Is viral audio a thing? We review Anchor, and discuss the future of podcasts

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Everybody knows what viral video is. But have you ever heard of viral audio? What is the future of audio journalism and podcasts? This is some of the things we discuss with Marc Biskup, Social Media Manager at MDR Sachsen-Anhalt in Magdeburg, Germany. Also, we review the "radio by the people" app Anchor's major redesign. Links: Angry caller thinks that one word is pronounced incorrectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDj0prlOfB0 Readers of BILD hate the satire magfazine Titanic (in German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoVE5Q2HBBo Christian Bale flips out on the set of Terminator Salvation (not Batman...): https://youtu.be/klOFz_VGpUg Audio faces unique challenges on Facebook, NPR: https://medium.com/nprcurios/audio-faces-unique-challenges-on-facebook-5776c4a12386?source=linkShare-8dddbd72fbcf-1489652069 How The Economist is using Facebook for live audio: https://digiday.com/media/facebook-audio-economist/ S-Town podcast by Serial: https://stownpodcast.org/ Abby Norman – Let Me G