Podcast Episodes

Spotify's new features; and why did BIPOC Podcast Creators close?

Season 4 Episode 22

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We pick apart Spotify’s investor-day announcements and ask what its AI-first roadmap means for podcast creat…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Live from London, at The Podcast Show 2026

Season 4 Episode 21

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We chat with Rox Codes from Flightcast, talk about the 'cavalcade of crap' from AI, and spill all the tea on…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Amazon Music adds video - and the secrets of a succesful indie podcast

Season 4 Episode 20

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Amazon Music joins the video podcast race with HLS and RSS alternate enclosure support. Yay!

Plus, we speak w…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Three podcast hosts launch Apple Podcasts video; plus, The Podcast Show and Fountain's music via RSS

Season 4 Episode 19

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Apple Podcasts video moves from theory to real-world distribution, and we pressure-test what HLS streaming c…

5 months ago

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Fixing podcasting’s AI slop and spam problem: Alberto Betella from RSS.com

Season 4 Episode 18

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Are we sinking under a sea of AI slop? How do we fix it? Sam talks with Alberto Betella to find out.

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5 months, 1 week ago

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How to get your podcast promoted in Spotify. Plus - Neil from Headliner

Season 4 Episode 17

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Spotify’s editorial lead explains how promotion works when there is no submission form and why retention plu…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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New podcasts from AI now outnumber new podcasts from humans

Season 4 Episode 16

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AI is now publishing podcasts at a pace that can outstrip humans, and we feel the knock-on effects in discov…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Patreon pays more to podcasts; Bryan Barletta on Podcast Movement NYC

Season 4 Episode 15

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We track the money moving into paid podcast subscriptions as Patreon reports record creator earnings, then f…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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Free transcripts! Plus, Beehiiv gets podcast hosting, and Brkthru's measurement of podcast ads

Season 4 Episode 14

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We get into the real fight over podcast t…

6 months ago

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Apple Podcasts new video, and AI in podcasting from Snipd and Podhome

Season 4 Episode 13

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Why does James sound so different in the intro? Because he's standing in Hong Kong airport waiting to get on…

6 months, 1 week ago

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