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PRX and Google have announced the audio creators who will participate in the 2020-2021 Google Podcasts creator program, a podcast accelerator and training program.
Launched in 2018, the Google Podcast creator program aims to provide podcasters everywhere with open resources, to empower underrepresented voices, and to showcase new work.
This year, PRX and Google will welcome 20 production teams from 11 countries representing existing podcasts produced in six languages, with content rooted in personal storytelling, audio drama, humor, journalism, intergenerational identity, food, literature, the power of imagination, and beyond.
The Google Podcasts creator program will provide a space for producers to advance their skills and take their productions to the next level. Creators will receive regular feedback on their production; training in areas such as storytelling, sound design, and marketing; equipment and software to help meet independent production needs; and up to $12,000 in funding for use as they see fit. Creators will convene virtually among three 12-week cohorts: October to December 2020, January to April 2021, and May to July 2021.
“Google and PRX are committed to broadening the impact of stories told around the world while empowering audio creators,” said Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX. “As the program enters a new year, we’re proud to work with such talented producers in creating those possibilities together. On behalf of PRX, we thank all who make the Google Podcasts creator program possible.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome these 20 creator teams to the Google Podcasts creator program,” said Brenda Salinas Baker, the program’s manager at Google. “Each of these creators has a powerful voice and a story to share with the world. We’re eager to watch emerging collaborations between these international teams as they continue in their production journeys and grow as community leaders.”
Find out who those 20 podcasters are HERE