James Cridland and Sam Sethi

Podnews Weekly Review

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The last word in podcasting news. Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry. Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy Awards Support the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!

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James Cridland and Sam Sethi

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Spotify tells us they're sort of No1. Benjamin Bellamy tells us about the new Recommendation, Medium and Gateway RSS 2.0 namespace tags to make your podcast more discoverable. Bailey Drake tells us how to record live audio apps and transcribe them. 28.10.2021 1:29:54

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi GUESTS: Bailey Drake - Back Stage by Headliner Benjamin Bellamy - CEO Ad Aures NEWS: Spotify released its Q3/21 results . It has 3.2m podcasts on its platform (subtext: beating Apple ). Earnings were buoyed by growth in podcast advertising Spotify is to add video podcasts , but probably not as you know them. Y...

Bryan Barletta sits in for Sam - Apple's downloads and Spotify's ad sales. Interview with Adam Bowie about podcast trends 21.10.2021 40:40

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail James is recording in a forest. Proof: https://twitter.com/JamesCridland/status/1451002189049040905 Bryan Barletta runs https://soundsprofitable.com - go subscribe! Apple Podcasts explains how podcasts work: https://podnews.net/update/apple-podcast-downloads-explanation Spotify to hire hundreds of adsales staff: https://podnews.net/update/nms-facebook-podc...

Dr Brian of London talks Web 3, Podping, Hive and Dairy Cows? James now speaks fluent Spanish thanks to Veritone MARVEL․ai and Genevieve Hassan's podcast takes off with 5M Virgin Atlantic passengers. 14.10.2021 2:15:12

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi they talk to GUESTS: Dr Brian of London about his work on Podping and Hive . Genevieve Hassan about her podcast Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did NEWS: Sounds Profitable en Español starts today, as Bryan Barletta explains in Sounds Profitable with Podsights . The podcast adtech newsletter will b...

Chris Messina talks about Spotify Ads, the history of open formats on the social web and how ActivityPub could impact the future of Podcasting? 07.10.2021 1:16:20

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they talk to Chris Messina about his work on OpenWeb Standards such as ActivityStreams that became ActivityPub. He wrote this seminal post on Medium about ActivityStreams and ActivityPub in 2008 GUEST : Chris Messina is the inventor of the hashtag as it is currently used on social media platforms. In a 2007 tweet...

Open RSS rated good by Acast. Closed Apple Podcast app rated bad by its users. #Discuss 30.09.2021 1:02:02

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they celebrate 'International Podcast Day'. GUESTS:: Ross Adams and Johan Billgren from Acast NEWS: 1. Twitter has launched crypto-tipping using the lightning network: the same tool used by Podcasting 2.0 Value4Value apps . The tool uses the Strike API. It’s “rolling out” on iOS. 2. iOS 15's “ Priv...

Research, research everywhere but who is right? Nielsen says podcasting is still growing. eMarketer says Spotify has overtaken Apple Podcasts and Arete Research says Spotify's management needs to change! 23.09.2021 1:11:08

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi GUESTS : - Richard Kramer - Arete Research - Bruce Supovitz - Nielsen - Arica McKinnon - Nielsen SHOW NOTES : 1. Edison Research - whilst podcast listening has grown, 44% of US Latinos haven’t yet listened to a podcast. 2. Triton Digital - US Podcasting Report for August. Downloads are up 11% from July, as the Apple b...

In our opinion, we need better listener tools - Clips, Comments and Content moderation. Oscar Merry talks about Fountain App, Alex Jacobi talks about the Open Podcast Analytics Format and will Podcasting Kill the Radio Star? 16.09.2021 1:11:33

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi GUESTS Oscar Merry - talks about Fountain App (clips, boostergrams and chapters) Alex Jacobi - talks about OPAF (Open Podcast Analytics Format) SHOW NOTES In a client note, Richard Kramer , an analyst from Arete Research has criticised Spotify. Our Editor asked Spotify for all his personal data, to discover Spotify...

Passing the RSS buck! Is unmoderated podcasting spreading misinformation? Do podcasting apps need better content moderation reporting tools? Twitter to support Value4Value boosts. 09.09.2021 1:11:36

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi GUESTS: Valerie Wirtschafter - The Brookings Institution Andrew Craissati - Auddy NEWS HEADLINES: Podcasting is " an ideal tool to inject false or misleading information into mainstream discourse while going undetected ", according to research from Valerie Wirtschafter The Australian High Court found...

