario is that we're building on an amazing format with amazing host and taking what was and what is a brilliant podcast and growing it and I think that the more that the you can do to work together to find new ways in creative ways to put different spins On podcast and grow in different ways and different new and exciting ways.

I think is a lot of businesses.

You've got a lot of IP is there is there a TV future for the shows format stories and finding ways to bring to audiences.

We invest in social media video we've got a great team who are delivering full episodes of iPods and getting it on platforms.

I think the first priority is making sure that audio is also the core of what we do when I saw that mod always 12 years ago.

I kind of embedded audio into the core of everything we do but making sure that the video and and visualised audio is at the core of our strategy.

Call on all about pods TV you know there are lots of there were lots of ways that are you are pugs couldn't couldn't can go especially the true Crime space with a lot of effort into the story podcast storytelling and there's a few things that I kind of do we can work and we see that the date that kind of crossing over into TV but I also think was interesting for me is just that definition of TV and what TV means 242 podcast because people are watching sex did on TV every week people watching the secret men club on TV every week, be it through YouTube on their TV so I think for me.

It's understanding are we can make the most of the IP and not defining our cells by a specific platform or a specific kind of traditional way of bring that to wear audience is really it's kind of going at the audiences and how can we make sure that content is is where they are is is our is a Focus from IP we are the media club who would you normally take to become a member? Are you know? I've seen you do this.

Play song I've seen it on socials and I thought I genuinely thought I put in it and I didn't I didn't I didn't know I was going to do this.

I haven't prepared.

I would like to Bigger Chloe straw who is the manager for the UK which is an organisation and where part of the trade body that we're part of and she is doing amazing work to amplify the work of independent audio production only within the BBC and the sister and commissioning but also across podcasts and audiobooks and a wonderful challenge to bring the industry together to define those things that United Defender production companies and work out how we can all work together and find what the opportunities are in the future.

We get my vote tonight for that.

She's doing a great job is the MD of all the UK and the rest of the team working I sexted my boss and Chloe if you listening your membership is now ready for collection as I headed off to check yet.

Mork and water that stole the mic and ventured off to chat with the host of this year's.

Marcus Brigstocke one of the things that's really great about this is immediately after they give the award to the podcast that's got over 100000 downloads.

They go straight the one that's like playing to a small specific niche audience and I think that is something that's unique in podcasting and I think it's really exciting at the baftas, which you wouldn't get to the local TV YouTube channel vs.

Strictly exactly they separate out the technical Awards know you go over there, but I think there is you know the thing podcasting which is sometimes painful for boss straight white men like me is that The Gatekeepers have been removed and I quite like The Gatekeepers I got lots of work, but the Levellers playing field and the opening up that means that anybody with an idea and the keenest do it is able now to broadcast that makes any water me like that fun and interesting.

Sold with your wife, what's it like to work professionally together have you had any Syrian show? Do you know on asleep like we did loads of shows together during lockdown with a weekly live show but we were playing to an audience online.

You know and so I thought it would be much easier than it is but when you got a podcast where you can stop and I don't know maybe we should do that one again and you think I don't need to do that again.

I thought that was quite good.

We have learnt stuff.

We've learnt that you have to be to have to be a good place with each other and you can't bring any nonsense are there any records like this is not very good morning yeah.

Yeah, they have absolutely there a couple we didn't put out there was no row.

It's not like to be honest if we're not not exactly singing from the same hymn sheet but somehow in harmony with each other then people are missing the point of the podcast you know the point of what we doing in a sense is.

Stuff but the reason we review stuff is in order to Coke Zizzi that into being funny right so if we're not in harmony with each other that process breaks down and we're literally just going well.

Well.

I didn't say screw you so yeah, but it's been a lot of fun already and I'm pleased to say this isn't even a plug cos it's this is it still getting better.

We're still with still very much going on that was a good one and trying to work out why I'm like 40 minutes a week or or whatever working on a thing and candy TV where there's a signal is more Focus when you left your own devices that can be genius or already created but that can be quite tough as well absolutely absolutely you're responsible for everything and most of the broadcasting work.

I've done has been radio.

I've done loads of telly and film and Dad but mostly radio and there's a really specific process and when it's working properly.

Helped a long you work on every single detail to get everything up and running with when it's good with other people and then the podcasting thing is like.

What do you want to do? Which is really exciting and daunting you know when it's it's a new skill to learn which I think like it's really good for my brain.

You know I'm excited by the process and this is what it would have been like if I hadn't if I haven't been scripted it.

I need to work harder on this you know and do you fancy inducting your children into your podcast The Empire yeah, do you know what yeah maybe I'm and I keep encouraging my my eldest 221 is a really genuinely.

I think very talented fancy writing is really into D&D you should absolutely be doing the Andy podcast broadcast what he's doing.

We had five of his nerd mates round our house for 4 days 4 days of non-stop.

Dnd.

That's a lot of nerds podcast.

Your family not really listen to the show that you do well now.

