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Sponsored by Riverside. The online podcast editor that cuts down editing time. Riverside now offers separate track editing, audio enhancement, EQ, filler word removal, and music. Everything to produce professional podcasts fast. With exclusive data today from Edison Research, Podnews can reveal the massive - and growing - size of the US podcasting industry - and a suggestion for a new metric for podcasting to express its growth over the next twenty years. Metrics can demonstrate our size, or help us understand our revenue potential: this new metric, perhaps, helps us do both. Audioboom has acquired the UK podcast network Adelicious. The combination of the businesses will create the UK’s largest homegrown podcast network with 40mn unique listeners, and more than 125mn monthly downloads and views. Adelicious will continue as a brand. Apple Podcasts announced better, more granular listening reports within Apple Podcasts Connect. The reports are only available for channels that offer paid subscriptions, but now includes a unique count of listeners per channel for the first time. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here Meet with John Wordock in Dallas — Attending Podcast Movement in Dallas August 18-21? Grab a beverage with consultant John Wordock and talk content, audience and revenue. All conversations kept confidential. 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! 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! Remember Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything? — He’s back—now a Zen glitch in the algorithm of American nostalgia. Half koan, half record spinning in a microwave of manifest destiny. A Zen Molotov cocktail tossed at your timeline. Try Audyllic - Broadcast grade audio processing — Process podcast audio with legendary Optimod technology. Professional radio-grade processing for a smoother sound, perfect loudness, makes listening on a car, plane or train effortless! Try it free! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, SALT, Audiohook, Resound, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Podium , Voxtopica, Ausha, Gilded Audio, The Podcast Haven, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, POW PR, Truefans, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Frequency, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Transistor, Zvook, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podigy, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: NASA

Sponsored by Riverside. The online podcast editor that cuts down editing time. Riverside now offers separate track editing, audio enhancement, EQ, filler word removal, and music. Everything to produce professional podcasts fast. The free chart ranking research tool mowPod Charts has had a major update. The service now monitors rankings for your podcast in Spotify for the first time alongside Apple Podcasts chart data - and we’ve worked together to add the latest podcasting news from Podnews to the free mowPod Charts email alerts, to make them more useful for podcasters everywhere. As part of this upgrade, Podnews is now using trending data from mowPod Charts in our newsletter, to show more interesting podcast data from across the globe. Find the “Podcast Data” section below. A new movie about podcasts, Age of Audio, was premiered recently at the Oak Cliff Film Festival. Initially announced in Dec 2019 and directed by Shaun Michael Colón, it follows Ronald Young Jr in his quest for a hit indie podcast; and interviews people like Adam Curry, Ira Glass, Kara Swisher and Marc Maron. You can watch the trailer here. The future of the Australian Podcast Ranker is secure, with an extended agreement between CRA and Triton Digital, it’s been announced. In June’s Podcast Ranker, the ABC’s Mushroom Case Daily was the third most listened-to show. The Nine Podcast Network saw 3% year-on-year increases for downloads and audience. ARN’s iHeart has 23.5mn downloads, according to the ranker (which measures participating publishers only, and notably no shows from Acast). > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 10 Mistakes that hurt download #'s (FREE Workshop) — This FREE Podcasting Business School workshop will teach you how to avoid the 10 BIG mistakes that most podcasters make that negatively impact audience growth. Join us on July 30th! 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 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, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, SALT, Audiohook, Cohost, RedCircle, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, Gumball, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Frequency, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, Podium , Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Truefans, Ausha, SoundStack, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Oxford Road, Headliner, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Castos, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, Wondery, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Maxim Berg

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 here The 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's Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Cohost, RedCircle, Audiohook, audioBoom, Podscribe, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Tink Media, Truefans, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Jonekiri, POW PR, SoundStack, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Castbox, Gumball, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, Ausha, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Castos, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Blubrry, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Ossa Collective, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Optimal Living Daily, Double Elvis Productions, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Sonix, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 here AI 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, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, audioBoom, RedCircle, SALT, Simplecast, Cohost, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Acast Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , Jonekiri, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gumball, Truefans, The Roost, POW PR, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, Castbox, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Frequency, Ausha, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, Ossa Collective, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Transistor, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Castos, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Sonix, Adopter Media, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 here Book Time With John Wordock This Summer — Need to improve your podcast? Having issues with your content, audience or revenue? Contact award-winning veteran John Wordock and book a consulting session. 