The Addition
Charlotte Henry adds together media, tech, politics and culture with the help of some fantastic guests.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 149
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Do We Still Believe in “Ted Lasso”?
You may just have noticed that a new season of “Ted Lasso” has begun on Apple TV+, but is the series still delivering as it once was? Kelly Guimont joins the podcast to discuss the opening episode an…
Wed 22 Mar 2023
Change, And Continuity, in The Creator Economy
Shannon Morse has been making online video for… a long time. Long before we called doing such work being a “creator”, in fact. She joins the show to discuss the current state of the creator economy. …
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Fifty Years of Cosmo And The Future of Women’s Magazines
It is International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion Charlotte Tobitt, UK Editor of Press Gazette, joins the show to reflect on five decades of Cosmopolitan and discuss the future of women’s medi…
Wed 08 Mar 2023
Media Industry Status Update
There has been a huge amount of news, both good and bad, coming out of the media industry in recent months. Sometimes it is worth taking a breath and looking at where we currently are. There are not …
Wed 01 Mar 2023
Is 6AM City The Future of Local News?
Local news is the subject of much agonising within the media industry. This traditional route into journalism, learning the craft at local outlets, is increasingly closed to young hacks on both sides…
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Streaming Set For Big Shake up
If you think this year is going to be big for streaming and the entertainment industry, you ain’t seen nothing yet. That’s the argument put forward by this week’s guest, Tom Merritt. He explains, con…
Wed 15 Feb 2023
The Tech That Helps Blind People Stream The Latest Hit Shows
Many of us take watching the latest hit Netflix series for granted. But how do you enjoy such content if you’re blind? Steven Scott from “Double Tap” joins the show to discuss the various accessibili…
Wed 08 Feb 2023
Starting a Print Magazine… in 2023?!
Big-name glossy magazines still attract plenty of attention, even if newsstand numbers are dwindling. The truth is, many people engage with a magazine brand despite rarely/never picking up a print co…
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Here’s What Publishers Need to Give up in 2023
A new year is always a good time for a reset. It is all too easy for any individual or industry as a whole to keep doing the same old thing. That is no different for publishing, with its ongoing comb…
Wed 25 Jan 2023
What AI Might Mean For Journalism
Since its public launch a few weeks ago, ChatGPT has captured the imagination of many in the media. And scared plenty of others. What does an AI tool that can quickly write paragraphs of (mostly accu…
Wed 18 Jan 2023
What on Earth is Going on With Twitter?
One story sucked all the air out of the tech and media space in the final quarter of last year - Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Well, more accurately, it was multiple stories and a variety of incid…
Wed 11 Jan 2023
2023 Predictions – Apple’s Media Ecosystem
To wrap up the “2023 Predictions” mini-series, and indeed “The Addition Podcast” for this year, host Charlotte Henry is joined by Kelly Guimont. They look at what Apple will do with its media offerin…
Wed 21 Dec 2022
2023 Predictions – Another Pivot to Video?
This week, host Charlotte Henry is joined by Mark Stenberg, senior media reporter at AdWeek. We discussed a variety of issues, including why publishers will pivot to video (again), the risk of traffi…
Wed 14 Dec 2022
2023 Predictions – The Future of Media
To start off a new mini-series predicting the world of media in 2023, host Charlotte Henry is joined by Brian Morrissey, who has seen various peaks and troughs during his career. Amongst other things…
Wed 07 Dec 2022
Modernising a 100-Year-Old Magazine
Rachel Cunliffe, Senior Associate Editor at the News Statesman, joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss the work of modernising a magazine that has been around for over 100 years, the art of picking th…
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Twitter Chaos in Europe
Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor at the Irish Independent, joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss the issues facing Twitter in Europe and what it could mean for the company as a whole. Is Elon Musk t…
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Meet The BBC’s First-Ever Tech Editor
Zoe Kleinman joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss being the BBC’s first-ever Tech Editor, the changing nature of tech news and what comes next for some of the biggest firms in the sector. She also r…
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Why Twitter Failed in The Creator Economy
Simon Owens wrote a fascinating Substack newsletter about Twitter's failure in the creator economy and he joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss the issues, what changes could be made to improve thing…
Wed 09 Nov 2022
You’ve Got Mail – The Future of Newsletters And a New Awards Show
Esther Kezia Thorpe of Media Voices joined host Charlotte Henry to discuss the growth of newsletters, what’s next for them as a channel, and whether people are already receiving too many. They also d…
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Netflix And Ads
Catherine Perloff, platforms reporter at AdWeek, joined host Charlotte Henry to discuss how marketers and media buyers are reacting to the ability to the prospect of advertising on Netflix, how the s…
Wed 26 Oct 2022
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