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Thank You for a Fantastic 2024!
We here at the HPN want to say thank you for taking part in what has been one of our busiest, most accomplished years yet. We are are proud to be a stronger team and presence than ever heading into our fifth year!
Read on below for highlights from the past year:
“Best Practices”: The 4th Annual HPN Symposium
This year’s Symposium saw 338 podcasters register from over a dozen countries.
Fifteen panels taking place Nov. 8-9 welcomed 60+ speakers and featured voices from universities, nonprofit organizations, and independent podcasters.
All of this year’s sessions are now available for viewing on our YouTube Channel!
Congratulations to Symposium Committee members Rebecca Barry, Dan Dissinger, Mary Ellen Kubit, Nick Montgomery, and Kim Fox.
Thank you to all of the organizations who took part in this year’s Symposium!
Work in Progress: The Palgrave Handbook of Humanities Podcasting
Last year, HPN put out a call for chapter submissions to an ambitious edited collection—now underway as the Palgrave Handbook of Humanities Podcasting!
60 chapter proposals were chosen from more than 200 submissions, and drafts are now being edited in preparation for this 20-part handbook. Contributors will also take part in roundtable conversations to become an accompanying podcast, with the release of both book and podcast episodes expected in 2026.
Please join us in congratulating Handbook editors Milan Terlunen, Kim Adams, Saronik Bosu, and Beth Kramer for their monumental efforts to make this wonderful project a reality!
Pedagogy Corner: UCSB Podcasting Workshop
On Friday February 28th, four members of the HPN will continue the February tradition of hosting a 3-hour virtual workshop for students at UC-Santa Barbara’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Center.
This year’s presenters—Kim Adams, Sebastian Garcia, Mary Ellen Kubit, and Dan Dissinger—will speak to attendees about everything from interviewing and recording, to editing and growing your podcast audience.
We are delighted to say that one year in, the relationship between the HPN and UCSB is still going strong!
Joining the HPN:
Meet Our Newest Members!
Please join us in warmly welcoming three of this year’s Symposium panelists to the HPN team:
Carl Hartley
Lecturer and broadcaster with nearly 25 years of radio and audio experience
Carl is a lecturer in Journalism Practice at the University of Leeds, where he teaches broadcast and digital journalism. In addition to his academic role, Carl is a Senior Journalist at the BBC, where he regularly reads the news for BBC 5-Live and other BBC radio stations. He also works as a consultant for the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation, providing strategic advice and training for their team. Carl produces The Sound of Politics podcast hosted by Professor Stephen Coleman, and researches podcast regulation.
Sebastian Garcia
M.A. Candidate in History at the University of Central Florida, Producer of Knights HistoryCast and others
Sebastian is the UCF History Department’s podcast producer, which includes series such as Knights HistoryCast, The Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast, and The UCF Veterans Legacy Program Podcast—all podcasts Sebastian has directed, produced, researched, written, hosted, edited, and published. He also serves as a media production assistant for the Florida Historical Society, which includes producing radio segments for their weekly NPR program Florida Frontiers and assisting with the production of their PBS TV show of the same name.
Ross Lennon
M.A. Candidate in History at the University of Central Florida, Producer of History on Film
Ross is currently working on the JD Media Archive, a digital repository of both moving image artifacts and print media associated with the moral panic around juvenile delinquency in the 1950s. A selection of films from the JD Media Archive can be found on YouTube while Ross works on developing a permanent home for the collection.
Interested in joining the HPN? Complete the interest form below!
Featured Podcast: Recent Award-Winner Arts & Letters Radio!
Congratulations to HPN member Mary Ellen Kubit and producer-partner Brad Minnick for winning the Best Arts Podcast Award in this year’s ARKAST competition!
The NPR-affiliated Arts & Letters Radio was recognized for its excellence in showcasing the talents of local Arkansas musicians, poets, and other artists.
