Podnews Weekly Review

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout Our first week with Buzzsprout's new fanmail product was surprisingly good. We look into that, as well as the latest news - including the IAB numbers out of the US. We've chapters in all standards-supporting podcast players. Here are the chapters for Anton who listens in Spotify and needs a better podcast player 00:00:00 PWRMay10 00:00:52 IAB post smaller than expected numbers 00:06:46 Acast results are out 00:11:35 Buzzsprout fanmail one week on 00:22:11 The platform of the future? 00:34:39 Mamamia's Sam 00:40:08 IAB v2.2 00:42:28 Round the world 00:48:26 Events 01:09:06 Sam and James's week Buzzsprout Podcast hosting and a whole lot more Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout Including Kevin Finn from Buzzsprout and Mark Asquith from Captivate. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We chat with Kathryn Musilek from Shark Party Media about podcast guesting; with Acast's CEO, Ross Adams, about Acast's tenth birthday, and wonder whether Spotify's exist from the IAB (and IAB certification) is a mistake. What do you like or not like about this episode? We'd love to hear from you. weekly@podnews.net will find us both, or if you're using a modern podcast app, hit that boost button. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout “This week, we sit down with Jeremy King of the M&M Global Awards and Sean Howard, CEO of Flight Path, to dissect the pulse of podcast advertising and data analysis,” the AI says. Lizzy Pollott from Acast is also interviewed with Jeremy. “Join us for a journey through the evolving world of podcasting where every voice has the potential to echo globally.” - although presumably you could edit out the echo if it’s on a separate track. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We speak to Georgie and Christiana from Flight Studio, Steven Bartlett’s modest entry into the podcast space; James Allen of Media Disco and the dynamic Anu Bhardwaj of SHEQONOMI. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout Sam and James also talk mowPod and plenty of other bits about the week's news. If you get value from this show, give us value - share this show, or send some sats! Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We're live in Los Angeles - and we interview Gautam Raj Anand from Hubhopper about podcasting in India. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We interview Blubrry's Todd Cochrane about his new Vid2Pod tool; and chat with RedCircle's Mike Kadin about OpenRAP. Plus, the BBC's podcast strategy. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We interview Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub - and catch up with Gretchen Smith from Ad Results Media about ARM Pro. James also helpfully wades into the "preloading audio" argument that's consumed podcastindex.social over the last week. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout In the chapters today... Sam chats with Gretta Cohn about Pushkin's future plans James chats with Alban Brooke about Buzzsprout's iOS app Apple's transcripts, and YouTube Music's firings Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We talk: Podcast Search Optimisation,New IAB guidelinesCourt cases, and lots moreSupport the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout James and Sam are at The Pod in Brisbane - https://edgestudio.productions/the-pod/ - to cover what's been going on this week in podcasting. This week - an interview with Stew Redwine on what makes a good podcast ad; Anthony Nwaneri on his podcast Why Your Podcast Isn't Growing - and Sam gets some rants off his chest. Buckle up! Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout While Sam wanders around Australia, James interviews David Locke from the Locked On Podcast Network on how they use SMS to make more loyal listeners; and Amelia Coomber from Podscribe on new data for podcast advertising. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout James is joined this week by Dave Jones of the Podcast Index. https://podcastindex.org/ Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We talk with Wondercraft AI's Oskar Serrander, and Sam and James talk about the week's news in podcasting. Also, something fun from Buzzsprout. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We discuss Rob and Elsie's criticism of Podcasting 2.0; the Digital Markets Act in Europe and what that means for podcasting; and Alby's outage. (This is a re-upload without 30 minutes of silence, d'oh) Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

We discuss Rob and Elsie's criticism of Podcasting 2.0; the Digital Markets Act in Europe and what that means for podcasting; and Alby's outage. Support the showConnect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout We speak with Andy Goldsmith from Adelicious; Sam starts singing old 1980s TV commercials; and has a bit of a rant about some data. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout Step into the future of podcasting with us as we unwrap the latest industry shifts and ponder whether tracking total listening hours trumps download counts. We're joined by Kevin Smith, CEO and co-founder of Snipd, for an exclusive look at his AI-driven app that's changing the way we listen to podcasts. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net

Send us some fanmail, via Buzzsprout James and Sam look back at our predictions for 2023. How many did we get right? We also look at our highlights and lowlights of the year. Then, we give our predictions for 2024! At least one of them won't come as a surprise. We're back next week - 12th January 2024 - with our first full show of the year. Support the Show. Connect With Us: weekly@podnews.net@jamescridland@podnews@samsethi@joinpodfans⚡james@crid.land⚡sam@getalby.com@james@bne.social@samsethi@podcastindex.socialwww.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportpodnews.net