Older shows perform better for advertisers

Some of the best performing podcasts for advertisers are tried and trusted shows that have been established for more than five years. That's according to Oxford Road's ORBIT data, which draws on $1.6bn+ in ad campaigns. Top performing shows include The Tim Ferris Show, Young and Profiting with Hala Taha, and Crime Junkie - all of whom have been podcasting since before March 2020, and out-perform newer shows.

The Washington Post knew that its AI-produced podcasts were going to be poor after internal tests but launched them anyway, reports Futurism. A piece in LAist quotes Gabriel Soto from Edison Research - 1 in 5 podcast consumers say they've listened to an AI-narrated podcast; but many prefer the human connection, he says.

The new features in Apple Podcasts makes the app "finally good again", says HowToGeek. The automated chapter feature is "really slick", according to none other than Podcasting 2.0's Dave Jones, who says that he's now using Apple Podcasts for his work-related podcasts. (You get the new features by updating your device to v26.2 - chapters and timed links are also visible on Mac using 26.2 as well).