Has Google given up on podcasting? Are subscriptions better than ads? Amazon, Spotify and Twitter double down on live social audio. Does podcasting need policing for lies and defamation? 02.09.2021 39:02

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Listen to episode 40 with James Cridland and Sam Sethi NEWS HEADLINES: - https://podnews.net/ Has Google given up on podcasting? The founder of Google Podcasts , Zack Reneau-Wedeen , has left Google. Gabe Bender , Google Podcasts’ product lead, left in April. Amazon is copying Clubhouse Clubhouse adds spatial audio Spotify adds another show to Greenroom...

Apple: The Internet Explorer of podcast apps? Evo Terra on why podcast apps suck. How's Spotify doing and multiple new ways to discover podcasts. 26.08.2021 59:20

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi INTERVIEW: Evo Terra - Podcast Pontifications - he lists his helpful commandments here . PODNEWS HEADLINES: How’s podcasting doing for Spotify? Internal Spotify podcast consumption data has been leaked to Business Insider . If Spotify Isn't getting much value from Gimlet, that feeling’s mutual Matt Deegan writes more...

What happens to podcast downloads if IP addresses go away? Interview: Bryan Barletta, plus automating YouTube for podcasting. 19.08.2021 50:43

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi INTERVIEW: Bryan Barletta - Sounds Profitable NEWS HEADLINES: “Nearly one in five weekly listeners say that YouTube is their primary service for podcasts. This is why I twitch a little every time I hear a podcast tell listeners to 'subscribe or follow us wherever you get your podcasts.' Are you sure? ” - in his...

Mark Cuban lies his ass off. We interview Martin Mouritzen, PodFriend about Cross-App commenting and Boostagrams. 12.08.2021 1:07:36

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Who knew premature publishing was a thing ;-) Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi INTERVIEWS: James Bishop - One Fine Play Martin Mouritzen - PodFriend NEWS: At Podcast Movement, Mark Cuban and Falon Fatemi spoke about their new storytelling platform Fireside Chat . Cuban described podcasting as being “old, tired and beat up,” adding “…there’s only one...

Sam's back! Spotify's revenue, Apple's bugfix, and a new value4value app 05.08.2021 38:30

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi All the links are at Podnews at https://podnews.net/podcast/i5hv2 1. Spotify’s podcast ad revenue has jumped 627% year-on-year , according to their revenue announcement. 2. Apple has confirmed a download bug has been fixed in iOS 14.7 . 3. There are now at least 1,000 paid shows in Apple Podcasts Just six weeks after the...

Podcasting in South East Asia; Sharon Taylor co-hosts; Spotify paid podcasting and more 29.07.2021 38:15

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Sharon Taylor is Managing Director of Triton Digital, and looks after Omny Studio, an enterprise podcast host. Find out more at https://omnystudio.com/learn Our guest is Ron Baetiong, founder and CEO of Podcast Network Asia. He's at https://podcastnetwork.asia/ We're sponsored by Buzzsprout - they're at buzzsprout.com and will be at Podcast...

Dynamic ads and podcast networks - Rachel Corbett co-hosts; Mignon Fogarty is our guest 22.07.2021 37:22

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Rachel Corbett joins James Cridland to talk fiction podcasts; dynamic ad insertion; whether we're in a slowdown or not; GoodPods and indie podcasting; social audio networks; and the benefits of a podcast network. All the links are in the latest updates from Podnews, at https://podnews.net We're sponsored by Riverside, who make excellent software...

Podcast SEO: stuff the title and forget the description, it's only a B medium anyway!? 16.07.2021 1:21:00

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi With Special Interviews: Nick Hilton , CEO Podot with NEW Podcast " The Town That Knew Too Much" Zach Moreno & Rock Felder Co-Founders of Squadcast. FM Jemily Rime, BBC R&D ( jir506@york.ac.uk ) Podland News 1. Exclusive: Do podcast apps use your podcast’s description to help people find new shows? S...

Apple iOS 14.6, is it a bug or a feature exposing the dirty download secret? Ross Adams CEO, ACast explains 5 reasons why we need RSS, Is Audacity dangerous now it's Russian owned. Podcasts finally agree on episode notes. Interview with Jim Ballas, CTO, 08.07.2021 32:35

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi With Special Interviews: - Jim Ballas, LaunchpadOne Podland News 1. Audacity, an open-source audio editor, is to share limited analytics data with their company in Kaliningrad in Russia , it has announced. The data shared, which you don’t appear to be able to opt-out of, includes your IP address but doesn’t include your na...

