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The latest update to mowPod Charts now includes Spotify rankings, providing podcasters with valuable insights. Recent trends in podcasting are highlighted, alongside an exciting new film, 'Age of Audio,' exploring the journey of creating a hit indie podcast. Plus, key statistics reveal audience growth for several networks, including a notable performance by the ABC’s Mushroom Case Daily. With fresh data and industry developments, this update is a must-listen for anyone in the podcasting world!

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality podcasts, anywhere. Riverside is your all-in-one platform for professional podcast creation, with remote high-quality recording, editing, and publishing. Trusted by top creators worldwide. RØDE has launched a camera receiver for its Wireless Micro, letting you directly use a camera with the company’s latest wireless microphones. If you’ve already bought a Wireless Micro, you can claim a camera receiver for free (!!) by registering your product and paying shipping. Custom sound design is the thing that sets premium podcasts apart. That’s the view of Joshua Suhy, writing for Podnews today - with case studies of shows that benefited from a proper look at how the sound design worked. Even radio now has visuals in new dashboards. Pierre Bouvard, writing in the Cumulus Media and Westwood One blog, highlights some of the benefits of using visuals in audio advertising, using a number of studies. (We can use visuals in many podcast apps for podcast chapters; and, of course, on our YouTube videos). Pierre also shares this fun fact from Nielsen: “Half the time, TV ads are heard, not seen.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereThe first scratch n sniff horror podcast? — Unlock terror you can smell! Rahul Kohli and Richard Brake star in an episode of The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings- accompanied by a scratch n sniff card you won't forget! Listen and get yours!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'sGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Podscribe, RedCircle, Audiohook, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Resound, Cohost, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Ausha, Podium , Gilded Audio, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Tink Media, Castbox, Voxtopica, SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, Jonekiri, Frequency, Storyboard, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Headliner, Rephonic, Transistor, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality podcasts, anywhere. Riverside is your all-in-one platform for professional podcast creation, with remote high-quality recording, editing, and publishing. Trusted by top creators worldwide. New from Novel and iHeartPodcasts today is The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer - the third season for the chart-topping show, produced by the UK-based Novel Audio. Anna Sinfield is the host - and the story features a woman who said her abusive boyfriend murdered a man right in front of her. She was terrified that she would be killed next. So how did she end up in prison for over a decade on a murder charge? UK audio awards the APAs from AudioUK has announced its Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free or discounted entry to the awards and to the ceremony for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints. The scheme supporters are Amazon Music and Wondery. Edison Research has announced a free webinar for the release of The Podcast Consumer 2025. The study uses data from the Infinite Dial, Share of Ear, and Edison Podcast Metrics. A key focus in the new report is the evolving definition of podcast “consumption,” exploring podcast viewing as well as listening. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAI Toolkit for Podcasting on macOS — Headroom is your AI co-pilot for podcast prep and publishing. Transcribe, tag, write, export—faster than ever. Native macOS app. Start your next episode with ease.Guest Match Pro - Launching Soon — GuestMatch.pro: The Blubrry-backed platform connecting hosts & experts in seconds. Save time, get connected. Get on the Beta for early access. Free Access at Launch!Audiencelift: Grow on Major Podcast Platforms Now — 📈Ready to grow? Audiencelift helps podcasters reach real audiences and increase downloads across Major Podcast Platforms. Launch your first campaign with Audiencelift Today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, RedCircle, Audiohook, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Resound, Podscribe, Cohost, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, Castbox, SoundStack, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , Voxtopica, Ausha, Frequency, Truefans, Jonekiri, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Rephonic, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ossa Collective, Castos, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Zvook, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality podcasts, anywhere. Riverside is your all-in-one platform for professional podcast creation, with remote high-quality recording, editing, and publishing. Trusted by top creators worldwide. Podcast Movement announced the first set of confirmed sessions for the event in Dallas next month. And - Podnews can add news of one more speaker: none other than the “podfather”, Adam Curry, who is returning to Podcast Movement thanks to SoundStack. The co-inventor of podcasting, the Podcast Index and Podcasting 2.0 will be on the company’s stage on August 19th. You get a discount on selected Podcast Movement passes for being a Podnews reader. Podcast Movement announced the winners of the PM25 Scholarship Class, with nearly fifty up-and-coming podcasters who are attending with complimentary passes. TIME released its TIME100 Creators list for 2025 - and nearly 50% of the honorees host podcasts, a PR company acting for Spotify tell us, which is apparently evidence of “Spotify's place at the center of podcasting” (though many of the shows aren’t actually theirs). The list includes Mel Robbins, Alex Cooper, Steven Bartlett, Joe Rogan, and “Hawk Tuah” girl Haliey Welch. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereSchedule Time with John Wordock — Does your podcast need a tune-up? Is your network not firing on all cylinders? Turn to 20-year pro John Wordock and get advice on content, audience and revenue. All conversations kept confidential.Podcast Host? Score $500 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Got 1k+ contacts? Join now and receive a $500 Amazon gift card!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, Resound, Podscribe, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, Audiohook, SALT, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, POW PR, Ausha, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, Gumball, SoundStack, Castbox, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Jonekiri, Frequency, Truefans, Voxtopica, Tink Media, Storyboard, Podium , Compliance Podcast Network, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Headliner, Oxford Road, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality podcasts, anywhere. Riverside is your all-in-one platform for professional podcast creation, with remote high-quality recording, editing, and publishing. Trusted by top creators worldwide. Buzzsprout has, ah, added some sort of new tools to, er, its Magic Mastering tool. The tool now has “filler killer”, a tool that “cautiously detects and removes filler words”, and “power clean”, a tool you can manually turn on when required that can remove complex noises like chatter, wind, traffic, or reverb. We gave it a copy of the Podnews Weekly Review, which Buzzsprout sponsor, and turned on “filler killer”. It turns out that it shaved more than three minutes thirty seconds of “ums” and “ahs” from our original hour-long show; and the ums it removed weren’t audible. (There’s are a few examples in our daily podcast today). We’ll, um, you know, turn it on, then, tomorrow. Podscribe released its industry rankings for July 2025. Crime Junkie is still the #1 podcast, it says, with 8.1 million listeners; Toyota is the new #2 podcast advertiser, behind BetterHelp. Higher Ed PodCon, a higher education podcasters’ conference this weekend in Chicago IL, USA, has more than 150 registrations, representing over a hundred universities. “It's shaping up to be an inspiring day of conversation and connection that reflects just how much momentum there is around podcasting in higher education,” we’re told. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.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 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.🎧 Grow Your Podcast On Player FM — Player.FM’s new self-serve ad portal can help you grow your show, boost engagement, and drive downloads with flexible pricing. Book your next campaign now!Podcast Host? Score $500 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Got 1k+ contacts? Join now and receive a $500 Amazon gift card!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Resound, Audiohook, audioBoom, SALT, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, RedCircle, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Jonekiri, The Roost, Huberman Lab, SoundStack, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Voxtopica, Castbox, Storyboard, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Ausha, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Wondery, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Castos, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, Zvook, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Almos Bechtold

