The LibParlor Podcast – Episode 06

In this open peer review episode, host Amber Sewell offers up another of her articles, this time for a special issue of Journal of Electronic Publishing, for discussionDiscussion The section of a research article where the researchers analyze and interpret the findings. This section provides the “so what” for the research conducted.. Her article about scholarly podcasting is reviewed by Hannah McGregor, who brings years of experience with the medium as a creator, producer, and scholar. Lori Beckstead returns as guest host to facilitate this productive conversation.

Listen here or on the podcast’s Spotify page.

Guest:

Hannah McGregor (she/they) is Associate Professor and Director of Publishing at Simon Fraser University, Canada, Their research focuses on the intersections of publishing and social change, with a focus on scholarly podcasting. She cohosts Material Girls, a pop culture podcast that uses critical theory to understand the zeitgeist, and The SpokenWeb Podcast, a collaborative research output of the SSHRC-funded SpokenWeb partnership; she is also the co-director of the Amplify Podcast Network. Their books include A Sentimental Education (WLUP 2022), Podcast or Perish: Peer Review and Knowledge Creation for the 21st Century, co-authored with Lori Beckstead and Ian M. Cook (Bloomsbury 2024), and Clever Girl, a queer feminist reevaluation of Jurassic Park (ECW 2024).

Lori Beckstead is the co-host and co-producer of The Podcast Studies Podcast and an associate professor of sound and audio at the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada.

Access the transcript.

Show notes:

• Draft article under discussion in this episode
• Hannah McGregor’s website
• Stories of Open by Emily Ford
• Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Article: Digital innovation at University of Michigan Press
• Production and editing by Amber Sewell.
• Audio mixing and additional editing by David Ramos Candelas.
• Music is Palms Down by Confectionery by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).
• Submission forms for researchers and reviewers available at libparlor.com/podcast.

Citation: Sewell, A. (2024). Ep. 06: An open peer review about scholarly podcasting [Audio podcast episode]. The LibParlor Podcast.