Episode Details

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform.

• Triton Digital has two podcast rankers in the US - one based on data, containing participating podcasts only (here, for October), but it’s just released a new set of data based on a survey (here, called Q2 but actually for Q3 2025). Triton’s survey-based Podcast Ranker also includes Demos+ data which ranks shows based on a number of demographic data points to help brands know where to advertise. The data is freely available; more on that data here.
  • It’s notable that NPR News Now is the #1 podcast according to Triton’s data, but only appears at #23 in their survey. That might be because NPR News Now is often the response from a smart speaker for “Play the latest news”, which means more downloads outside of podcast apps altogether.
• The iPhone app Castro has got significantly better over the past year, under new owners. If you were a former subscriber to Castro, you can grab a free month here, according to this announcement.
• In a blog post, Audacy focuses on some of “the next wave of podcast advertising” - instead of reading ads, the company says their hosts “create experiences”.

> > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.

Classifieds - your job or ad here

• ➡️5 ways to grow your podcast WITHOUT social media — This FREE Podcasting Business School virtual workshop will teach you: ⭐️FIVE simple strategies to help you grow your podcast without using social media. Join us on November 25th or December 3rd.
• Real Audience Growth for Creators — Reach More Listeners and Viewers! Grow Your Podcast with Proven Results. 🚀 AudienceLift.com, Guaranteed Growth for Audio & Video Podcasts. Try it Now!
• Alitu welcomes Riverside to all-in-one podcasting — What kept you? 😉 Alitu's helped podcasters record + edit + host since 2022. And easy podcast editing has been our mission since 2018 - our customers love it. Click to see why.

Gold supporters: Buzzsprout,

Listen Now