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A new podcast network is shaking up the industry by using AI to churn out over 3,000 episodes a week with only four staff members. Each show costs just $1 to produce, and can turn a profit with as few as 20 listeners thanks to programmatic ads. Critics label this AI-generated content as 'slop,' but the team behind it challenges this notion. Meanwhile, innovations in AI-powered translations aim to broaden the accessibility of international podcasts, showcasing the potential for technology to enhance the podcasting landscape.

Todd Cochrane, the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting and an independent podcaster, has died. He was 61. In a statement from the company, Blubrry’s Barry Kantz said: “His leadership, passion, and belief in independent creators guided Blubrry from day one. Todd’s impact on our company, our team, and the entire podcasting community is immeasurable.” Podnews today carries a full obituary - from his time in the United States Navy, via his dial-up bulletin boards and Geek News Central, to his successful podcast company. The New Media Show will air a final memorial episode with long-term cohost Rob Greenlee and guests Adam Curry, Mike Dell and Rob Walch on Wednesday at 3pm EST. “I’m not a Joe Rogan, nor will I ever be. But what I am is a guy that grew up in the country with humble beginnings, high school education, followed by a bachelor’s degree late in life in a field that I’m not even working in right now. And by God, if I can do this and succeed and grind and put out a show - anyone can.” Podnews returns tomorrow.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, audioBoom, Simplecast, Resound, PAVE Studios, Companion Arts, SALT, Magid, Cohost, Audiohook, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Podium , PodVault, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, Ausha, Tink Media, Truefans, The Roost, PodAnalyst, Gilded Audio, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Storyboard, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Frequency, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Oxford Road, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Heartcast Media50, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Castos, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Taylor Swift’s appearance in New Heights made the show’s monthly downloads more than six times larger, according to a report from Podscribe. The show became the fifth biggest in August. However, it was still beaten, in terms of 60d average episode downloads, by The Diary of a CEO, which averaged 3.4mn downloads per episode (New Heights got an average of 3.2mn). The report also says that Amazon is now podcasting’s biggest advertiser. Podtrac also released its rankers for August 2025. Most publishers saw an increase in audience. Wondery isn’t a participating publisher. Is YouTube doing odd things? Linus Media Group suggests 25% of their views have disappeared. Second Wind suggests something is going wrong; RedLetterMedia suggests it’s something to do with swearing; Moon Channel wonders if it’s something they said; and Clint’s Reptiles are confused as to why their numbers are low. Whatever’s going on, there seems to be a lot of reports of lower traffic. CrimeCon in Denver announced the winners of the 2025 Clue Awards. There were two awards for podcasts - Who Killed Jennifer Judd (season 2), produced by ID and Ark Media; and True Crime News: The Podcast, from Telepictures Productions Inc and Warner Bros. Entertainment. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — GuestMatch.pro: The Blubrry-backed platform connecting hosts & experts in seconds. Save time, boost engagement—create your free profile now!Should you change your podcast name? — Discover the proven signals that show when a new name can grow your audience and when it will stall your progress. Learn how to decide with confidence before you rename your podcast.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, RedCircle, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Magid, Companion Arts, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, Simplecast, Podscribe, SALT, Resound, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Huberman Lab, PodVault, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Tink Media, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, PodAnalyst, Ausha, Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , Frequency, POW PR, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, Gumball, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Wondery, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Oxford Road, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Eva Rinaldi

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Pushkin Industries unveiled their brand new slate for Fall 2025. We’re promised a new limited series from Malcolm Gladwell, a new season of Fiasco, and the return of Jonathan Goldstein’s Heavyweight. The New York Times is to close its Audio app. The app was launched in April 2023 to iPhone users, but the company never bothered with an Android app. The main news app will now contain the full podcast archive. True-crime event CrimeCon is to hold an event in Manchester for the first time. The award-winning event promises a packed line-up of leading experts discussing all things true crime. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — Stop hunting for podcast guests. GuestMatch.pro connects you with expert voices fast, powered by 20 years of Blubrry experience. Sign up for free today! Beta Available NowPodcast 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, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, SALT, Podscribe, audioBoom, RedCircle, Magid, Simplecast, Companion Arts, Cohost, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, PAVE Studios, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Huberman Lab, Frequency, Jonekiri, Ausha, Podium , SoundStack, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Gumball, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, PodVault, PodAnalyst, Storyboard, Truefans, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Zvook, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Transistor, Blubrry, Oxford Road, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Melvyn Bragg has announced he is to step down from presenting the In Our Time podcast. The 85 year-old first joined the BBC in 1961; the podcast and radio programme has aired since October 1998, and is one of the most popular podcasts from the BBC. In Our Time was the first podcast from the BBC, put into an RSS feed in Nov 2004 by Matt Webb of BBC Radio & Music Interactive. One of the latest episodes in the podcast feed, broadcast in July, was entitled “Civility: talking with those who disagree with you”. While Bragg says the show has a “wholly misleading title”, what could be more “In Our Time”? YouTube appears to be having trouble importing RSS feeds once more, and the service is sending emails to many podcasters claiming it has failed to retrieve their latest episodes. A number of podcast hosts have had similar reports: it’s up to YouTube to fix. Patreon has launched updated creator pages. “The new creator page is available to all creators, but it won’t go live until you publish it for your fans.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — Unlock your next great interview on GuestMatch.pro. Tap into two decades of Blubrry expertise and find the perfect guest in minutes. Get started 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!Audiencelift Grow Your Podcast, Grow Your Income! — Audiencelift delivers real human, verified listeners and IAB-compliant downloads, so you can earn meaningful revenue from your podcast. Start growing your audience and income today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Resound, Companion Arts, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, audioBoom, Magid, SALT, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Simplecast, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, PodVault, Huberman Lab, Voxtopica, PodAnalyst, Castbox, Frequency, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, The Roost, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, Jonekiri, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gumball, Ausha, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Rephonic, Zvook, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Castos, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Jenny Woolgar Photography