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. Have 1k+ contacts? You’ll get a $500 Amazon gift card for joining! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, SALT, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, RedCircle, Audiohook, Cohost, Simplecast, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, Tink Media, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Frequency, Castbox, Gumball, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Optimal Living Daily, Zvook, Blubrry, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our 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 here 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 3,600+ 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. Have 1k+ contacts? You’ll get a $500 Amazon gift card for joining! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Simplecast, audioBoom, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, SALT, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Jonekiri, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Storyboard, Compliance Podcast Network, Huberman Lab, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Ausha, SoundStack, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, The Roost, Truefans, Tink Media, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, Zvook, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, Rephonic, Blubrry, Castos, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Optimal Living Daily, Jam Street Media, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Lower Street, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Almos Bechtold

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. NPR has recently added support for the funding tag across its shows - it’s a Podcasting 2.0 feature in RSS that enables a link to help directly support a show. Supporting Cast notes in a blog today that use of the feature continues to grow, now it’s supported by apps like Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict and AntennaPod. Here’s the guide on podcasting2.org, including some screenshots of different apps. In Canada, The Podcast Exchange (TPX) is to file for bankruptcy. “Since 2018, The Podcast Exchange (TPX) has been a pioneer in building the podcast advertising market in Canada. We’ve worked hard over the years to support advertisers and publishing partners and deliver real value. Despite those efforts, the business has faced sustained financial challenges for some time.” said the CEO Pary Bell in an email. Podtrac released its June Podcast Rankers. Unique monthly audience was down, month-on-month, for every publisher. It lists participating publishers only. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here MONETIZATION: The Real Value of Podcasting — The brilliant Charlotte Lewis-West joins Smarter Podcasting, to dig into the real value of podcasting — and why making money through ads and sponsorships isn’t the only (or smartest) goal. All your podcast planning in one place — Finally, one tool to plan episodes, manage guests, track tasks, and deliver content on time. Perfect for solo creators or agencies. Try Northflow free for 15 days. No card needed. Podcast Host? Score $250 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Have 1k+ contacts? You’ll get a $250 Amazon gift card for joining! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, Podscribe, Cohost, RedCircle, Resound, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Truefans, Ausha, The Podcast Haven, Frequency, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Jonekiri, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Storyboard, Podium , Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Gumball, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Castos, Rephonic, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Blubrry, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Lemonada Media, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. In a welcome move, Spotify has returned podcast linking tool pod.link to its original developer, Nathan Gathright. Podlink, which offers one simple link to a podcast on all platforms, launched in Aug 2018, and was purchased by Podsights in Feb 2021, which in turn was acquired by Spotify in Feb 2022. Gathright left Spotify in 2023. The move will make sure that over 1.7 million links to Podlink on the web will keep working. Spotify tells us: “Spotify is committed to building great products that help creators succeed. As we continue investing in native solutions that help creators and publishers track and promote their podcast episodes more effectively, we’ve decided to return Pod.link to its founder. We're collaborating closely to ensure a smooth handoff, with minimal impact to users throughout the transition”. Here are other universal links tools, including Podfollow, Linkfire, and episodes.fm - which is also by Nathan Gathright (as are the platform logos you’ll see in our podcast pages). True Native Media has announced two ways for podcast publishers to earn money. PodRamp is for emerging podcasts, helping smaller shows with programmatic ad management and hosting; PodPremium, the company’s established offering, is for larger shows, with strategic representation and premium host-read ad campaigns. In the UK, AudioUK has launched a campaign for formal recognition of podcasting and audio as a core UK creative industry. It follows similar action in Canada and France. Recognition could mean tax relief and a place in policy-making committees. The release includes action that UK-based audio companies or individuals can take. