Podnews Extra
Additional, long-form and ad-hoc podcasting content from Podnews and the Podnews Weekly Review. Expect speeches, interviews, and other pieces of content.
Episodes
57 episodes
Matt Campion, from Spirit Studios
Sam Sethi chats with Matt Campion, co-founder and creative director of Spirit Studios, a modern production company that creates content across multiple platforms including television, podcasts, and branded content. The discussion centers around...
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Oscar Merry, from Fountain
This podcast episode features Sam Sethi interviewing Oscar Merry, co-founder of Fountain, a podcasting 2.0 app. Oscar discusses the new features in Fountain version 1.1.5, including a major overhaul of the content library for better performance...
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Sandy Wilheim, from YouTube
Sam Sethi is joined by Sandy Wilheim from YouTube to discuss how podcasts are being integrated and consumed on the platform. They cover topics like the unique storytelling format of podcasts, the growing preference for video-based podcasts amon...
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18:28
Paolo Dias, from the South African Podcasters Guild
The South African Podcast Guild is a vibrant community of over 300 independent podcasters in South Africa. Founded by Paolo Diaz, the Guild aims to help local podcasters gain exposure and grow their shows through partnerships, collaboration, an...
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23:14
Michele Cobb, from The Ambies and the Podcast Academy
The Ambies are the premier awards for excellence in audio, celebrating the best in podcasting. Hosted by the Podcast Academy, the Ambies are open to submissions from podcasters around the world, with categories spanning fiction, non-fiction, an...
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Gautam Raj Anand, from Hubhopper
Gautam Raj Anand announces the launch of the fourth edition of the HupHopper Podcast Awards. The awards aim to recognize and shed light on podcast creators, especially from emerging markets that often receive less recognition. The awards will h...
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22:18
Ross Adams, from Acast
Ross Adams, the CEO of Acast, takes Sam Sethi through the company's recent international consumption report.Press Release: https://podnews.net/press-release/consumerism The podcast industry is experiencing continued g...
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13:50
Mark Asquith, from Captivate
Mark Asquith, the CEO and co-founder of Captivate, discusses the company's new AI tool called Spark AI. Spark AI is integrated into the Captivate platform and aims to be the most useful podcasting AI assistant available. It offers features like...
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Carl Fridsjö, from Podspace
In this conversation, Carl Fridsjö, the co-founder and CEO of the Swedish podcasting platform Podspace, discusses the company's focus on revenue optimization and workflow efficiency for large enterprise publishers. Podspace has been growing rap...
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17:16
How to understand podcast stats - Google's Notebook LM reads our article
We asked Google's Notebook LM - https://blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-audio-overviews/ - to read our article on how to understand podcast stats - https://podnews.net/article/understanding-podcast-statistics - and make a "lively deep-dive...
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Steve Pratt, author "Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers"
Steve Pratt, author of the new book "Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers", joins Sam Sethi of the Podnews Weekly Review to discuss the importance of earning attention in the modern digital landscape. Pratt argues that traditi...
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Russell Harrower, from PodToo
Russell Harrower, the CEO of PodToo, has announced the launch of the "Pod Fund" - an initiative to support independent podcast app developers who are implementing Podcast 2.0 features. The goal is to provide financial assistance to these develo...
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23:11
Mike Russell, from Music Radio Creative
Mike Russell, the founder of Music Radio Creative, discussed the use of AI tools in the audio production industry, including voice cloning, transcription, and summarization. He highlighted the ethical considerations around these technologies, s...
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8:54
Dustin Bluck, from Castro
Castro is a unique and productivity-focused podcast app for iOS, developed by a small team led by Dustin Bluck. The app has a dedicated user base that loves its differentiated features, and the team is working to bring it up-to-date with the la...
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Mignon Fogarty, from the Grammar Girl podcast
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...
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Joe Tannorella, from Pod Engine
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, an...
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11:34
Dan Misener, from Bumper
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 podca...
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17:55
Mathew Passy, from Custom Podcast Solutions
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 ...
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Josh Divney from Podcast Discovery
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 podc...
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