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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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 • 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

Locked On Podcast Network turns 10, and do podcast listeners skip the ads?

We discover how the Locked On Podcast Network got going, and dive into more details about the new YouGov report showing how listeners consume podcast ads. Plus, plenty more.

June 12, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 24 • 1:36:42

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