NPR has embraced a new funding tag in its shows, enabling fans to directly support their favorite podcasts. Meanwhile, The Podcast Exchange in Canada is facing bankruptcy, highlighting ongoing challenges in the industry. Monthly audience figures have dipped across the board, raising questions about the podcast advertising market. Tune in for insights on these pivotal changes shaping the future of podcasting!

Spotify is shaking things up by returning the podcast linking tool Pod.link to its original developer, ensuring that over 1.7 million links stay active. With a focus on creator success, Spotify is investing in tools to enhance podcast promotion. Meanwhile, True Native Media is rolling out innovative monetization options to help both emerging and established podcasts thrive. The episode also touches on exciting industry developments like a campaign for podcast recognition in the UK and advancements in ad effectiveness.

The Crossed Wires Podcast Festival lit up Sheffield with Michael Palin unveiling never-before-seen Monty Python material. Amidst the laughter, a romantic on-stage proposal added to the excitement. The scene buzzed with creativity as the Podcast Knowledge Library launched, aiding podcasters worldwide. Innovations like Klaxon AI promise to simplify ad creation, making it quicker and easier than ever. This festival showcased the vibrant evolution of podcasting, blending humor, romance, and technology in one unforgettable weekend.

Dive into the world of 'Tales from the Cloud Sea,' an imaginative improv comedy adventure podcast for kids, where young listeners influence the storyline. Discover the NYC Web Fest's exciting inclusion of podcasts, highlighting indie storytelling. Plus, hear about Gretchen Rubin's new venture with newsletters, showcasing the growing crossover between podcasts and written content. It's a playful mix of creativity and industry trends!

In June, the podcast industry saw a 4.7% drop in new episodes, with Spotify maintaining a strong lead in market share. Interestingly, other platforms like Spreaker and Buzzsprout gained ground. Apple Podcasts had some fluctuations in total downloads, reflecting a competitive landscape. Additionally, new podcast certification apps and hosting providers were announced, aiming to enhance the listening experience. Exciting updates and trends highlight the ever-evolving nature of the podcasting world.