Some More Notes on Notes on a Scandal: Lessons From Producing Pakistan’s First True Crime Podcast by Tooba Masood Khan Tooba Masood-Khan uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

🗣️ TRAUMA podcast explores seven disasters in Greece since 1999, sharing stories of survivors and victims' families. It reveals mistrust in the State and questions how trauma shapes Greece's national identity. Read the review by @sotheodo: bit.ly/4g0hAP1

Emily Best's essay delves into Angela Carter's Vampirella, a radio sequel to Dracula. It’s a gothic collision of myth and logic, harnessing the medium’s raw power to elicit visceral fear. Read it here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

Sophie Townsend’s Goodbye to All This chronicles her journey through loss, from her husband’s cancer diagnosis to life after his passing. Alyn Euritt reflects on how the podcast’s narrative and focus on community make it a profound exploration of grief: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

Jason Loviglio's analysis of Nice White Parents explores how white parental influence ironically undermined diversity in a NYC public school. Read here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

Explore Yvette Janine Jackson’s Freedom, a collection of radio operas delving into Black history and struggle. Gabriel Mindel reflects on her genre-defying compositions and their resonance with 2020’s calls for justice: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

Hugh Chignell explores how BBC radio drama transforms stage plays, with Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler showcasing whispered intimacy and shared claustrophobia. Read here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

Kim Fox reviews NPR’s Louder Than A Riot, an 11-episode exploration of hip hop and carceral capitalism in the US. The podcast unpacks the deep ties between rhyme and punishment. Read here: uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id…

When the BBC cut Short Cuts, over 1500 listeners and makers pushed back. It wasn't saved—but the response tells a powerful story. In RadioDoc Review 10.1, the Save Short Cuts group reflects on what was lost, and what’s at stake. Read it: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1…

What does Anton Chekhov have to do with podcasting? A lot, it turns out. Lea Ann Redfern traces how Chekhov’s principles—brevity, honesty, audacity—can guide audio storytelling today. Read it: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1… #podcast #Chekhov #radio

How do you teach radio documentary in a country without a tradition in the form? In Brazil, Eduardo Vicente & David K. Dunaway turned to Paulo Freire and Grundtvig, reshaping radio education through local pedagogy. Read: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1… #radio #education #documentary

What does Desert Island Discs do to women’s voices? Sofia Theodosiadou listens closely—to the structure, the music, the silences—and shows how identity is shaped in sound, not just words. Read now: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1… #podcast #women #audio #DID

What if podcasting isn’t just a way to share research—but a way to do it? Benjamin Ball reflects on making #City#Life for ABC and shows how audio can be its own scholarly method. Read now: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1… #audio #methodology #research

What does it mean to oppose a war your brother is fighting in? In her review of the Russian podcast Sisters, Iana Nikitenko listens to women caught in that impossible space—between loyalty, grief, and protest. Read now: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1…

What happens when a podcast becomes the last chance for justice? In this conversational review, Caroline Graham & Kylie Stevenson unpack Dear Rachelle—and the ethics of true crime reporting when the case is still open. Read it: doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1… #truecrime #podcast

What counts as a history of European radio documentary? Virginia Madsen reads Tereza Reková’s book European Radio Documentary: A History of the Format and its Festivals and asks hard questions—what kind of history is this, and what voices are missing? doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1…

We're open for submissions for our autumn 2025 issue - reviews of #radio and #Podcasts, essays, academic articles and short pieces. See the website for more uowoajournals.org/rdr/ If you're not sure whether your work is suitable, use the contact form to get in touch.

If you're a researcher working in radio and podcasting, we're looking for a new Co-Editor, to start Jan 2026. Deadline to apply 30 Sept. You can read more here uowoajournals.org/rdr/news/7/