Faalon Andrews (listener)

Interview on podcast
1. How often do you listen to podcast?
An hour/day
2. Which podcasts do you listen to?
Serial, This American life, If I were you
- Would pay for Serial (willing to pay if strongly interested)
3. Have you subscribed to any podcasts?
Subscribed to all
4. How do you listen to podcast? (phone, laptop, etc.)
Stream on phone b/c can multitask and focus on whats being said (when in
transit)
5. How do you find out about different podcasts?
Word of mouth, iTunes top charts
Would not go out of the way to seek other podcasts
6. Why do you listen to podcast? Do you listen to podcasts for leisure?
Enjoys storytelling aspect of podcast
Primarily for leisure; sometimes listen to podcast for news
7. What benefits do you believe listening to podcast could provide?
Educational while entertaining
However, would rather get news/information via reading than listening b/c a
visual learner
8. What do you look for in a podcast? [Answer: X qualities]
Entertainment, engagement, dynamic content
9. How important are the [X qualities] to you and why?
Very important; not willing to listen to those without these qualities
10. Do you ever suggest/share podcast to your friends/family? How? (on social media?)
Do not share b/c none of them listens to podcast; dont think friends are podcast
people
11. What defines a podcast person?
Someone who enjoys getting information and listening to other experiences
12. How do you think we can convert a non-listener?
Based on content; market to the right crowd
Find out interests and tailor podcast to interest
First find the audience and THEN create content to tailor to the audience
13. How can we best promote to college students?
Social media
Have never seen advertisements for podcast

Faalon Andrews (listener)

Host a live show on campus to attract audience (e.g. podcast called Nine Lives
hosted a live show on campus and it was very effective)

If one of the interviewees comes to talk at a live show, it

can be effective
Swags are also effective
14. How would you improve the podcast you listen to?
If I Were You: promote more heavily and incorporate more people into shows
15. Since when did you start listening to podcast? Has anything changed over the years?
Have you done anything differently?
10th grade; only listened to comedy podcast before, but now listen to more
informational/serious podcasts;
16. How likely are you to try radio archive?
Not likely because personally likes new content and current events
17. Are you in the humanities? WCAS? SoC? SESP? McCormick? Medill?Beinen?
Journalism (Medill)
18. How interested are you in literature, history, and culture?
Fairly interested
19. How have podcasts played a role in your social life? academic life?
Social life: not at all
Academic life: yes b/c can bring it up in discussion sections
20. What comes to your mind for the following: interactive podcast, interviews, oral history
Interactive podcast: very important; listeners want to feel acknowledged; always
address the audience
Interviews: invite guests people want to know about and who can offer interesting
information
Oral history: personally do not like this
21. What do you think of creating your own podcast and sharing it on Studs Turkel
website?
Would love to have own podcast to spread own ideas!

22.

Which topics appeal to you the most on Studs Turkel?

Cinema, feminism, gay rights, politics