Podnews Weekly Review

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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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Captivate's monetisation in the US; and the BBC gets more involved in Crossed Wires

Sam and James chat with Brian Conlan and Mark Asquith about Captivate and DAX US working together to monetize more podcasts; and to Dino Sofos about this year's Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield.

June 05, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 23 • 1:59:45

Spotify's new features; and why did BIPOC Podcast Creators close?

We pick apart Spotify’s investor-day announcements and ask what its AI-first roadmap means for podcast creators, monetisation, and trust. We also talk to the co-founders of BIPOC Podcast Creators about why the community is closing and what the ...

May 29, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 22 • 1:35:53

Live from London, at The Podcast Show 2026

We chat with Rox Codes from Flightcast, talk about the 'cavalcade of crap' from AI, and spill all the tea on a successful show.

May 22, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 21 • 50:33

Amazon Music adds video - and the secrets of a succesful indie podcast

Amazon Music joins the video podcast race with HLS and RSS alternate enclosure support. Yay!Plus, we speak with PodVision about their successful indie show; and the developer of the UpNext app.• Amazon Music video podca...

May 15, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 20 • 1:39:19

Three podcast hosts launch Apple Podcasts video; plus, The Podcast Show and Fountain's music via RSS

Apple Podcasts video moves from theory to real-world distribution, and we pressure-test what HLS streaming changes for pricing, analytics, approvals, and the open RSS ecosystem. We also weigh platform convenience against creator freedom, from S...

May 08, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 19 • 1:57:36

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