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Audiomatic is India’s first podcast network that launched in April, 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A look at audio podcasting in India )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tune in )〕 As of June 2015, the website hosts four programmes, each of which has episodes ranging from 15–20 minutes. The podcasts are either weekly or fortnightly, and offer content in genres such as food, science, culture, current affairs, entertainment and humour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Audiomatic launches narrative podcasts across genres starting with 4 shows )〕 The podcasts on the network have been noted for their high-quality of production and ''The Intersection'', their science podcast, especially has been praised for being well-researched.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sounds of Substance )〕 ==Current work== As of June 2015, Audiomatic has four podcasts – ''The Real Food Podcast'', ''The Intersection'', ''Ask Aakar Anything'' and ''Our Last Week''. All the programmes are in English, and release a new episode fortnightly, except ''Ask Aakar Anything'', which is a weekly podcast. ''The Real Food Podcast'' is hosted by food writer Vikram Doctor,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Vikram Doctor )〕 who explores ingredients and Indian food habits and obsessions.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=This Indian Life: Podcasts from the Motherland )〕 According to the show’s page on Audiomatic’s website, the podcast offers information about the origins of and legends associated with various Indian ingredients and recipes. ''The Intersection'' is a science and culture-based podcast, which is hosted by journalists Samanth Subramanium and Padmaparna Ghosh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Samanth Subramanium )〕 The podcast offers a mix of science, culture and history.〔 Some of the topics covered on the podcast include the hh blood group, also known as the Bombay Blood Group, and the mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilisation. ''Ask Aakar Anything'' is hosted by journalist and columnist Aakar Patel. The programme is an opinion-based podcast and features Aakar Patel answering questions posed by the show’s listeners.〔 ''Our Last Week'' is a comedy podcast that is hosted by stand-up comic Anuvab Pal and actor and director Kunaal Roy Kapur. The show features observational comedy and follows a conversational format.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Audiomatic: The podcast that cuts to the chase )〕 ==Reception== According to an interview of one of the founders in the Mumbai-based daily ''Mid Day'', Audiomatic garnered 80,000 listeners in the first three weeks of its launch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=This Indian Life )〕 Audiomatic has been praised for the high quality of production that its podcasts feature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Podcasting in India - Finding Our Very Own 'Serial' )〕 Dustin Silgardo, in Mint Lounge, business newspaper ''Mint''’s weekend edition, said that the music is used cleverly in the background and also noted that the “nuanced observations” on ''Our Last Week'' are “refreshing”.〔 ''The Intersection'' has been particularly praised for its quality of research and for its ability to create a narrative.〔〔 ''The New Indian Express'' appreciated the “heavy dose of wit and charm” that the podcast features.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Art of Listening )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Audiomatic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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