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here MONETIZATION: The Real Value of Podcasting — The brilliant Charlotte Lewis-West joins Smarter Podcasting, to dig into the real value of podcasting — and why making money through ads and sponsorships isn’t the only (or smartest) goal. 🏆 Half of the top podcasters use Supporting Cast! — NPR, Lemonada, Wondery, SiriusXM, and more trust Supporting Cast to sell & deliver their subscription and exclusive content 📈. Get in touch! A 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. Podcast Host? Score $250 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Have 1k+ contacts? You’ll get a $250 Amazon gift card for joining! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, RedCircle, Audiohook, SALT, Resound, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Acast Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Gumball, The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Gilded Audio, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Tink Media, Voxtopica, Jonekiri, Compliance Podcast Network, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, POW PR, Storyboard, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Castos, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Juliana Ju/Pixabay

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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. In what is probably the biggest podcast festival in the world, the second edition of the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival took place over the weekend in Sheffield, UK. Michael Palin performed never-heard-before Monty Python material on stage in his hometown to a packed audience, in a chat hosted by long-time fan Greg James. Palin recited the deleted end scene of Life of Brian. The second day saw an on-stage proposal taking place in the recording of Help, I Sexted My Boss. She said yes. We’ve pictures of the weekend, including the conversion, for the event, of the former Coles Brothers store in central Sheffield. A new tool for podcasters, the Podcast Knowledge Library launches today. It builds on the popular MethodKit for podcasters, which serves as a roadmap to podcast development, production and distribution. The kit is available in 42 different languages. A new tool lets advertisers make a podcast ad in minutes. Klaxon AI says it can generate broadcast-ready ads with no recording studio, voice talent, or audio engineer required. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here MONETIZATION: The Real Value of Podcasting — The brilliant Charlotte Lewis-West joins Smarter Podcasting, to dig into the real value of podcasting — and why making money through ads and sponsorships isn’t the only (or smartest) goal. 20th Annual Podcast Awards - Register Now! — The People's Choice Podcast Awards nominations are open You must register to participate. 20th year honoring podcasters globally in 30 categories. Register Now! Podcast Host? Score $250 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Have 1k+ contacts? You’ll get a $250 Amazon gift card for joining! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, SALT, Resound, Audiohook, Cohost, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, Podium , The Roost, Tink Media, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, Jonekiri, Gumball, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Huberman Lab, Truefans, Storyboard, Ausha, SoundStack, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Zvook, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Castos, Lemonada Media, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: @tom_sunderland

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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. Tales from the Cloud Sea might be the first 100% improvised comedy adventure podcast for kids and families. Every episode's adventure is created by kids who call in to tell the characters where The Skytanic goes next. We’re told early feedback has been positive. The NYC Web Fest is now accepting podcasts as an official category in its twelfth annual celebration of indie storytelling. The festival has also announced its jury members. The festival is Oct 3-5. Gretchen Rubin, who signed with Lemonada Media last year for her podcast, has signed with Backyard Ventures - for her newsletters. (Opinion: interesting how podcast companies haven’t also looked at newsletters, given their popularity.) > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here A deep-tissue massage for your podcast — Your podcast’s out—but something’s off. Get sharp feedback, a sane action plan, and zero sugarcoating. Bring your frustration, leave with relief. 20th Annual Podcast Awards - Register Now! — The People's Choice Podcast Awards nominations are open You must register to participate. 20th year honoring podcasters globally in 30 categories. Register Now! A 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. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Cohost, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, RedCircle, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Tink Media, Ausha, Storyboard, POW PR, SoundStack, Gumball, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, The Roost, Jonekiri, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Podium , Gilded Audio, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podigy, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. The total number of new podcast episodes published in June was 4.7% fewer than in May on a normalised basis, says Livewire. Spotify for Creators saw a small decrease, but still retained its leading market share of 26.6% of new episodes. Spreaker (at 15%) and Buzzsprout (at 8.7%) saw increases in share, as did Podbean and Libsyn. Amazon Cloudfront still serves the majority of podcast episodes (now 60.79% of them). Buzzsprout’s monthly stats report for June suggests a small narrowing of Apple Podcasts’s lead in terms of total downloads. The podcast host saw a -4.5% drop in total downloads (June has -3.3% fewer days than May). Transistor showed Apple Podcasts retake its lead, however. The Podcast Standards Project has added Anytime Player as a certified app, and podcast hosting providers Iono, Podhome, Podtoo and Alitu as certified hosting providers. The full list and certification criteria is on Github, and on the project website; the group aims to advocate for new features that improve the open podcasting ecosystem for both listeners and creators. