Podcasts are the new black: Chips with Everything podcast

In late April Google announced it was getting more serious about podcasts with an interesting new strategy. Alex Hern looks at why tech platforms are so eager to master the podcast industrySubscribe and review: Acast, Apple, Spotify, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud. Join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter or email us at podcasts@theguardian.comMore than a decade after the term was coined, podcasts still don’t feel quite like they’ve grown up. People are intrigued by them because