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Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Advertisers aren’t (just?) looking for big audiences and big download numbers. Oxford Road suggests that they’re actually looking for advertising that works: and have published ORBIT: the first podcast ranker measured by ad performance, based on $1.6bn of advertising spend. CEO Dan Granger: “For 15 years, marketers have been making decisions without this data. That changes today.” Interestingly, only one show appears in both ORBIT and the Edison Top 50 US podcasts: SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Show. Want to win a Golden Globe award for your podcast? It’ll cost you. In a report behind a registration wall, Status has got hold of a deck from Penske Media, which it claims promotes a “Variety Creative Impact Award” for sale at $75,000 to help get your name in front of the judges; or just $35,000 will reportedly get you a glowing interview in Variety and “social amplification”. Both Variety and the Golden Globes are owned by Penske Media; the eligibility list, including Joe Rogan, Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson, is seemingly based on audience reach. A significant failure on Amazon Web Services led to fifteen hours of disruption to a number of services hosted at us-east-1, including some podcast hosting companies. Amazon systems deliver 63% of all podcast episodes. > > > 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/Newsletter Content Flywheel(FREE Workshop) — This FREE 60 minute Podcasting Business School virtual workshop will teach you how to turn podcast episodes into high value newsletters and social media posts. Join us on Oct 29th or Nov 4th!Clunky Podcast Apps? Not Anymore → — Meet Auditory – clean design, smart recommendations, zero clutter. Listening, solved. Download for free today. Crew Collective: Space + Storytelling — A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling. Available now.Smarter Video Strategies for Brands [Free Event] — Carly Baker from HubSpot joins us to share how to build a video strategy that drives maximum return — focusing on impact, distribution, and real results, not just views. Join us on October 29 at 12pm.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, audioBoom, Podscribe, PAVE Studios, Magid, Audiohook, Companion Arts, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Cohost, Resound, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Gumball, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Tink Media, PodVault, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ausha, Frequency, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, The Roost, Podium , Castbox, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Gilded Audio, Jonekiri, PodAnalyst, POW PR, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Optimal Living Daily, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Castos, Wondery, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Headliner, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Sonix, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Alexander Mils

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Trebble has launched a new, “reliable AI editing tool”, called DeepCut. The tool can be personalised to specific podcasts; and can be given natural language instructions. An optional upgrade, Safe Cut, can be used to automatically make edits that sound natural. The company, which is more than twelve years old, has also had a makeover: a new logo and website. Edison Research released the Top 50 Podcasts in the US for Q3 2025, from Edison Podcast Metrics. The survey-based data lists all shows and was continuously collected in July, August and September. The Charlie Kirk Show jumped to #17, while The Meidas Touch Podcast also entered the top 20 for the first time. The Black Podcasting Awards celebrated its 2025 winners in a first-ever in-person ceremony. Anna DeShawn earned four honors; Lisa Woolfork, Dominic Lawson and the We Sound Crazy Podcast got three. We’ve a full list. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereTry Audyllic - Podcast sound — Your podcast sounds great, but not like radio. That’s because it’s missing broadcast processing. Audyllic adds authentic Optimod processing automatically. Make every episode sound pro. Audyllic.comCrew Collective: Space + Storytelling — A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling. Available now.Good Podcasts Grow. Great Ones Scale — Even chart-toppers need smarter growth. AudienceLift.com drives measurable expansion across Major Audio and Video Platforms. 🌟 For creators who want more than “good enough. Try it Now!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Cohost, Magid, Companion Arts, RedCircle, PAVE Studios, Simplecast, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, SALT, Audiohook, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Compliance Podcast Network, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Ausha, Huberman Lab, The Roost, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, Castbox, PodVault, PodAnalyst, Tink Media, Frequency, Podium , Gumball, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Wondery, Zvook, Oxford Road, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Rephonic, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Lower Street has launched a video podcast production service. The founder and CEO Harry Morton announced the company’s approach in a video - filmed sitting in a field with three cows, seemingly in the pursuit of a metaphor about yoghurt. The company’s philosophy is that a video podcast shouldn’t just be a repurposed audio recording; we suspect it’s also learnt that Shure SM7Bs should ideally be kept away from Aberdeen Angus dairy cattle. You can watch the a-moo-sing video over here. The winners of the UK’s Independent Podcast Awards were announced. Podcast of the year went to kids show Shelly & The Can-Do Kids. Our list of the winners reveals that Acast hosts almost half of them. YouTube’s Steve McLendon spoke at SXSW Sydney today, highlighting two features that he suggests are great for podcasters - collaborations, which are good to work with other creators; and episode title A/B testing. (Fun-fact: you can actually test three titles, but we guess A/B/C testing sounds weird). > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereSubscribe to Tales For Life — Tales for Life explores the timeless lessons and insights from folktales across the world. Join us as we journey through the magical and meaningful world of folk and fairy tales.Turn your audience into income. — BackBeat Media connects independent podcasters with sponsors who actually belong on your show. Have 10k+ downloads per episode? Let’s talk.Crew Collective: Space + Storytelling — A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling. Available now.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, audioBoom, Simplecast, Magid, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Podscribe, Cohost, Companion Arts, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Compliance Podcast Network, Jonekiri, Red Seat Ventures, PodVault, PodAnalyst, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, Ausha, Truefans, Frequency, Gumball, SoundStack, Tink Media, Castbox, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, Podium , Gilded Audio, Storyboard, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Transistor, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Oxford Road, Lemonada Media, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Lower Street

