Podnews Weekly Review

The last word in podcasting news.

Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.

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Podnews Weekly Review

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Adam Curry's AI Podcast Future

A personal “podcast robot” that knows what you care about, searches the live stream of new episodes, reads transcripts, and drops surprisingly good recommendations straight into your favourite app sounds like science fiction until you hear Adam...

October 16, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 42 • 1:29:34

Podcast ad revenue is increasing

James is back from Europe; and we chat about why podcast ad spend is rising. Plus...• Libsyn RSS namespace for ad slot availability and why it feels odd in public feeds • Goalhanger’s newsletter strategy as a membership product ...

October 09, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 41 • 55:04

In full: Dave Jones from Podcast Index; and Inception Point AI's final controversy

Sam and James talk about a new podcast interview with Inception Point AI; and Sam discusses with Dave Jones of Podcast Index about the future of podcasting.• Patreon removing per creation memberships and what that breaks for seasonal cr...

October 03, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 40 • 1:52:05

After Podcast Week; and a chat with SupaPass

Sam and James look at Podcast Week, and the highs (and lows) of the week in NYC. Plus, Sam catches up with SupaPass, to learn more about the membership platform.If your podcast app supports it, we're in video this week.

September 27, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 39 • 1:52:44

From Podcast Movement NYC, 2026

There's a really good reason why this show is just one minute thirty seconds long. Listen to find out!We'll catch you next week. And Happy Birthday, Sam Sethi

September 18, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 38 • 1:39

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