This week, we&apos;ve an interview with Jessica Cordova Cramer from Lemonada Media, who shares insights about working with Meghan Markle and David Duchovny. She reveals how their shows have exceeded expectations, with Duchovny&apos;s podcast expanding from 20 planned episodes to 31 due to its success, and discusses the company&apos;s strategy for selecting talent who have a clear purpose for their podcasts. A new approach to podcast comments is proposed, using existing RSS technology. James and Sam explain how this could simplify the process for both developers and users, while allowing podcasters to maintain control over their comment sections and aggregate feedback from multiple platforms. We also hear about Podthon, secure RSS, and Claire Waite Brown who has produced a new show explaining Podcasting 2.0.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James &amp; Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul> Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we&amp;apos;ve an interview with Jessica Cordova Cramer from Lemonada Media, who shares insights about working with Meghan Markle and David Duchovny. She reveals how their shows have exceeded expectations, with Duchovny&amp;apos;s podcast expanding from 20 planned episodes to 31 due to its success, and discusses the company&amp;apos;s strategy for selecting talent who have a clear purpose for their podcasts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A new approach to podcast comments is proposed, using existing RSS technology. James and Sam explain how this could simplify the process for both developers and users, while allowing podcasters to maintain control over their comment sections and aggregate feedback from multiple platforms.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We also hear about Podthon, secure RSS, and Claire Waite Brown who has produced a new show explaining Podcasting 2.0.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms"&gt;Send James &amp;amp; Sam a message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fediverse: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, we've an interview with Jessica Cordova Cramer from Lemonada Media, who shares insights about working with Meghan Markle and David Duchovny. She reveals how their shows have exceeded expectations, with Duchovny's podcast expanding from 20 planned episodes to 31 due to its success, and discusses the company's strategy for selecting talent who have a clear purpose for their podcasts.A new approach to podcast comments is proposed, using existing RSS technology. James and Sam explain h...

Lemonada Media, secureRSS, Podthon and a new Podcasting 2.0 podcast

Acast&apos;s acquisition of Wonder Media Network for $7.8 million. Ross Adams and Shira Atkins discus how this strategic move enhances Acast&apos;s creative capabilities and expands their presence in the US market, while also revealing plans for video content and live streaming initiatives in 2025.The Podcast Hall of Fame&apos;s evolution, with chairperson Rob Greenlee explaining efforts to transform it from a US-centric institution into a truly global recognition platform. The discussion highlights challenges in diversifying nominations and voters to better represent international podcast pioneers.Daniel J Lewis shares insights about Podgagement, a platform designed to replace Chartable&apos;s analytics features, revealing that he has been tracking 34,000 podcast charts hourly for five years across multiple regions and genres. The tool offers unique features for podcasters to monitor their rankings and engage with their audience through voice messages and feedback systems.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James &amp; Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul> Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/

<description>&lt;p&gt;Acast&amp;apos;s acquisition of Wonder Media Network for $7.8 million. Ross Adams and Shira Atkins discus how this strategic move enhances Acast&amp;apos;s creative capabilities and expands their presence in the US market, while also revealing plans for video content and live streaming initiatives in 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Podcast Hall of Fame&amp;apos;s evolution, with chairperson Rob Greenlee explaining efforts to transform it from a US-centric institution into a truly global recognition platform. The discussion highlights challenges in diversifying nominations and voters to better represent international podcast pioneers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Daniel J Lewis shares insights about Podgagement, a platform designed to replace Chartable&amp;apos;s analytics features, revealing that he has been tracking 34,000 podcast charts hourly for five years across multiple regions and genres. The tool offers unique features for podcasters to monitor their rankings and engage with their audience through voice messages and feedback systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms"&gt;Send James &amp;amp; Sam a message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fediverse: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Acast's acquisition of Wonder Media Network for $7.8 million. Ross Adams and Shira Atkins discus how this strategic move enhances Acast's creative capabilities and expands their presence in the US market, while also revealing plans for video content and live streaming initiatives in 2025.The Podcast Hall of Fame's evolution, with chairperson Rob Greenlee explaining efforts to transform it from a US-centric institution into a truly global recognition platform. The discussion highlights challen...

