Public Seminar – “Saving New Sounds: Preserving Podcasts\u201d<\/strong> We are, as\u00a0commentators have noted, in the midst of a \u201cGolden Age of Podcasts\u201d; a moment\u00a0where the choice for quality digital\u00a0audio abounds, and where new voices and\u00a0listeners connect daily through earbuds, car stereos, home speakers or office\u00a0computers.\u00a0Podcasting is just over 10 years old, but it has ushered in an explosion\u00a0of amateur and professional cultural production.However, this new format is\u00a0shockingly vulnerable; podcast feeds end abruptly, cease to be\u00a0maintained, or\u00a0become housed in proprietary databases, like iTunes, which are difficult to\u00a0search with any rigor. As the industry\u00a0grows in popularity, professionalization\u00a0and commercialization also threaten to streamline production and limit\u00a0podcasting\u2019s\u00a0democratic diversity and accessibility. In this talk,\u00a0Adam Sachs, former CEO of Midroll Media and founder\/host of the Wolf Den podcast\u00a0will join a panel featuring Dr. Jeremy Morris (UW-Madison) and Dana Gerber-Margie (Editor of the Bello Collective and A\/V\u00a0Archivist) to discuss the importance of preserving podcasting\u2019s history and the challenges faced when archiving digital objects.<\/p>\n Adam Sachs is currently the Entrepreneur in Residence at The Chernin Group and the former CEO of Midroll Media, a leading podcast network that produces and monetizes some of the world\u2019s most popular podcasts, including “WTF with Marc Maron” and “Comedy Bang! Bang!\u201d Midroll is the parent company of Earwolf, home to top-ranked comedy podcasts, the recently launched “Katie Couric”, and the country\u2019s top parenting show, \u201cThe Longest Shortest Time.\u201d Sachs led the business through bootstrapped growth and innovation, including the launch of the podcast industry\u2019s first premium subscription service, howl.fm, and he hosted his own podcast, \u201cThe Wolf Den,\u201d about the future of podcasting and digital media. He was named one of Inc. Magazine\u2019s top \u201c30 Entrepreneurs Under 30\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n This event is sponsored and supported by The University Lectures Committee Fitch Fund, The Department of Communication Arts, The School of Journalism & Mass Communication, The Center for the Humanities and the Sound Studies Borghesi-Mellon Interdisciplinary Workshop in the Humanities, with support from Nancy and David Borghesi and the A. W. 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\nThurs. Apr. 13, 1-2:15pm in Vilas Hall 4070<\/p>\n