Considered one of the most “intimate” digital formats, The podcasts have gained fame and have positioned themselves among the taste of the Mexican public following the arrival of streaming platforms in the new millennium, such as Spotify.
Their boom was significant since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, which forced the majority of people to remain in confinement, who in turn began to experiment with various formats and channels to be informed and entertained.
Podcasts are audio products that are available through files or streaming platforms and one of their great advantages is that the user can listen to them whenever they want and as many times as they want.
However, the podcast is not something new, rather it is a product that enjoyed wide popularity at the beginning of the 21st century, but that then he was relegated by the arrival of compact discs, ipods, among others.
However, its easy access, broad genres and diverse narratives have facilitated its new heyday and many companies have started betting on them again to reach more users.
Currently this type of productions have been well received in Mexico and proof of this are these 10 podcasts that are on everyone’s lips.
1. LAMBS
An elite school in southern Chile is under threat. A mysterious audio announces that a massacre is coming: the “impious lambs” will not live on. Therefore, an investigation is commissioned among the students. Victoria García, a forensic psychologist specializing in adolescents, through a series of interviews with the community, will reveal various shadows that haunt them. Her mission will be to prevent the anonymous audio threat from becoming a reality.
two. Tales of the Night
In the tradition of the radio classics, here the stories, tales and legends that inhabit the streets of Mexico and Latin America are told. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3. the parakeet
Ricardo Pérez and Slobotzky start chattering as always, but now they are recording it. Listen to them every Wednesday talking about strange news, curious facts, hilarious anecdotes and lighten the belly button of the week.
Four. case 63
Year 2022. The psychiatrist Elisa Aldunate records the sessions of an enigmatic patient, registered as Case 63, who claims to be a time traveler. What begins as routine therapeutic sessions quickly turns into a story that threatens the borders of what is possible and what is real. A story that moves freely between the future and the past of two characters who, perhaps, have the future of humanity in their hands. Starring Antonia Zegers and Nestor Cantillana. Case 63 is a Spotify original podcast.
5. I bought you flowers
I’m your best friend and you just told me that you feel bad/uncomfortable/confused or you just want to vent for a little while about all that you feel and you don’t know how to say it. Clearly I run to your house, but first on the way “I bought you flowers” Mara explains how she thinks this podcast feels “A safe time with friends that is like those flowers they bring you to make you feel better” welcome to your place Sure, thanks for being here 🙂 I love you very much – @maraurbina
6. Marvel’s Wolverine: The Long Night
After a series of mysterious deaths in Burns, Alaska, Special Agents Sally Pierce and Tad Marshall arrive to investigate. Very soon they realize that there is more than meets the eye.
7. Legendary Legends
A comedy podcast where every week we explore true crime cases, paranormal phenomena and peculiar, notorious or fantastic historical events. José Antonio Badía: @Elbadiablo Eduardo Espinosa: @NingunEduardo Mario López Capistrán: @MarioLopezCapi
8. Paranormal
Channel for research and dissemination of non-human phenomena (alien UFO), goblins, ghosts, clairvoyance, mediums, witchcraft and other paranormal anomalies that occur inside and outside our planet. Created and hosted by: @fepomx
9. Naked Psychology | @psi.mammoliti
In this podcast we talk about emotions. From your internal mechanisms: Why do you do what you do? Why can’t you express certain emotions and others can? Why do you feel bad sometimes? Why are there things that anguish you, that generate fear, nostalgia, or that give you pleasure? How to regulate your emotions to feel balanced? Emotional management is the KEY to living a meaningful life. And it is in your hands to learn it! The gateway to this process? Naked Psychology. From the hand of Clinical Psychologist Marina Mammoliti. www.psimammoliti.com
10. The Midnight Gospel Podcast Latino
A fantastic journey through the thought and spirituality of Pendleton Ward (“Adventure Time”) and comedian Duncan Trussell. Traversing mind-bending worlds within his simulator universe, a space slinger explores existential questions about life, death, and everything in between.
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The podcasts
A podcast is an audio product which has a defined periodicity and can be made up of several episodes, although it has its origins on the radio, currently those who like this format can find it on internet pages or streaming platforms such as Spotify.
Although podcasts began as a discussion among several participants on a particular topic, with the passage of time the ways of doing them have diversified and now one person or a group can be speaking, likewise, they are not only used as a space to exchange points of view, but also encompass genres of interview like the podcast #AtCasaDeMara where he asks questions to various characters such as edy smoleither fictionas it happens with the suspense story of the chilean podcast case 63or deal with issues of science, politics, journalism, well-being, among others.
The word “podcast” was first used on February 12, 2004. by journalist Ben Hammersley of Guardian in an article in which he talked about how economically viable it was to make a radio program online and access them whenever users wanted.
Although there are various debates about when the first podcast in history emerged, several experts have pointed out that the idea was clear since the creation of the Thomas Alva Edison’s phonograph in 1870when the intellectuals of the time such as Philip Hubert, Octave Uzanne or Edward Bellamy predicted that people would end up “reading books, newspapers and magazines with their eyes closed” and even mothers would stop snoring telling children stories before going to sleep.
a strong competitor
The coronavirus pandemic not only benefited podcasts by increasing their number of users, but also audiobooks also added more consumers on various platforms, including Spotify, since it is estimated that they can leave annual profits of up to 70 billion dollars.
The streaming platform, where audiobooks have been growing by 20%has turned to book narration with the voices of Hollywood celebrities.
Its rise could also be due to criticism of the ease with which the platform has allowed podcasters to speak, falling into misinformation errors in the midst of a pandemic, as was the case with Joe Roganwhich also made the company lose up to 2.1 million dollars.
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