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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New podcasts from AI now outnumber new podcasts from humans

AI is now publishing podcasts at a pace that can outstrip humans, and we feel the knock-on effects in discovery, trust, and monetisation. We trace how copycats and AI slop farms exploit platform incentives, then map the few practical levers cre...

April 17, 2026 • 1:29:16

Patreon pays more to podcasts; Bryan Barletta on Podcast Movement NYC

We track the money moving into paid podcast subscriptions as Patreon reports record creator earnings, then follow the ripple effects across platforms, hosting, and video. Along the way we get the inside story on Podcast Movement New York City, ...

April 10, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 15 • 1:36:36

Free transcripts! Plus, Beehiiv gets podcast hosting, and Brkthru's measurement of podcast ads

Please visit podnews.net/reportcard and fill out the questionnaire!We get into the real fight over podcast transcripts: where they should live, how they should be formatted, and why “one transcript everywhere” beats a pile of app-only v...

April 03, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 14 • 1:33:18

Apple Podcasts new video, and AI in podcasting from Snipd and Podhome

Why does James sound so different in the intro? Because he's standing in Hong Kong airport waiting to get onto an aeroplane, that's why.This week: Spotify quietly trims its podcast team while Apple pushes HLS video into Apple Podcasts, ...

March 27, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 13 • 1:32:22

Why Reveal is bigger than ever; and exploring your podtential

Apple’s push for HLS video in Apple Podcasts sparks a hard look at hosting costs, creator economics, and what “video podcasting” will really mean once pricing lands. We also dig into a major investigative show’s comeback story and the growing w...

March 20, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 12 • 1:23:42

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