Are Anchor podcasters different?

• Are Anchor podcasters different? Is the platform full of dead podcasts, as some say it is? Podnews takes a look - and discovers a number of differences between Anchor podcasters and those on other podcast hosts.

• “Alexa, play the Podnews podcasting news podcast on Pandora.” Pandora users in the US can now use Alexa smart speakers to listen to podcasts.

• iHeartRadio is on the hunt for The Next Great Podcast, a competition to develop and launch a show on the platform. It’s open to podcasters worldwide. The company is also working on a original ten-part narrative sci-fi thriller podcast There Be Monsters. It will star John Boyega and Darren Criss, and will be available later this year.

• In the UK, Pod Bible magazine has just released issue 10. You can read it, for free, on the website: it features Charlie Brooker, The Receipts and Jamie Laing, and lists all kinds of podcasts to listen to.

  
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• Patreon has lost a law suit brought by fans of Owen Benjamin, a comedian banned from the platform. The court action could, according to some commentators, put Patreon out of business.

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• PAR now has exclusive sales representation for all Starburns Audio shows. “We couldn’t be more excited to expand our partnership to be able to offer all of Starburns’ great podcasts,” says PAR President Rick Selah.

• Libsyn has hired Richard Heyse as their new CFO. “I am delighted to join Libsyn at this exciting time. I believe the potential for shareholder value creation is excellent given the favorable growth trends in the podcasting and web-hosting market and Libsyn’s position as a leader in the space”.

• Here’s what else you need to know today - The New York Times has announced its Opinion Audio team: Kathy Tu (WNYC), Isaac Jones (WNYC), Olivia Natt (Magnificent Noise, Gimlet), Heba Elorbany (Buzzfeed, iHeartRadio), Vishakha Darbha (The Atlantic), Alison Bruzek (KUOW), Adam Teicholz (WNYC) and Christina Ayele Djossa (WNYC).

• Our list of podcast hosts has had a bit of a makeover.

Tips and tricks

• Blubrry suggests that we can Appear Younger and Fresher With A Podcast Facelift

• Do you need social media accounts for your podcast? (Rachel Corbett)

  
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Investigative podcast Trace, which won a number of awards, is back for a new season, looking at the case of Nicola Gobbo, a former gangland lawyer and police informer.