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The team behind the wildly popular Global News Podcast from the BBC have announced a new Asia-focused news show. The podcast, which will also be available in video on YouTube, will be called Asia Specific, and is slated to start within the next few months, according to the BBC’s Siobhán Leahy who announced the new podcast at Podcast Day Asia in Jakarta earlier today. Co-presented by Mariko Oi, it’ll be produced in the BBC’s Singapore bureau. The Radioinfo Asia Podcast Awards were also announced at Podcast Day Asia. The people’s vote for the podcast of the year was Joseph Ask, from SPH Media. The country of Singapore made the most entries; there were eighty finalists overall. If you combine advertising on both podcasts and streaming audio, you can reach 85% of all US listeners, according to Podscribe’s Q2/25 Performance Benchmark Report. The data also says that iPhone users convert 30% better than Android users - with Apple Podcasts being the leading app for visitor and conversion rates. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per episode? — Download your FREE Podcast Growth Scorecard! This tool helps you focus your podcast marketing so that you can spend your time on the marketing activities that have the most impact on podcast growth.Join the Empowered Podcasting Conference, Sept 26 — Connect with industry leaders, learn actionable strategies, and elevate your podcasting journey. Tickets are limited. Reserve your spot today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, Magid, Resound, Cohost, RedCircle, Audiohook, PAVE Studios, Companion Arts, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Storyboard, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Ausha, Voxtopica, POW PR, SoundStack, Frequency, The Roost, PodVault, PodAnalyst, Tink Media, Podium , Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, Jonekiri, The Podcast Haven, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Castos, Transistor, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Wondery, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: BBC

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The top reasons people leave a podcast are that “it started with too much meaningless chat”, or that “it was just boring”, according to The Podcast Study: Growth, a survey of 1,200 podcast listeners first presented at Podcast Movement last month. The data suggests that the first 60 seconds are critical to get right to ensure your listeners stay with you. Today, The Podcast Study: Growth is available, in full, as a free download for Podnews readers. In the first day of Radiodays Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, one of the speakers was Ron Baetiong from SeryeFM in the Phillipines. SeryeFM uses Spotify’s Open Access to offer paid access to shows - some of which are AI generated. Spotify is the most popular podcast platform in the country; but because Spotify Open Access allows SeryeFM to use its own payment processor, listeners can pay using GCash, a financial wallet app, as well as bank cards (which few people in the country regularly use). Exclusive: Podcast Day Asia is tomorrow, Wed Sep 3 (here’s a full schedule). Podnews readers can watch the whole event live from 9am-4pm WIB (3am-10am UK time, 10pm-5am NY, 12pm-7pm Sydney). Podcast Days in Spain is a month away. The event this year has a number of international speakers, including Eric Nuzum, Megan Davies, Todd Cochrane and Sam Sethi. It’s in Madrid on 2-3 Oct. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — GuestMatch.pro: The Blubrry-backed platform connecting hosts & experts in seconds. Save time, boost engagement—create your free profile now!Get More Subscribers with Player FM Promotion — Reach highly engaged listeners using Player FM’s self-serve ad platform. Easily boost impressions, plays, and subscribers with pricing options to suit your needs. Start your next campaign today!Audiencelift - Boost Your Podcast Reach on YouTube — 🎙️ Boost your podcast reach on YouTube! Get discovered by millions, expand your audience, and grow faster with video. Start reaching new listeners today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, Audiohook, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, RedCircle, Magid, Resound, Simplecast, Companion Arts, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, Ausha, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Huberman Lab, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podium , Castbox, SoundStack, The Roost, PodVault, Frequency, PodAnalyst, The Podcast Haven, Truefans, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, Gumball, Red Seat Ventures, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Headliner, Optimal Living Daily, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: charlesdeluvio

