This is sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now.Visit https://podnews.net/update/ads-in-podcasts-dai for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Mobituaries with Mo Rocca is one of the biggest podcasts in the US, produced by CBS News and monetised by iHeart. Yet, depending where you listen, you get significantly more advertising. We compared the same episode, downloaded from Brisbane, Los Angeles and New York. The ads are marked here in yellow. When downloaded in Australia, you get just two 30” ads (for a gambling company); when downloaded via a VPN in California, the adload was ten minutes 29 seconds (20% of the whole show). New York listeners get even more. In our second spot break, in California we were served a 2’55” break. Yet, one Podnews reader on the East US coast heard the same episode: they were given a five minute spot break at that point. In total, they were given 18’40” of ads in the same show. Yikes. (Is our reader a desirable audience member, perhaps?) Oddly, in California the second spot break was exactly the same as the third spot break. Cumulus Media, the owner of the Westwood One Podcast Network, might be delisted from NASDAQ again, after the company traded below $1 a share for more than thirty days. It’s got until the middle of next year to sort things out, though. It was last delisted in 2017. Happy Christmas to ART19, which certified to IAB v2.2 podcast guidelines on Dec 23. The IAB requires annual recertification, yet four companies still appearing in the IAB’s list were last certified in 2021 - three from iHeart (Omny Studio, Spreaker and Voxnest); and the German podcast host Audiorella. Classifieds - your job or ad here📲 Overhaul FM is a NEW podcast app — for iOS and Android. Get Personalized Podcast recommendations based on your listening history and preferences to help you discover NEW podcasts. Download the app today for FREE! 🔥🎧🎁 Holiday Sale: Save on Podcast Movement! — Celebrate the holidays with huge savings on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 tickets. Lock in your discounted rate now before prices increase. Give yourself the gift of savings today!Anycast is an “AI-powered podcast app” - which will transcribe podcasts but also allows you to “chat” with the podcast. Here is the source code for both iOS and Android. (It seems to use the Apple directory). We linked to this back in 2018, but it might be worthwhile linking again: A Guide to Talking to Your Family About Podcasts During the Holidays Tips and tricks Got a new Chromebook for Christmas? You can install Audacity on a Chromebook. We updated these instructions yesterday. Podcast News Adnan Syed, the subject of the first series of Serial, is seeking a reduction to his prison sentence, so that he isn’t sent back to jail. The Guardian posts the 20 best podcasts of 2024. The number one is Wondery and Novel's Kill List, which "laid bare the sinister reality of the dark web, and went where no podcast has gone before." Gold supporters: Sounds Profitable, Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cohost, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Audiohook, SALT, Podscribe, Simplecast, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ausha, Cloud10, POW PR, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, Jonekiri, PlayPodcast, Voxtopica, The Roost, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Storyboard, Gumball, Deepcast, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Headliner, Rephonic, Rhapsody Voices, Castos, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Ed Sullivan, Neil Mody, Lindsay Graham, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, tony@virtualcouch.xyz, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Mark Ramsey, Helene Pawlitzki, Steve Stewart, Pete Morgan, Jody Avirgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), Buzz Knight, Jaz Garewal, Jeremy Enns from Podcast Marketing Academy, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Graeme Klass, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Jeremy McCarter, Meggan Ellingboe, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Vanessa Harris, Rekha Murthy, Mohammad Ali, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Don MacKinnon, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Tom Teodorczuk, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Stacey Goers, Bryan Barletta, Gavin, Charles Spivey, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy Howes, TWRS, Anastasia Violet Lipske, Chris PetersonReaders and supportersSupport usImage: James Cridland

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This is sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now.Visit https://podnews.net/update/moments-in-2024 for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Nick Quah posts The 10 Moments That Defined Podcasting in 2024. In the list, Haliey “Hawk Tuah” Welch, Donald Trump, and Mark Zuckerberg in Acquired. And others, too. Podcasters using affiliate marketing to earn revenue should know about PayPal’s Honey browser extension - which is rewriting your affiliate codes to theirs, so even if you successfully promote a product, if Honey is installed on a user’s machine, PayPal get the commission, not your podcast. Justin Baldoni’s Man Enough podcast has lost Liz Plank, the show’s co-host, who has announced she is to step away from the show, in a statement. Baldoni has been accused of sexual harassment and a smear campaign, by Blake Lively. The show, which started in 2021, is additionally co-hosted by Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath, who is also named in Lively’s complaint. Classifieds - your job or ad