The Bloomsbury Podcast Studies series publishes original works from an international range of scholars that further articulates and establishes Podcast Studies as its own specialist discipline within Media Studies. The series promotes research that explores theoretical approaches to podcasting and enhances knowledge by thinking with, about, or through podcasting. Typically, books in the series will employ one of the following general approaches:- Theoretical, critical or philosophical ideas that can be examined acutely through a study of podcasting- Explorations of prevalent themes and concerns surrounding podcasting that can be addressed critically- Explorations of podcast genre formation- Expansions of opportunities in expanding Media Studies and Cinema Studies methodologies into a study of podcastingFramed by these approaches, the series hosts a broad range of topics and themes. These include but are not limited to: listening; sound; institutions; aesthetics; economics; community and identity formation; intimacy, affect and empathy; authenticity; fandom; and authorship and collaboration.