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here How To Get 50 MILLION Downloads with Gary Arndt — How do you grow your podcast to massive numbers? I invited Gary onto the Smarter Podcasting to find out. He is the host of Everything Everywhere Daily, and recently hit 50 million downloads! How?! 20th Annual Podcast Awards - Register Now! — The People's Choice Podcast Awards nominations are open You must register to participate. 20th year honoring podcasters globally in 30 categories. Register Now! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Podscribe, Cohost, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, SALT, RedCircle, Audiohook, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Frequency, Gumball, Truefans, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Compliance Podcast Network, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Diversion Podcasts, Castos, Wondery, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. A comedy podcast festival is to expand into the US - and to return to London and Melbourne. Cheerful Earful plans 15 days of live podcast shows across the globe, including a new event in New York City. Presented in partnership with headline sponsor Adelicious, the festival continues its mission to be “global but grassroots,” with comedy at the heart. Tickets are now on sale. New York Public Radio, the owners of WNYC, released its financial returns for FY23/24. The company brought in $73.9mn (including a government grant of just $347,000), but had expenses of $83.1mn. During the year the company eliminated leadership bonuses, cut its workforce by 40 people, and cancelled Death, Sex & Money, with production ceasing in January 2024. It’s now with Slate. Oliver Lafontaine, the CEO of the company, was paid $612,000. We also learn the packages paid to Brooke Gladstone (who hosts On The Media), and Anna Sale (who hosted Death, Sex & Money for six months of this return period): both were paid around $341,000. Podcast advertising via AdsWizz earned WNYC $426,000 during the year. Parla has launched its deep research assistant. The research tool is trained on “every active podcast in the world”. We asked it “should a podcast be in video, or just in audio”, and it gave us this. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 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 3,600+ Pod Pals on this list. 20th Annual Podcast Awards - Register Now! — The People's Choice Podcast Awards nominations are open You must register to participate. 20th year honoring podcasters globally in 30 categories. Register Now! A 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. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, Cohost, Audiohook, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Resound, SALT, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Tink Media, Castbox, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Gilded Audio, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Gumball, Frequency, Jonekiri, POW PR, The Roost, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Storyboard, Truefans, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Ossa Collective, Transistor, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our 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 Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty, and other top creators. Advertisers say they’ve never been more interested in podcast advertising - and never used it more. That’s the results of the eleventh year of the Advertiser Perceptions study by Westwood One and Cumulus Media. However, the study suggests, brands are just “sticking their toe in the water” in terms of budgets; and suggests that it’s time that brands invested 5% of their overall spend in podcasting. Could open video podcasting be a little closer? Podpage now supports HLS podcasts, and explains its benefits. Here’s the example show’s website on Podpage. PodWoman, a podcasting event dedicated to women in podcasting, is back for a third year in Madrid, Spain - this time, its first in-person edition. The Spanish-language event will feature talks, activities, and a networking area designed to connect professionals and creators in the podcasting world. It’s on Oct 18. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here How To Get 50 MILLION Downloads with Gary Arndt — How do you grow your podcast to massive numbers? I invited Gary onto the Smarter Podcasting to find out. He is the host of Everything Everywhere Daily, and recently hit 50 million downloads! How?! 20th Annual Podcast Awards - Register Now! — The People's Choice Podcast Awards nominations are open You must register to participate. 20th year honoring podcasters globally in 30 categories. Register Now! Attention Podcast Hosts! — PodSnacks offers a tool that helps engage your audience. Utilizing AI it summarizes your episodes, links to Spotify and Apple, & alerts your subscribers via emails. 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, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Simplecast, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, RedCircle, audioBoom, Resound, Cohost, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Podium , Frequency, Castbox, Gumball, Storyboard, SoundStack, Gilded Audio, Compliance Podcast Network, Tink Media, Ausha, Jonekiri, Red Seat Ventures, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, POW PR, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Blubrry, Podcast Taxi, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Headliner, Castos, Oxford Road, Zvook, Jam Street Media, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Rephonic, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Jon Tyson