hereFollow the Super Awesome Mix Podcast — "I made you a mix tape": some of the best words to hear from someone you care about. Weekly episodes feature a new mix, guests, and the stories behind each track. Rediscover the art of the mix tape.Listen to Articles as Podcasts — Email us links, PDFs or newsletters and our AI will deliver human-like narration to your podcast app. Seamlessly turn your readings into podcasts! Enjoy personalized episodes on-the-go. Try for free!How many podcasts still have the Chartable prefix in them? As of last weekend, there were still 14,241 (not including shows hosted on Megaphone). Omny Studio has the most, at 1,665 (down by 15% since Dec 1), Libsyn has 1,192 (down by 57%) and Simplecast 973 (down by 37%). Chartable prefixes still work - but they won’t for much longer. There’s a lot of pressure to have a time of joy and happiness right now: but if things become too much, there are plenty of people who can help talk things out - and they’re available today. Here’s a list of helpful numbers and online chat services. Tips and tricks You wanted free transcriptions for your podcast as your Christmas present this year? We link to two types of free software: one fancy website or desktop app from Spreaker; and one terminal command piece of software that you can include in your automations. The latter one, whisper-cpp, has been upgraded to work significantly faster and more accurately using a new model. Podcast News Audio fiction is hard to produce as an "always-on" podcast (with all the benefits that brings), but Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club has succeeded, publishing an episode a week in 2024. It's partially done by making the show a hybrid of scripted and improvised - giving the show both narrative arcs, but also what the makers call "the electric energy of live comedy". It's a neat method of making a show, and must work - it's just picked up an award! Some beer names are so ridiculous, they would make a good movie. (Our Editor's beer advent calendar makes that clear). The show Beer Me That Movie finds silly beer names and makes movies from them; and to keep the feed alive over the holiday period, here’s a neat idea - they're getting Google NotebookLM to analyse past episodes, too. Cheers! Gold supporters: Sounds Profitable, Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Resound, Podscribe, audioBoom, SALT, Cohost, RedCircle, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, POW PR, Truefans, Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Jonekiri, Gumball, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, Cloud10, Ausha, PlayPodcast, Deepcast, Tink Media, Podium , The Roost, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Optimal Living Daily, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Heartcast Media50, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Ed Sullivan, Neil Mody, Lindsay Graham, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, tony@virtualcouch.xyz, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Mark Ramsey, Helene Pawlitzki, Steve Stewart, Pete Morgan, Jody Avirgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), Buzz Knight, Jaz Garewal, Jeremy Enns from Podcast Marketing Academy, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Graeme Klass, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Jeremy McCarter, Meggan Ellingboe, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Vanessa Harris, Rekha Murthy, Mohammad Ali, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Don MacKinnon, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Tom Teodorczuk, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Stacey Goers, Bryan Barletta, Gavin, Charles Spivey, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy Howes, TWRS, Anastasia Violet Lipske, Chris PetersonReaders and supportersSupport usImage: Justin Jackson

This is sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now.Visit https://podnews.net/update/crowd-growth-24 for all the links, and to get our newsletter. In the UK, Crowd Network has seen revenues grow by over 80% for the fourth consecutive year, the company says. The buzz around the podcast network includes live shows, video-first podcasts, and award nominations. Is Apple Podcasts getting more popular? Libsyn posted another small increase in share-of-download for Apple Podcasts for November 2024, up to 46.9%. (However, any episodes uploaded as video to Spotify won’t count in these figures, even if only listened in audio form). Something we didn’t spot at the time: SXM Media withdrew from the US Triton Digital ranker in October. We gather another large publisher is out of Triton’s ranker from Jan 1. Triton Digital is owned by a competing podcast network: iHeart, and in New York, the company moved into iHeart’s offices in November. Classifieds - your job or ad hereFollow the Super Awesome Mix Podcast — "I made you a mix tape": some of the best words to hear from someone you care about. Weekly episodes feature a new mix, guests, and the stories behind each track. Rediscover the art of the mix tape.