The last word in podcasting news. Every Friday James Cridland (⚡james@crid.land ) and Sam Sethi (⚡sam@getalby.com) review and analyse the week's top podcasting news as covered on Podnews. We also interview some of the biggest names in podcasting making the news. Support the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: podcast hosting made easy.
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Wondery's New Heights Acquisition; and Mignon Fogarty's 18th year in podcasting
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Send James & Sam a message Wondery has bought New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. Sam and James look at the deal and wonder how much of it is Taylor Swift related... plus we hear from someone celebrating her 18th year in podcasting: Grammar Girl's Mignon Fogarty. Find out how podcasting has changed and whether video is a good thing really. Sup…
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Send James & Sam a message James wanders about at Podcast Movement while chatting with Sam about the latest podcasting news. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@pod…
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Bumper's dashboard; Apple's 30%; PodEngine.ai
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Send James & Sam a message We chat with Dan Misener from Bumper about the new Bumper Dashboard and a different way to measure your podcast success. And with Joe Tannorella from Pod Engine, about his new podcast tool. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightnin…
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Wondercraft's ad studio; NFC Podcast Beacons; Podcast Discovery's virtual 3D studio
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Send James & Sam a message We hear from Oskar Serrander, CEO of Wondercraft, about their new AI studio that promises to revolutionise ad production. Plus, we explore the significant leadership change at Libsyn and the sale of Pair Networks. We introduce Podcast Discovery's virtual studio, enhancing video quality with professional setups and 3D mode…
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Lower Street's Pacific Content Acquisition; and the future of Descript
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Send James & Sam a message Join us this week as we reveal the fascinating details behind Lower Street's acquisition of Pacific Content. We sit down with Harry Morton, who shares his admiration for Pacific Content's creative work and how this acquisition is set to reshape the branded podcast industry. We also discuss how the integration of these two…
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An adblocking podcast app; and AI-powered podcasting with Superproducer AI
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Send James & Sam a message James talks with Micah Engle-Eshleman, who is building an adblocking podcast app that supports the podcast creators. Good thing? Dreadful idea? We'd be interested in your comments, via fanmail or a boostagram. Plus, Manan Bhalodia from SuperProducer.ai talks to us about "Quickie", his company's AI-generated newsaggregatio…
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How does copyright work for podcasting? Plus, a new Overcast rewrite and Adobe tools
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Send James & Sam a message Unlock the secrets to smart podcasting as we explore game-changing developments in the industry! Get ready for a deep dive into Libsyn's leadership shake-up, the buzz around Lemonada Media's possible sale, and Overcast's latest update. PRS UK's groundbreaking podcast music license is also on the agenda, promising to strea…
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Neal Veglio guests; Spotify Comments; Pary Bell from TPX
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Send James & Sam a message This week, James is joined by Neal Veglio from Podknows Podcasting - https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/ We speak with Pary Bell from https://www.thepodcastexchange.ca/ and talk about YouTube being #1 (is it?) and Spotify's new Comments feature. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescri…
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Spotify's innovations, multi-language, and Kim Fox - the Podcast Professor
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Send James & Sam a message The latest news and trends in the podcasting industry. In this episode, we discuss Spotify's growing video podcast platform, Buzzsprout's website redesign, the debate around the future of free podcasts, and the podcast landscape in Egypt as explored by guest Kim Fox, the "Podcast Professor" at the American University in C…
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Buzzsprout's new Android app; Zombie Google Podcasts and PodToo
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Send James & Sam a message In this episode, hosts James Cridland and Sam Sethi discuss Buzzsprout's new Android app, the New York Times putting podcasts behind a paywall, the fate of Google Podcasts, and YouTube adding a podcasts page. They also interview Alban Brooke from Buzzsprout about the company's podcast hosting platform and new shows, and R…
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Libsyn integrates with YouTube; plus Riverside's AI Tools and podcast events
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Send James & Sam a message Libsyn's integrated with YouTube's API - what does that mean? Plus, Kendall from Riverside spills the beans on the new features, and interviews with Theo Gadd from PodLife Events and Nathan Gathright from episodes.fm Longer interviews are in the Podnews Extra podcast feed, if you want to learn more. Support the Show. Conn…
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Podcasting in Africa; plus, Spotify's video uploading
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Send James & Sam a message We speak with Kevin Y Brown and Jon Savage about the podcast landscape in Africa. Those interviews are in full in the Podnews Extra feed. Also, Spotify's video ambitions, and Alby's removal of support for users in the US causes some concern for the future of streaming sats. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly…
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Spotify to recertify; new Descript version; and rumours!
