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Hosted by Simon Mellins & Simon Holt · arts · EN · 17 episodes
A production-focused podcast about digital publishing and the extraordinary people who make it happen.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Digital Publishing Podcast is hosted by Simon Mellins & Simon Holt. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 16: Starting Out Right, with Andri Johnston" (21 April 2026, 45 minutes), "Episode 15: Scaffolding the Fantastical, with Dr. Kyle Keane" (14 January 2026, 67 minutes), and "Episode 14: Sustainable Digital Publishing with Jonathan Griffin" (26 September 2025, 50 minutes).
The Digital Publishing Podcast publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for The Digital Publishing Podcast is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Digital Publishing Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Digital Publishing Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Simon Mellins & Simon Holt hosts The Digital Publishing Podcast, an arts show with 17 episodes published.
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Episode #16
<p >In a return to the topic of sustainability in digital publishing we catch up with Andri Johnston, Digital Sustainability Lead at Cambridge University Press, to get the latest thinking and to hear about her inspiring...
Episode #15
<p >Dr Kyle Keane, Senior Lecturer in Assistive Technologies within the School of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, has worn many hats throughout his career. Equal parts coder, interaction designer and...
Episode #14
<p >As digital publishing continues to leverage new tools available to help us do our jobs, the sustainability of those technologies, especially AI, has come into strong focus recently. I was lucky enough to bump into...
Episode #13
<p >If you’ve been in the digital publishing space over the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ve worked with or listened to Wendy Reid. From her amazing work at Kobo through to her massive contributions to EPUB...
Episode #12
<p >AI is upending almost all walks of life and industry right now. In this episode we are extremely lucky to get to talk to AI expert and publishing veteran George Walkley. We talk about copyright, creativity...
Episode #11
<p >Laura Brady has been advocating for, training in and talking about accessibility in publishing for longer than almost anyone, and we are deeply privileged to have her join us for this fascinating talk on all things...
Episode #10
<p >The Digital Publishing Podcast returns! Times have certainly changed since the last episode, so we have 2 expert lawyers in the field of accessible publishing, Lainey Feingold and Eve Hill, joining me and my new...
Episode #9
<p>2 Simons for the price of one! This episode of the Digital Publishing Podcast features my fantastic and very broad conversation with Simon Holt from Elsevier, where he shares his powerful perspective as someone with...
Episode #8
<p>Michael Johnson is an EPUB and accessibility legend - but this is not how his story started. Listen to this episode to hear his journey, and all about the incredible work being done at Benetech to empower readers all...
Episode #7
<p>This time I'm joined from sunny Cape Town by digital learning consultant and accessibility veteran Kate Whittaker. In this philosophical as well as practical conversation we talk information literacy, apartheid...
Episode #6
<p>The best thing about running this show is being able to bring my favourite people on to tell their stories. Huw Alexander is not just one of the nicest people in the publishing accessibility space, but also a true...
Episode #5
<p>This time we chat with Gregorio Pellegrino, whose technical work on accessibility at the LIA foundation in Italy has had a huge impact on the evolution of the landscape. We learn about his story, how he was 'born...
Episode #4
<p>IIn this episode I’m joined by the effervescent Lars Wallin, ‘Chief Experimentation Officer’ (and co-founder) of Colibrio Software, makers of one of the most popular and capable reading systems used by retailers and...
Episode #3
<p >In Episode 3 we talk to Stacy Scott, Head of Accessibility at Taylor & Francis Group and Chair of the UK Publishing Accessibility Action Group (paag.uk), where her and I both serve on the Working Group. In this...
Episode #2
<p >For our second episode I wanted to introduce Ken Jones, who tells his remarkable story of growing up working in the family printing press, becoming an early digital pioneer in 'Big Publishing', and then breaking out...
Episode #1
<p >For our first episode I was thrilled to welcome Richard Orme, CEO of the DAISY Consortium, the global organisation that has been driving accessible publishing technology change since 1996. Richard is an amazing...
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