The biggest app is…

• Exclusive Apple Podcasts remains the #1 app in the US for podcast downloads for the biggest shows, according to new data from Podtrac. In a presentation this morning (keynote stage 9am) at Evolutions in Chicago, our Editor will reveal data showing that - even with YouTube views - Apple is still the largest podcast app out there for the 250 biggest shows.

• Evolutions, by Podcast Movement, kicked off yesterday with a keynote from Tom Webster - who spoke about the need to convert occasional listeners to more frequent consumers. Organisers say that the event has 1,600 attendees.

• Magellan AI is not rebranding. Yesterday, Apr 1, they announced a rebrand to Podgellan AI - but it was an April Fool’s joke. “Of course we won’t use the word ‘pod’ in our company name,” Magellan AI CEO and co-founder Cameron Hendrix said, adding “Who would do that?” Magellan AI is this month’s sponsor of, um, Podnews.

• Podcast hosting platform Disctopia announced a partnership with EarBuds Podcast Collective to deliver podcast recommendations to Disctopia users.

• Audacy announced the Audacy Creator Lab. It’s a enhancement of Podcorn, which the company acquired in 2021, and will offer free “limitless” hosting and monetisation services for emerging podcasters.

• The Webby Awards are open for public voting today, after the nominations were published. Award-winning podcast Dan Taberski is up for yet another award, after his hit show Hysterical was named Apple Podcasts’ Podcast of the Year. The awards also recognise the organization with the most overall nominations and wins across the podcast categories. Organizations in contention include Audible (14), SiriusXM (10), Wondery (9), and iHeartMedia (8).

• A new audio creative agency has been born in Australia. Original Audio calls itself Australia’s AI-driven audio creative agency, with deals including Frequency and AudioStack.

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She Leads with CARE

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This week on She Leads with CARE, Bellamy Young is joined by Ra’edah Aby Alhalweh. The mother of six from Jordan became a plumber when she realized a need for more women in the field.

“In our culture, it is not easy to let men plumbers enter the house, especially when our husbands are not around,” she says, adding that husbands are usually at work when plumbers – traditionally male – make house calls.

Hear her incredible journey and how she turned a CARE course on small business development into a thriving career at care.org/SheLeads

She Leads with CARE is a limited podcast series hosted by actress and producer Bellamy Young. Join Bellamy to learn about the difference we can make in our own lives – and the lives of those around us – when we care. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tips and tricks - with Memberful

• Dealing with negative research can be hard - but here’s how to navigate it.

Podcast News - with Airwave

Airwave congratulates: NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast for being nominated in the Webbys 2025, for Best Individual Episode in Business! NerdWallet’s trusted finance journalists answer real-world money questions to help you make smarter financial decisions with confidence.

Airwave congratulates: Culture Kids for being nominated in the Webbys 2025 in the kid’s section. The BBC takes young listeners on exciting adventures to countries, cities, and cultures all around the world — exploring topics such as holidays, cuisine, traditions, and even animals around the world.

Moonburn, a queer, slice-of-life fiction podcast, returns for a highly anticipated second season, deepening Lucas’s journey as he faces pivotal decisions about his future while forming new relationships and reckoning with the echoes of his own past. Told across seven weekly episodes released every Wednesday morning at 3AM PST / 6AM EST, Moonburn captures the highs and lows of coming-of-age in an urban setting, blending nostalgia with a modern sensibility.

In Roger Bolton’s Beeb Watch today, Podnews Editor, James Cridland, talks about the BBC’s podcasts outside the UK, and the decision to remove the BBC Sounds app.

What does it mean to build and maintain a legacy, either in business, or for your loved ones? What tools and resources are available to help? Join the discussion on Let’s Talk Legacy along with exciting guests and real listeners just like you, to tackle the answers to these questions, and learn how to grow today, for a better tomorrow.

In season 4 of Sane And Simple Podcasting, they’re addressing the overwhelm in the room. With YouTube for podcasting getting so much attention, the podcast felt it was time to streamline workflows - to help you spend more time on the connections that you make from the podcast, by making your workflow and promotions sensible for your time, budget and sanity.