Hello and welcome back to Backchat. If the regular nature podcast is your graduation photo, then Backchat is your 2007 Facebook profile picture.

In today's roundtable, we can look forward to discussion of audience feedback, Brexit confusion and the benefits of audio versus print.

I'm Adam Levy and joining me in our London studio are Nisha Gained.

Hi, I'm Nisha. I'm Chief of Nature's European Bureau.

Anna Nagel.

Hi, I'm Anna, and I'm the chief editor for Digital and Engagement.

And on the line from Washington, D.C., we have Jeff Brumfield.

Hi, I'm Jeff.

I'm an erstwhile nature reporter for many years, now science editor at

National Public Radio, the American BBC.

Lovely to have you all here.

Coming up in the show, we're getting meta and discussing the pros and cons of podcasts.

What can audio reporting do that the written word can't

and vice versa? Plus, what challenges does it present for reporting the nitty-gritty of the science

world in audio format? We'll also be finding out what we can find out about what our audience is

thinking. Journalism is a somewhat one-sided conversation

with our audience, so how can we tell what's working for our listeners and readers? And how much of

what we do should actually be informed by the feedback we get? Finally, we'll be breaking apart

Brexit. Two years on from the vote and not long to go until Britain does indeed exit.

How has reporting on the chaos evolved? And what does it take for a Brexit story to make it into the pages of nature?

Now, first up, reporting science in audio versus print. Jeff, we've already touched on this, but could you give us a little background on your

personal journey through the multiple media?

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