Although there is much debate about the origin of podcasts and which was the first in history, there is no doubt that the emergence of streaming platforms like Apple in the new millennium has boosted the popularity of this format.
As the word “podcast” suggests, it is an audio product that describes an episodic series available to listen to whenever the user wants. The word was formally coined in 2004, when iPod and broadcast were combined.
Whether it’s about health, sports, politics, culture, or entertainment, this format has also regained popularity among the Mexican public, although not all genres enjoy the same acceptance.
- La Cotorrisa
Ricardo Pérez and Slobotzky are chatting away as always, but now they’re recording it. Listen to them every Wednesday as they talk about strange news, curious facts, hilarious anecdotes, and lighten the mood of the week.
- Las Alucines
- Relatos de la Noche
In the tradition of radio classics, this podcast tells the stories, tales, and legends that haunt the streets of Mexico and Latin America. See acast.comprivacy for privacy and opt-out information.
- La Corneta
Music, current events, lifestyle, and humor
- Leyendas Legendarias
A comedy podcast where each week we explore stories of serial killers, ghosts, and peculiar, notorious, or fantastic historical events. (Spanish)
- Inglés desde cero
Learn English from scratch, for free, with native speakers trained in teaching it.
- Escándalo Mexicano
Why do those who aim for the stars often end up burned by infamy? Mexico has been forged by the rise and spectacular fall of the powerful. In the darkest rooms, in chambers filled with lies, schemes were plotted that went horribly wrong. Journalist Carlos Puig presents Mexican Scandal, an exploration of the most sordid stories in contemporary Mexican politics, showbiz, business, culture, and sports. In each episode, we unravel its protagonists, sinister characters with dreams and…
- EXTRA ABNORMAL
Hello! Welcome to your space, where we’ll spend many hours talking about extra-abnormal topics that my followers send me. Get ready and enjoy lots of horror! Distributed by Genuina Media
- Forensic Stories Podcast
True crime stories narrated by investigators
- Penitence
Penitence: Stories that will give us a deeper understanding of violence in Mexico. Stories that will make us reflect on the evil and injustice in our country. Stories we need to understand and talk about, in order to prevent and reintegrate.
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What are podcasts?
A podcast is an audio product with a defined frequency and can consist of several episodes. Although it originated in radio, those who enjoy this format can now find it on websites or streaming platforms like Spotify.
Podcasts began as a discussion between several participants on a particular topic, but over time, their presentation methods have diversified, and now they can be just one person speaking or a group speaking. Podcasts are not only used as a space to exchange points of view, but also encompass interview or fiction genres, as is the case with the Chilean thriller Caso 63, one of the most listened-to podcasts worldwide.
The word “podcast” was first used on February 12, 2004, by journalist Ben Hammersley of The Guardian in an article discussing the economic viability of creating an online radio program and making it accessible whenever users wanted.
Although there is much debate about when the first podcast in history emerged, several experts have pointed out that the idea was clear since the creation of Thomas Alva Edison’s phonograph in 1870, when intellectuals of the time such as Philip Hubert, Octave Uzanne or Edward Bellamy predicted that people would end up “reading with their eyes closed” books, newspapers and magazines and even mothers would stop snoring telling stories to their children before going to sleep.
Source: infobae
