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Podnews Weekly Review

James Cridland and Sam Sethi

Show • 261 episodes

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.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!

Remembering Todd Cochrane; and Apple testing new chapters?Episode • Sep 12

Podcasting in Asia; plus Podhome's new podcast appEpisode • Sep 5

Full interview: Alex Sanfilippo, from PodMatchEpisode • Sep 1

PodMatch, and data about YouTube and Spotify consumptionEpisode • Aug 29

From Podcast Movement, Dallas TX - and the Wonda of WondercraftEpisode • Aug 22

From Ads to Subscriptions: How Today's Podcasts Actually Make MoneyEpisode • Aug 14

Amazon restructures Wondery: 110 jobs goneEpisode • Aug 8

Spotify Chasing YouTube While Ads Fall Short - and JAR Podcast SolutionsEpisode • Aug 1

Public Broadcasters vs. Open Access: The RTVE ControversyEpisode • Jul 25

Turning Podcast IP into Multi-Platform RevenueEpisode • Jul 18

Podcast Video Is Complicated But We Can't Surrender It to YouTubeEpisode • Jul 11

Spotify's Secret to Higher Podcast ConsumptionEpisode • Jun 27

Don't just listen to podcasts - watch them, says YouTube CEOEpisode • Jun 20

Spotify supports Podcasting 2.0! Plus, research into kids podcastsEpisode • Jun 13

Patreon, AI voices, and HLS videoEpisode • Jun 6

Acast Intelligence, and video in open RSSEpisode • May 30

From The Podcast Show, London; and Max Cutler from PAVE StudiosEpisode • May 23

Buzzsprout's new tools, and Acast launches talent-voiced adsEpisode • May 16

Jason Carter, Ruth Fitzsimons, and Spotify - what are they "play"ing at?Episode • May 9

Spotify's financials, and its $100mn podcast payoutEpisode • May 2

Podcasting in the Arab states and in India; plus the two billion US industryEpisode • Apr 25

Spotify video - we speak to Maya Prohovnik; plus Crossed Wires and podcast consumptionEpisode • Apr 18

Extra: Emma Turner, from the Independent Podcast AwardsEpisode • Apr 14

The definition of a podcast: and the Independent Podcast AwardsEpisode • Apr 11

Live at Podcast Movement Evolutions - video, podcasting and moreEpisode • Apr 3

Extra: Chloe Straw, AudioUKEpisode • Mar 31

Extra: Megan Lazovick, Edison ResearchEpisode • Mar 31

AudioUK, Megan Lazovick, and YouTubeEpisode • Mar 28

Extra: Matt Medeiros on the future of Podcasting 2.0Episode • Mar 24

Podcasting 3.0?! And the Infinite Dial 2025Episode • Mar 21

Extra: Annalise Nielsen, from Pacific Content and Lower StreetEpisode • Mar 17

Video and its part in podcasting - Annalise Nielsen from Pacific Content and Lower StreetEpisode • Mar 14

Extra: Adam Curry and Dave Jones on the GodcasterEpisode • Mar 10

Faith, Radio, and Podcasting 2.0 - Adam Curry and Dave JonesEpisode • Mar 7

Podimo's success; and the Pod Predictor from Coleman InsightsEpisode • Feb 28

Extra: Rockie Thomas from SoundStackEpisode • Feb 24

SoundStack's Rockie Thomas; and has Podcasting 2.0 failed?Episode • Feb 21

Spotify's payments to creators, and Acast in profitEpisode • Feb 14

Extra: David Bodycombe on video for podcastsEpisode • Feb 10

Riverside's AI tools; and why do video podcasting?Episode • Feb 7

Europe's podcast growth, and the podcast numbers you should knowEpisode • Jan 31

How Apple Podcasts works in China; and another set of predictions for the yearEpisode • Jan 25

Extra: Stuart Last, CEO, AudioboomEpisode • Jan 20

Spotify goes live with its Partner Program; Audioboom's CEO Stuart LastEpisode • Jan 17

Predictions for 2025Episode • Jan 10

Highlights and lowlights of 2024; and our predictions for last yearEpisode • Jan 3

Special: predictions and reflections from our PWR SupportersEpisode • Dec 27, 2024

Lemonada Media, secureRSS, Podthon and a new Podcasting 2.0 podcastEpisode • Dec 20, 2024

Acast's Wonder Media Network acquisition; the Podcast Hall of Fame, and PodgagementEpisode • Dec 13, 2024

Daniel Ek's view of podcast ads; plus all the latest podcasting newsEpisode • Dec 6, 2024

Changes to streaming payments, Nick Dunkerley on Hindenburg, Jon Thoday from AvalonEpisode • Nov 29, 2024

