Podcast releases new episode on cassette

• A Canadian politics podcast is releasing a special episode on cassette only. Just fifty will be made. The show is 48 minutes long: based on our extensive knowledge of cassettes, it looks like after 24 minutes you’ll need to turn the tape over to keep listening.

• The popular iOS and Android podcast app Pocket Casts has announced its mobile apps are now open source. “Now, everyone can help make it even better by reporting bugs, suggesting new features, and submitting Pull Requests for current issues.” It’s shared under the Mozilla Public License (FAQ).

• In New Zealand, NZME is celebrating hitting 50 million annual downloads. The company is #1 in the New Zealand Podcast Ranker; and uses the iHeart brand in the country.

• Open prefix analytics service OP3 has added a setup page, a prefix argument for a show’s GUID, and introduced API key management. Our OP3 useragent snapshot now uses our own API key; and the Podnews Daily podcast now includes the GUID. (Undocumented: the redirect-logs now includes the referer when present).

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Podcast News - with Lemonada Media

From Lemonada Media: Every day, the world seems on the brink of crisis. In In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt when overlapping crises and a relentless news cycle overwhelm Americans, Andy finds the right helpers to help us move forward together.

The Mo Show is an English-language podcast from Saudi Arabia, featuring interviews with tech entrepreneurs, a boxer, a female rapper, and more from the country. Mohammed Islam moderated a panel yesterday at the Ignite podcast creator conference in Riyadh.

Good news, everypony! My Little Pony: The Podcast is finally here - narrated by Popstar Princess Popp Petals and her trusty producer Jazz Hooves. Hoof to heart, Acast are doing their part with Hasbro - friendship is magic, after all - and a new adventure waits for us every week until mid November. Be a true, true friend to the little ones in your life and get playing it right across Equestria. etc.

Need a new show to listen to? New Podcast Trailers is available in your favourite RSS podcast app, and contains trailers from lots of new shows.