We are in a context of changes in Europe that, more or less directly, affect podcasting. Disinformation, fake news, censorship... How will our sector evolve according to the changes in journalism? The University of Roma III, which is WePod's academic partner, has published a book that addresses all these issues called “Podcast in the future of journalism”. To find out more about this book, Javi Caminero is joined by Marta Perrotta, professor and investigator at the University Roma III. Listen to Marta’s recommendation:

• Soli: https://www.wepodproject.eu/dashboard/talent

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

To those who work in the podcasting industry, connecting and sharing ideas with professionals of this field is a great opportunity. That’s why the Talent Farm was born. WePod's Talent Farm is a kind of Linkedin of podcasting that seeks to facilitate progress and connections between audio professionals from different parts of the world. To learn more about the Talent Farm, Javi Caminero is joined by one of the minds behind that idea: Henar León, Project Manager at Prisa Audio, WePod's Spanish partner.

• Create an account on WePod’s Talent Farm: https://www.wepodproject.eu/dashboard/talent

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

In this episode of Sounds Like Europe, Javi Caminero tries to discover how the industry we're trying to promote at WePod is similar to and different from the podcast industry that started it all: the American one. To do so, he is joined by Andreea Coscai, Producer and Podcast Marketing Manager at American podcast producing company Tink Media. Listen to Andreea’s recommendation:

• What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JQu1eymaWrRfNtfD2dBGb?si=1590fc44bf994ce2

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

On the 18th April we published the first episode of ‘The Drying Plain’, a co-production made by Press Freedom Foundation, WePod's Serbian Partner, and Qubit, WePod's Hungarian partner. In this documentary, the Serbian and Hungarian partners focus on a global issue that affects us from different points of view: climate change. To go deeper into this issue and to understand how our colleagues have made this documentary, Javi Caminero is joined by Mina Delic, journalist from Press Freedom Foundation. Check out the Serbian and Hungarian versions of ‘The Drying Plain’:

• Serbia:
• Hungary:

Listen to Nina’s recommendation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/podcasts

• Rough Translation: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lFCBQNx0TNEdkJWZy5yZv

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

On this episode of ‘Sounds Like Europe’, Javi Caminero is joined by speakers and students of the first edition of WePod’s European Podcast Academy, held from March 17th to March 21st in Milan. Between workshops, talks and listening sessions, Javi talks to those in the Podcast Academy to reflect on what an event like this means for the podcast industry in Europe. Listen to Javi’s recommendation:

• Rough Translation: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lFCBQNx0TNEdkJWZy5yZv

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

On this episode of ‘Sounds Like Europe’, Javi Caminero is joined by Milo Tesselaar, co-owner of ‘Oh Wow Podcasts’, one of Austria’s leading podcast producers, to understand the current state of the podcasting industry there. How do they deal with sharing language and audience with a much bigger neighbor like Germany? Does the presence of Germany harm or favour the industry in Austria? Listen to Milo’s recommendation:

• The Journal: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KxdEdeY2Wb3zr28dMlQva

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

On March 7 were released the French and Polish versions of ‘A grain of power’, a podcast produced by Europod, WePod's Belgian partner, and Outriders, our Polish partner. Javi Caminero is joined by Futura D’Aprile, the journalist from Europod who has led this investigation about how grain has been used as a weapon by Russia in the war in Ukraine. Listen to the French and Polish versions of ‘A grain of power’:

• Grain de pouvoir: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5amPSgQwYaMC9axGgzvj7U?si=6cb69e21c0a045fc
• Zboze wladzy: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Y661WxzhFlhovK61cnd10?si=05ee88c67354415e

Listen to Futura’s recommendation:

• Serial Season 2: https://serialpodcast.org/season-two/1/dustwun

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.

In a project as ambitious and big as WePod, producing good podcasts, telling compelling stories and creating tools that improve the podcast industry in Europe is very important. But for all of that to happen, proper project management is essential. In this episode, Javi Caminero is joined by Ana Ribera, executive producer of the WePod project. Listen to Ana’s recommendation:

• La Casa Grande: https://open.spotify.com/show/0riO4UZ0sQ80585hh06Dyu?si=67ebc5f31078427c

Follow us on all our socials (@wepodproject) and visit the WePod project website: https://www.wepodproject.eu/welcome Credits:

• Hosted and written by Javi Caminero
• Sound design by Manu Tomillo
• Coordinator: Alexander Damiano Ricci
• Executive producer: Ana Ribera

This project has received funding from CROSS-Sectoral of the Creative Europe Programme.