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Alastair Campbell, former UK government communications and strategy director and now host of The Rest Is Politics, found it “absolutely surreal” to be performing a podcast on stage at a sell-out O2 Arena. “We had something like 15,000 people there,” he said. “It was very, very odd.” Campbell revealed this while being interviewed by Count Binface, a man with a garbage bin on his head who has stood three times for election as a British Member of Parliament despite being from the planet Sigma IX. (Don’t worry: this is quite a normal thing for UK politics.) “I went on one of the biggest podcasts in the world”, says one author, “and it didn’t sell any books.” Amie McNee went on Jay Shetty’s show - and adds that she is developing a theory that “Artists have been taught that success comes from external forces,” she says, before adding that success doesn’t come that way: it comes from word of mouth. Her book, by the way, is called We Need Your Art. Stop Messing About And Make Something.. Talks.co, a platform connecting podcasters and guests, has launched free speaker pages to help hosts find guests. The page comes with an easy-to-use URL to help promote it. > > > 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.Join the Empowered Podcasting Conference, Sept 26 — Connect with industry leaders, learn actionable strategies, and elevate your podcasting journey. Tickets are limited. Reserve your spot today!Top 5 Methods for Monetizing Your Podcast — Learn how to monetize your podcast, expertise and audience. Unlock smarter ways to profit from podcasting. No sponsorships or massive audience needed. Training + Guide + Bot = FREE! ($197 Value)Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, SALT, Simplecast, Cohost, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, Audiohook, Magid, Companion Arts, RedCircle, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Storyboard, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, PodAnalyst, Gilded Audio, Frequency, Jonekiri, Podium , Ausha, Red Seat Ventures, Huberman Lab, PodVault, Gumball, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, Truefans, SoundStack, The Roost, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Zvook, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Goalhanger

Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. When WTF with Marc Maron goes away, what will you have to remember the show by? How about the official graphic novel? The book will be launched on Sep 4 on Kickstarter: it’s already fully funded. Triton Digital released its Canada Podcast Ranker for July. With no change in the top 5, CBC’s Front Burner remains #1; CBC/Radio-Canada remains the #1 network. In Good Tape, Dane Cardiel posts Building Castles in the Sky, asking “Will Sounds Profitable and Podcast Movement deliver on their promises?” It builds on a LinkedIn post from Twila Dang last week. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereA Community of True Crime Pods Growing Together — Your podcast deserves more than five listeners and your mom. Criminals.fm gets you in front of millions of true crime junkies for just $35/month. Ad-blocking and protection - at home and away — NextDNS is the new firewall for the modern Internet. It protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps, and provides a safe and supervised Internet. And it works wherever you are.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Magid, Companion Arts, audioBoom, RedCircle, Simplecast, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Cohost, SALT, PAVE Studios, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, PodVault, Podium , Castbox, Gumball, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Truefans, Ausha, SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, PodAnalyst, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Wondery, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Castos, Headliner, Optimal Living Daily, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Acast has launched the Acast Ads Academy - two courses to gain certification on how podcast advertising works. Those who pass the final exam of either course receive a certification that validates their expertise. The company hopes to train thousands in its first year. Exclusive: Chartable is going away. We know, you’ve heard this before - but this time, it’s going away for Megaphone customers, who still have access to it. If you’re with Megaphone, you’ll get an email today saying that a) Chartable is to be fully sunset on Dec 8, 2025; b) links are now available to publishers directly in Megaphone. (If you’re still using Chartable SmartLinks, you need to remove them.) There’s a blog post here about links, accompanied by what the landing page looks like (a massive Spotify button, tiny icons for the others), and what the analytics looks like. Apple’s six radio stations - until now, only available in Apple Music - are to be available on TuneIn (and, by extension, almost every connected device that uses the TuneIn catalog). The on-demand programming appears in Apple Music when searching for artists, and is one of the differentiators of Apple Music vs Spotify and other services. How brilliant would it be if a search for, say, Taylor Swift in Apple Music also brought up a direct link over to Apple Podcasts to “that” episode of New Heights? > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per episode? — Download your FREE Podcast Growth Scorecard! This tool helps you focus your podcast marketing so that you can spend your time on the marketing activities that have the most impact on podcast growth.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, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, audioBoom, SALT, Simplecast, Audiohook, Podscribe, Cohost, Companion Arts, RedCircle, Magid, PAVE Studios, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Tink Media, Frequency, Storyboard, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Ausha, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, PodAnalyst, PodVault, Jonekiri, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Truefans, Voxtopica, Podium , Huberman Lab, The Roost, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Blubrry, Zvook, Rephonic, Castos, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Lemonada Media, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Content10x, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Kimberly Farmer