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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
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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.
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