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• In Dubai, podcast hosting and distribution platform Podeo announced the completion of a $5.4mn funding round. The Middle Eastern podcast company aims to invest in its global expansion plans, and grow its AI capabilities.
• Steve Pratt’s book, Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers, is released today. It contains plenty of marketing advice for people in any industry, but many examples from the world of podcasting, too - and is well worth a read. In our review, we’ve a password to get you the first chapter, free.
• The winners of the 19th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards were announced. The People’s Choice Award went to Let’s Get Haunted.

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