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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Libraries, networks and Kickstarters: podcasters growing audiences and revenue

One podcast earned $311,000 in a month - using the revolutionary idea of... asking their listeners. We chat with Myke Hurley, and also learn more about the Health Podcast Library.• liquid content research from France and Australia an...

November 06, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 45 • 1:39:58

Beehiv podcast ads can make money - while Spreaker steals shows

We dig into how podcast theft actually works, why one-click importing and monetization can turn into an engine for piracy, and what hosting platforms should change right now. We also look at where the creator economy is heading as newsletters, ...

October 30, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 44 • 1:33:52

Podcasting is liquid content now

Sam Sethi talks with Steven Goldstein about Liquid Content - and why our biggest threat is measurement that can't keep up with how the podcast world is changing.Plus...• Spotify memberships pricing tiers badges and email access fo...

October 23, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 43 • 1:35:52

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

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