Building a Better Participatory Culture and Enhancing Sense of Community in Podcasts – Systematic Literature Review

Bibliographic Data

ID21835293
AuthorsJuska Wendland (0009-0008-4826-6242, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume33
Issue1
Pages130-152
Publication date2026-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Radio & Audio Media (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1937-6529 • E-ISSN: 1937-6537
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19376529.2024.2347609
OpenAlexW4396510201
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited56

This article studies the mechanisms for building a better participatory culture around podcasts and narrows the information gap among the podcast studies from the perspective of a sense of community. The research question is “What kind of participatory culture enhances a sense of community among the audiences of podcasts?A model of six enhancers of sense of community was developed. The research draws practical implications from this model and concludes that a participatory culture that embraces liveness, works in small communities, includes parasociality, provides opportunities for meaningful participation on transmedial platforms, and builds on shared intimacy will enhance a sense of community

Citizen journalism · Media studies · Participatory culture · Political science · Public relations · Sense of community · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Social Media in Health Education

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