Send James and Sam a message or voicemailPlease visit podnews.net/reportcard and fill out the questionnaire!We get into the real fight over podcast transcripts: where they should live, how they should be formatted, and why “one transcript everywhere” beats a pile of app-only versions. Then we zoom out to the bigger platform shift: all-in-one creator stacks, new monetisation options, Spotify’s latest ad experiments, and what advertisers actually want when they ask for ROI.• Buzzsprout rolling out free automatic transcripts on paid plans• Chapter markers inside the transcript editor and why structure matters• Why hosts should publish transcripts so every app can use them• Speaker labels, podcast person tags, and the limits of platform metadata• Simplifying the Podcasting 2.0 transcript tag and focusing on VTT• Beehiiv’s new podcast hosting and the push toward consolidation• Subscriptions, private feeds, and ad networks as a mixed monetisation model• Spotify’s new ad formats plus Song DNA and what podcasting could copy• Attribution beyond promo codes including delayed conversions and tagging• The Pod News Report Card and how platforms respond to creator feedback• Japan podcast growth, video listening, and YouTube as the top platform• Wallets, micropayments, and why the US still shapes adoption• New tools, video claims versus YouTube-only, and hosting built for APIs• Voicemail fan mail, boosts, and what listeners are sending inSupport the showConnect With Us: Email: [email protected]: @[email protected] and @[email protected] us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net