Amazon Music's Audible move; Neil Mody from Headliner, and Alberto Betella from RSS.comEpisode • Nov 22, 2024

Spotify's Now Playing; plus, Spirit Studios' Matt Campion on content creationEpisode • Nov 16, 2024

Mike Parkinson and Jamie Anderson - podcasts with AI voicesEpisode • Nov 9, 2024

Jamie East on the Daily Mail's Podcast Success; plus the Independent Podcast Awards winnersEpisode • Nov 1, 2024

Jack Sylvester on Diary of a CEO; and Flight Studio's podcast innovationsEpisode • Oct 25, 2024

Oscar Merry on Fountain's Latest Update; plus Spotify's Audiobook ExpansionEpisode • Oct 18, 2024

YouTube’s Sandy Wilheim; The Ambies and South AfricaEpisode • Oct 11, 2024

Spotify's Maya Prohovnik; plus Ross Adams from AcastEpisode • Oct 4, 2024

Spotify closes Chartable; and Mark Asquith on Captivate's new Spark AIEpisode • Sep 27, 2024

Carl Fridsjö from Podspace; and adventures in AIEpisode • Sep 20, 2024

Steve Pratt's Insights on Attention Marketing, plus Buzzsprout's new websitesEpisode • Sep 13, 2024

PodFund for Podcast 2.0; AI in Podcasting; and the Castro appEpisode • Sep 6, 2024

Wondery's New Heights Acquisition; and Mignon Fogarty's 18th year in podcastingEpisode • Aug 30, 2024

Apple's web app - from Podcast MovementEpisode • Aug 22, 2024

Bumper's dashboard; Apple's 30%; PodEngine.aiEpisode • Aug 16, 2024

Wondercraft's ad studio; NFC Podcast Beacons; Podcast Discovery's virtual 3D studioEpisode • Aug 9, 2024

Lower Street's Pacific Content Acquisition; and the future of DescriptEpisode • Aug 2, 2024

An adblocking podcast app; and AI-powered podcasting with Superproducer AIEpisode • Jul 26, 2024

How does copyright work for podcasting? Plus, a new Overcast rewrite and Adobe toolsEpisode • Jul 19, 2024

Neal Veglio guests; Spotify Comments; Pary Bell from TPXEpisode • Jul 12, 2024

Spotify's innovations, multi-language, and Kim Fox - the Podcast ProfessorEpisode • Jul 5, 2024

Buzzsprout's new Android app; Zombie Google Podcasts and PodTooEpisode • Jun 28, 2024

Libsyn integrates with YouTube; plus Riverside's AI Tools and podcast eventsEpisode • Jun 21, 2024

Podcasting in Africa; plus, Spotify's video uploadingEpisode • Jun 14, 2024

Spotify to recertify; new Descript version; and rumours!Episode • Jun 7, 2024

Pacific Content closes; interviews with Pocket Casts and Platform MediaEpisode • May 30, 2024

Live at The Podcast Show in London: PodX, Spotify and LITEpisode • May 23, 2024

Spotify’s consumption data; Canadaland; WavlakeEpisode • May 17, 2024

The IAB's new numbers, and our first week using fanmailEpisode • May 10, 2024

Buzzsprout's fanmail; Captivate's YouTube integration; and Spotify vs AppleEpisode • May 3, 2024

Acast is 10: interview with Ross Adams; plus, podcast guesting, and Spotify's IAB exitEpisode • Apr 26, 2024

FlightPath, the M&M Global Awards, and Max Cutler’s PAVE StudiosEpisode • Apr 19, 2024

Stephen Bartlett’s Flight Studio, SHEQONOMI and Media DiscoEpisode • Apr 12, 2024

Sam's working for the Podcast Standard Project. Plus, YouTube at EvolutionsEpisode • Apr 5, 2024

From Podcast Movement Evolutions: the Podnews Report Card and the Indian podcast marketEpisode • Mar 29, 2024

Todd Cochrane; Mike Kadin; and BBC podcastsEpisode • Mar 22, 2024

Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub; Gretchen Smith on Ad Results MediaEpisode • Mar 16, 2024

Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub; Gretchen Smith on AdResults MediaEpisode • Mar 16, 2024

Pushkin's future with Gretta Cohn, Buzzsprout's iOS app with Alban Brooke, and Apple's transcriptsEpisode • Mar 8, 2024

Podcast Search Optimisation, new IAB guidelines, and a special Aussie giftEpisode • Mar 1, 2024

The Art of Audio Advertising; and Sam visits BrisbaneEpisode • Feb 23, 2024

The Locked On Network's strategy, new Podscribe data, and Acast in profitEpisode • Feb 16, 2024

