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• By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than anywhere else in the world. In the latest of our global podcast market spotlights, David R. González from Genuina Media looks at The State of Podcasting in Latin America, with data from across Latin America and beyond.
• Brené Brown is bringing her former Spotify podcasts to VOX Media. Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead will be available on all platforms, and new seasons of both will be launched within the month. It’s the second Spotify exclusive to find a new home in two days; yesterday, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, signed with Lemonada.
• It’s only the middle of the month, but we’ve already beaten last year’s number of respondents for the Podnews Report Card. However, if you’ve not taken part yet, please give us your views on the large podcast platforms: they are read by each of them to help understand how they’re doing. Hear the results at Evolutions by Podcast Movement this March.

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• CanadaLabs has been launched by CanadaLand - an initiative for Canadian journalists to help them learn, network, build skills and careers, and develop audiences. It is launching with a local correspondent audio contest, an audio journalist fellowship program, and a set of events and workshops.
• Podbean has launched Podbean AI, a set of AI enhancements for its podcasters, from EQ balancing and noise reduction to transcripts and chapter generation.
• PodFest Cairo has been announced for Saturday March 2. Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiolab, and Jasmin Bauomy from TRZ Media are among the speakers.