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Where Americans listen most

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Podcast and streaming audiences don't fully overlap. See the full analysis Where do Americans listen to audio the most? Not the car - but at home, with a sharp increase in at-home listening since the pandemic, says Edison Research. The company suggests a "new normal" of around 55% of all audio being consumed at home. Entries for the Women Podcasters Awards go up in price from tomorrow.  Fees for nominations and sponsorships for the international people’s choice awards event will go to regular pricing. The Age of Audio podcast documentary movie is showing at Podfest on Jan 16; and in the AFS Cinema in Austin TX on Jan 18, complete with a Q&A with the director. > > > 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🎯Are you getting new clients from your podcast?💰 — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth & listener to client conversion strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.Build your podcast website in 5 minutes — Podpage is the leading website platform for podcasters and insanely easy to use. Get a beautiful website that shows up on Google in about 5 minutes. It stays up to date automatically.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Resound, Companion Arts, Podscribe, PAVE Studios, Magid, RedCircle, audioBoom, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Simplecast, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, The Roost, Storyboard, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Frequency, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Compliance Podcast Network, Voxtopica, Podium , Ausha, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, Gumball, Truefans, PodVault, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, PodAnalyst, Huberman Lab, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Zvook, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Castos, Blubrry, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Ossa Collective, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Rhamely

Which apps support video podcasts?

Sponsored by Magellan AI. How much did streaming and podcast audiences overlap in Q3? Explore the data Video podcasts have always been available via RSS, and right now there are at least 113,000 podcasts using video in this way. But how many podcast players actually play video podcasts? A new study from Podnews today shows that only 9% of downloads for a typical video podcast would actually show you the video on-screen when you hit play: and some large podcast apps just simply don't support video at all. Particularly, in our tests, we discovered that by default, video playback in Apple Podcasts is less than a tenth of an inch high on a large iPhone. Talks .co, a platform that connects podcasters and guests, has launched a new advanced search feature which makes it easier to uncover shows - including whether that show was recently updated or how long they've been podcasting. John Wordock publishes "26 questions about podcasting in 2026". He'll be at Podfest talking about how to build a YouTube channel. (Psst: if you're a Podnews newsletter subscriber, get money off Podfest tickets) > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBuild your 2026 strategy on actual engagement — Stop planning based on downloads. See which episodes and moments kept people engaged. Retention analytics across major platforms show what's working. Free forever for podcasts under 1k listeners/mo.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, Sounds Profitable, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Companion Arts, Simplecast, Podscribe, RedCircle, Cohost, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, PAVE Studios, Resound, Magid, audioBoom, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, SoundStack, PodAnalyst, Ausha, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Gumball, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, Truefans, PodVault, Huberman Lab, Frequency, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, The Roost, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Castos, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podigy, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Yle archives

Does video lead to “dreadful listens”?

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Where is podcast ad spend heading next? Join our quarterly spend webinar to see what’s changing. Sign up Fiona Sturges, writing for The Guardian, writes about "how podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens" - highlighting recent podcasts that contain content that only works in video, while producers "seemingly forget about their listeners". Roman Mars is among those who shared the piece on social media, commenting "I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show". Plenty of debate around this in the /r/podcasting subreddit. How long have you left it between seasons? How about 21 years? Back in early 2004 - even before Apple got involved in podcasts - My Pods Forecast was born - but sadly was also one of the first to podfade, even making it as an example of podfading in a book - Tricks of the Podcasting Masters, by Rob Walch and Mur Lafferty, in 2006. An excerpt from that book also highlights the, er, slightly unusual nature of the how this prediction show does the predictions. The good news is that the pods are unharmed, and My Pods Forecast returned over the weekend. The host of the show tells us: “So little about what podcasting means is the same as the early 00s; it feels like the culture has wilted. So many corporate partners and metrics to hit. I really want to do this as punk as possible. I think I’m 89 pence (US $1.20) invested so far, for the domain name. I want the internet to be fun again and somewhere you can have a dumb idea and make it happen.” Driving while listening to a podcast? That's fine, says science. Phone calls? Not so much. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.Audiencelift - YouTube Channel Growth for Podcasts — Ready to grow your podcast on YouTube? With targeted strategies, you can increase visibility, attract listeners, and turn views into subscribers. Start growing your YouTube Channel Today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, SALT, Audiohook, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, audioBoom, Podscribe, Resound, Companion Arts, Simplecast, PAVE Studios, Magid, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Gumball, Storyboard, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, PodAnalyst, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, Ausha, PodVault, Tink Media, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Oxford Road, Zvook, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Transistor, Rephonic, Castos, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Lower Street, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Lekan Ridwan

