Industry News 📰
Podcasting App Callin Raises $12 million In Series A Funding
Social podcasting app Callin raised $12 million in Series A funding co-led by Sequoia Capital, Goldcrest Capital and Craft Ventures. The Callin platform is built specifically for podcasters who want to create content directly on the platform. The app allows for podcasts to be streamed live so content creators can interact with listeners in real time.
Wondery, Amazon Music Strike Licensing Deal With Tinkercast
Tinkercast, a family-oriented podcast company, has signed an exclusive licensing and advertising deal with Wondery and Amazon Music. Tinkercast will be exclusive to Wondery and Amazon Music beginning in September and extending until 2022. The Amazon-owned companies will also have merchandising rights to Tinkercast’s products and will expand the business with new offerings via Amazon Prime.
PodMatch Purchases Poddit To Expand Userbase
PodMatch, a free podcast booking service, has purchased a similar service, Poddit. The two parties have not disclosed the amount of the sale. Poddit and PodMatch together have provided podcast hosts and guests with 13,000 interviews and have nearly 20,000 members.
INFLCR Partners With Blue Wire To Open Podcast Market To Student-Athletes
Podcast network Blue Wire is partnering with athlete-focused content platform INFLCR to empower student-athlete voices and name, image and likeness opportunities. The partnership gives collegiate athletes easy, compliant access to a platform where they can build an audience for their podcast and share in advertising revenue.
Doc Studio XTR Launches Podcast Unit
Documentary studio XTR has announced the creation of Radio XTR, a podcast division. The unit will be based out of the company’s California office with a mandate to create, develop and produce original non-fiction podcasts. XTR also announced a partnership with SomeFriends, a premium podcasting company with the mission of championing inclusion through diversity.
RedCircle Lands $6 Million in Series A Funding
Podcast platform RedCircle has raised $6 million in Series A funding round. RedCircle, which launched in 2019, started by helping indie podcasters monetize with host-read or programmatic ads through its self-serve ad platform.
Communities We Love ❤️🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽
PodMatch - Podcast Guest Interviews (FB Group)
The is the official facebook group for PodMatch, a free podcast booking service that automatically matches ideal podcast guests and hosts together to record high-quality podcast interviews.
Podcasters Helping Podcasters To Succeed (LinkedIn Group)
This group is for anyone looking to become successful with podcasting. It is a place to learn audience growth, monetization and more.
Advertising Using Podcast Sponsorships (LinkedIn Group)
This group is open to those who are exploring or using podcasts sponsorship advertising opportunities to reach a large family friend audience with their products and services.
Gear 🎙️
TASCAM Mixcast 4 Review
Audio gear pioneer Tascam have just unveiled their new Mixcast 4, an all-in-one podcast production station. Mixcast 4 is capable of recording up to 14 tracks direct to SD card, and has enough microphone and headphone sockets to accommodate up to four speakers at once. Could this be the Rodecaster Pro killer? Check out this review from Mike Russell.
Audio Technica AT2040 vs. Rode PodMic - Podcast/Streaming Mic Showdown!
Tom Buck compares the recently released AT2040 with Rode's already established PodMic.
Bingeworthy 📺📚
Four Dangers That Could Cripple The Popularity Of Podcasts
While podcasts continue their upward trajectory in capturing “ears,” they are still a long way from dominating the national conversation via social media, the workplace, or the family dinner table.
Podcast reviewer Frank Racioppi highlights some of the dangers that could cripple the popularity of podcasts.
Pods We Love ❤️🎧
Understanding Why
Last week's podcast picks from EarBuds Podcast Collective was curated by Quinn Emmett
🎧 Ologies with Alie Ward
Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life. Dive Deeper
🎧 How To Save A Planet
Does climate change freak you out? Want to know what we, collectively, can do about it? Us, too. How to Save a Planet is a podcast that asks the big questions: What do we need to do to solve the climate crisis, and how do we get it done? Join us, journalist Alex Blumberg and scientist and policy nerd Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, as we scour the earth for solutions, talk to people who are making a difference, ask hard questions, crack dumb jokes and — episode by episode — figure out how to build the future we want. Dive Deeper
🎧 The Ezra Klein Show
Each Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to humans and animals alike? Dive Deeper
🎧 Important, Not Important
Science for people who give a sh*t. The 6-time Webby nominee delivers deep conversations with the world's smartest people (scientists, doctors, CEO's, farmers, and more!), and digestible news updates every single week. Get Action Steps you can take to feel better, and build a better future for everyone. We're talkin' clean energy and coral reefs, COVID vaccines and pediatric cancer research, clean water and carbon capture tech, asteroid deflection and artificial intelligence ethics. Dive Deeper
🎧 Drilled
A true-crime podcast about climate change, hosted and reported by award-winning investigative journalist Amy Westervelt. Dive Deeper
Pods We Love is powered by thatpart & curated by EarBuds Podcast Collective
Apps & Tools 🧰
Podopolo - Social Podcasting App To Discover, Listen And Engage
Podopolo makes podcast listening social + podcasting profitable for creators. Imagine your own personalized library of 4 million podcasts, meaningful conversation with hosts + friends – all while reaping rewards + making a social impact as you listen + engage!
PodQueue - Bookmark Online Audio And Podcasts To Listen To Later
PodQueue is designed to make it easy to bookmark audio from the web (podcasts, lectures, interviews, radio segments) and listen to it later in your favorite podcast client.
The Podcast Reader
The Podcast Reader is a new publication for the intellectually curious and those open to new ideas, featuring selected transcripts of the world’s best longform podcasts.
Loudness.fm - Make Your Podcast Sound Better
Your audience will have a hard time enjoying your podcast if they have to constantly adjust the volume. Loudness helps by automagically correcting loudness differences between speakers.
Nuggets 🤓
When And How To Change A Podcast Name
Having second thoughts about your podcast name? Check out this article from the Castos blog to help you decide whether to change a podcast name.
How To Pick A Podcast Microphone That Works For You
How do you choose the perfect podcasting microphone? Check out this guide to picking a mic at the price/quality sweet spot that's right for you.
Events 🎫
Why Financial Planners Should Podcast - September 8 (Virtual)
Everything has changed for financial services businesses; the future looks nothing like the past, decisions need to be made, sooner rather than later. What can you do to bring your business into the new world of professional advice? Ethos has partnered with Fraser Jack (aka the ‘Pod God’), the award-winning host of the ‘Goals-based Advice’ podcast and XY Advisor podcast as he discusses the top 10 reasons why financial planners should have a podcast.
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