Industry News 📰
Pocket Casts Acquired By WordPress․com Owner Automattic
Automattic has acquired popular podcast app Pocket Casts. The company is the parent company of WordPress.com and Tumblr. Pocket Casts will continue to be led by cofounders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson. The app will also remain available for download in the App Store.
Luminary Partners With Times Bridge To Bring Its Premium Podcast Platform To India
Luminary announced a partnership with Times Bridge to bring its premium audio experience to Indian consumers. Times Bridge, a global investments and partnerships firm will enable Luminary to launch, scale, and expand its reach in India. The country is now the third-largest podcast market, after China and the United States, with a monthly listenership of 58 million and expected growth to 200 million by 2024.
BBC Sounds Launches Audio Lab Podcast Masterclasses To Foster New Voices
A new program from BBC Sounds aims to accelerate grassroots podcasters and amplify the next generation of podcasters. Six selected audio creatives will get the chance to create podcasts to air on BBC Sounds through Audio Lab podcast masterclasses.
Audioboom Launches AdRip: New Ad Tech Tool For Creators
Podcast publisher Audioboom has launched a new ad tech tool that aims to help podcasters monetize their back catalog. AdRip replaces the embedded advertising with ad-breaks, creating new inventory that can be remonetized through Audioboom’s sales channels every time an episode is listened to in the future.
How Startups Can Fight Climate Change
Podcast hosting platform Transistor has launched a campaign to convince 25 other startups to join in fighting climate change by joining Stripe Climate and giving 1% of their revenue (or more!) to carbon removal. Stripe's climate program allows companies to direct a fraction of their revenue to fund carbon removal—with just a few clicks.
PodLog
Podbean Introduces Brand New feature, Fan Club, For Podbean Live!
Fan Club is a group of your loyal fans in Podbean Live. You can earn more revenue with your Fan Club and boost engagement with them. Fan Club members can also gain various privileges, such as priority on the call-in list, a unique member label, special emojis, and a cool entry visual effect.
Communities We Love ❤️🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽
Reaper For Podcasting (FB Group)
This is a place for podcasters that use Reaper can help each other make the most of the software.
Podcast Powertrain (LinkedIn)
Podcast Powertrain is the group to be in if you want to skyrocket your income, influence, power & respect with a top rated podcast.
Professional Podcast Guests (FB Group)
This is a place to find professional podcast guests for your podcast.
Gear 🎙️
Epos B20 Review
Podcasting and streaming have never been more popular, and having the right mic has never been more essential. There is a wide variety of options available in terms of quality and price. EPOS, famous for its gaming headsets, is now taking on the mic game with the EPOS B20. Check out this in-depth video review from 9to5Toys.
Ultimate Mic Arm Buyer's Guide - Elgato Wave Arm, Wave Arm LP vs 10 Mic Arms!
This is possibly the greatest showdown in podcast gear history. YouTuber EposVox tests and reviews 11 microphone arms.
Bingeworthy 📺📚
Why The Anthony Bourdain Voice Cloning Creeps People Out
Although tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Amazon have dominated text-to-speech research, there are now also a number of startups like Descript that offer voice-cloning software. The uses range from talking customer service chatbots to video games and podcasting.
A documentary filmmaker appears to have used voice-cloning software to imitate the late chef Anthony Bourdain's speech and has drawn criticism for doing so amid ethical concerns.
15 Years Of Podcasting With Evo Terra
The outspoken, innovative, and unafraid Evo Terra appears on the Marketing Your Podcast show to explain how podcast tech is making it easier to create podcasts and how newer shows can succeed in today's market.
Pods We Love ❤️🎧
The Best Movie Podcasts
Last week's podcast picks from EarBuds Podcast Collective was curated by Mallory Jacobson
🎧 Movie Lovers
Jonah Weingarten and Mallory Jacobson have been together since 2015. One of the many indicators that these two had found their match was their ability to endlessly quote movies like Wayne’s World and Tommy Boy back and forth. Join this metal musician and millennial marketer as they take turns picking a movie to dissect each episode — either finally forcing each other to watch those movies they’ve been putting off for 5+ years, or re-watching flicks that are close to their hearts. Dive Deeper
🎧 The Rewatchables
'The Rewatchables,' a film podcast from the Ringer Podcast Network, features The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and a roundtable of people from the Ringer universe discussing movies they can’t seem to stop watching. Dive Deeper
🎧 Wizard and the Bruiser
Holden McNeely and Jake Young are your guides on a psychotropic journey into the secret origins of nerd culture. Fill your ears with education each week as the hosts tackle subjects from the worlds of comic books, video games, anime and film. Dive Deeper
🎧 Happily Ever Aftermath
The best clips and episodes from Happily Ever Aftermath | thatpartHappily Ever Aftermath explores relationships in movies and how they shape our ideas of love and romance. One title at a time, Diana welcomes guests to share their personal connection to the film and analyze the trajectory of the characters’ relationship -- when did they fall in love and what is their fate after the movie ends? Dive Deeper
🎧 Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review
What are the The Best 1980s & 1990s Movies? Do you find yourself asking if the movies we loved while growing up were really that good? Have you caught yourself thinking, “why don’t make movies like they use to?” Can you still remember spending your Friday Nights searching for the perfect movie rental at Blockbuster Video? Do you know what Blockbuster Video is? If you answered yes, then this is the podcast for you! Dive Deeper
Pods We Love is powered by thatpart & curated by EarBuds Podcast Collective
Apps & Tools 🧰
Hubhopper - Podcast Creation Platform
Hubhopper Studio is India's leading free podcast distribution, creation & hosting platform. Making a podcast has never been this simple. It’s the perfect platform for creators, entrepreneurs & brands looking to leverage the magic of audio content.
Memo.fm - Get Voice Messages From Your Listeners
Memo.fm makes it easy for podcast listeners to send you voice messages. Instead of asking them to call a voicemail number or email you audio files, send them to your unique memo.fm link.
Podetize - Podcast Hosting + Ad Swapping
Podetize is the most comprehensive, yet simple to use hosting service available for new podcasters, hobbyists, and pros alike. The only podcast hosting platform that lets you monetise sooner, with 10-100x Results!
Perooz - Short-form Audio Stories
Perooz is an audio sharing platform where creators can voice their stories, ideas, and opinions - and where listeners can obtain undiscovered insight.
Nuggets 🤓
What Size Should Your Podcast Team Be?
In all creative endeavors, one of the most important considerations a project lead has to make is the size of the team. Whether you’re writing a book, stealing 150 million dollars from three Las Vegas Casinos on a single night, or making a podcast, the size of the team affects every facet of the process–budget, work load, happiness, culture, and even the final product.
Interested in expanding your podcast team? Check out this great post from the Simplecast blog.
7 Ways To Repurpose Your Podcast
TypeStudio has created an e-book on 7 super easy ways to recycle your podcast recording and get most out of your content. Check out the free e-book HERE
Events 🎫
BBC Sounds Audio Lab Presents: How To Be a Great Interviewer - 28 July (Virtual)
Podcasting is one of the most intimate forms of media we have; it’s an uninterrupted space where you often hear stories for the very first time. However, great interviews don’t just happen so what are some of the best ways to prepare for them? This session will give you some top tips for getting the most out of your interviewee.
Pod Houston Presents: Thinking Outside The Box With Your Podcast - 21 July (Virtual)
In this live virtual masterclass, you will learn the secrets from a professional podcaster/network owner on how to attract advertisers, sponsors, and get creative with your podcast growth and marketing.
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