Acast's Wonder Media Network acquisition; the Podcast Hall of Fame, and Podgagement

We listen to a recent interview with Daniel Ek; and discuss video on open RSS and why it&apos;s not, really, the best solution. See our Spotify Wrapped data: <a href='https://wrappedforcreators.byspotify.com/en/?id=7fa285233876bf77d3224c08aa829c06fb31f084c123746f3a1b4c13390453be&amp;utm_source=podnews.net&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-12-05#!/1'>https://wrappedforcreators.byspotify.com/en/?id=7fa285233876bf77d3224c08aa829c06fb31f084c123746f3a1b4c13390453be#!/1</a> Me and my Tiny Human, from PWR Supporter Rachel Corbett, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/iuveg The Colin and Samir Show, which we quote from, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/i498j We support chapters! Support us here: https://weekly.podnews.net/<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James &amp; Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul> Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/

<description>&lt;p&gt;We listen to a recent interview with Daniel Ek; and discuss video on open RSS and why it&amp;apos;s not, really, the best solution.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;See our Spotify Wrapped data: &lt;a href='https://wrappedforcreators.byspotify.com/en/?id=7fa285233876bf77d3224c08aa829c06fb31f084c123746f3a1b4c13390453be&amp;amp;utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-12-05#!/1'&gt;https://wrappedforcreators.byspotify.com/en/?id=7fa285233876bf77d3224c08aa829c06fb31f084c123746f3a1b4c13390453be#!/1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Me and my Tiny Human, from PWR Supporter Rachel Corbett, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/iuveg&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Colin and Samir Show, which we quote from, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/i498j&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We support chapters!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Support us here: https://weekly.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms"&gt;Send James &amp;amp; Sam a message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fediverse: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We listen to a recent interview with Daniel Ek; and discuss video on open RSS and why it's not, really, the best solution.See our Spotify Wrapped data: https://wrappedforcreators.byspotify.com/en/?id=7fa285233876bf77d3224c08aa829c06fb31f084c123746f3a1b4c13390453be#!/1Me and my Tiny Human, from PWR Supporter Rachel Corbett, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/iuvegThe Colin and Samir Show, which we quote from, is here: https://podnews.net/podcast/i498jWe support chapters!Support us here: http...

Daniel Ek's view of podcast ads; plus all the latest podcasting news

a) a lot of impenetrable technical stuff about how streaming payments will change for those of us using &quot;streaming sats&quot; or &quot;boosts&quot;. b) Nick Dunkerley from Hindenburg on a year of Hindenburg Pro 2. c) Jon Thoday from Avalon on how his talent management company sees podcasting We have chapters! Use them if impenetrable technical stuff is not your thing!<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James &amp; Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul> Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/

<description>&lt;p&gt;a) a lot of impenetrable technical stuff about how streaming payments will change for those of us using &amp;quot;streaming sats&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;boosts&amp;quot;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;b) Nick Dunkerley from Hindenburg on a year of Hindenburg Pro 2.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;c) Jon Thoday from Avalon on how his talent management company sees podcasting&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We have chapters! Use them if impenetrable technical stuff is not your thing!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms"&gt;Send James &amp;amp; Sam a message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fediverse: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

a) a lot of impenetrable technical stuff about how streaming payments will change for those of us using "streaming sats" or "boosts".b) Nick Dunkerley from Hindenburg on a year of Hindenburg Pro 2.c) Jon Thoday from Avalon on how his talent management company sees podcastingWe have chapters! Use them if impenetrable technical stuff is not your thing!Send James &amp; Sam a messageSupport the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastind...

Changes to streaming payments, Nick Dunkerley on Hindenburg, Jon Thoday from Avalon

Can Amazon Music&apos;s latest move to integrate Audible shake up the streaming landscape? We explore this  strategy offering subscribers in the US, UK, and Canada a free Audible title each month and ponder if this could elevate Amazon Music&apos;s stance amidst stiff competition. Gain insights from Neil Mody, CEO of Headliner, as he reveals how innovative tools are shaping the podcasting world.  Learn from Alberto Betella about RSS.com&apos;s new GOST.ai tool. And James goes off on one about whether we should welcome YouTube or, instead, recognise it as a threat.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James &amp; Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul> Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/

<description>&lt;p&gt;Can Amazon Music&amp;apos;s latest move to integrate Audible shake up the streaming landscape? We explore this  strategy offering subscribers in the US, UK, and Canada a free Audible title each month and ponder if this could elevate Amazon Music&amp;apos;s stance amidst stiff competition.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Gain insights from Neil Mody, CEO of Headliner, as he reveals how innovative tools are shaping the podcasting world. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn from Alberto Betella about RSS.com&amp;apos;s new GOST.ai tool.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And James goes off on one about whether we should welcome YouTube or, instead, recognise it as a threat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms"&gt;Send James &amp;amp; Sam a message&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fediverse: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Can Amazon Music's latest move to integrate Audible shake up the streaming landscape? We explore this  strategy offering subscribers in the US, UK, and Canada a free Audible title each month and ponder if this could elevate Amazon Music's stance amidst stiff competition.Gain insights from Neil Mody, CEO of Headliner, as he reveals how innovative tools are shaping the podcasting world. Learn from Alberto Betella about RSS.com's new GOST.ai tool.And James goes off on one about whether...

Amazon Music's Audible move; Neil Mody from Headliner, and Alberto Betella from RSS.com

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