Podcasts for Ecosocial Change: A Study of Environmental Narratives in the English and Spanish Contexts

1 Abs ac o he a icle pee - e iewed and accep ed o publica ion in Radio Jou nal: In e na ional S udies in B oadcas & Audio Media (ISSN 14764504, ONLINE ISSN 20401388). h ps://www.in ellec books.com/ adio-jou nal-in e na ional-s udies-in- b oadcas -audio-media Ti le: Podcas s o Ecosocial Change: A S udy o En i onmen al Na a i es in he English and Spanish Con ex s Sa a López Gómez Uni e sidad de Málaga Email: [email p o ec ed] O cid: h ps://o cid.o g/0000-0002-7683-5157 Abs ac : In he con ex o he cu en ecological c isis, ecosocial podcas s connec en i onmen al deg ada ion, social injus ice, and global inequali ies, in i ing e lec ion on he need o socio-en i onmen al ans o ma ions. This a icle o e s an o e iew and compa a i e mapping o ecosocial podcas ing based on 571 English and Spanish podcas s on Spo i y. I iden i ies c ea o s and hei p o essional backg ounds, o ma s, hos gende dis ibu ion, and opic clus e s. Mo ing beyond ala mis o echnical ames, hese podcas s p esen hope ul, ac ion-o ien ed s o ies oo ed in li ed expe ience. They os e in ima e, expe -led discussions ha add ess en i onmen al educa ion, jus ice, ac i ism, and imagina ies such as deg ow h, eganism, and eco eminism, while inco po a ing class, ace, and gende pe spec i es. Independen podcas e s a e he main c ea o s (55.9%). In La in Ame ica, whe e en i onmen al de ence in ol es signi ican isks, Spanish- speaking podcas e s end o a oid ac i is labels, unlike many English-speaking coun e pa s. Challenges include limi ed each beyond niche audiences, algo i hmic ba ie s, and he need o mul i-pla o m s a egies o inc ease isibili y and ensu e long- e m impac . Keywo ds: en i onmen al communica ion, digi al na a i es, s o y elling, ac i ism, en i onmen al jus ice, adi ional ecological knowledge, en i onmen al educa ion, clima e change communica ion. No e: The inal e sion will be a ailable in Radio Jou nal: In e na ional S udies in B oadcas & Audio Media h ough he jou nal’s websi e: h ps://www.in ellec books.com/ adio-jou nal-in e na ional-s udies-in-b oadcas -audio- media