Bill Simmons podcast to go live on Netflix

Sponsored by Magellan AI. 15 brands made big moves in podcast advertising this quarter. See Magellan AI's movers & shakers Spotify's video deal with Netflix will include a live version of The Bill Simmons Podcast, says The Hollywood Reporter. The Sunday episodes will be live starting Jan 11 - the show will stream live at 11.30pm ET (in the US only). The show has previously been live on YouTube, where it gets around 100,000 views per episode - Podscribe suggests the audio podcast gets almost three times as many downloads. It won't be available on YouTube in full from next year; the Netflix deal is exclusive. Live video podcasts are also available on open RSS. The feature is supported by a number of podcast hosts, and podcast players. Everything Everywhere Daily will hit episode 2,000 tomorrow. The daily podcast, which was launched in July 2020, has had over 55 million downloads (and more than 1.3mn in the last thirty days) and has remained a one-person operation, hosted by Gary Arndt, since its inception. On Dec 24, we covered Deloitte's study suggesting that podcasting is becoming more video-centric. "A familiar mistake is being made", says Doug Downs in a blog post response. "The data does not say that video is replacing audio. What they describe instead is an expansion of formats, not a substitution," he says, adding that we may be misreading what visibility and attention actually signal about long-term listening behavior, habits and memory. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereA resolution you'll keep — Way easier than 5am workouts. Get retention and unique listener data that shows real listener behavior across Apple and Spotify. Fresh data daily. Free forever for podcasts under 1k listeners/mo. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Companion Arts, SALT, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Magid, Cohost, RedCircle, PAVE Studios, Simplecast, Resound, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Gumball, Truefans, Ausha, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Tink Media, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, PodAnalyst, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, PodVault, SoundStack, Castbox, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Headliner, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Christmas brings a new era for podcasting?

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Happy holidays from the team at Magellan AI In Germany, Hypecast - which makes software for corporate podcasts - looked back at its year, noting in an email that the company started 2025 saying "we will have to be laser-focused to not get distracted from all the things happening around us" - advice perhaps we could all gain from for next year. The company opened a podcast studio in Berlin in 2025, will expand to video next year, and gave us the present nobody else did: a decent picture for the top of today's newsletter! Fröhliche Weihnachten! Amplifi Media's Steven Goldstein suggests that 2026 is a new era in podcasting - the year of liquid content, "defined by how audiences behave—not by how the industry wishes they would". USA Today covers "how to find your next favorite podcast". "Look at the charts," try the recommendations", and "ask AI" are in their list; the example app used is Spotify. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereYour setup's better. Your data should be too. — You invested in quality gear. Add quality analytics that show real listener engagement across Apple & Spotify. Second-by-second. Free for podcasts under 1k listeners/mo.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, Sounds Profitable, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, audioBoom, Magid, Cohost, Resound, SALT, Companion Arts, Steve Lack: Audio, PAVE Studios, Audiohook, RedCircle, Simplecast, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Jonekiri, Frequency, PodVault, Tink Media, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Compliance Podcast Network, PodAnalyst, Gilded Audio, Ausha, Truefans, Storyboard, The Roost, Castbox, SoundStack, POW PR, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Wondery, Zvook, Ossa Collective, Headliner, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Castos, Oxford Road, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Rephonic, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Hypecast