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Over 400 UK podcasting and audio businesses have signed an open letter to the UK government demanding recognition in the Creative Industries Strategy, which could lead to funding for IP development or access to tax relief. The letter was issued by AudioUK, who also announced that the UK’s DCMS has committed to commissioning a research study to measure key data across the podcast and audio industry. Edison Research has been acquired by market and survey research firm SSRS. The acquisition includes the entire Edison Research team. Edison’s Larry Rosin describes SSRS as “a great and extremely like-minded research company”, which “shares Edison’s commitment to research rigor and great people”. Spotify has done another deal for its video podcasts - The Ringer’s shows will be available on Samsung TV Plus. The shows, which will also be on Netflix, are coming off YouTube early next year. (The graphic from Samsung says “only on Samsung TV Plus”, but this is not an exclusive). > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereSubscribe to Tales For Life — Tales for Life explores the timeless lessons and insights from folktales across the world. Join us as we journey through the magical and meaningful world of folk and fairy tales.Get the App → — Join Thousands Upgrading Their Podcast Game - Auditory is becoming the go-to podcast player for listeners who want more. Don’t miss out. Crew Collective: Space + Storytelling — A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling. Available now.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, audioBoom, Podscribe, Simplecast, Companion Arts, Magid, PAVE Studios, Resound, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, RedCircle, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, Podium , Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, Frequency, Gumball, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Compliance Podcast Network, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, Castbox, PodVault, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, PodAnalyst, Truefans, Storyboard, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Castos, Blubrry, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, Headliner, Podcast Taxi, Rephonic, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Spotify and Netflix have announced a partnership to deliver a selection of Spotify’s top video podcasts to Netflix. The deal starts in early 2026, in the US only. Full video of those shows will be removed from YouTube - and will be available only on Spotify and Netflix. YouTube still gets clips; while audio versions of the podcasts will remain available across platforms. The selected shows are all owned by Spotify; Joe Rogan isn’t among them. Writing in Vulture, Nick Quah suggests it’s “a kind of mutual defense pact” against YouTube. Writing in /r/billsimmons, fans call this “lame”, “stupid”, and “dumb”; however some point out that the low production values of these shows (many of which are simply recorded Zoom calls) will look negatively different to others on Netflix. Curiously, these Spotify shows are the first video podcasts to make it to Netflix - beating Netflix’s own video podcasts. The Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast, which was launched in August and is made by Netflix, is available in video form on Spotify and Netflix’s competitor, YouTube. It isn’t, however, available on Netflix. 🤔 The Signal Awards announced the winners for its fourth annual awards. The podcast company of the year went to iHeartPodcasts. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBroadcast Radio Auto-Process — Well-produced ≠ broadcast processed. Audyllic uses Orban Optimod to add the radio processing layer your podcast is missing. That's what keeps people listening. Try free: audyllic.com🎙️ Boost Your Podcast Audience with Player FM — Player FM’s self-serve ad portal helps increase your reach, engagement, and downloads. Tailor your campaigns to your goals and budget. Launch your campaign today!Crew Collective: Space + Storytelling — A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling. Available now. AudienceLift.com - YouTube Growth + Subs 🌟 — 🌟 AudienceLift.com – YouTube Growth + Subs Get real subscribers, more views, and lasting channel growth. Your shortcut to YouTube success. Book Now!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, Companion Arts, Cohost, Magid, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, RedCircle, audioBoom, Resound, PAVE Studios, Audiohook, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Jonekiri, PodVault, Tink Media, PodAnalyst, Ausha, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, Voxtopica, Truefans, Gilded Audio, Podium , POW PR, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Ossa Collective, Blubrry, Zvook, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Castos, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: travis

Apple Podcasts has launched its 'Creators We Love' program in Australia, celebrating influential creators like Toni Lodge and mental health advocates of The Imperfects. AI misunderstandings are highlighted, with insights from Sam Bhattacharyya on its creative limitations. Additionally, real human voices are deemed essential for engaging podcasts, outperforming AI-generated content in tests. The discussion also touches on innovations like Metacast's transcript feature and exciting new podcasts focusing on global gender equality and children's mysteries.

