The Audiences Podcast

The Audiences Podcast is the audience discovery show. We talk to guests who build audiences for a living. And as we discuss what it takes to build an audience, we explore new emerging audiences in fashion, tech, media and many other industries. Subscribe to never miss an episode. Host: Francesco D’Orazio Producer: Sal Morton Music: Manfredi Romano aka DJ Tennis https://www.audiencespodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Audiences Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Audiences Podcast, a business show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  Simulating Audiences with James He of Artificial Societies

  Aug 5, 20251h 1mS2

  <p>What if you could talk to your audience and ask what it thinks of your next product? What if you could test your ads or social content with a simulated version of 200 to 1,000 members of your audience in less than 1 minute? In this fascinating conversation, James He, founder of Artificial Societies, reveals how AI-powered audience simulation is transforming the way we experiment with ideas before putting them into the world.</p><br><p>From his journey as a Cambridge social science researcher frustrated by the difficulty of running human experiments, to building a platform that creates "artificial societies" from...

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  Episode #10

  The Audience of Magic - with AX Mina and Dorothy R Santos

  Jun 19, 20251h 8mS2

  <p>Who’s the Audience of Magic? How has it evolved over the past few years? Where is it going next? 🪄</p><br><p>From TikTok tarot readings to “manifesting crypto gains”, we explore how audiences are engaging with magic to reassert individual agency, reinterpret identity, and regain some level of control over systems trying to define them. In this episode, Fran has a magical conversation with hosts of the Five and Nine podcast, cultural strategist A.X. Mina and writer, artist and media scholar Dorothy R. Santos PhD. Fran, AX and Dorothy dissect AI-generated audience personas to ask what happens w...

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  Episode #9

  The Audience of Romance - with Stephen Follows, film data analyst

  May 22, 202543 minS2

  <p>Who’s the Audience of Romance? How has it evolved over the past few years? Where is it going next? 🌹🎬</p><br><p>Romance, Romance. Wherefore art thou, Romance? In this episode, Francesco D’Orazio talks with film analyst and industry researcher Stephen Follows to examine how the script has flipped on romantic storytelling in entertainment. From the big-screen romances that dominated the 90s to today's streaming-friendly, binge-worthy love stories, Fran and Stephen delve into why romance as a genre is thriving in books and TV but struggling on the silver screen. Discover how shifts in audience values around gender and...

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  Episode #8

  The Audience of Wrestling - with Charlie Palmer of Audience Strategies

  Mar 13, 202547 minS2

  <p>Who’s the Audience of Wrestling? How has it evolved over the past few years? Where is it going next? 🤼‍♂️</p><br><p>In this episode, Francesco D’Orazio is tagging in Charlie Palmer, Marketing Director at Audience Strategies to pin down the dynamic, interactive, and evolving world of wrestling fandom.</p><br><p>From wrestling's old school TV early days on to today’s global streaming phenomenon, Charlie and Fran explore how wrestling narratives are shaped, at their very core, by audience engagement. Now that digital platforms have transformed fan interactions, it’s taken a new leap forward. Discover why wres...

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  Episode #7

  The Audience of the Unhinged - with Annie House of OK COOL

  Feb 13, 202539 minS2

  <p>Who’s the Audience of the Unhinged? How has it evolved over the past few years? Where is it going next? 🤪🌀</p><br><p>In this episode, Francesco D’Orazio speaks with Annie House, Strategy Director at OK COOL, to unravel the phenomenon of unhinged.</p><br><p>From the early days of unhinged marketing on Twitter to the rampant TikTok chaos of today, we explore how unhinged became a political and cultural force. We go into the unhinged hourglass effect and why the internet keeps swinging between hyper-polished and completely feral. Is unhinged is a creative revolution… or just the nex...

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