Triton Digital's 2023 Podcast Report; Podfest; and Spotify's new strategyEpisode • Feb 9, 2024

Wondercraft AI's Oskar Serrander; Apple's transcripts, and moreEpisode • Feb 2, 2024

Podcasting 2.0 criticism; Alby outage; and the EU's Digital Markets ActEpisode • Jan 26, 2024

Podcasting 2.0 criticism; Alby outage; and the Digital Markets ActEpisode • Jan 26, 2024

Is advertising ageist? An interview with Adelicious; and what people want from podcast advertisingEpisode • Jan 19, 2024

Interview with Kevin Smith of Snipd; and seemingly a bad news special?Episode • Jan 12, 2024

James and Sam revisit podcasting in 2023; and give our predictions for 2024Episode • Jan 5, 2024

2023's highlights, and 2024's predictions from our friendsEpisode • Dec 29, 2023

PodcastAI; Fountain; Podcast Guru; and Apple's effect on downloadsEpisode • Dec 22, 2023

TWiT Layoffs, Ainsley Costello and Just Loud, and a bombshellEpisode • Dec 15, 2023

TWiT Layoffs, Ainsley Costello and Just Loud, and a bombshellEpisode • Dec 15, 2023

Copyright claims, Spotify's job losses, Pod People and PodgagementEpisode • Dec 8, 2023

The podcast app that will skip the ads for you; plus Spotify's Wrapped, YouTube and DescriptEpisode • Dec 1, 2023

Brendan Mulligan and Lisa JacobsEpisode • Nov 24, 2023

Live Streaming at Podcon MX with Alberto Betella; and Ainsley CostelloEpisode • Nov 17, 2023

Exploring Buzzsprout with Tom Rossi and Podhome with Barry LuijbregtsEpisode • Nov 10, 2023

Unveiling RSS Blue for Music Podcasters and the double-winner at the Independent Podcast AwardsEpisode • Nov 3, 2023

Inside Caloroga Shark Media; and Spotify is back in blackEpisode • Oct 27, 2023

Gene Liverman joins us, with Steve Goldstein and Jay Nachlis revealing more about YouTube and podcastingEpisode • Oct 20, 2023

Todd Cochrane's 19th year of podcastingEpisode • Oct 13, 2023

Spotify's audiobooks, Canada's regulation, and Sam at the British Podcast AwardsEpisode • Oct 6, 2023

Exclusive Edison Podcast Metrics UK data; and the dangers of headphonesEpisode • Sep 29, 2023

Ross Adams from Acast; Pete Birsinger from Podscribe; and the last word in podcasting newsEpisode • Sep 22, 2023

Naomi Mellor on the International Women's Podcast Awards, and PodcastOne on the NASDAQEpisode • Sep 15, 2023

Ainsley Costello and Sam Mean on music in podcasting; Greg Glenday, Acast's new Chief Business OfficerEpisode • Sep 8, 2023

YouTube's RSS Support, and Transcribe.FM with Nathan GathrightEpisode • Sep 1, 2023

Live from Podcast Movement with the New Media ShowEpisode • Aug 25, 2023

SquadCast acquired by Descript and IPFS podcastingEpisode • Aug 18, 2023

With Kyrin Down - Russia's fight with Apple Podcasts, and good news/bad newsEpisode • Aug 11, 2023

Exploring the 'Podfather' Adam Curry's Boostagram Ball: and the British Podcast Awards ControversyEpisode • Aug 4, 2023

Spotify's financials, and Rebecca Sananès on her career and working with Harry and MeghanEpisode • Jul 28, 2023

Telling Media's Christiana Brenton and Georgie Holt; plus C-18 in Canada and Audioboom's resultsEpisode • Jul 21, 2023

Celebrating 20 Years of Podcasting with Rob Greenlee and Christopher LydonEpisode • Jul 14, 2023

Libsyn's John W Gibbons, and Android's fragmentationEpisode • Jul 7, 2023

Stitcher's Closure, and Naomi Mellor on the International Women's Podcast AwardsEpisode • Jun 30, 2023

Spotify Supremium, Acast Plus Access, and Listener HabitsEpisode • Jun 23, 2023

with Skye Pillsbury - Spotify's Ad Analytics is launched, and Apple to kill value4value?Episode • Jun 16, 2023

Spotify Layoffs, AI-Powered Discovery, NYT Audio, and PodX/Listen MergerEpisode • Jun 9, 2023

Gaslighting the Industry: Big Names Support, AI Transformations, and RSS Feed FrustrationsEpisode • Jun 2, 2023

Live at The Podcast Show: YouTube RSS plans and the Edison Podcast RankerEpisode • May 26, 2023