That's very interesting isn't it? Yes, so we are very conscious increasingly conscious of who is listening.

So the answer is no family don't Rachel's family.

Do thank you for being here and they will look forward to the new series of The Show absolutely yeah, the show is cold.

How was it for you Rachel Parris Marcus Brigstocke there and I don't know about you, but I spent most of that chat trying to work out.

How many wines I'm on the Thrones of BBC another big player wins were some independence one of which was the brilliant Rob Houghton and his podcast the Rob out and Daily Podcast winning guessed it best Daily Podcast last time Rob one was in 2020 during lockdown, but why daily I think I just wanted to write things out say them out loud.

Listen to all this sound and see if anyone else likes it as much as I do.

I just love writing and vocalising it and I don't know making something from scratch creativity for me as is absolutely you know if it gets me through a lot of stuff.

So you know having a having a home for my ideas in a podcast is great.

Got like a it goes off my headlights ding ding.

That's a good idea.

Write that down and then you think I can put it in the podcast.

This is making me want to do it next year actually is because you're going to stop or you have stop doing it daily this kind of March I don't know what to do it, but this year and I have the joy of producing a Daily Podcast as well the process can feel mechanical arduous difficult relentless.

Do you want to share some more thinking that?

What is a good idea? I think between us.

Do you think we should encourage them not to do it? I think we should do my main job is Like a Writer and performer do a lot of comedy did tools and stuff like that, so it's been quite a lot of time on my own and a good thing about this podcast is it's a collaboration with production so I get to work with people and actually walk into this Awards tonight.

It's just all about people in it people hear people have sat down and listen to it and it without people just nothingness.

That's all does the answer the question, what is it a good idea to do a Daily Podcast no, don't do it.

It's not good.

I was going to ask if you could create a sort of a poem for this occasion, but that fell poetic in its own right.

Yeah.

I'll let you off congratulations.

Thanks very much.

I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the British podcast awards for giving me a really chuffed lovely Rob out in there.

Broadcasting does brilliantly is bringing underexplored ideas to the masses and that's exactly what pressplay turn on has managed to achieve a series that explores the world of audio porn through interviews with creatives and other disabled smart searches the team collaboration with audible and whistle.and secured best sex relationships podcast I spoke with the creators Leanne coil and Adam Smith David pressed from whistledown, so where did this idea come from Brian is the most searched for thing on the internet and it is a visual medium so where does that leave people who don't connect with visuals who can't engage with what they seen on the screen that was where I wasn't I was interested in the people who were left behind it.

So that's what the series.

Did it looked at where do you go when you know your sexual exploitation journey is in the mainstream, and that's where we found this really.

Interesting abundance of you know voices and stories and that's what this podcast podcast Radio did you find it far more creative space to be able to talk about those things you did you feel don't feel restricted ending in anyway, because it could be that there might be some prudishness to that that subject yeah absolutely I mean I think that first well.

It was a was a great commission any commissioner would be brave to commission this so it's great that audible did it but I also think that the space of audio gives you a lot of freedom to explore sex and sexuality and also gender identity which is a key part of the series The Host is non-binary and trans and also disabled and blind so to explore all of those things in audio and to use the Freedom that you have an audio to put the listener in the shoes of the Host especially those two is blind you know for audio is this just really important.

So it's just give you some.

Into that kind of experimental work well those were the winners of this year's British podcast Awards Olly I'm having some what's watching all of these spoken to them.

Have you learnt anything for what it takes to win a British podcast Awards them all being delighted and brilliant the one thing is that there are all from completely different walks of life within some TV some from Radio sun from podcast independent podcast Marianna spring journalist and TV podcast and seems to be this area where I can all kind of congregate and create omni Media combination of to the radio and telly print and lion a week on a fortunate in the in the podcast world that we get to the above the Fray yeah, I think so it means that you.

Creative you can try different things gives you an opportunity to do that across different mediums and I think actually podcasting and I think a lot of people would agree to that tonight it gives an opportunity to just use it as a bit of a testing ground try and see how it work so yeah.

I do I think we are as an industry is a really great vibrant place to work out a lot of BBC winners mixture of stuff audible.in in there to Global is it bad the BBC show the you no licence cash is going into good stuff is a previous BBC employee works on podcast I feel like I think it is a good thing that they are doing well and they are you know they seem to making headway.

You know especially with the walls of done very well tonight and I suppose it does show that your licence fee doesn't go towards creating original content that perhaps you wouldn't be able to make if you know if it was anyway.

Finance in the commercial sector so I think I don't think it's a bad thing.

I would be good to see more independent forecasts up there for sure I think that's something that you know we noticed in the last few years that there's been a bit of the kind of that is that the big players that are so I would like to see more of that but I think it's a bad thing I can be a bit more apparent between the BBC and some more independence well.

We'll see what happens in the next time.

Thank you for listening and for watching the movie Club is back next week for you to listen to it was a repoint audio production in a bit of me with the producer.

I will see you next week.

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