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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Podcast Movement NYC; and ten years of Podmasters

This week, James and Sam talk with Bryan Barletta of Podcast Movement, and Martin Bojtos of Podmasters.Plus, we look at the week's podcasting news, including:• Podcast Movement’s New York Audio Week plan, five-day structure and $1...

July 17, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 29 • 1:54:47

Overcast’s Surge, Apple Podcasts’s Slide, And The Next Wave Of Podcast Tech

Sam's back - he talks with Ryan Williams about enhanced metadata for podcasting. Buzzsprout's AI also tells us that: We dig into the stories behind this week’s podcasting numbers, from Overcast’s sudden rise to the growin...

July 10, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 28 • 1:37:14

with Elsie Escobar - the tools podcasters need to succeed

We're co-hosted by Elsie Escobar today, while Sam is away. Here's more about Elsie:* The E League Mentorship: https://elsie.link/eleague-podnews * Multimodalee

July 03, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 27 • 1:20:39

How podcast advertisers know more about you; and Dolby Atmos comes for podcasting

(This uses Buzzsprout's CoHost AI summary. Buzzsprout is our sponsor.)We question whether Netflix can make podcasts work without chasing YouTube’s time-spent game, and we map where premium video fits in a world built on niche audio. We ...

June 26, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 26 • 1:20:46

Metrics, Measurement and Money - for indie podcasters and not-for-profits

Losh Moodaley's article: https://podnews.net/article/beyond-the-cpm-podcast-advertising We test whether a 30-second threshold actually changes podcast stats, then pull apart why the definition of a “play” gets slippery on...

June 19, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 25 • 1:33:51

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