New Releases and MD Interviews: Oscar Merry (Fountain 0.7), Martin Mouritzen (Podfriend 2.0) and Mark Asquith (Captivate Creator Suite).Episode • May 19, 2023

Broadcast to Podcast; plus, a look ahead at The Podcast ShowEpisode • May 12, 2023

Good news! Plus, Chris Quamme Rhoden from Acast, and Nick Hilton on host readsEpisode • May 5, 2023

Spotify reach 500m MAU's. Podcasts appear in YouTube Music, Ofcom says the number of Brits listening to podcasts has flatlined.Episode • Apr 28, 2023

Spotify strikes a deal with Jellysmack for video. RØDE Podcaster Duo & Streamer X launch at NAB. The Podcast Academy board announced.Episode • Apr 22, 2023

Podnews buys Podcast Business Journal. Kids Listen releases survey on kids podcasts. New 'Podroll' tag is rolled out on Podnews. Podcast Guru is LIT.Episode • Apr 14, 2023

Acast's SVP Marketing, Comms and Brand, Lizzy Pollott talks Interchangeable Ad Slots, Keyword and Conversational Ad Targeting and The Obamas join Acast. Plus it's Happy Adopt-a-Listener Month!Episode • Apr 7, 2023

Ahoj Jamesi! Podcast Standards Project launches, iOS 16.4 launches and Podnews Live in Barcelona/Mexico launches.Episode • Mar 31, 2023

Podcasts are go (on YouTube) (kind of); and interview with Captivate's Mark AsquithEpisode • Mar 24, 2023

The iHeartPodcast Awards; Podcast Mania; Norma-Jean Belenky on Podcast Movement; Apple is #1Episode • Mar 17, 2023

Spotify drops Anchor but streams on with new TikTok UI for podcast discoverability. RSS.com provides Automatic Transcripts for freeEpisode • Mar 10, 2023

Will YouTube podcasting earn your time & attention? Podnews Live in Vegas, Manchester and London.Episode • Mar 3, 2023

YouTube get into podcasting; Apple removes AppleCoreMedia, Podimo launches in the UK, and The Podcast Index shows cross-app comments workingEpisode • Feb 24, 2023

Vox Media & Spotify raise significant new funding. Acast reports strong 2022 growth and seeks profitability by 2024. Podimo enters the UK market. Interviews with Hindenburg and RSS BlueEpisode • Feb 17, 2023

Vox Media & Spotify raise significant new funding. Acast reports strong 2022 growth and seeks profitability by 2024. Podimo enters the UK market. Interviews with Hindenburg and RSS BlueEpisode • Feb 17, 2023

Google removes/adds podcasts; Tom Rossi on Buzzsprout subscriptions; Sean Glynn on Novel; Jordan HarbingerEpisode • Feb 10, 2023

Spotify's financials; Leo Laporte, chief TWiT; Todd Cochrane; and an MA in PodcastingEpisode • Feb 3, 2023

Dawn of a new age at Spotify. Become a supporter of this podcast thanks to Buzzsprout NEW subscriptions. Are new podcasts really 80% down?Episode • Jan 27, 2023

Forget downloads, "Listen Time" maybe a better way to measure podcast success.Episode • Jan 20, 2023

Apple launches Delegated Delivery, and a look back at Google Podcasts in 2022Episode • Jan 13, 2023

Show Me The Value? Web Monetisation or SATS? Sell your RSS feed or start a video? What's best in 2023?Episode • Jan 6, 2023

12 Podcast experts give their 2022 highlights and 2023 predictions. Benjamin Bellamy talks OP3, ActivityPub, Cross Comments. Dave Jones talks about NEW PodPing 2.0Episode • Dec 16, 2022

Data everywhere but whose number 1?Episode • Dec 9, 2022

Why are Apple putting metadata topics inside podcast pages? Bumper's Dan Misener tells us what he thinks. Are Satoshis the best way to reward podcasters? Trevor Bell argues there are better ways.Episode • Dec 2, 2022

Spotify launches audiobooks globally. Anchor is still alive but Libsyn Studio is dead.Episode • Nov 25, 2022

Is now the right time for ActivityPub? Is now the right time for Video Podcasting? If not now then when?Episode • Nov 18, 2022

Financial results for Acast, Audacy and iHeart; Vizzy enriches podcasts; and Sam goes to the pubEpisode • Nov 11, 2022

It's goodbye to Podland and hello to Podnews Weekly Review. It's goodbye to email and hello to Podcast:txt. It's goodbye to Twitter verified and hello to Amazon Music & Podcasts ad free.Episode • Nov 4, 2022

