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This research aims to explore the types of podcast design prevalent in German-language podcasts and their relationship to listener motives.

April 24, 2026Journalism and MediaOpen Access

On the Interdependence Between Podcast Design and Usage Motives in German-Language Podcasts

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LSLilian Suter HKHans KnoblochZurich University of the Arts PSPascal Streule

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This dual-perspective investigation examines podcast design types and associated listening motives in German-language podcasts, suggesting interdependencies between form and audience needs.

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This research aims to explore the types of podcast design prevalent in German-language podcasts and their relationship to listener motives.
Analyzed 30 podcasts to identify primary design types through iterative listening.
Conducted 16 expert interviews to refine the typology of podcast design.
Examined 29 listener interviews to uncover usage motives and their connections to podcast designs.
Identified three distinct design types: story, talk, and factual.
Found that factual design types correlate with cognitive motives, talk designs with social motives, and story designs with affective motives.
Developed the STF model as a framework for academic research and practical podcast production.

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Suter et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb099a553a5433e34b4076 https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia7020086

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This dual-perspective investigation examines podcast design types and associated listening motives in German-language podcasts, suggesting interdependencies between form and audience needs.

On the Interdependence Between Podcast Design and Usage Motives in German-Language Podcasts

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On the Interdependence Between Podcast Design and Usage Motives in German-Language Podcasts

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