Why Amazon podcasts start to splash the cash and bought Art19 and Smartless? We interview Arielle Nissenblatt from the Podcast Taxonomy board and we interview Don MacKinnon (Hark) and Hannah Blake (Entale) both help with podcast discovery 01.07.2021 56:36

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they talk about Why Amazon Podcasting bought Art 19. With Special Interviews: - Arielle Nissenblatt - Podcast Taxonomy - Don MacKinnon - Hark Audio - Hannah Blake - Entale This Weeks News Headlines from Podland: 1. Amazon has bought enterprise podcast hosting and adsales company ART19, Inc. . This gives Amazon access to...

Facebook Podcasting. It's alive but why can't you actually play them yet? We interview David Markowitz, Netflix amd Niklas Hildebrand, Audry. 24.06.2021 1:02:34

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they talk about Facebook Podcasting. It's alive but why can't you actually play them yet? SPECIAL GUESTS: - David Markowitz , Netflix - Niklas Hildebrand , Audry WE TALKED ABOUT: - Facebook launched its in-app podcast experience. To get listed, you need an invite directly from Facebook: and they’ll only play i...

Apple channels finally arrive. Facebook podcasts launch next week and who is in the Spotify Green Room? Our special guest is Mark Asquith CEO Captivate. And do we need a GUID for every podcast? 18.06.2021 57:44

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they ask: Is Podcast hosting no longer a USP? It's fast becoming free. So how can podcast hosts survive? Should they go vertical with more paid features or simply be acquired by the big boys? #fightorflight . Special Guest: - 🎧 Mark Asquith - CEO, Captivate FM talking about Captivate v2.0 new platform and features...

Apple Subscriptions and Channels are finally coming! With special guest Neil Mody the CEO Headliner. 10.06.2021 1:02:06

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they discuss monetising podcasts through channels. Special Guest: Neil Mody - CEO HeadlinerVideo News Headlines: Apple has set the launch date for Apple Podcasts Subscriptions and Channels June 15; subscriptions best practices . Podcast Day 24 a 24-hour conference about podcasting, from Australia, UK and North America....

Space Casts v Apple Casts: Monetising podcasts through feeds and channels 03.06.2021 28:03

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they discuss monetising podcasts through channels. NEWS: Title: Spacecasts v Apple Channels. Full Episode: https://www.podland.news NEWS: - Space Casts v Apple Channels v Spotify Lists - - Podchaser launched a new API - Bradley Davis - British Podcast Awards - Matt Deegan - Irish podcast The 2 Johnnies goes exclusive o...

Podcast piracy or defamation, should podcast hosts monitor the content or could a new podcast license be the simple fix to the problem? 27.05.2021 1:18:37

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they discuss podcast piracy, theft, content moderation and licensing. GUESTS: - 🎙 Jake Warren 🎧 - CEO Message Heard - Will Page - author of Tarzan Economics - Dave Jones - Lead Developer Podcast Index NEWS: - Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, Channels and Affiliations launched - Spotify announces offline music, playlists a...

I'm at a loss, will anyone notice the difference? Lossless audio comes to Apple, Spotify and Amazon for free. 20.05.2021 49:00

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi on this week's deep dive into . SPECIAL GUESTS: Lindsay Tjepkema , CEO & Co-Founder at Casted Adrian Spataru, CEO & Co-Founder at Cleanvoice.ai IN THIS PODCAST: The Ambies, the first podcast awards from The Podcast Academy. The podcast of the year went to Wondery’s Dying For Sex . The awards seemed to be a...

Whether it's firmographic enrichment or psychographically targeting, everyone is saying podcasting is getting bigger, while Apple is learning to crawl podland faster but it's not podping speed just yet? 14.05.2021 53:13

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Join James Cridland and Sam Sethi on this week's deep dive into subscription services. SPECIAL GUESTS: Brandon Blackburn, POD TV IN THIS PODCAST: Spotify is adding a way to share timestamps when you share a podcast - a way to share a particular point to start listening. Links work on desktop, iOS and Android: here’s a link to economist Will Page’s in...