🎁 Holiday Sale: Save on Podcast Movement! — Celebrate the holidays with huge savings on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 tickets. Lock in your discounted rate now before prices increase. Give yourself the gift of savings today!Pod Engine has shared its report on how Podcasting 2.0 has been covered on podcasts in 2024. The tool discovered 211 podcast episodes where it was discussed, and has summarised the relevant themes. “Are podcasts drifting towards over-saturation?” Not a view from the US, but instead, from Bhubaneswar in India, where “the streaming market seems to be saturated with the podcast content, and it looks like just a matter of time when this format will become redundant.” The article first appeared in Sambad - which is a newspaper, and we reckon it’s only a matter of time when that format will be made redundant too. (Being fair, Sambad might be a newspaper, but it has a circulation of 410,000 and claims a readership of 7 million, so perhaps we should stop being so sarcastic on Christmas Eve, good will to all, etc) Further reading: UK critic Miranda Sawyer posts her best podcast listens of 2024. Six are from the BBC ... Joe Casabona posts his predictions for the year ahead, and assesses last year’s. Tips and tricks Podcastpage looks into AI Podcast Generators – Exploring current capabilities and the future. Podcast News Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips with Neil Patel and Eric Siu has signed with YAP Media for an exclusive sales partnership. The show is to publish 4x episodes a week next year, and claims 200,000 high-income professionals and entrepreneurs as listening. 15 Minutes With a Farmer, the in-house podcast of Successful Farming magazine, feature another podcast in the latest episode. Arlene Hunter and Caite Palmer host the “Barnyard Language” podcast, which focuses on running farms and raising families. How tough has this year been for parts of the media industry? Touch enough for DW Akademie to be running a show called Survive and Thrive: The Media Viability Podcast. The team has published a look back at the second season. Gold supporters: Sounds Profitable, Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cohost, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, RedCircle, SALT, Resound, Audiohook, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Disctopia, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Frequency, Gumball, The Roost, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, SoundStack, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, PlayPodcast, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Cloud10, Ausha, Voxtopica, Podium , Deepcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Castos, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Ossa Collective, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Wondery, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Ed Sullivan, Neil Mody, Lindsay Graham, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, tony@virtualcouch.xyz, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Mark Ramsey, Helene Pawlitzki, Steve Stewart, Pete Morgan, Jody Avirgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), Buzz Knight, Jaz Garewal, Jeremy Enns from Podcast Marketing Academy, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Graeme Klass, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Jeremy McCarter, Meggan Ellingboe, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Vanessa Harris, Rekha Murthy, Mohammad Ali, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Don MacKinnon, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Tom Teodorczuk, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Stacey Goers, Bryan Barletta, Gavin, Charles Spivey, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy Howes, TWRS, Anastasia Violet Lipske, Chris PetersonReaders and supportersSupport usImage: James Cridland

This is sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now.Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-money-making for all the links, and to get our newsletter. The podcast Money for the rest of us has a membership community that charges $450 a year, and the podcast is earning “well into the six figures” in revenue, according to Simon Owens. The master of ceremonies for the Podcast Hall of Fame 2025 has been announced. It’ll be John R Miles, the creator and host behind the Passion Struck Podcast. Television manufacturer LG has launched LG Radio+, a radio and podcast service on LG smart TVs running webOS 6.0 and above. It uses Radioline as a provider - as a tip, check if you’re there, and if not you can add your show over here. Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 2,600+ Pod Pals on this list.Don't sell a Patreon ❌, sell your subscription ✅! — Supporting Cast is completely white labeled, so your brand is always front and center. Build YOUR subscription & community, not Patreon'sFurther reading: Perry Michael Simon suggests that copying Joe Rogan is unlikely to work to build a new podcast ... Vulture publishes The Best Podcasts of 2024 ... EarBuds look at History podcasts that challenge perceptions ... 14 podcasts Guardian writers recommend for long road trips (from Guardian Australia, hence why it talks about summer road trips) ... The Tech Stuff Podcasting 2.0 - what’s it all about? PodEngine produced a report with everything said about Podcasting 2.0 over the last few months in podcasts. On podcastindex.social, Kevin Bae fed that report into Google NotebookLM, to make a podcast about it - which you’ll now find in the Podnews Extra podcast. It’s not all entirely right, but pretty close... Tips and tricks Our monolithic article on understanding podcast stats points out that a download isn’t the same as a listen, and total audience numbers are hard to work out from downloads. Podcast News Ho, ho, ho. And what would you like for Christmas? Niche to Meet You has a new mini-series out... about professional Santas. It's a three-episode series that goes beyond the Santa in the mall to uncover what it truly takes to embody the holiday spirit year-round, and features interviews with seasoned Santa veterans, global Santa portrayal artists, industry insiders, and renowned poets. The interview show