Stop the downloads - measure the listens. The Sports Podcast Awards, and Q3 results: Spotify and ABC Australia are up but the BBC is notEpisode • Oct 28, 2022

To edit or not to edit that is the question? Castopod v1.0 launches, Squadcast awarded US Patent, Is podcasting coming to TikTok? YouTube advertising for podcasters?Episode • Oct 20, 2022

Spotify layoffs, it's just business? Todd Cochrane 1,628 not out! Podcast.ai brings back Steve Jobs? Phase 6 of Podcast Index announced!Episode • Oct 14, 2022

Skye Pillsbury from newsletter 'The Squeeze' talks about 'What Does "Big Money Podcasting" Look Like?' both now and in the future, as layoffs continue and shows are cut.Episode • Oct 7, 2022

iHeartMedia purchased podcast plays to game their download numbers and the IAB says it's ok!? John Spurlock talks OP3.dev and how it could help filter this bad practice.Episode • Sep 30, 2022

Spotify launch audiobooks, it costs extra. Acast layoff 15% seeking profitability. Transistor.fm supports the Open Podcast Prefix Project. Ivy.fm supports multiple Podcast Index Namespace tags. RSS Blue supports Alby and Fountain digital wallets.Episode • Sep 23, 2022

Podland Extra Interviews: with Dino Sofos, Eric Nuzum and Mike KadinEpisode • Sep 18, 2022

Happy 20th birthday RSS, Alby launches profile pages. Spotify rolls out new Podcast UI and 'reasonably soon' will add Audiobooks.Episode • Sep 16, 2022

"Keep Calm and Carry On". BBC R&D launch 'Adaptive Podcasting' and Alby launch a new SAT's dashboard.Episode • Sep 9, 2022

You're everywhere or you're no where baby!? Podcasts are coming to YouTube and Twitter should you be on them? Spotify now have ads, transcriptions and maybe comments soon?Episode • Sep 1, 2022

Live from Dallas: open podcasting, what to do with Spotify, and where the medium is goingEpisode • Aug 26, 2022

Podverse mobile supports Alby. Libsyn expands to Europe and Canada. Spotify filters music from podcasts. Podnews launches podcastnamespace.org. Oprah protects her trademark and ASA fines Steven Bartlett.Episode • Aug 18, 2022

Podcast neighbourhoods, paying to be a guest, and podcast:verify. Evo Terra sits in for Sam Sethi.Episode • Aug 11, 2022

Who should pay to play? Should guests pay hosts or should listeners pay hosts? #value4value #transparency #trust. Is Thread.land the best place to leave your comments?Episode • Aug 4, 2022

Good Morning Podcasters! Alby Wallet API delivers Value 4 Value. Hosts RSS.com and Castos deliver integrated wallets. Podchaser API delivers transcripts. Podcast Index delivers descriptions and Spotify delivers Q2 financial results.Episode • Jul 29, 2022

Acast buys Podchaser: we talk to both CEOs (and ask about spam); plus, Alby, the simple cryptowallet for podcastersEpisode • Jul 21, 2022

Hint: It's Really Simple to extend StandardsEpisode • Jul 14, 2022

Podverse supports LIT and Video. Fountain rewards users for listening to podcasts. Alby, a browser extension for cryptocurrency, adds its own podcaster wallet.Episode • Jul 8, 2022

Tom Webster tells us that "creators" are mainly white men under 45 but where are the women? Bloomberg say Spotify's podcast strategy is failing!? Squadcast launch all new v5 and Voiceworks partners with Crowd Network on the Sports Network.Episode • Jul 1, 2022

Acast and GoodPods are building 'Community' by enabling comments. Fountain and UnCut are building 'Community' by rewarding your time & attention? And Spotify are building 'Community' by sharing your music listening with friends but not your podcasts?Episode • Jun 23, 2022

Interview with Ken Miller from Fathom; Spotify buys an AI voice service, Google Podcasts slips up in Pride Month, Sam looks different to what Adam Curry thinksEpisode • Jun 16, 2022

Buzzsprout's Alban Brooke tells us all about their new mid-roll ads platform. Spotify describe RSS as “outdated technology." while claiming they will reach one billion listeners by 2030 and generate US$100 billion in revenue.Episode • Jun 10, 2022

Dave Jones the Pod Sage talks Value4Value, Sats, Lightning Network, WebLN, Alby and using Hive's Podping to build a new Decentralised Cross App Notifications messaging bus.Episode • Jun 2, 2022

From the Podcast Show 2022 - Jason Carter on the show; Alberto Betella on dodgy podcasters; Jessica Cordova-Kramer on audio realityEpisode • May 26, 2022

