Industry News 📰
Amaze Media Labs Expands Its Sports Podcast Network Division
Amaze Media Labs is expanding its imprint in sports podcast networks with the launch of two new networks. The Pigskin Podcast Network and The Basketball Podcast Network will join the already successful The Hockey Podcast Network providing over 130 podcasts. The launch of The Pigskin Podcast Network comes at the perfect time, at the beginning of the 2021 NFL season. The network will consist of nearly 40 podcasts covering the NFL, College Football, Football Betting, and Fantasy Football.
SiriusXM Launches New Free Channel and Premium Podcast Subscription with Marvel Entertainment on Apple Podcasts
SiriusXM, with Marvel Entertainment, launched Marvel Podcasts Unlimited, a premium audio entertainment subscription for Marvel fans worldwide, available exclusively via the new Marvel channel on Apple Podcasts. Marvel Podcasts Unlimited provides subscribers with early and exclusive access to a growing assortment of original new scripted and unscripted podcast series.
Cumulus Partners With Rolling Stone
Cumulus Media have partnered with Rolling Stone to produce Don’t Let This Flop, a weekly roundup of highlight content, memes, and trends on TikTok. The show intends to cover dance, recipes, makeup challenges, viral videos, celebrity videos, grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues, and anything else capturing TikTok users’ attention each week.
Barstool Expands Into Food Delivery Business
Barstool Sports is teaming up with Virtual Dining Concepts to join the food delivery business. Barstool Bites will be a deliver-only restaurant, offering a lineup of items including chicken wings, sliders, 14-inch subs, buckets of popcorn and fries. Barstool Bites will be available in 300 cities nationwide.
Ambies Adds Two New Categories
The Podcast Academy has added two new categories to the Ambie Awards: Best Podcast for Kids and Best Independent Podcast. The nomination period for all 2022 Ambie Award categories ends on December 3rd.
Communities We Love ❤️🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽
Promote Your Apple Podcast (FB Group)
This is the group to strictly promote your apple podcast link. Join this group to share and swap reviews and tips with fellow podcasters.
Podcast Brunch Club (FB Group)
Just like a book club, but for podcasts. PBC is a community of podcast listeners. Every month we explore a theme by way of 3-5 podcast episode selections.
The House Of Podcasting (FB Group)
The House Of Podcasting is the space where you can connect with other podcasters and post about your podcast.
Gear 🎙️
AKG ARA USB Microphone: Unboxing & Testing
AKG has just released ARA , a two pattern USB Condenser Microphone. ARA allows podcasters, bloggers, gamers and musicians to capture professional-grade high-resolution sound. Check out this review from Audio Technology Magazine
Bingeworthy 📺📚
What Spotify And Apple Can Learn From Chinese Podcasting Apps
A better variety of options for podcast creators already exists in China, where apps like Ximalaya, Lizhi, Qingting FM, and Xiaoyuzhou FM allow for more audience participation than their Western counterparts. As a creator, I wish that Spotify and Apple Podcasts would learn from them.
Helen Li covers why western platforms are still way behind in giving creators (and fans) the tools to succeed.
Pods We Love ❤️🎧
Hispanic Heritage Month: Advancing la Cultura
Last week's podcast picks from EarBuds Podcast Collective was curated by Maribel Quezada Smith
DIFERENTE
Producer and curiosity expert Maribel Quezada Smith brings you the bilingual podcast, DIFERENTE. Where we celebrate and explore the complexities of living life between two (or more) cultures. Learn, grow and be inspired by stories and interviews about cultural identity, questioning the norm, and becoming empowered, among other topics that relate to the bicultural experience. Dive Deeper
De Pueblo, Católico y Gay
An oral history archive of Latinx LGBTQ+ stories exploring how gender and sexual identities intersect with religion and traditional family values. This is a space for open conversations with ourselves, our family and our friends. Dive Deeper
Cafe con Pam Podcast
Cafe con Pam is the weekly podcast featuring fearless Latine/x and People of The Global Majority that break barriers, change lives and make the world a better place while living in the US. Cafe con Pam is the platform where Latinx are able to share their stories and inspire one another through conversation of course while enjoying a fabulous cup of coffee. Dive Deeper
The Mujerón Podcast
Mujerón Movement is a women's empowerment community that is focused on helping Latinas to improve their lifestyle, embrace self-love, and equip them with the tools to become the MUJERÓN of their dreams. Tune-in to listen to the stories of inspirational Latinas who are doing amazing things. Dive Deeper
Latinx In Power
Demystifying tech interviewing Latinx leaders all over the world to get their perspective, encouragement and insights. We love when we come together with our rich diversity of cultures, beliefs, and perspectives. Dive Deeper
Pods We Love is powered by thatpart & curated by EarBuds Podcast Collective
Apps & Tools 🧰
Reel - Turn Podcast Into Video
Tease your podcast's episodes on your social media accounts with eye-catching videos and attract new listeners. Add subtitles to your podcasts.
Gossip - Short Voice Stories
Gossip is the fast & fun way to share voice stories and listen to others! At Gossip there's no need to plan for live audio streaming events - our app is asynchronous which means you can record your stories and listen to others at your own time!
JumpLink - Create A Better Experience For Your Listeners
Sharing URLs on podcasts can be difficult. Listeners forget them and hosts stumble over reading them. Your JumpLink URL is the only link you need to tell your listeners for them to find ALL the links you need to share with them. Think of it like linktree but built specifically for podcasters.
Omnicourse - Grow Your Skills With Audio Courses
Omnicourse is a subscription-based capsule-sized audio course platform for mobile where lecturers can get paid by the minutes listened.
Nuggets 🤓
Are Podcast Ads Profitable?
The podcast industry is projected to surpass $1 billion in podcast ads sold this year. The first step to getting sponsorships is to determine if your podcast is ready for advertisers. Check out these five steps to getting started with podcast ads.
14 Ways To Hold Listeners Attention: Podcasting Strategies
Podcast listeners face an increasingly distracting world, making it challenging to maintain their attention. Jennay Horn covers 14 great ways to hold your listeners attention.
Events 🎫
2021 Black Podcasting Awards - September 30 (Virtual)
Black Podcasting Awards (BPA) is a volunteer-run awards program and live ceremony spotlighting dozens and dozens of podcasts from across the Black diaspora. We encourage Black voices to create and own content that shares Black experiences.
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