This podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI. No more searching Instagram and YouTube for the right contact – scale your buys at the click of a button with Instant Intro from Magellan AIVisit https://podnews.net/update/latin-america-growth-for-podcasting for all the links, and to get our newsletter. 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. Classifieds - your job or ad here🍑 Swell AI: Automate marketing your podcasts — Turn video podcasts into clips, blog posts, newsletters, midroll ads, intro scripts and more. Manage multiple shows in one dashboard — perfect for podcast agencies and networks. Sign up for free now. ⏲🐣💰 Evolutions early bird sale ends tonight! — Thousands of podcasters are coming from around the world to Los Angeles this March, but it would not be the same without YOU 🫵 Register by midnight for the lowest possible price!Podcast growth engine for agencies — ATTN Production and Promotion Agencies: you can now white-label Amaze Media Labs’ industry-leading audience growth products and resell them to your clients. Reach out to brett.sklar@amazemedialabs.comCanadaLabs 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.