Scoop Queen Ashley Carman joins us. Apple announces Podcasts Delegated Delivery. No Anchor or Megaphone. Are you team Spotify or team Apple? RØDECaster Pro II leaked. Curiocaster and Podverse support <podcast:liveItem> tag.Episode • May 21, 2022

It Sounds Interesting now that Tom Webster has announced he is joining Sounds Profitable.Episode • May 12, 2022

Down Anchor, Goodbye Facebook, Au Revoir Michael Mignano & Tom Webster. Hello Squadcast!Episode • May 5, 2022

Will video help make the next podcasting star? Anchor, Substack and YouTube think so. We talk to Tom Billington about the London Podcast Show and Neil Mody about Headliner, Disco and Eddy.Episode • Apr 28, 2022

Hello to Spotify's new curation and moderation policies. Goodbye to Spotify's Greenroom creator fund and Facebook's podcasts.Episode • Apr 21, 2022

Internationalise in order to profitise or use swap promos but never ever plagiarise.Episode • Apr 14, 2022

Acast you're still spamming your competition? BBC you're still losing your talent? YouTube you're still making us wait? Apple you're still not providing us transcripts? Why O Why!?Episode • Apr 7, 2022

Like London buses, you wait ages for one new podcast app and three come along at the same time. We talk with Chris Messina about NEW YouTube, Spotify and Twitter podcast apps coming soon.Episode • Mar 31, 2022

Podland on tour in LA with Alban Brooke at Podcast Movement talking about the Podnews Report Card, The Ambies, the Infinite Dial 2022 and YouTube's no show.Episode • Mar 26, 2022

Acast spam, spam multiple platform updates, spam, Gumball, spam, Websub, spam but no chapters, no transcriptions just lightning comments.Episode • Mar 17, 2022

"Will Video Kill The Podcast Star?" - We interview James O. Boggs and Andy Bowers from Spooler Media the "dynamic, real-time audio" publishing system. Amazon released Amp, a “live radio app”. YouTube offers podcasters up to $50k to switch.Episode • Mar 10, 2022

Is Youtube the best place for podcasting now? Is Twitter the next place for podcasting?Is interactive podcasting the future of podcasting?Episode • Mar 3, 2022

This week's report card: ACast very bad, GoodPods bad, ActivityPub very good and Super Listener Wayne Cheong dies, very sad.Episode • Feb 25, 2022

Crowd Network launches in Manchester, James launches 'Podnews Report Cards', Facebook launches audio rooms, Podping launches live notifications and Sam launches The Crafty Tug?Episode • Feb 18, 2022

Pay Attention, Cash is King, Bitcoin is the native currency of the Internet and it's raining Sat's on Fountain.Episode • Feb 11, 2022

Captivate CEO Mark Asquith talks about the global acquisition and their future. Castos CEO Craig Hewitt talks about supporting Value4Value and why it's a better model than advertising for podcastersEpisode • Feb 3, 2022

Scott Waxman tells us why books and podcasts fit together? Hala Taha tells us why promoting your podcast with an audiogram maybe a waste of time? Amazon buys exclusive rights to ‘My Favorite Murder’ podcast. Libsyn5 is live to all users.Episode • Jan 27, 2022

Brad Mielke tells us what he learnt from 1,000 daily podcasts? Effy Kang tells us about podcasting in China. Celebs tell us about their favourite podcasts on Apple. Helipad tells us how many SAT's we've earned in real-time and Podping tells us first!Episode • Jan 20, 2022

Spotify launch call-to-actions cards, ratings but still no Hifi? What's a GUID and a ULID? Cash app now supports Lightning payments. Facebook mutes podcasts, not as big as they think. India the biggest podcast market by 2023? Sam talks about Podcasting3?Episode • Jan 13, 2022

Jonas Woost, Director Of Strategy at Pacific Content, predicts the near future of podcasting in 2022Episode • Jan 4, 2022

Fake it until you make it, unless you buy it. Spotify's Megaphone buys Whooshkaa but still no date for exclusive podcasts, HiFi sound or transcriptions? SiriusXM we can't read you? Comments are live on Podverse and Buzzsprout supports the Person Tag.Episode • Dec 16, 2021

Spotify may owe millions from missing licenses and may have gained millions from missing podcasts?Episode • Dec 9, 2021

Winslow Bright talks about licensing music for your podcast. Hint: there is no fair usage. It's the start of the podcast awards season. Facebook podcasting is growing but it's clearly not ready for primetime and Spotify is testing sponsorship?Episode • Dec 2, 2021

Happy 1st birthday to us! What will Spotify do with its big M&A war chest, Castamatic 8 supports Value4Value and Lisa Laporte CEO of TWiT tells us how to run a successful podcast network.Episode • Nov 25, 2021

