True crime as a podcast medium: perverting minds or promoting empathy?

Crime—the reporting thereof or the weaving of tales around—has forever captured our collective consumer curiosity. Whether it be to delight in the hero vs. villain trope, to peer into the deepest corners of the darkest minds, or to steel ourselves against the threats of the world, crime pays. The crime genre comes in every medium imaginable. Our media is saturated with crime and us patrons cannot get enough. But, at what cost?

Do androids dream of reading audiobooks?

First published on Bowen Street Press 2021 What if you wanted to bring a book to life via the power of the recorded human voice? Audiobooks are everywhere, their sales have boomed during these past pandemic years, so what’s so great about them? And how does one get commissioned? Baby’s first audiobook The commissioning of […]