Podnews Weekly Review

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail One podcast earned $311,000 in a month - using the revolutionary idea of... asking their listeners. We chat with Myke Hurley, and also learn more about the Health Podcast Library. • liquid content research from France and Australia and what multi-platform listening means for creators • algorithmic recommendations and the reality behind the death of the follower • Instagram paying for creator content and why platform promises can flip fast...

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We dig into how podcast theft actually works, why one-click importing and monetization can turn into an engine for piracy, and what hosting platforms should change right now. We also look at where the creator economy is heading as newsletters, subscriptions, AI tools, and algorithmic discovery reshape how people find and fund audio. • Spreaker’s import and monetisation flow enabling cloned podcasts and chart manipulation • RSS.com handling of a hijack...

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Sam Sethi talks with Steven Goldstein about Liquid Content - and why our biggest threat is measurement that can't keep up with how the podcast world is changing. Plus... • Spotify memberships pricing tiers badges and email access for creators • why web-based purchasing matters for app store rules and funding links • ad skipping tools and the knock-on effect for podcast advertising • Apple Podcasts positioning HLS ads and the coming f...

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail A personal “podcast robot” that knows what you care about, searches the live stream of new episodes, reads transcripts, and drops surprisingly good recommendations straight into your favourite app sounds like science fiction until you hear Adam Curry walk through what he built. We dig into his Podcast Index Robot, why an MCP server is basically a bridge between AI agents and real podcast data, and how this could finally tackle the podcast discovery pr...

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail James is back from Europe; and we chat about why podcast ad spend is rising. Plus... • Libsyn RSS namespace for ad slot availability and why it feels odd in public feeds • Goalhanger’s newsletter strategy as a membership product and audience data hub • smart TV growth for podcast consumption and why smart speakers still fail discovery • Canadian in car listening data plus listener resistance to AI hosts • AI agents clipping sho...