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James Cridland and Sam Sethi
The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!
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Apr 19, 2024 • 1h 29min
FlightPath, the M&M Global Awards, and Max Cutler’s PAVE Studios
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail“This week, we sit down with Jeremy King of the M&M Global Awards and Sean Howard, CEO of Flight Path, to dissect the pulse of podcast advertising and data analysis,” the AI says. Lizzy Pollott from Acast is also interviewed with Jeremy. “Join us for a journey through the evolving world of podcasting where every voice has the potential to echo globally.” - although presumably you could edit out the echo if it’s on a separate track. Support the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net

Apr 12, 2024 • 1h 29min
Stephen Bartlett’s Flight Studio, SHEQONOMI and Media Disco
Send James and Sam a message or voicemailWe speak to Georgie and Christiana from Flight Studio, Steven Bartlett’s modest entry into the podcast space; James Allen of Media Disco and the dynamic Anu Bhardwaj of SHEQONOMI. Support the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net

Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 9min
Sam's working for the Podcast Standard Project. Plus, YouTube at Evolutions
Send James and Sam a message or voicemailSam and James also talk mowPod and plenty of other bits about the week's news.If you get value from this show, give us value - share this show, or send some sats!Support the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net

Mar 29, 2024 • 1h 11min
From Podcast Movement Evolutions: the Podnews Report Card and the Indian podcast market
Gautam Raj Anand discusses podcasting in India, highlighting language diversity, mobile device landscape, and unique consumption habits. The podcast explores challenges in podcast advertising, alternative metrics for ad engagement, and the growth of podcasts in India. It also covers industry insights, Pocket FM's business model, and upcoming podcast events and tech tools.

Mar 22, 2024 • 1h 33min
Todd Cochrane; Mike Kadin; and BBC podcasts
Send James and Sam a message or voicemailWe interview Blubrry's Todd Cochrane about his new Vid2Pod tool; and chat with RedCircle's Mike Kadin about OpenRAP. Plus, the BBC's podcast strategy.Support the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net

Mar 16, 2024 • 1h 29min
Evan Prodromou on ActivityPub; Gretchen Smith on Ad Results Media
The podcast covers topics such as ActivityPub and podcast advertising strategies. They discuss the controversy of auto downloads, evolution of AdResult's Media, targeted podcast advertising, and monetization strategies. Additionally, they explore the evolution of podcasting 2.0, the value for value model, and the launch of a personal journaling podcast.

Mar 8, 2024 • 1h 21min
Pushkin's future with Gretta Cohn, Buzzsprout's iOS app with Alban Brooke, and Apple's transcripts
The podcast discusses Pushkin's future plans with Greta Cohn, Buzzsprout's new iOS app, Apple's transcripts, YouTube Music's layoffs, Google firing unionizing staff, and Pushkin Industries' challenges and changes under new CEO Gretta Cohen.

Mar 1, 2024 • 56min
Podcast Search Optimisation, new IAB guidelines, and a special Aussie gift
The podcast discusses Podcast Search Optimization, new IAB guidelines, and legal battles over transcripts. They also dive into Apple's control, podcast festivals, home automation, Bitcoin-powered radio, and privacy controls in app features.

Feb 23, 2024 • 1h 14min
The Art of Audio Advertising; and Sam visits Brisbane
This podcast discusses the art of audio advertising, podcast growth strategies, Apple's iOS 17 impact, podcast ad spending, sonic branding, financial strategies in the podcast industry, marketing success stories, upcoming events, podcasting 2.0, innovative features, trueFans' podcast RSS feed validator, and Australian adventures.

Feb 16, 2024 • 51min
The Locked On Network's strategy, new Podscribe data, and Acast in profit
David Locke from the Locked On Podcast Network shares their strategy of using SMS to create loyal listeners. Amelia Coomber from Podsights discusses new data for podcast advertising. Other topics include recent moves by podcasters away from Spotify, the power of connection and engagement between hosts and listeners, and the impact of iOS 17 updates on podcast performance metrics.


