The Audio Academy
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The audio industry in conversation.
The Audio Academy Podcast tracks the people, institutions, and events shaping UK and international audio. Its conversations move from fellowships and career routes to AI animation, public service broadcasting, podcast strategy, and the economics of independent production.
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The Audio Academy Podcast is an industry conversation series for people who care how audio is made, funded, recognized, and passed on to the next generation. It has the feel of a well-chaired conference session. Georgie Jamieson frames the subject, then lets guests explain the work behind the title, the institution, or the event. The show spends real time with audio careers. Fellows such as Bernard Achampong and Nick Pitts talk about recognition, leadership, and the long routes through radio and podcasting. Guests also describe the changing machinery of the business, from Chloe Straw’s work around Audio UK and the Creative Industries Council to Goalhanger’s operations and the opportunities now open to independent companies. The remit is practical but not narrow. Anna Doble’s conversation about BBC World Service and animated Witness History stories turns a production choice into a broader question about how audio travels on YouTube and social platforms. Event episodes widen the room. Radio Days Europe brings in public service broadcasters, young professionals, AI concerns, misinformation, audience connection, and the shared pressure to adapt. Foot in the Door episodes are more entry-level, but they keep the same industry spine by asking how people break into radio, learn from community broadcasting, and build useful networks. Panels from Glasgow and elsewhere show senior figures thinking aloud about revenue streams, audio strategy, social video, and the need to future-proof established brands. The show is strongest when it turns biography into sector intelligence. A career anecdote becomes a lesson about commissioners, formats, teams, or trust. A fellowship becomes a map of influence. A conference clip becomes a snapshot of where radio thinks it is heading. The tone stays warm and orderly, with little appetite for provocation. It is not a gossip show, and it is not a tutorial series. It is a useful listening room for the professional audio world, especially when the industry is trying to understand podcasting, AI, visual platforms, live radio, and the value of public service speech at the same time.
Made for: For radio, podcasting, and digital audio professionals, students, commissioners, producers, presenters, and sector watchers who want informed conversations from inside the industry. It also suits listeners tracking career routes, awards culture, public service broadcasting, and independent audio business strategy.
What sets it apart: The show combines formal industry access with patient, conversational detail: Academy fellows, executives, editors, event speakers, and early-career voices all sit inside the same audio ecosystem. Its value is less hot take than institutional memory, practical context, and a steady record of how audio people describe their own moment.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · August 2026
A trade-focused guide to the business of audio, strongest when guests explain careers, operations, strategy and platform change.
The Audio Academy Podcast treats audio as a working industry, not just a set of shows to consume. Georgie Jamieson moves through conferences, career events and guest conversations with a clear interest in how people enter the sector, how organisations adapt, and how radio,…
BBC World Service animation becomes your doorway into the people and business choices behind modern audio.
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A concise look at how UK podcasting meets policy, operations, and institutional leverage.
Chloe Straw's appearance on Audio Academy tracks a practical arc: independent production work, then Audio UK, then Goalhanger, while Georgie Jamieson keeps the focus on strategy, operations, and the Creative Industries Council.
A practical look at how BBC World Service audio is adapted for YouTube and beyond.
Anna Doble's conversation with Audio Academy focuses on the practical work of helping BBC World Service radio and podcast stories reach beyond the usual audience.
A practical case for UK audio to build new income streams.
Bernard Achampong's conversation begins with his surprise at being called into the main auditorium for the fellowship, then settles into a plainspoken argument for how UK audio might grow.
A conversation about radio's future, credibility, and the next generation.
Radio Days Europe in Riga comes across as a conversation about where radio, podcasting, and digital audio are headed, and what it will take to keep them credible.
A steady careers-day recap on how people break into audio and what still matters in the craft.
At the Audio Academy's Foot in the Door event at the University of Essex in Colchester, it follows a day focused on careers and opportunities in audio.
Career power without apology.
Career confidence with a leadership edge.
Career clarity with backbone.
Chloe Straw is in a new role.
The episode tracks Anna Doble’s work at BBC World Service.
Georgie Jamieson welcomes Bernard Achampong as another of the Audio Academy’s new fellows.
The show reports from Radio Days Europe in Riga.
The Audio Academy comes from its Foot in the Door event at the University of Essex in Colchester.
Host Georgie Jamieson interviews radio veteran Stephanie Hurst about her new Saturday afternoon show 'Spinning the Decades' on Greatest Hits Radio, featuring an all-request vinyl hour.
A panel of radio industry leaders discuss how they are evolving their audio strategies for 2026, focusing on new revenue streams and audience engagement.
Host Georgie Jamieson interviews new fellow Nick Pitts about his surprise induction and his career in radio and audio.
Host Georgie Jameson interviews Rachel Barton about receiving a fellowship from the Audio Academy and reflecting on her career in the audio industry.
This episode explores how winning an ARIA award can affect a radio professional's career and creativity, featuring testimonials from past winners.
A montage of clips from various BBC Radio 1 shows, featuring music, DJ sets, and discussions about new talent and year-end reflections.
Host Georgie Jamieson discusses the importance of the Radio Academy Awards (Arias) with judges Bob Shennan and Victoria Easton-Riley.
Industry experts share advice on demos, pitching, skills, and career preparation in audio.
A look back at the Radio Academy Festival 2025, featuring a session on Black voices in media and the process of creating a talk about storytelling and sound.
Host Georgie Jamieson looks back at 2025 guests, starting with a conversation about community in local radio with Gary Spence and Boogie from Fourth One.
An interview exploring the forgotten story of Phyllis Twigg, who wrote the first BBC radio drama in 1922, and the search for its lost script.
Host Georgie Jameson interviews Ricky Lee about his career journey and the Air Radio Academy 30 Under 30 program.
Interview with BBC Asian Network head Ahmed Hussain about the launch of their new current affairs show Asian Network Trending, with a clip discussing sexual assaults in the West Midlands and the election of New York's first Muslim mayor.
A recap of the Radio Academy Festival 2025 featuring interviews with industry figures and discussions about the state of radio and audio.
A podcast covering the Radio Academy Festival 2025, featuring interviews with award-winning audio producers and discussions about the magic of radio.
A recap of the Radio Academy Festival 2025, featuring interviews and highlights about the radio industry.
This episode previews the Dolby Library stage at the Radio Academy Festival, featuring discussions on immersive audio technology and its impact on music and cognition.
This episode highlights the Radio Academy's 30 Under 30 scheme, featuring insights from sponsor Ricky Lee on its importance for recognizing emerging talent across various roles in the audio industry.
The episode opens a podcast festival in Sheffield, featuring speeches from founders about the festival's growth and community significance.
This episode covers the EPOD conference on education through podcasting, featuring interviews with academics and practitioners.
This episode covers the International Women's Podcast Awards, featuring interviews with founder Naomi Meller and event director Jenny Becker about celebrating women in the audio industry.
Host Georgie Jameson interviews Scout Zofia Bolton about her double ARIA win and her documentary on living with a sobriety tag after prison.
Geoff Jein discusses the origin of his company name Biscuit Gym and the recent launch of major radio and podcast projects.
This episode features highlights and interviews from the ARIA Awards, including discussions with nominees about their nominated shows on theatre ghosts, LGBTQ online safety, and music breakfast radio.
This episode covers part one of the Arias awards ceremony, featuring red carpet highlights, winner speeches, and backstage interviews for the first 11 awards, including special surprises.