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.
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199 episodes
Spotify's Maya Prohovnik; plus Ross Adams from Acast
The Acast study: https://podnews.net/press-release/consumerismRead Podnews for the full Spotify interview: https://podnews.net/
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Episode 94
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1:19:25
Spotify closes Chartable; and Mark Asquith on Captivate's new Spark AI
We chat with Mark about Captivate's Spark AI; discuss all that's new about Spotify; and the RODECaster Video.
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Season 2
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Episode 93
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1:06:43
Carl Fridsjö from Podspace; and adventures in AI
We interview Carl Fridsjö from Podspace, and learn about the company from Sweden.Plus - there are lots of exciting things going on with AI. We look at some of those, too!
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Season 2
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Episode 92
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1:09:24
Steve Pratt's Insights on Attention Marketing, plus Buzzsprout's new websites
James Cridland and Sam Sethi discuss various topics related to podcasting, including new features from Buzzsprout, the importance of attention in the digital age, and the shift towards video content. The episode also includes an interview with ...
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Season 2
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Episode 91
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1:13:34
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PodFund for Podcast 2.0; AI in Podcasting; and the Castro app
We chat with Mike Russell from Music Radio Creative; Dustin Bluck from Castro; and Russell Harrower from PodToo.
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Season 2
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Episode 90
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Wondery's New Heights Acquisition; and Mignon Fogarty's 18th year in podcasting
Wondery has bought New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. Sam and James look at the deal and wonder how much of it is Taylor Swift related... plus we hear from someone celebrating her 18th year in podcasting: Grammar Girl's Mignon Fogarty. Fi...
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Season 2
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Episode 89
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1:01:46
Apple's web app - from Podcast Movement
James wanders about at Podcast Movement while chatting with Sam about the latest podcasting news.
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Season 2
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Episode 88
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45:57
Bumper's dashboard; Apple's 30%; PodEngine.ai
We chat with Dan Misener from Bumper about the new Bumper Dashboard and a different way to measure your podcast success.And with Joe Tannorella from Pod Engine, about his new podcast tool.
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Season 2
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Episode 87
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1:25:29
Wondercraft's ad studio; NFC Podcast Beacons; Podcast Discovery's virtual 3D studio
We hear from Oskar Serrander, CEO of Wondercraft, about their new AI studio that promises to revolutionise ad production. Plus, we explore the significant leadership change at Libsyn and the sale of Pair Networks.We introduce Podcast ...
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Season 2
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Episode 86
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1:25:08
Lower Street's Pacific Content Acquisition; and the future of Descript
Join us this week as we reveal the fascinating details behind Lower Street's acquisition of Pacific Content. We sit down with Harry Morton, who shares his admiration for Pacific Content's creative work and how this acquisition is set to reshape...
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Season 2
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Episode 85
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1:28:19
An adblocking podcast app; and AI-powered podcasting with Superproducer AI
James talks with Micah Engle-Eshleman, who is building an adblocking podcast app that supports the podcast creators. Good thing? Dreadful idea? We'd be interested in your comments, via fanmail or a boostagram.Plus, Manan Bhalodia from S...
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Season 2
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Episode 84
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1:08:25
How does copyright work for podcasting? Plus, a new Overcast rewrite and Adobe tools
Unlock the secrets to smart podcasting as we explore game-changing developments in the industry! Get ready for a deep dive into Libsyn's leadership shake-up, the buzz around Lemonada Media's possible sale, and Overcast's latest update. PRS UK's...
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Season 2
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Episode 83
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1:21:22
Neal Veglio guests; Spotify Comments; Pary Bell from TPX
This week, James is joined by Neal Veglio from Podknows Podcasting - https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/We speak with Pary Bell from https://www.thepodcastexchange.ca/ and talk about YouTube being #1 (is it?) and Spotify's new Comments fe...
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Season 2
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Episode 82
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57:31
Spotify's innovations, multi-language, and Kim Fox - the Podcast Professor
The latest news and trends in the podcasting industry. In this episode, we discuss Spotify's growing video podcast platform, Buzzsprout's website redesign, the debate around the future of free podcasts, and the podcast landscape in Egypt as exp...
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Season 2
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Episode 81
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55:41
Buzzsprout's new Android app; Zombie Google Podcasts and PodToo
In this episode, hosts James Cridland and Sam Sethi discuss Buzzsprout's new Android app, the New York Times putting podcasts behind a paywall, the fate of Google Podcasts, and YouTube adding a podcasts page. They also interview Alban Brooke fr...
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Season 2
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Episode 80
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50:14
Libsyn integrates with YouTube; plus Riverside's AI Tools and podcast events
Libsyn's integrated with YouTube's API - what does that mean? Plus, Kendall from Riverside spills the beans on the new features, and interviews with Theo Gadd from PodLife Events and Nathan Gathright from episodes.fmLonger interviews ar...
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Season 2
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Episode 79
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51:15
Podcasting in Africa; plus, Spotify's video uploading
We speak with Kevin Y Brown and Jon Savage about the podcast landscape in Africa. Those interviews are in full in the Podnews Extra feed. Also, Spotify's video ambitions, and Alby's removal of support for users in the US causes some concern for...
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Season 2
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Episode 78
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59:38
Spotify to recertify; new Descript version; and rumours!
From an airport lounge in New York, we hear about Descript's new version, and rumours in the industry...What do you think about our new shorter length? Give us feedback using fanmail or our contacts below.
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Season 2
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Episode 77
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49:04
Pacific Content closes; interviews with Pocket Casts and Platform Media
We interview Ellie from Pocket Casts on the future direction of the podcast app; Matthew from Platform Media on why the company was acquired by PodX; and talk about the closure of Pacific Content.We're trying something new this week: tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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54:57
Live at The Podcast Show in London: PodX, Spotify and LIT
Ever wondered how the big fish like PodX are transforming the podcasting landscape with their chess-like acquisition maneuvers? Get ready to have that curiosity quelled as we unravel PodX's latest play in buying Platform Media, and what it sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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30:43
Spotify’s consumption data; Canadaland; Wavlake
Interviews with Canadaland and Wavlake. Details about Spotify’s new consumption data. An exclusive of Canadaland’s new podcast brand. Boosts, fan mail and more.
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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1:47:40
The IAB's new numbers, and our first week using fanmail
Our first week with Buzzsprout's new fanmail product was surprisingly good. We look into that, as well as the latest news - including the IAB numbers out of the US.We've chapters in all standards-supporting podcast players.H...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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1:16:24
Buzzsprout's fanmail; Captivate's YouTube integration; and Spotify vs Apple
Including Kevin Finn from Buzzsprout and Mark Asquith from Captivate.
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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1:34:35
Acast is 10: interview with Ross Adams; plus, podcast guesting, and Spotify's IAB exit
We chat with Kathryn Musilek from Shark Party Media about podcast guesting; with Acast's CEO, Ross Adams, about Acast's tenth birthday, and wonder whether Spotify's exist from the IAB (and IAB certification) is a mistake.What do you lik...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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1:23:09
FlightPath, the M&M Global Awards, and Max Cutler’s PAVE Studios
“This week, we sit down with Jeremy King of the M&M Global Awards and Sean Howard, CEO of Flight Path, to dissect the pulse of podcast advertising and data analysis,” the AI says. Lizzy Pollott from Acast is also interviewed with Jeremy.&...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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1:30:01