Nicholas Quah Explained

Nicholas Quah
Other Names:Nick Quah
Birth Date:[1]
Occupation:Journalist
Employer:Vulture
Known For:Writing about podcasts
Notable Works:
  • Hot Pod Newsletter
  • Servant of Pod
Awards:
  • 2020 Antitrust Writing Award nominee
  • 2021 Fortune Creator 25

Nicholas Quah is a journalist for Vulture and is the creator of the Nieman Lab newsletter Hot Pod News.

Career

Quah was the creator of the Hotpods newsletter.[2] Quah worked for BuzzFeed in 2015 while writing the newsletter.[3] Vox Media acquired the Hotpod newsletter in 2021 as part of plan to expand The Verge.[4] [5] Quah had been running the newsletter for almost seven years.[6] After Hot Pod was acquired by The Verge, Quah started working at Vulture.[7] Quah also hosts his own podcast called "Servant of Pod," which discusses the business side of podcasting.[8] [9] The show was a 2021 Webby Award honoree in the business category.[10] Quah occasionally contributes podcast reviews and criticism to NPR's Fresh Air.[11] [12] He also wrote a book about the podcasting industry.[13]

Quah provided commentary on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on podcast consumption.[14] For instance, Quah noted that podcast downloads decreased in March 2020, but that in late April 2020 downloads began increasing again.[15] [16] Jim Epstein criticized Quah for supporting government funded public broadcasting.[17] Quah is in support of a decentralized federated business model for NPR because he believes that would allow for an increase in local reporting.[18] Quah worked for Panoply and commented on the benefits of podcast networks.[19] Quah covered the story about Gimlet Media unionizing.[20] Quah opposed Luminary's paywalled business model saying that it "strikes at the ideological heart of the medium."[21] [22] Quah pointed out that a paywalled podcast company will have to be able to beat all the free alternatives in order to do well.[23] Quah covered the plagiarism issues that Crime Junkie ran into.[24] [25] Quah has called the true crime genre the "bloody, beating heart of podcasting."[26] Quah uses multiple podcasting applications but recommends Pocket Casts.[27]