Podcast listening is growing globally, Spotify advertising and subscriptions are expanding internationally but why is no one checking the content is factual, not breaking copyright and has a license to use it?Episode • Nov 18, 2021

Podcasting 2.0 is all about an open 'Interoperable' ecosystem of apps using RSS that create shared value, not closed ecosystems from old SAGA apps - (Spotify, Apple, Google and Amazon).Episode • Nov 11, 2021

Why's everyone going proprietary? Is it time to change the name podcast? Is James really one in a billion? And what's the secret sauce for creating a hit podcast?Episode • Nov 4, 2021

Spotify tells us they're sort of No1. Benjamin Bellamy tells us about the new Recommendation, Medium and Gateway RSS 2.0 namespace tags to make your podcast more discoverable. Bailey Drake tells us how to record live audio apps and transcribe them.Episode • Oct 28, 2021

Bryan Barletta sits in for Sam - Apple's downloads and Spotify's ad sales. Interview with Adam Bowie about podcast trendsEpisode • Oct 21, 2021

Dr Brian of London talks Web 3, Podping, Hive and Dairy Cows? James now speaks fluent Spanish thanks to Veritone MARVEL․ai and Genevieve Hassan's podcast takes off with 5M Virgin Atlantic passengers.Episode • Oct 14, 2021

Chris Messina talks about Spotify Ads, the history of open formats on the social web and how ActivityPub could impact the future of Podcasting?Episode • Oct 7, 2021

Open RSS rated good by Acast. Closed Apple Podcast app rated bad by its users. #DiscussEpisode • Sep 30, 2021

Research, research everywhere but who is right? Nielsen says podcasting is still growing. eMarketer says Spotify has overtaken Apple Podcasts and Arete Research says Spotify's management needs to change!Episode • Sep 23, 2021

In our opinion, we need better listener tools - Clips, Comments and Content moderation. Oscar Merry talks about Fountain App, Alex Jacobi talks about the Open Podcast Analytics Format and will Podcasting Kill the Radio Star?Episode • Sep 16, 2021

Passing the RSS buck! Is unmoderated podcasting spreading misinformation? Do podcasting apps need better content moderation reporting tools? Twitter to support Value4Value boosts.Episode • Sep 9, 2021

Has Google given up on podcasting? Are subscriptions better than ads? Amazon, Spotify and Twitter double down on live social audio. Does podcasting need policing for lies and defamation?Episode • Sep 2, 2021

Apple: The Internet Explorer of podcast apps? Evo Terra on why podcast apps suck. How's Spotify doing and multiple new ways to discover podcasts.Episode • Aug 26, 2021

What happens to podcast downloads if IP addresses go away? Interview: Bryan Barletta, plus automating YouTube for podcasting.Episode • Aug 19, 2021

Mark Cuban lies his ass off. We interview Martin Mouritzen, PodFriend about Cross-App commenting and Boostagrams.Episode • Aug 12, 2021

Sam's back! Spotify's revenue, Apple's bugfix, and a new value4value appEpisode • Aug 5, 2021

Podcasting in South East Asia; Sharon Taylor co-hosts; Spotify paid podcasting and moreEpisode • Jul 29, 2021

Dynamic ads and podcast networks - Rachel Corbett co-hosts; Mignon Fogarty is our guestEpisode • Jul 22, 2021

Podcast SEO: stuff the title and forget the description, it's only a B medium anyway!?Episode • Jul 16, 2021

Apple iOS 14.6, is it a bug or a feature exposing the dirty download secret? Ross Adams CEO, ACast explains 5 reasons why we need RSS, Is Audacity dangerous now it's Russian owned. Podcasts finally agree on episode notes. Interview with Jim Ballas, CTO,Episode • Jul 8, 2021

Why Amazon podcasts start to splash the cash and bought Art19 and Smartless? We interview Arielle Nissenblatt from the Podcast Taxonomy board and we interview Don MacKinnon (Hark) and Hannah Blake (Entale) both help with podcast discoveryEpisode • Jul 1, 2021

Facebook Podcasting. It's alive but why can't you actually play them yet? We interview David Markowitz, Netflix amd Niklas Hildebrand, Audry.Episode • Jun 24, 2021

Apple channels finally arrive. Facebook podcasts launch next week and who is in the Spotify Green Room? Our special guest is Mark Asquith CEO Captivate. And do we need a GUID for every podcast?Episode • Jun 18, 2021

Apple Subscriptions and Channels are finally coming! With special guest Neil Mody the CEO Headliner.Episode • Jun 10, 2021

Space Casts v Apple Casts: Monetising podcasts through feeds and channelsEpisode • Jun 3, 2021