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. France’s podcast industry has called for official government recognition for podcasting. “If we want podcasting to remain a diverse, creator-driven medium, it must be recognized as a cultural industry in its own right”, the organisation said, in a statement following its AGM. This follows AudioUK asking for the same in the UK; and podcasters asking for similar recognition in Canada. Mission Media AI has been launched - a new content, distribution and media sales company founded by David Krulewich. Steve Smith, formerly of SiriusXM, will work on publisher relationships; George Mani will be Head of Business Development. CoHost has added new features to its tracking links tool, making it faster to deploy tracking links for new shows promoted on multiple platforms. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 🏆 Half of the top podcasters use Supporting Cast! — NPR, Lemonada, Wondery, SiriusXM, and more trust Supporting Cast to sell & deliver their subscription and exclusive content 📈. Get in touch! YouTube Channel Growth for Podcasters! — Ready to grow your podcast on YouTube? With targeted strategies, you can increase visibility, attract listeners, and turn views into subscribers. Start growing your YouTube Channel Today! Your AI-Powered Podcast Insights In One Email — Keep up with your favorite podcasts with PodSnacks! Receive a daily AI-generated, personalized summary of your favorite shows and save dozens of hours of listening time! Follow 25 podcasts for free! 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, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, RedCircle, Podscribe, Audiohook, audioBoom, SALT, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, The Roost, Deepcast Creator, SoundStack, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, POW PR, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gilded Audio, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, Storyboard, Ausha, Tink Media, Jonekiri, Castbox, Frequency, Podium , Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Blubrry, Wondery, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Ossa Collective, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. Audacy is to shut down Pineapple Street Studios. Nearly thirty employees are to be laid off. Pineapple Street had been bought by Audacy in 2019 for $18mn. Audacy will continue making some shows. Audacy itself emerged from bankruptcy in January; it was reportedly looking for a buyer for the company in March. Audacy shut Cadence13 (a $50mn purchase) in Mar 2024, and rebranded Podcorn ($22.5mn) as Audacy Creator Lab in April this year. Meanwhile, Audacy’s purchase of Moonbeam, a podcast discovery app in Jul 2022, also appears to have come to nothing: the website is now owned by a company in Ukraine. An Audacy spokesperson didn’t return our request for more detail about Moonbeam. Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of podcasts being available in iTunes, Apple Podcasts released a list of “20 Years, 20 Podcasts We Love”, and posted a thank you to creators. “Podcasting has become a global force thanks to the creativity and commitment of creators, and the deep connections they have with their audiences. The twenty podcasts that we selected for the 20 Years, 20 Podcasts We Love list are a representation of this same creativity and connection found across the millions of podcasts on Apple Podcasts. We look forward to continuing to help creators grow their audiences, and listeners find and enjoy the podcasts they love,” Ben Cave, global head of podcasts at Apple, told Podnews. Apple says these shows “have made a lasting impact on listeners and the podcast industry”; separately, the Essential Listening Poll is compiling a list from audio creators, writers and scholars, which will be unveiled in August at Podcast Movement. Steve Jobs demoed podcasting at the D3 conference in 2005, by playing the latest episode of Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code. It didn’t, quite, go to plan. Podnews restored the co-inventor of podcasting Dave Winer’s Morning Coffee Notes, which he credits for democratising the podcast medium (fearing that other early shows sounded too polished). The first episode in our restored feed is from March 2005. As an aside: Apple’s list is hosted on the learn.applepodcasts.apple domain. That’s the first time we’ve seen them use this domain; there’s no homepage there yet. PodcastOne has launched a crypto podcast network. The press release talks about blockchain, Web3 audio and video content, and AI-hosted content. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here Shouldn't Your Show Be Bigger? — Why isn't your show growing? This podcast audit shows you what you're doing right and what needs work. We look at your website as well. Includes a month at the School of Podcasting. Attention Podcast Hosts! — PodSnacks offers a tool that helps engage your audience. Utilizing AI it summarizes your episodes, links to Spotify and Apple, & alerts your subscribers via emails. 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, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, Cohost, Resound, Audiohook, RedCircle, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Gilded Audio, Deepcast Creator, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Ausha, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, Gumball, Huberman Lab, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Storyboard, Tink Media, Truefans, POW PR, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Headliner, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Pineapple Supply Co

