Authors: Marta Świetlik, Marta Błaszczyńska
Reviewers: Sy Holsinger, Frank Manista
It’s summertime! Those of us who are enjoying it in the office may be looking for slightly more relaxing activities before the busy September kicks in.
There is nothing new in claiming that podcasting has become an important format for scholars willing to communicate their ideas to the wider public. It was discussed in the OPERAS-P interviews with Social Sciences and Humanities researchers that led to the creation of our Innovation Lab. It has been highlighted by the ALLEA e-Humanities report draft that has recently been shared for open consultations. A book devoted to the topic of scholarly podcasting by Ian M. Cook also came out this year – sadly not (perhaps not yet?) in open access.
Given the extensive discussions surrounding academic podcasting already, this time we’re writing less and listening more. As you will see, podcasting is also a great genre for advocacy about openness in scholarly communication. Here are 8 series devoted to open science that we’d like to share with you – which one will tempt you today?
CESSDA – Stories about data
Do you hear the phrase “social sciences data” and think of CESSDA straight away? Perhaps it’s time to check out their podcasts.
The creators say:
“Access to social science data and metadata is vital – for both science and society. We aim to promote the results of social science research to a wider audience. This podcast presents user stories from researchers having used the CESSDA Data Catalogue and the CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide. We also hold interviews with experts in the field of research data. Tune in and discover what we do and why it’s important!”
Exploring Citizen Science
What is citizen science in terms of a discipline and a philosophy? Hosted by Alexander Damiano Ricci, this podcast brings you closer to the people behind the COESO project who work towards spreading the ideas of participatory research.
Humanista
https://humanistathepodcast.com/
If meeting interesting people is one of the aspects of humanities work that you like the most, this is a podcast for you. With a focus on the role of humanities in the 21st century, it features great conversations with interesting guests. Its host, Aliz, is a member of the OPERAS Advocacy Special Interest Group!
New Books Network – Digital Humanities
This series features interviews with digital humanities researchers about their latest book publications; it’s truly worth a listen if you enjoy hearing about diverse topics and endeavour, sranging from automated media, through learning platforms to strategies to communicate research online.
OpenAIRE podcasts
https://www.openaire.eu/podcasts
Data, research and open science – what else would you want in the mix!? Come and join OpenAIRE to learn more – from legal matters to research data workflows, each episode is an elegantly wrapped parcel of knowledge.
Open Minds … from Creative Commons
Let’s just paint you a picture: the guests have worked for the Internet Archive, the Digital Ministry of Taiwan, SPARC North America (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and many others.
A word from its creators:
“Creative Commons presents conversations with people working to make the Internet and our global culture more open and collaborative.”
Open Science Radio
https://www.openscienceradio.org/
Hosted by Matthias Fromm, a blogger and open science enthusiast from Bochum/Berlin, the podcast covers open science from many different perspectives. Although most of the episodes are in German, some are available in English too.
Open Science Talk
Hosted by the University of Tromsø, the podcast discusses broadly understood openness, touching on the issues of open access, open education, open data and open source. The invited guests come from various backgrounds: they are librarians, professors, students and doctoral candidates from diverse fields, publishers and administrative employees who operate in the world of science. And a cherry on top: each episode has a DOI.
Of course, these titles just scratch the surface of podcasts that open science fans could enjoy. Do any English-speaking podcasts spring to your mind? If so, please share in the comments below. We will also attempt to cover non-speaking titles in the near future!
Parts of descriptions were based on the blog post “Noworoczne inspiracje: podkasty o otwartej nauce” by Marta Świetlik (originally in Polish).
