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How to make a branded content podcast...zing!

Isolation, In Your Words: BBC Radio 3 debut

How to reach a million podcast downloads (for zero spend) when you’re not a celebrity…

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How to make a branded content podcast...zing!

Corporate podcasts can be the hardest to bring to life. Successful series aren't afraid of pushing the boundaries in format. Here's why.

Isolation, In Your Words: BBC Radio 3 debut

“The silence is the loudest part. My calendar’s been torn apart. My character laid bare to see. I miss my friends and family.”

How to reach a million podcast downloads (for zero spend) when you’re not a celebrity…

It was always a bit of a pipe dream to witness my listener count creep over 1,000,000. This month - that dream came true.

Lockdown Life As A Podcast Freelancer

I’ve been terrified by the question ‘what if’. Today I'm reflecting on what I’ve done - not just what’s still to do.

OFCOM: Lockdown Podcast Listening

How did our listening habits change during the lockdown?Broadcasting regulator OFCOM research shows despite coronavirus, podcast listening i

Podcast Picks with Laura Whitmore

Love Island & Castaway host Laura Whitmore leads the BBC Radio 5Live's Must Listen podcast review with Clare Freeman and Laura Gallo

Podcasts As A Marketing Tool

How do you stand out in a crowd when it comes to marketing? Could a podcast more effective than video for your niche? Clare Freeman guests o

Having a GAS: Seeking Opportunity During A Global Crisis

From music mogul Steve Albini, to the man behind Vivienne Westwood's PR, to a classical-violinist-cum-podcast consultant...Behind the sc

PlacePrints: When theatre meets podcast...

How David Rudkin's 10 haunting stories took over a decade to find their 'home'. Learn how a drama podcast morphed from words on

History Podcasts: Where to start?

From Emmeline Pankhurst to Barbie, Abraham Lincoln to Vladimir Putin....A flavour of what's available on Apple and Spotify when it comes

Culture In Quarantine commissions

The BBC and Arts Council England has unveiled 25 new commissions as part of the Culture In Quarantine initiative. ASFB Productions is consul

The Daily Podcast Review (#1)

From fiction, to true crime, to performing arts...Every morning ASFB Productions' Clare Freeman listens to a new podcast to explore her

Free Podcast Training!

Nominee for Best Podcast Producer at the Audible UK 2019 Audio Production Awards, Clare Freeman, offers a beginner’s guide to creating, reco

'Old age' and an 84 year old sex blogger

Former physiotherapist and recently turned blogger closes our Discover Brightlife podcast series with a reality check on the surprisingly go

The Best of British True Crime Podcasts

Heard and loved Serial podcast from This American Life? Then here are our picks of the best British true crime podcasts available to listen

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