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Send James & Sam a message From an airport lounge in New York, we hear about Descript's new version, and rumours in the industry... What do you think about our new shorter length? Give us feedback using fanmail or our contacts below. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joi…
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Pacific Content closes; interviews with Pocket Casts and Platform Media
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Send James & Sam a message We interview Ellie from Pocket Casts on the future direction of the podcast app; Matthew from Platform Media on why the company was acquired by PodX; and talk about the closure of Pacific Content. We're trying something new this week: trying to bring down the duration of this podcast to 45 minutes. Haven't quite succeeded…
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Live at The Podcast Show in London: PodX, Spotify and LIT
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Send James & Sam a message Ever wondered how the big fish like PodX are transforming the podcasting landscape with their chess-like acquisition maneuvers? Get ready to have that curiosity quelled as we unravel PodX's latest play in buying Platform Media, and what it spells for the podcasting cosmos. Plus, we've got the scoop on Spotify's overwhelmi…
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Spotify’s consumption data; Canadaland; Wavlake
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Send James & Sam a message Interviews with Canadaland and Wavlake. Details about Spotify’s new consumption data. An exclusive of Canadaland’s new podcast brand. Boosts, fan mail and more. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and…
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The IAB's new numbers, and our first week using fanmail
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Send James & Sam a message Our first week with Buzzsprout's new fanmail product was surprisingly good. We look into that, as well as the latest news - including the IAB numbers out of the US. We've chapters in all standards-supporting podcast players. Here are the chapters for Anton who listens in Spotify and needs a better podcast player 00:00:00 …
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Buzzsprout's fanmail; Captivate's YouTube integration; and Spotify vs Apple
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Send James & Sam a message Including Kevin Finn from Buzzsprout and Mark Asquith from Captivate. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us:…
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Acast is 10: interview with Ross Adams; plus, podcast guesting, and Spotify's IAB exit
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Send James & Sam a message We chat with Kathryn Musilek from Shark Party Media about podcast guesting; with Acast's CEO, Ross Adams, about Acast's tenth birthday, and wonder whether Spotify's exist from the IAB (and IAB certification) is a mistake. What do you like or not like about this episode? We'd love to hear from you. weekly@podnews.net will …
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FlightPath, the M&M Global Awards, and Max Cutler’s PAVE Studios
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Send James & Sam a message “This week, we sit down with Jeremy King of the M&M Global Awards and Sean Howard, CEO of Flight Path, to dissect the pulse of podcast advertising and data analysis,” the AI says. Lizzy Pollott from Acast is also interviewed with Jeremy. “Join us for a journey through the evolving world of podcasting where every voice has…
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Stephen Bartlett’s Flight Studio, SHEQONOMI and Media Disco
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Send James & Sam a message We speak to Georgie and Christiana from Flight Studio, Steven Bartlett’s modest entry into the podcast space; James Allen of Media Disco and the dynamic Anu Bhardwaj of SHEQONOMI. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡…
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Sam's working for the Podcast Standard Project. Plus, YouTube at Evolutions
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Send James & Sam a message Sam and James also talk mowPod and plenty of other bits about the week's news. If you get value from this show, give us value - share this show, or send some sats! Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land …
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From Podcast Movement Evolutions: the Podnews Report Card and the Indian podcast market
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Send James & Sam a message We're live in Los Angeles - and we interview Gautam Raj Anand from Hubhopper about podcasting in India. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samset…
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Todd Cochrane; Mike Kadin; and BBC podcasts
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Send James & Sam a message We interview Blubrry's Todd Cochrane about his new Vid2Pod tool; and chat with RedCircle's Mike Kadin about OpenRAP. Plus, the BBC's podcast strategy. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@geta…
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Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub; Gretchen Smith on Ad Results Media
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Send James & Sam a message We interview Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub - and catch up with Gretchen Smith from Ad Results Media about ARM Pro. James also helpfully wades into the "preloading audio" argument that's consumed podcastindex.social over the last week. Support the Show. Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @…
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