13 Best Media Studies Podcasts

1. Office Hours with Dr. C

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The media studies and pop culture discussions that happen outside of class.
Host Barry Thornburg
Email ****@thornburgmedia.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Aca-Media

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Aca-Media is a monthly podcast sponsored by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies that presents an academic perspective on media. Hosts Christine Becker and Michael Kackman explore current scholarship, issues in the media industries, questions in pedagogy, professional development, and events in the world of media studies. Questions and comments can be sent to ****@aca-media.org.MORE Hosts Michael Kackman, Christine Becker
Producer/Network The Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Email ****@aca-media.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 17Twitter 2.7K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Feb 2013 Video Podcast YouTube
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3. MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing

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Featuring a wide assortment of interviews and event archives, the MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing podcast features the best of our field's critical analysis, collaborative research, and design -- all across a variety of media arts, forms, and practices.You can learn more about us, including info about our faculty and academic programs and how to join us in person for events, at cmsw.mit.edu.MORE Producer/Network Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email ****@mit.edu
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 70Facebook 8.2KTwitter 10KInstagram 1.9K Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Since Feb 2006 Get Email Contact

4. MESA et al.

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MESA et al. is hosted by the Media Committee members of the MESA Media Studies Study Association at the University of Groningen. Every episode we talk about the student experience as students of Media Studies, ranging from the best bars to dealing with deadlines stress and everything in between!MORE Producer/Network MESA Groningen
Email ****@rug.nl
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Facebook 333Instagram 899 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

5. Global Media Cultures

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The Global Media Cultures podcast introduces scholarship about the world to the world. Every episode of the podcast showcases an academic article about media in a global context. The author of the article engages in conversation with the podcast host and discusses the research process, context on the subject matter, and any connections between their research and relevant current events. This public humanities project aims to connect researchers of global media studies, particularly junior scholars, to an audience beyond the academy...MORE Producer/Network Juan Llamas-Rodriguez
Email ****@utdallas.edu
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 2K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Media Matchup

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Welcome to Media Matchup: undergraduate communication studies scholars, Gigi and Phoebe, explore various comparisons within popular film and television. Throughout their studies, they have taken a special interest in understanding how film and television both reflect and perpetuate oppressive norms and values in society to draw out meaning that may not be immediately apparent and to challenge the status quo.MORE Producer/Network Gigi Staubitz
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Avg Length 92 min Format Extended Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

7. Sage Communication & Media Studies

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Welcome to the official free Podcast site from SAGE for Communication & Media Studies.SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets with principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore.MORE Producer/Network SAGE Publications Ltd.
Email ****@sagepub.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 15.2KTwitter 13KInstagram 7K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Since Jul 2011 Get Email Contact

8. Deuzevlog

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The podcast version of my Deuzevlog, featuring inspiring conversations with prominent media scholars and professionals - hosted by Mark Deuze, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Logo designed by Martin Gleissner, music by Skinflower.MORE Producer/Network Mark Deuze
Email ****@uva.nl
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 11.4KInstagram 1.5K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

9. Communication and Media Studies (Audio)

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UCTV presents the people making film and television, and those discussing the impact of media on contemporary society.
Producer/Network UCTV
Email ****@uctv.tv
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Facebook 29.3KTwitter 5.8K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Jul 2017 Get Email Contact

10. The Podcast Studies Podcast

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Analysing and contextualising podcasts from a Media and Cultural Studies standpoint. Produced and hosted by Dario Llinares (@dariodoublel) and Lori Beckstead (@lbeckste).
Hosts Dario Llinares, Lori Beckstead
Producer/Network Dario Llinares & Lori Beckstead
Email ****@rave.ac.uk
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Apple Reviews 7Twitter 6KInstagram 146 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact

11. Talking Media Studies

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This podcast is a fun way for me to provide some feedback and commentary in response to student writing, topics in class, and other stuff related to CMN 455: Intro to Media Studies.
Email ****@unh.edu
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Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

12. JHU Film and Media Studies

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Student podcasts and sound art from the Program in Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Producer/Network jhufilmandmedia
Email ****@jhu.edu
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Facebook 964Twitter 239.7KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

13. Mediademics with Adewale

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Africa's foremost media education podcast.Strictly for Mass communication scholars, and students of other media related studies
Producer/Network Media -Demics
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Facebook 93 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact