PLOScast
| PLOScast | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Elizabeth Seiver |
| Genre | Science, research |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Monthly |
| Length | 35-60 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production | Tessa Gregory, Jen Laloup |
| Publication | |
| Original release | October 2015 |
PLOScast is a monthly interview audio podcast hosted by PLOS staff researcher Elizabeth Seiver. Episodes range in length from 35-60 minutes, and consist of in-depth conversations with innovators in Open Access, scientific publishing, scholarly communications, and related fields.[1]
Guests have included Alice Meadows of ORCID, Hilda Bastian of NCBI, Konrad Förstner and Matthias Fromm of Open Science Radio,[2], Tracy Teal of Data Carpentry,[3] and historian Aileen Fyfe of University of St Andrews.[4]
Format
Each episode includes a short introduction at the top, followed by a detailed interview-style discussion.
Episodes
| Episode # | Date aired | Title |
| 24 | August 7, 2017 | Check Your Stats: An interview featuring Michèle Nuijten |
| 23 | July 7, 2017 | Big Data in the Social Sciences: An interview featuring Ian Mulvany |
| 22 | May 23, 2017 | Building Taxonomies: An interview featuring Bob Kasenchak |
| 21 | May 3, 2017 | Why Open Research: An interview featuring Erin McKiernan |
| 20 | March 28, 2017 | Science Communication and Critique: An interview featuring Hilda Bastian |
| 19 | February 22, 2017 | Accessing Academic Sources on Wikipedia: An interview featuring Jake Orlowitz |
| 18 | January 24, 2017 | Science of Peer Review: An interview with Eamon Duede Part 2 |
| 17 | December 27, 2016 | The Science of Science Part 1: An interview with Eamon Duede |
| 16 | November 23, 2016 | Open Source Science Communities: An interview with Abigail Cabunoc Mayes |
| N/A | October 31, 2016 | Special crossover episode with Open Science Radio |
| 15 | October 24, 2016 | The Power of Preprints: An interview with James Fraser |
| 14 | September 19, 2016 | Understanding Altmetrics: An interview with Stacy Konkiel |
| 13 | August 16, 2016 | Fighting Link Rot: An interview with Geoffrey Bilder |
| 12 | July 26, 2016 | Institutional Repositories and the Research Lifecycle: An interview featuring Sarah Wipperman |
| 11 | July 6, 2016 | Scholarly Books in the Digital World: An interview featuring Amy Brand |
| 10 | May 25, 2016 | Open Research Unlocks Career Opportunities: An interview featuring Meredith Niles |
| 9 | April 18, 2016 | The History of Scientific Publishing: An interview with Aileen Fyfe |
| 8 | March 21, 2016 | How to Communicate Science: An interview with Matt Shipman |
| 7 | March 3, 2016 | All About ORCID: An interview with Alice Meadows |
| 6 | February 16, 2016 | Microsoft Tools for Academics: An interview with Alex Wade |
| 5 | February 1, 2016 | How Open Is It? An interview with Greg Tananbaum |
| 4 | January 19, 2016 | Expanding the Reach of Open Access Publishing: An interview with John Willinsky |
| 3 | December 14, 2015 | Managing Scientific Data: An interview with Tracy Teal |
| 2 | November 16, 2015 | The Postdoc Crisis: An interview with Liz Silva |
| 1 | October 19, 2015 | The Future of Scientific Collaboration and Publications: An interview with Cameron Neylon (Parts 1 and 2) |