Quah was a juror for the Peabody Awards.[28] Quah has written about how being on the Apple Podcast charts is often meaningless.[29] Quah was an Antitrust Writing Award nominee in 2020.[30] Quah was a 2021 Fortune Creator 25.[31] Tom Jones wrote in Poynter that "No one analyzes the ins and outs of the podcast world better" Quah and that "no one [provides reliable coverage on podcasts] better than Vulture's Nicholas Quah."[32] [33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weissman. Cale Guthrie. March 10, 2017. How This 27-Year-Old Transformed His Side Project Into A Business. February 3, 2022. Fast Company. en-US. February 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203184014/https://www.fastcompany.com/3068838/how-this-27-year-old-transformed-his-side-project-into-a-business. live.
  2. Web site: Why Digital Hoarding Can Be Healthier Than Real World Hoarding . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153507/https://fortune.com/2019/03/06/data-sheet-digital-hoarding/ . February 3, 2022 . February 3, 2022 . Fortune . en.
  3. Web site: 2015-04-09 . A BuzzFeed employee secretly has finger on the pulse of the podcast universe . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165324/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/hot-pod-nicholas-quah/ . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . The Daily Dot . en-US.
  4. Web site: Steinberg. Brian. September 7, 2021. Vox Media Set to Acquire Podcasting Newsletter Hot Pod. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907123107/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/vox-media-hot-pod-acquisition-nicholas-quah-1235057611/. September 7, 2021. February 3, 2022. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. en-US.
  5. Web site: Carman . Ashley . 2021-09-27 . Welcome to Hot Pod from The Verge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/27/22696629/hot-pod-newsletter-the-verge-new-host-ashley-carman . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . The Verge . en.
  6. 2021-11-12. A Good Newsletter Exit Strategy Is Hard to Find. February 3, 2022. Vanity Fair. en-US. 2022-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302164043/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/11/a-good-newsletter-exit-strategy-is-hard-to-find. live.
  7. Web site: 2021-09-08. Hot Pod acquired by Vox Media: The Media Roundup. February 3, 2022. What’s New in Publishing Digital Publishing News. en-US. 2022-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165331/https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/hot-pod-acquired-by-vox-media-the-media-roundup/. live.
  8. Web site: Beer . Jeff . 2020-06-17 . Podcasting's best listener launches his own podcast about podcasting. Is this 'peak podcast'? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131224807/https://www.fastcompany.com/90517580/podcastings-best-listener-launches-his-own-podcast-about-podcasting-is-this-peak-podcast . 2022-01-31 . February 3, 2022 . Fast Company . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2020-07-28 . Hot Pod creator Nick Quah on the 'massive gap' between podcast monetization and engagement . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165748/https://digiday.com/media/hotpod-newsletter-nick-quah-podcast-industry-monetization-engagement/ . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . Digiday . en-US.
  10. Web site: NEW Webby Gallery + Index . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203204722/https://winners.webbyawards.com/2021/podcasts/general-series/business/167128/servant-of-pod-with-nick-quah . 2022-02-03 . 2022-02-03 . NEW Webby Gallery + Index . en.
  11. Web site: May 10, 2023 . About 'Fresh Air' . May 10, 2023 . NPR . NPR.
  12. Web site: Nick . Quah . May 10, 2023 . Nick Quah . May 10, 2023 . Nick Quah.
  13. News: Gamerman . Ellen . 2018-07-16 . Podcasts Hit the Books . en-US . Wall Street Journal . live . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204091758/https://www.wsj.com/articles/podcasts-hit-the-books-1531747805 . 2021-02-04 . 0099-9660.
  14. Web site: Kerry Flynn . What's next for America's favorite news podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/04/media/the-daily-podcast/index.html . February 3, 2022 . February 3, 2022 . CNN. 4 December 2020 .
  15. Web site: 2020-04-01 . Put the paywalls back up on coronavirus coverage . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153508/https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/put-the-paywalls-back-up-on-coronavirus-coverage/ . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . Poynter . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2020-04-30 . People crave coronavirus news, but they often need a break from it, too . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153506/https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/people-crave-coronavirus-news-but-they-often-need-a-break-from-it-too/ . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . Poynter . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2017-02-23 . Funding for Public Broadcasting Is Just 0.01 Percent of the Federal Budget. It Should Still Be Eliminated. . February 3, 2022 . Reason.com . en-US . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://reason.com/2017/02/23/pbs-npr-government-cpb-trump/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2017-06-27 . NPR is reinventing itself. Here's how it could change for the better. . February 3, 2022 . Poynter . en-US . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153508/https://www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2017/npr-is-reinventing-itself-heres-how-it-could-change-for-the-better-update1/ . live .
  19. Web site: Guide to Podcasting . February 3, 2022 . Columbia Journalism Review . en . February 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220204092008/https://www.cjr.org/tow_center_reports/guide_to_podcasting.php . live .
  20. Web site: Pellico . Katie . 2019-03-15 . There is big money in podcasting. What does this mean for the industry? CNN Business . February 3, 2022 . CNN . en . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203184014/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/15/media/nick-quah-podcast-business/index.html . live .
  21. Web site: 2019-03-13 . Quah: Luminary Attracts Bile . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165325/https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/quah-luminary-attracts-bile/ . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . Podcast Business Journal . en-US.
  22. Web site: Mack . Zachary . 2019-04-30 . Apple, Luminary, Spotify, and the podcast wars to come . February 3, 2022 . The Verge . en . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203185517/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/18524296/podcast-wars-apple-luminary-spotify-nick-quah-hot-pod-interview-vergecast . live .
  23. Web site: Apple (AAPL) Developing Podcast Service . February 3, 2022 . Investopedia . en . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.investopedia.com/apple-aapl-developing-podcast-service-5096854 . live .
  24. Web site: What the Plagiarism Accusations Against "Crime Junkie" Could Mean For Podcasting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153506/https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/internet/what-the-plagiarism-accusations-against-crime-junkie-could-mean-for-podcasting . February 3, 2022 . February 3, 2022 . InsideHook . en-US.
  25. Web site: 2019-11-07 . The Problem With Crime Junkie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153507/https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/the-problem-with-crime-junkie . 2022-02-03 . February 3, 2022 . Indianapolis Monthly . en-US.
  26. Web site: Want to quit your job and start a true crime podcast? Obscura's host did it. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153505/https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/want-to-quit-your-job-and-start-a-true-crime-podcast-obscuras-host-did-it-20190703/ . February 3, 2022 . February 3, 2022 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  27. News: Smith . Rachel Holliday . January 29, 2019 . A Beginner's Guide to Getting Into Podcasts . en-US . . live . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129071351/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/smarter-living/podcast-recommendations-apps.html . January 29, 2019 . 0362-4331.
  28. Web site: 2021-11-15 . Peabody Awards names new Board of Jurors; Monica Kaufman Pearson to lead Board . February 3, 2022 . Grady College . en-US . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153508/https://grady.uga.edu/peabody-awards-names-new-board-of-jurors-monica-kaufman-pearson-to-lead-board/ . live .
  29. Web site: Carman . Ashley . 2018-11-29 . Gaming the Apple Podcast charts is cheaper and easier than you think . February 3, 2022 . The Verge . en . 2022-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153507/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18097381/apple-podcast-charts-click-farm-advertiser-revenue . live .
  30. Web site: Nicholas Quah - Concurrences . February 3, 2022 . awards.concurrences.com . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165333/https://awards.concurrences.com/en/authors/nicholas-quah-freshfields-com . live .
  31. Web site: Nick Quah Fortune Creator 25 . February 3, 2022 . Fortune . en . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203165746/https://fortune.com/creator-25/2021/nick-quah/ . live .
  32. Web site: 2020-07-24. Hey Twitter, want to start a subscription model? Here's who to start charging first.. February 3, 2022. Poynter. en-US. 2022-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153509/https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/hey-twitter-want-to-start-a-subscription-model-heres-who-to-start-charging-first/. live.
  33. Web site: 2020-12-18. Here's a look back at the best and worst of news media in 2020. February 3, 2022. Poynter. en-US. 2022-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203153507/https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/heres-a-look-back-at-the-best-and-worst-of-news-media-in-2020/. live.

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