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Your own free transcripts: how to install Whisper.cpp on Mac OS
Your own free transcripts: how to install Whisper.cpp on Mac OS
How to install Whisper.cpp really easily for Mac OS, so you have unlimited, free, transcripts made available for everyone.
How to add your podcast to every podcast directory
How to add your podcast to every podcast directory
We have a daily podcast. Here's where to find it - and all the directory links to add your podcast, too
How to install Apple Podcasts on Android
How to install Apple Podcasts on Android
Got an Android phone? You can get Apple Podcasts on it, with these three steps. No iPhone required!
How I make... Evergreen Content for Wits & Weights
How I make... Evergreen Content for Wits & Weights
I'm a man of efficiency. What's more efficient than getting the most out of each episode?
How to understand podcast stats
How to understand podcast stats
Analytics from Apple, Spotify, YouTube, podcast charts, downloads, OP3, Podtrac and more: what does it all mean? What's the biggest show in the world; and how is your show doing?

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News in depth

TuneIn tunes away from podcasting amid mass layoffs
TuneIn tunes away from podcasting amid mass layoffs
TuneIn is no longer maintaining its podcast directory, and has made significant layoffs over the last few years.
$1,000 for listing a podcast: examining Licensync
$1,000 for listing a podcast: examining Licensync
EXCLUSIVE: An Italian company is collecting money from podcast directories for linking to shows. Is this another reason to work together in an industry association?
What is Podcasthon 2025 - and how can you take part?
What is Podcasthon 2025 - and how can you take part?
More than a thousand podcasts are getting together for charity in March 2025. Here's what it's all about, and how you can get involved.
Replacing Chartable - alternatives for reviews, marketing and analysis
Replacing Chartable - alternatives for reviews, marketing and analysis
Chartable is to close. But what can you use to replace it? It all depends on what you used it for...
The Trade-Offs of Video Podcasting on Spotify
The Trade-Offs of Video Podcasting on Spotify
Ready to jump into video podcasting on Spotify for Creators? Here's what to know.

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Reviews

Review: Make Noise, a creator's guide to podcasting and great audio storytelling, by Eric Nuzum
Review: Make Noise, a creator's guide to podcasting and great audio storytelling, by Eric Nuzum
A podcasting book that doesn't focus on the technology. Music to my ears.
Review: The Spotify Play, by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
Review: The Spotify Play, by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
A review of 'The Spotify Play: How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance', by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
Review: Hindenburg PRO v2 - with transcription editing
Review: Hindenburg PRO v2 - with transcription editing
I test drive the new version of the audio editor I've used for the last five years
Review: the iRig Stream Mic Pro
Review: the iRig Stream Mic Pro
A good sound, a strange connector, and a feature some might find useful
Review: Nomono Sound Capsule
Review: Nomono Sound Capsule
We test this in-the-field recording kit. Is it for you? And if not - then who is it for?

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History

The history of the word 'Podcast'
The history of the word 'Podcast'
Who invented the word? And who was responsible for getting it used by the community? A full history, with audio, looking at the words used for on-demand audio via RSS.
The Story of the First Podcast Feed
The Story of the First Podcast Feed
When was the first podcast feed produced - and what is the history of the first podcast?
The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all
The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all
The original blog post from Adam Curry that gave birth to podcasting
Was Robin Williams the first podcaster?
Was Robin Williams the first podcaster?
Was the actor and comedian Robin Williams an early podcaster - even before the name was invented?
The history of podcasting in the UK
The history of podcasting in the UK
How did podcasting get going in the country? And is it really just about the BBC?

Resources

Our podcast sample
Our podcast sample
We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample?
Github repositories for podcast app and website developers
Github repositories for podcast app and website developers
From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there.
What to know when applying for a job in podcasting
What to know when applying for a job in podcasting
Hints and tips as to how to get the best out of our jobs board
Podcast market data for your presentations
Podcast market data for your presentations
Slides with market data to use in your presentations
Insecure feeds and audio, and identifiable domains: you don't want them
Insecure feeds and audio, and identifiable domains: you don't want them
Insecure feeds and things - why are they bad? Especially, what's the problem with a unique domain name?

Podcasts in Asia

Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive
Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there
Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive
Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there
Korea: a podcasting deep-dive
Korea: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there
Japan: a podcasting deep-dive
Japan: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there
Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia
Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia
A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market.

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Resources

Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music?
Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music?
This music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts?
How to get Podnews on your smart speaker every day
How to get Podnews on your smart speaker every day
How to listen to our updates every day
Podcast host migrations - who's moving where
Podcast host migrations - who's moving where
Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated.
Podcast app user-agents
Podcast app user-agents
We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that.
Additional RSS namespaces
Additional RSS namespaces
RSS namespaces extending podcasting

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Submissions and Disclosures
Submissions and Disclosures
How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures
New Podcast Trailers
New Podcast Trailers
Looking for new podcasts to listen to? Here's all about our podcast trailer feed.
How to submit a podcast to us for news coverage
How to submit a podcast to us for news coverage
How to get a podcast promoted in our newsletter
How Podnews can help promote a podcast
How Podnews can help promote a podcast
How we can help you promote a podcast for you or for your client with our editorial or paid-for coverage.
Advertising and supporting Podnews
Advertising and supporting Podnews
Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews.

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