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Additional, long-form and ad-hoc podcasting content from Podnews and the Podnews Weekly Review. Expect speeches, interviews, and other pieces of content.

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Got feedback? Send us a text message.Grammar Girl, hosted by Mignon Fogarty, is celebrating its 18th anniversary this week. The podcast, which started as a "quick and dirty tip" about writing, has evolved into a show that explores all things language - from the exciting and fun to the quick tips. Over the past 18 years, Fogarty has seen major changes in the podcasting industry, such as the rise of dynamic ad insertion and the increasing presence of celebrities in the medium. While the core of...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.In this episode, host Sam Sethi is joined by Joe Tannorella, the CEO and co-founder of Pod Engine, an audio intelligence platform that mines podcast data at scale. Joe discusses how Pod Engine uses transcription, natural language processing, and other AI techniques to extract deep insights from podcast episodes, including identifying topics discussed, guests, advertising, and more. The conversation covers how Pod Engine's technology can be used for podcast...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Bumper, a podcast growth agency started by Dan Misener and Jonas Woost, has launched the Bumper Dashboard - a tool that aggregates podcast data from various sources like hosting providers, marketing attribution services, and podcast apps. The dashboard aims to provide a comprehensive view of podcast performance metrics beyond just downloads, which Misener argues may not be the best measure of audience engagement and reach. The dashboard allows users to see...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Mathew Passy is an experienced podcast consultant who recently sold his previous company, The Podcast Consultant. After taking some time off, he has now started a new venture called Custom Podcast Solutions, where he and a business partner are exploring various podcast-related ideas and products. One of their key projects is the "Podcast Beacon" - an NFC-enabled device like a bracelet or keychain that allows podcast listeners to easily access a creator's s...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Josh Divney is the Content Lead at Podcast Discovery, a UK-based marketing agency that helps podcasts get discovered. Divney explains that Podcast Discovery was founded by Matt Deegan and Matt Hill to provide marketing solutions for podcasts in the UK. Divney's team at Podcast Discovery has worked with popular shows like Nish Kumar and Coco Khan's Politics podcast, Crooked Media's Pod Save the UK, and The Economist. Divney discusses Podcast Discovery's new...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Sam Sethi chats with Oskar Serrander, CEO and co-founder of Wondercraft, about their new AI-powered advertising platform. Learn how this innovative tool is revolutionizing audio ad creation, from generating ad copy to producing studio-quality voiceovers and sound effects. Discover how Wondercraft is streamlining the advertising workflow, empowering creatives, and transforming the audio industry.We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Pod...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Sam Sethi interviews Andrew Mason, the CEO of Descript, a popular audio and video editing platform. They discuss Descript's history, innovative features like the "Overdub" voice cloning tool, and future plans for the platform, including improvements to the editing workflow and the integration of AI-powered automation tools. The conversation provides an in-depth look at the evolution of podcast production tools and the challenges of balancing powerful editi...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Lower Street, a UK-based branded podcast agency, has acquired the Pacific Content brand and trademarks. Lower Street was founded in 2017 and has been a long-time admirer of Pacific Content's work in creating high-quality branded podcasts.The acquisition allows Lower Street to continue the "mission and values" that Pacific Content stood for in pushing the boundaries of creative and impactful branded podcast content. Several Pacific Content employees will be...
Got feedback? Send us a text message."Startup Daily" was an automated daily podcast that provided the latest startup news without any human hosts. The creators, Manan Bhalodia and his co-founder, originally wanted to create a daily podcast covering startup news but found it too time-consuming given their other commitments. They ended up automating the podcast, which surprisingly gained a growing audience who enjoyed the unique non-human voices delivering the news.Bhalodia has now evolved this...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.The podcast discusses a tool created by Micah Engle-Eshleman, the Adblock Podcast app, that analyzes podcast audio to detect and skip over advertisements. The tool downloads the full podcast audio, identifies where ads are inserted, and allows users to skip those ads for a subscription fee. The revenue from the skipped ads is then shared with the podcast creators.The discussion covers how the tool works, the challenges of accurately detecting ads, the pric...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Gordon Firemark, known as "The Podcast Lawyer," is an entertainment lawyer who specializes in providing legal guidance for podcasters, bloggers, and digital media creators. In this interview, Firemark discusses the importance of understanding copyright law, trademark protection, and other legal considerations when producing a podcast. He explains the concept of "fair use" and why podcasters should not assume that everything on the internet is fair game for...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.This cloned voice and translation is from Wondercraft.We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the Show.
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Especially for Adam Curry, here we are with a Dutch edition of Podnews, thanks to wondercraft.aiWe're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the Show.
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Here's a version of Podnews today... in Danish, thanks to Wondercraft.ai.We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the Show.
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Kim Fox, a professor of practice at the American University in Cairo (AUC), is known as the "Podcast Professor" and teaches courses on podcasting, radio, and audio production. After transitioning from a radio career in the U.S., Kim now leads the annual PodFest Cairo event, which brings together a small but passionate community of podcasters and listeners in Egypt. Kim has helped nurture a new generation of audio storytellers from AUC, many of whom have go...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Using Wondercraft, we're producing a set of examples of our daily podcast in other languages. Today, it's the turn of Japanese.We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the Show.
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Here's Podnews Daily from today, but in French, created by Wondercraft AI.We just uploaded the voice track from our normal podcast, and did nothing else - after five minutes or so, it gave us this file back, which we've mixed as we would normally do.So, that's fun, isn't it. Want another language tomorrow?We're sponsored by Buzzsprout. Start Podcasting. Keep Podcasting. Support the Show.
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Sam Sethi chats with Russell Harrower from Pod Too.Pod Too is a podcast hosting platform that allows podcasters to easily syndicate their shows to radio stations around the world. The platform provides features like live listener tracking and the ability to convert podcasts into radio-friendly formats, making it simple for podcasters to expand their reach beyond just on-demand audio. Founded by a radio station owner who wanted to ensure his station could c...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Sam Sethi talks with Alban Brooke, the Head of Marketing at Buzzsprout, about the company's new Buzzsprout for Android app and their plans for expanding their podcast offerings. Alban discusses the features of the native Android app, the success of the iOS app, and Buzzsprout's new podcast called "Buzzsprout Weekly" that repurposes their existing newsletter content. The conversation also touches on Buzzsprout's approach to video podcasting and the use of A...
Got feedback? Send us a text message.Sam Sethi interviews Kendall Brietman, the community manager for Riverside.fm, a popular podcast and video recording tool. Kendall discusses the exciting new features that Riverside.fm has launched, including enhanced live streaming capabilities, a powerful multi-track editing suite, and AI-powered tools to streamline content creation and promotion.The conversation covers Riverside.fm's goal of making high-quality audio and video production accessible to b...
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