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. Spotify is wooing some potential video creators with promises of free ad money. Natalie Jarvey of The Ankler published a leaked Spotify deck; and one slide shows an incentive of $5,000 of free ad credits within Spotify Ads Manager to help eligible new video creators to promote their shows. Spotify often highlights that many creators see a growth in consumption after adding video: but it hasn’t mentioned that it gives $5,000 of free ads to drive that consumption increase. Today, June 26, marks the thirteenth anniversary of the launch of the Apple Podcasts iOS app in 2012. The app featured a faux reel-to-reel tape deck, apparently a nod to the Braun TG 60 tape recorder by Dieter Rams. In the Apple Podcasts app, speed controls were marked with a tortoise and a hare; and promotion for This American Life on the editorially-curated “featured” section. The app also featured a “Top Stations” discovery feature. Here’s a video from CTTechJunkie showing how the app worked; a positive review from Revision3; and this demo from GetConnected Media which shows how the “Top Stations” feature worked: with an audio/video switch right at the top. Hey, there’s an idea... It’s the twentieth anniversary of podcasts going into iTunes on Saturday. 86% of Gen Z listen to music or consume podcasts ​to help boost their mood, according to a new study. The Gen Z Report, from Edison Research and SiriusXM Media, says that 13-24 year-olds are most concerned with the economy, social injustice and political division. 8% of their audio time is spent with podcasts; they discover podcasts most-often by “searching on YouTube”. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here Shouldn't Your Show Be Bigger? — Why isn't your show growing? This podcast audit shows you what you're doing right and what needs work. We look at your website as well. Includes a month at the School of Podcasting. YouTube Channel Growth for Podcasters! — Ready to grow your podcast on YouTube? With targeted strategies, you can increase visibility, attract listeners, and turn views into subscribers. Start growing your YouTube Channel Today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Cohost, Simplecast, Resound, SALT, Podscribe, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Acast Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Castbox, Podium , Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Deepcast Creator, SoundStack, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gumball, Huberman Lab, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, POW PR, Storyboard, Ausha, Tink Media, The Roost, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Blubrry, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Castos, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Alexander Schimmeck

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. In Germany, for the first time, podcasting is now bigger than radio for 18-29 year-olds. And, once the preserve of men, it’s women who now listen more often to podcasts: with monthly listening more than tripling since 2019. The findings are in the Podcast 2025 Report, produced by Seven.One Audio. Podnews readers can download the full report in English. Podcast criticism is important - and it’s needed. So says Imran Ahmed from Great Pods, writing for Podnews - sharing why podcast critique is helpful and useful; and, giving tips on how to do it. Two of podcasting’s fastest-growing audiences are Health & Fitness and Self-Improvement. Tomorrow, there’s a free webinar about “the power of purpose-driven podcasting” - which will share more about those audiences, and why they’re perfect for advertisers. It’s from SiriusXM Media and Sounds Profitable. Meanwhile, SiriusXM Media and Edison Research present the Gen Z Audio Report in a free webinar today at 2pm EDT. Here’s where to register for that. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 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 3,600+ 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! 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, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Cohost, Simplecast, SALT, audioBoom, RedCircle, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, Disctopia, Acast, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Truefans, Voxtopica, Deepcast Creator, Huberman Lab, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, SoundStack, Podium , PlayPodcast, Castbox, Tink Media, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, Ausha, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ossa Collective, Transistor, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podigy, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. Wanting to get promoted by Apple Podcasts? Apple is now requiring specific artwork for shows it promotes in its app: its feature request form says that “submissions without Showcase Hero art will not be considered for Showcase featuring in the US”. They mean Show Hero art, as documented here. The form is also specifically asking about trailers, so we can guess what’s next there, too. Not looking for Apple Podcasts promotion? Don’t worry; nothing else changes. (h/t John McDermott) If you’ve a trailer, you can also use our own New Podcasts website to promote your show there (and here). The Podcast Marketing Academy released its 2025 Podcast Marketing Trends Report. The survey contains a lot of quality data around what works - and doesn’t - in terms of podcasting: 55% of shows saw a smaller listenership this year than last year, the study says; though 18% of shows doubled their listenership. It also shows that business shows, and shows with an interview format, grew the most. The length of a podcast grew slightly, with the median episode 5% longer than last year at 36 minutes 42 seconds. The APAs from AudioUK are open for entry, as the audio production awards return for the fifteenth year. The awards celebrate audio from podcasts to radio, audiobooks to sound design, production to presenting. Audible returns as sponsor; you’ve until mid September to enter. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here Shouldn't Your Show Be Bigger? — Why isn't your show growing? This podcast audit shows you what you're doing right and what needs work. We look at your website as well. Includes a month at the School of Podcasting. YouTube Channel Growth for Podcasters! — Ready to grow your podcast on YouTube? With targeted strategies, you can increase visibility, attract listeners, and turn views into subscribers. Start growing your YouTube Channel Today! Taking a 150k/month audio podcast to video — Join Lower Street Office Hours as Harry Morton and Jackie Lamport share what Moneywise learned taking a niche, high-value podcast to video. June 25, 1PM EST. Register free. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Cohost, Podscribe, Simplecast, Audiohook, RedCircle, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, Voxtopica, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Frequency, Truefans, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, SoundStack, Castbox, Deepcast Creator, Gumball, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Blubrry, Wondery, Optimal Living Daily, Diversion Podcasts, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Sonix, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Nick Collins

