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- Mar 9: Apple Podcasts was launched as an app on iPhone in June 2012. It wasn’t the first podcast app - and there was one that was launched three years earlier: with some features that we take for granted today. That app was Google Listen, the first podcast app experiment by Google. In a new article today as part of our history collection, we unveil the v2 design that was never launched, its inevitable pivot to video, and the astonishing engagement figures that the app got - even if that didn’t save it from the Google graveyard.
- Feb 17: David Greene, the former host of Up First and now host of KCRW's Left, Right & Center, suggests that he sounds "just like" the AI-generated male voice used in NotebookLM, and has filed a lawsuit against Google claiming they stole his voice. Google says it's nonsense - it's a professional actor, they say. Our daily podcast today has audio of both, to let you decide.
- Feb 13:
Thank you to Lindsay Bowen, a lawyer for podcasters, for becoming our latest personal supporter. He's worked for some of the biggest names in podcasting, and says "I really enjoy hearing what people in the industry are up to," which is probably why he's supporting us since that's our job. It's people like Lindsay who are paying for Podnews for everyone, so we can keep Podnews free. You can become a supporter here. We also discover that Bowen was once a professional basketball player for New York Liberty - he kept that quiet. We trust that Google hasn't got confused with another Lindsay Bowen.
- Jan 23: Substack has launched a TV app on Google TV and Apple TV, for video content from writers.
- Jan 1: Spotted in Brooklyn NY, USA, by Podnews reader Arielle ("by my favorite taco spot in Gowanus"), a hand-drawn ad for this science fiction podcast (we assume, looking at the lovely artwork). Except, the real artwork for The Old Man and the Three is very different, and features Cam Johnson as the host. And it's not science fiction, it's something to do with the NBA, and yes I suppose on second look it's clearly a basketball on the artwork. Anyway, on looking at Google Maps, it seems this ad has been there since Nov 2024 and probably earlier since JJ Redick did their last show in July 2024 (indeed, it has a date of 2023 on it), but even then, the show appears to have never used this artwork and... anyway, we're overthinking it aren't we? Tacos. Yum.
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