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by James Cridland and Sam Sethi
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
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- 3 days ago1 min
From Podcast Movement NYC, 2026
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail There's a really good reason why this show is just one minute thirty seconds long. Listen to find out! We'll catch you next week. And Happy Birthday, Sam Sethi Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net
- 1 weeks ago1h 8m
Everywhere Launches A New Way To Monetise Creators
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We talk with the founders of Everywhere about building a sales and monetisation layer for creators whose audiences now span podcasts, YouTube, social, and live. We also scan the week’s podcast industry moves, from AI production tools and shifting download trends to Apple updates, app features, awards, and upcoming events. • Why Everywhere forms and what it tries to fix for creators and brands • How cross-platform campaigns work without dr...
- 2 weeks ago1h 22m
Why Acast Bought Backyard Ventures And What Changes Next
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail James is in Jakarta - Sam is in the UK. Below, what's in the show (courtesy of Buzzsprout's AI feature); we use chapters to let you skip to wherever you want. We talk with Acast CEO Greg Glenday and Backyard Ventures CEO Matt Cisneros about why the acquisition is about culture and building faster, not just inventory, and how Acast plans to stay focused while the industry shifts under its feet. We also unpack YouTube shopping, inflated play metrics, R...
- 3 weeks ago1h 5m
When Algorithms Pull The Plug On Creators - the YouTube Faustian Pact
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail James and Sam look into this week's podcasting news, including the show pulled by YouTube. • YouTube removing a top podcast with no warning, then reinstating it • The risk of building a show on third-party platforms and automated enforcement • Why we think a podcast needs an RSS feed to be a podcast • YouTube reportedly paying creators to avoid Netflix and the coercion angle • Newsletters as the best real estate in podcasting...
- Aug 21, 202657 min
What Spotify And YouTube Changes Mean For Podcast Revenue
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail James is joined this week by Liam Heffernan from Mercury Podcasts, while Sam gets wet walking around Ireland. We weigh how platform decisions around ads, metrics, and video can quietly reshape podcast monetization, especially for smaller independent creators. We also zoom out to what these changes mean for trust in reporting, discoverability, and the future of open podcasting. • Mercury Podcasts’ mission to support independent shows ready to level up ...
- Aug 14, 20261h 22m
RSS launches video podcasts that pay; and Acast buys Backyard Ventures
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We speak with Ben and Alberto from RSS.com on their new video podcast plan. Plus, Acast is buying Backyard Ventures: why? • RSS.com MAX plan for Apple HLS video and 70% revenue share • PAID meaning programmatic ads inserted dynamically • Interstitial ad markers on Apple versus baked ads for other apps • Alternate enclosure as a Podcasting 2.0 path to keep RSS open • Apple’s ad serving fee question and the limits of contract ...
- Aug 7, 20261h 28m
Spotify add a "Skip Ahead" button, and recognise women podcasters
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We talk with Spotify’s first Equal Podcast Ambassador, Morgan Absher, about building Two Hot Takes into a video-first community and what real industry support for women creators should look like. Then we dig into Spotify’s financials and a controversial “Skip Ahead” test that could change how podcast ads are heard, measured, and trusted; and learn more about Buzzsprout's enhanced video offering • Spotify Equal expands from music into podcasting with ...
- Jul 31, 20261h 29m
EarMax Media, Cheerful Earful, and the alternateEnclosure continues to grow
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We chat with Andy Maxwell from EarMax Media about the new podcast-first ad agency, and Giles Gear from Cheerful Earful about the funniest podcast festival in the world. Also: we challenge the idea that creators are being “ripped off” and dig into what actually drives revenue in podcasting: sales, relevance, and trust. We also pull apart the AMP Accords, Apple’s confusing analytics, and the rising costs and trade-offs of video podcasting. • creator mon...
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