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. Greg Glenday has been announced as the new CEO for Acast, after Ross Adams announced his resignation. Adams will continue as a strategic advisor; he’d been with Acast since 2014 (moving from Spotify and Capital Radio), and had been CEO for eight years. Glenday joined in Aug 2023 as part of a raft of US appointments. He’d joined from Shazam, iHeartMedia, Lightbox and Undertone. You can read an interview shortly after he joined Acast, in our sister publication the Podcast Business Journal. Spotify’s video podcast program isn’t a big hit with podcast networks, says Digiday, saying larger networks are “wary”. However, creators seem keener, with YMH Studios suggesting they’re earning 5x the revenue from Spotify than YouTube, and Ryth earning more than double. Meanwhile, The Times of London reveals (in a paid-for article) that Spotify “has a porn problem”, after stumbling upon “everything from lascivious critiques of skin flicks to audio erotica and reels of ASMR sounds”. And, Daniel Ek’s sales of Spotify shares? He’s used that money to invest in Helsing, an AI-driven military drone company. “I’m sure people will criticize it and that’s OK,” Ek told The Financial Times in a paid piece. Among other clients, the company is making drones for Ukraine. Almost one in five of us eat to our favourite podcast or music, according to data from YouGov. 18% listen to music or podcasts while eating lunch; 16% over dinner. Half of us eat lunch alone. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 💰 Join the High Rollers Club with Supporting Cast — Radiolab, Dunc'd On, The Tennis Podcast, Dateline, Savage Lovecast, and other shows will earn up to seven figures this year using the Supporting Cast membership platform. 🎙️ 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! 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, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Audiohook, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, Resound, SALT, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, Disctopia, Podpage websites Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Deepcast Creator, SoundStack, Castbox, PlayPodcast, Tink Media, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Gumball, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, The Roost, Voxtopica, Frequency, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Huberman Lab, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Double Elvis Productions, Zvook, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, Castos, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Adopter Media, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison Research Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Podscribe. Newly Launched: June 2025 Industry Rankings See the top podcasts, publishers, and advertisers in the industry’s ultimate ranker. Explore the full rankings to spot the leaders and biggest movers. The yearly environmental effect of Spotify integrating video into its music platform could mean an increase in carbon emissions equivalent to an extra 374,000 flights between Paris and New York, according to a new study. Video is significantly more energy-intensive, says carbon management company Greenly, because screens need to be on and lit, and video uses increased data and processor power. The study notes that adding video to an audio-only platform means over 50x more carbon emissions every hour. The study only measures Spotify’s music platform, and not podcasting: but video podcasting on Spotify, and on YouTube, will mean additional energy use. Pocket Casts has added transcripts to its web player. “Some podcasts include their own transcripts which are available to all users. And if they don’t, as a Plus or Patron subscriber, you have access to auto-generated transcripts!” Here is an example from our daily update, showing named voices. The third biggest news podcast in the UK, Politics Joe has put its video podcast behind a Patreon paywall. The audio version will remain free for all. The company said that its dependence on YouTube was a business risk; and that its audio version was earning twice as much revenue, despite attracting half the audience. The company claims to have attracted 350 paying subscribers in just five days, each paying £8 (US$10.50) per month for access. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter. Classifieds - your job or ad here 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's YouTube Channel Growth for Podcasters! — Ready to grow your podcast on YouTube? With targeted strategies, you can increase visibility, attract listeners, and turn views into subscribers. Start growing your YouTube Channel Today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, SALT, Audiohook, RedCircle, Podscribe, Simplecast, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, POW PR, Podium , Voxtopica, PlayPodcast, The Podcast Haven, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Deepcast Creator, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Ausha, Castbox, Jonekiri, Truefans, SoundStack, Storyboard, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Wondery, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Rephonic, Transistor, Content10x, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podigy, Sonix, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Claudio Schwarz