Audiomatic
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Audiomatic, India’s first podcast network, launched in April, 2015.[1][2] The podcasts are either weekly or fortnightly, and offer content in genres such as food, science, culture, current affairs, entertainment and humour.[3]
Among their podcasts are: The Real Food Podcast, The Intersection, Ask Aakar Anything and Our Last Week.[4] The Real Food Podcast is hosted by food writer Vikram Doctor,[5] who explores ingredients and Indian food habits and obsessions.[6][7] The Intersection is a science and culture-based podcast, which is hosted by journalists Samanth Subramanium and Padmaparna Ghosh.[8] The podcast offers a mix of science, culture and history.[7] Ask Aakar Anything is hosted by journalist and columnist Aakar Patel.[9] The programme is an opinion-based podcast and features Aakar Patel answering questions posed by the show’s listeners.[2] Our Last Week is a comedy podcast that is hosted by stand-up comic Anuvab Pal and actor and director Kunaal Roy Kapur. The show features observational comedy and follows a conversational format.[10]
Reception
[edit]According to an interview of one of the founders in the Mumbai-based daily Mid-Day, Audiomatic garnered 80,000 listeners in the first three weeks of its launch.[11] Audiomatic has been praised for the high quality of production that its podcasts feature.[12] Dustin Silgardo, in Mint Lounge, business newspaper Mint’s weekend edition, said that the music is used cleverly in the background and also noted that the “nuanced observations” on Our Last Week are “refreshing”.[6] The Intersection has been particularly praised for its quality of research and for its ability to create a narrative.[6][7] The New Indian Express appreciated the “heavy dose of wit and charm” that the podcast features.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "A look at audio podcasting in India". Mint Lounge.
- ^ a b "Tune in". Daily News and Analysis.
- ^ "Audiomatic launches narrative podcasts across genres starting with 4 shows". MediaNama.
- ^ Varma, Nikhil (16 July 2018). "Here are a few Indian podcasts that focus on local content". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Vikram Doctor". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b c "Sounds of Substance". Mint Lounge.
- ^ a b c "This Indian Life: Podcasts from the Motherland". Brown Paper Bag.
- ^ "Samanth Subramanium". The Caravan.
- ^ "Aakar Patel in Mint".
- ^ "Audiomatic: The podcast that cuts to the chase". Daily News and Analysis.
- ^ "This Indian Life". Mid-Day.
- ^ "Podcasting in India - Finding Our Very Own 'Serial'". NDTV Gadgets.
- ^ "The Art of Listening". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015.