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Got feedback? Send us a text message. After Steve Ackerman was made a Non-Executive Director for SupaPass, we figured it was worth speaking to him, and CEO Juliana Meyer. SupaPass helps media companies bring content, membership, subscriptions and community together through their own branded websites and native apps. The platform is built around a simple principle: your audience, your data, your revenue. It enables businesses to develop direct relationships with their audiences, turn follower...

Got feedback? Send us a text message. This was wholly created with Wondercraft's new AI tool "Wonda". The prompt used was: Make me a podcast about things to do in Dallas, Texas. Call it "The Podnews Guide to Dallas". Make it funny. Include some craft beer. (Tweaks made: We removed most of the annoying music, and lowered it in volume before exporting). We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the show

Got feedback? Send us a text message. Cameron Moll, head of design at Buzzsprout, shares insights from their transformative 2024, highlighting a complete brand overhaul and the successful launch of iOS and Android apps. The company also introduced new podcast website themes, an updated embedded player, and manual insertion points for mid-rolls. Looking ahead to 2025, Moll predicts AI will evolve from being a prominently advertised feature to becoming seamlessly integrated into podcast workflo...

Got feedback? Send us a text message. PodEngine pulled in a bunch of podcasts talking about Podcasting 2.0, and wrote a report on it all. Kevin Bae put that report into Google's NotebookLM to make a podcast to summarise it. This is that podcast. We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the show

Got feedback? Send us a text message. Russell Harrower, CEO of PodToo, introduces Secure RSS, a new technology addressing a key challenge in podcast monetization. The system adds a payment layer between users and premium content, allowing creators to securely sell audiobooks, TV shows, movies, and bonus podcast episodes while preventing unauthorized access and AI scraping. The technology offers flexibility in payment methods, supporting both cryptocurrency micropayments and traditional curren...