Table 2 Information collected for each podcast series along with description/definition
From: Giving radiologists a voice: a review of podcasts in radiology
Information | Description/definition |
|---|---|
Podcast title | Title given by the podcast authors on website or hosting site. |
Subject category | We devised four categories into which we classified the various podcast series based on common subject matter. These were as follows: • Journal podcast—podcasts affiliated with a peer reviewed journal or in which the review of journal articles was the subject matter. • Exam revision—podcasts intended specifically to be used as a revision resource for a named radiology exam. • Educational—podcasts aimed at educating listeners, but not directly related to exam revision or affiliated with a peer reviewed journal. • Radiology current affairs—podcasts that discuss issues relevant to clinical radiology. • Radiography—podcasts intended for radiographers (radiologic technologists). |
Network/affiliation | Organisation, institution and/or body affiliated with the podcast series. |
Hosts | The host/interviewer for the podcast series was categorised as one of the following: • Named host(s) • Anonymous (host not named) • Various (no regular host, e.g. if the podcast series consisted of presentations rather than interview/discussion format) |
Number of hosts | Number of hosts/interviewers per podcast series (guests not included). If the number of interviewers/speakers varies, then ‘variable’ is stated. |
Country | Name of the country primarily associated with the podcast. |
Show notes | Supplementary media or information on the podcast episodes available to audiences via podcast apps or related websites (if present). Show notes may include images, videos, hyperlinks, scientific references and audio transcripts; however, simple descriptions of a podcast episode are not classified as ‘show notes’. |
First episode | Date the first published episode was available to stream or download. |
Most recent episode | Date the most recent published episode was available to stream or download. |
Lifetime | Duration between the first episode becoming available to stream or download, and the most recent episode. |
Sampling date | Date on which data was collected. |
Number of episodes | Total number of episodes available to stream or download in the podcast series to date. |
Frequency schedule | Regularity with which podcast episodes are released. If there was a slight variation between podcast releases, then an average schedule was determined at the discretion of the author: • Weekly—once a week • Fortnightly—two episodes every month • Monthly—once a month • Quarterly—once every 3 months • Sporadic—no pattern of regularity • Undetermined—insufficient episodes to determine frequency |
Status | Whether podcast is active or inactive. Definitions are as follows: • Active—most recent episode released within 6 months (180 days) of sampling date. • Inactive—no episodes released for 6 months (180 days) prior to the sampling date. |
Website | Address of website or dedicated section/page on the network/organisation website dedicated to the podcast (if present). |
Twitter account or network/organisation Twitter account which promotes the podcast content (if present). | |
Facebook account or network/organisation Facebook account which promotes the podcast content (if present). | |
Is a contact email address provided for the podcast? |