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Apple Podcasts promotes shows as ‘ad-free’ but fails to compensate publishers, particularly hurting public radio stations. The conversation delves into the impact of AI voices on the trust between hosts and listeners, with varied opinions on their reliability. A new free tool from Transistor allows creators to generate episode art directly from their podcast feeds. Additionally, the podcast discusses legal regulations affecting advertising loudness and new EU rules on political ads that may shift how podcasts approach monetization.

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. 🐴🐴🦄🐴 Stand out from the herd with a subscription that lets your brand shine. Supporting Cast gives you the tools to build a complete subscriber experience directly into your website — developer not required! Get in touch to learn more Podcast listening is highest between 10am-2pm, according to new data from Edison Research. Breakfast time isn’t too far behind, however. The data also says that Americans age 13+ spend 10% of their total daily audio time listening to podcasts. This behaviour is also seen in the UK, with RAJAR’s MIDAS study showing the most listening between 10am-2pm (page 25), with the peak between 12-12.30pm. Collin Campbell is reported to have left NPR last week. The SVP of Podcasting Strategy joined NPR in Dec 2023. An internal memo from Edith Chapin, who was acting Chief Content Officer when she sent it late last month, says he is “pursuing an opportunity in news a little closer to home in California”, which Ben Mullin, a New York Times media reporter, tells us is at Apple. (Chapin also left NPR at the end of last week.) YouTube posts “The definitive guide to creating engaging podcast content”. It recommends chapters, keyword-rich descriptions, strategic titles, and cultivating the comments section. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBroadcast Radio Auto-Process — Well-produced ≠ broadcast processed. Audyllic uses Orban Optimod to add the radio processing layer your podcast is missing. That's what keeps people listening. Try free: audyllic.comBig effort, tiny returns — Do you have a podcast for your business that feels like a waste of time? Let’s fix that with a free 30-minute Compass Call. "My session with Vince absolutely jump-started my podcast journey" -SarahAds don’t sell themselves. (But we do.) — BackBeat Media has been matching podcasters with great sponsors for over 20 years. Got 10k+ downloads an episode? Let’s talk. Podcast Success: Plan. Create. Go. — Magid’s Collaborator Publisher turns your source materials into structured outlines, converts your audio into a full marketing kit, and makes future content strategy recommendations. In minutes.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Simplecast, Companion Arts, Podscribe, audioBoom, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, PAVE Studios, Magid, Resound, Audiohook, Cohost, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, PodVault, The Roost, Huberman Lab, Podium , SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Tink Media, PodAnalyst, Storyboard, Frequency, Gumball, Ausha, Jonekiri, The Podcast Haven, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, Ossa Collective, Headliner, Castos, Transistor, Sonic Influencer Marketing, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Oxford Road, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Spencer Davis

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. 🐴🐴🦄🐴 Stand out from the herd with a subscription that lets your brand shine. Supporting Cast gives you the tools to build a complete subscriber experience directly into your website — developer not required! Get in touch to learn more Alex Cooper has launched an ad agency. The Unwell Creative Agency will act “as a conduit for brands to reach Gen Z women through live events, original productions and the parent company’s podcast network.” The agency’s first deal is a multi-year partnership with Google. Alex Cooper was one of those present at SiriusXM Media’s “Built with Audio” advertising showcase in New York yesterday. “I am a CEO and I’m a podcaster”, she said, “but all of that wouldn’t be successful if I wasn’t a marketer. Every single day I’m thinking about, ‘How can I push my product?’, ‘How can I push my podcast?’, ‘How can I push my movies, television shows, consumer products?’. At the core of it all, none of it would be as successful if I wasn’t thinking with my marketing cap at all times.” In Spain, Isabel Coello has been announced as the recipient of the PodWoman Award for 2025. She won for her work on La Casa Grande, a documentary podcast that explores violence in intimate relationships and the recovery process of the women who have suffered it. She will be presented the award at the PodWoman event this weekend. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereStraight-Talking Business Advice — No fluff. No sales pitch. Just honest insights on business, tax and growth from an accountant who’s been in the trenches. New episodes weekly. 🎧Podcast 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.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Companion Arts, RedCircle, Magid, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Cohost, Audiohook, Resound, Simplecast, SALT, PAVE Studios, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, PodVault, Podium , Jonekiri, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, Gumball, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, PodAnalyst, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, Truefans, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, POW PR, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Wondery, Rephonic, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM