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Research Outline

Prepared for Casey C. | Delivered September 30, 2019

Higher Education Podcasts and Influencers

Goals

To understand the top podcasts in the United States that focus on higher education and secondary education, as well as a list of influencers that already advocate that advantages of higher and secondary education in the United States. This information will be used to determine guests for an educational podcast and influencers in the industry. 

Early Findings

During our preliminary research, we were able to determine two popular higher education podcasts in the U.S. as well as three of the top higher education influencers. We were also able to determine where these podcasts and influencers are located.
 PodcastsThe College Info Geek Podcast: Study Tips & Advice for StudentsThe College Info Geek Podcast focuses on topics for college students such as productivity, grades, and student loans. 
The podcast is available on multiple channels, including, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and YouTube.
On Apple Podcasts, the podcast has a 4.9/5 star rating out of 694 reviews.
College Info Geek headquarters is located in Ames, Iowa. 
EdSurge on AirEdSurge on Air provides insights on "how higher education is evolving and the people who are making that evolution happen".
The podcast can be heard on three channels; their website, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.
The podcast has a 4.6/5 star rating on Apple Podcasts out of 31 reviews.
EdSurge headquarters are located in Burlingame, California. 
Influencers Sara Goldrick-Rab-22,839 Twitter followers in 2017, 34,500 now. 
Sara is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 Dan Greenstein-22,036 Twitter followers in 2017, 26,000 now. 
Dan is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
 Jeff Selingo-18,594 Twitter followers in 2017, 22,600 now. 
Jeff is located in Washington D.C. 
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