Podcast piracy or defamation, should podcast hosts monitor the content or could a new podcast license be the simple fix to the problem?Episode • May 27, 2021

I'm at a loss, will anyone notice the difference? Lossless audio comes to Apple, Spotify and Amazon for free.Episode • May 20, 2021

Whether it's firmographic enrichment or psychographically targeting, everyone is saying podcasting is getting bigger, while Apple is learning to crawl podland faster but it's not podping speed just yet?Episode • May 14, 2021

Will Superfans pay extra to come into a Spotify Green Room or Twitter Space? Should Apple buy Clubhouse? Interviews with Will Page, Author of Tarzan Economics and Charles Van Winkle, Senior Software Engineer, Descript.Episode • May 6, 2021

Like London buses, you wait years for a subscription service to turn up and two come along at the same time. James and Sam analyse Spotify's new subscription service and compare it with Apple's alternative subscription service.Episode • Apr 29, 2021

Podcasts, Podcasts everywhere but not a mention of RSS anywhere! We discuss Apple's podcast subscriptions, Facebook's podcasting app and Google recommendationsEpisode • Apr 22, 2021

It's all about the numbers! Google 100m, Amazon 1.5bn, Podcast Index 2.7m plus interviews with Juliana Meyer CEO Supapass and Elsie Escobar Libsyn.Episode • Apr 15, 2021

James and Sam are joined by Alban Brooke from Buzzsprout, and talk stats and satsEpisode • Apr 8, 2021

Organiser of The British Podcast Awards Matt Deegan joins as co-host. Spotify launch 'Sound Up' and buy Locker Room. Voting for the Ambies is now open. You can now download the Podclock.Episode • Apr 1, 2021

It's now 2 million podcasts, Interviews: Chair - Podcast Academy, CEO - Riverside FM, Head of Digital Audio - iHeart Podcast NetworkEpisode • Mar 25, 2021

Is Apple no longer free? Is podcast streaming a myth? PodBean Live or Clubhouse? Why was Message Heard in the NY Times? The NEW Recommendation Tag and Where's James? .Episode • Mar 18, 2021

To subscribe or not to subscribe that is the question. Interviews with Sean Glynn from Novel, Rob Loewenthal from Whooshkaa, Jess Kupferman from She Podcasts and Agnes Kozera from PodcornEpisode • Mar 11, 2021

The Ambies nominees announced, Will Spotify overtake Apple?, Interview with Kal Amin Sounder, Women's History MonthEpisode • Mar 4, 2021

Spotify StreamOn Analysis, Interview with Spotify's Mike Mignano and Podcast Movement the winners and losers.Episode • Feb 25, 2021

iHeartMedia buy Triton Digital, Songs For Podcasters, Interview with Tom Rossi from BuzzsproutEpisode • Feb 18, 2021

Clubhouse, SoundClub or Fireside? Music Fair Usage, New Spotify Play Book and Maps.FMEpisode • Feb 11, 2021

Anchor's redesign; podcast consumption in Denmark; Sounds Profitable's clever ad-tech, New People and Location TagsEpisode • Feb 4, 2021

How fast is podcasting growing? Plus: Africa Podfest, Podcast Radio, and news of a new, 24-hour global podcast conferenceEpisode • Jan 28, 2021

Apple's new subscriptions? Spotify's failing strategy? Does Clubhouse need moderating? Interviews with Podpage, MatchCasts, Podchaser and A Million AdsEpisode • Jan 21, 2021

Clubcasting, TwitterSpaces, Dynamic Content Insertion and Interviews with, Buzzsprout, Adelicious.FM and BBC World Service.Episode • Jan 14, 2021

Apple and Spotify privacy issues. Interview with Rob Greenlee about changes at The Podcast Academy.Episode • Jan 8, 2021

Podcast Predictions for 2021 with Steve Pratt, Partner at Pacific Content.Episode • Dec 27, 2020

The pros and cons of closed Spotify v open distributed podcasting. Interview with The Podfather Adam Curry & Dave Jones from podcastindex.org about Podcast 2.0Episode • Dec 24, 2020

Podcast Misinformation, Podcast Taxonomy, Interview with Kate Bradley Chernis, CEO Lately.AI about atomizing your podcast into hundreds of mini-movie trailers.Episode • Dec 18, 2020

New podcast:location tag, interview with Sam Liang, CEO of Otter.AI, about live notes.Episode • Dec 11, 2020

Does Amazon want to buy Wondery? Interview with Mark Asquith, CEO Captivate, about private feeds.Episode • Dec 3, 2020

The Podnews Weekly Review - the last word in podcast newsEpisode • Nov 28, 2020

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