Indie AF chats with people involved in audio fiction, and returns for a new season today. Guests are Ella Watts and Amber Devereaux from the audio drama show Camlann which was released earlier this year. Scarred for Life returns for a new season today, from its new home at Lock It In Studio. The show sees a celebrity confessing three items or events that they found terrifying from their childhood. (We're assuming Watership Down has already been mentioned. Shudder.) A metaphysical comedy podcast, Shit My Soul Says, returned for a new season over the weekend. The show focuses on metaphysical takes on current events, "living the woo lifestyle", and navigating modern life with spiritual insights. The show's also on YouTube. Gold supporters: Sounds Profitable, Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Cohost, Resound, RedCircle, Audiohook, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Frequency, PlayPodcast, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Huberman Lab, Podium , Tink Media, Deepcast, Truefans, Gumball, Ausha, Cloud10, SoundStack, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Zvook, Headliner, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Castos, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Ed Sullivan, Neil Mody, Lindsay Graham, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, tony@virtualcouch.xyz, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Mark Ramsey, Helene Pawlitzki, Steve Stewart, Pete Morgan, Jody Avirgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), Buzz Knight, Jaz Garewal, Jeremy Enns from Podcast Marketing Academy, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Graeme Klass, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Jeremy McCarter, Meggan Ellingboe, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Vanessa Harris, Rekha Murthy, Mohammad Ali, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Don MacKinnon, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Tom Teodorczuk, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Stacey Goers, Bryan Barletta, Gavin, Charles Spivey, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy Howes, TWRS, Anastasia Violet Lipske, Chris PetersonReaders and supportersSupport us

This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/look-back-2024-harklist for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Happy holidays - for many, it’s a last day in the office before two quiet weeks. For many more still, it’s podcasting as usual over the break, so we will be publishing as normal across the holiday period. We’ve got you! A special “Hark List” has been published: a look at the state of podcasting in 2024, with clips from a number of different shows. It’s hosted by our Editor, James Cridland, with clips from Buzzcast, Vergecast, our own Podnews Weekly Review, and plenty more. You can listen to it here, or, better, download the Hark app to listen and explore more new shows to listen to). The Podnews Weekly Review this week interviews, among others, Jessica Cordova-Kramer, the CEO of Lemonada Media. She talks about how the company has maintained high ad rates, and how they’re doing video, too. Here’s the full 30-minute interview on Podnews Extra. The Texas Creator Awards have been announced. Nominations are open until the end of January. Classifieds - your job or ad hereLet's be Podcast Besties! 👯 — Podcast Bestie is a newsletter, podcast, and best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows. Join the squad now.AudienceLift: AI Podcast Growth – 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off! The iHeart app has been upgraded with lots of new features, a brave choice the day before a Christmas closedown! That Goalhanger ad we covered earlier in the week has got a lot of attention. One UK correspondent with a good memory has remembered this similar ad for BBC Sounds from October 2018. (The lack of now-playing thumbnails in the BBC Sounds one, in our view, makes it less obvious what’s going on). AI Audio platform Auddia is to sell up to twenty million shares at $0.001 per share, to raise more funds for the company, which makes an app that strips commercials out of podcasts and radio streams. It slipped below $1 a share in September and may come out of Nasdaq as a consequence; it said last month that it might run out of money altogether early next year. Tips and tricks Searching for a last-minute gift for podcasters? Here’s a review of one - Make Noise, from Eric Nuzum. Or, there’s the brand new edition of Beyond Powerful Radio, from Valerie Geller; maybe Tom Webster’s guide to building a big podcast is more your thing, or there’s more in our bookstore. Podcast News Timesuck with Dan Cummins seems to be advertising itself using fancy stickers in Brooklyn, NY. The show enthusiastically deep dives into everything from cults to killers to conspiracies, sharing the best of what is uncovered with everyone else. "Stopped me in my tracks!" said Podnews regional reporter Arielle Nissenblatt (we've made that title up, but who knows, it might be a thing). In September, Acquired had fancy billboards in San Francisco airport. The show covers the stories that built the world’s greatest companies. "Whoa! Aquired has billboards in the airport!" said Podnews regional reporter Justin Jackson (also not a real title) In August, the iHeart podcast Two Good Sports was super excited about appearing in billboards across Melbourne. The show was hosted by Abbey Gelmi and Georgie Tunny, breaking down the biggest sports stories and unpack the human drama (it's on pause while Abbey looks after a new addition to the family). 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