Bright results for Libsyn's Glow

• Libsyn’s Glow, the company’s podcast monetisation platform, has seen a 167% revenue growth since its acquisition in April 2021, the company says. The product lets podcasters sell subscriptions and accept monetary support.

• Former Spotify head Michael Mignano’s piece about The Standards Paradox, which we reported on yesterday, has led to some discussion on social media.

  • Our Editor, James Cridland, wonders if the concept isn’t just laziness on his personal blog, pointing to Apple’s regular work extending the podcast RSS standard to add new features.
  • RSS’s Alberto Betella calls Mignano’s article “a very naive approach”, also pointing out RSS’s extensibility, and saying it is more convenient for Spotify to foster a closed podcasting ecosystem.
  • Mignano joins Sam Sethi and James Cridland on the Podland podcast later today to discuss the piece, where he also reveals what he’ll be doing next.

• Spotify has bought Heardle, a beat-the-intro type game.

• A reminder that Whooshkaa ceases to operate on 31 Aug. Check your email for your migration options.

• Podcast Sessions, a free podcasting magazine from South Africa, is celebrating its second anniversary with the co-hosts of Netflix’s first African podcast on the cover. It’s a free download.

• What’s up, and what’s down, in podcasting? Amplifi Media’s Steven Goldstein looks at the numbers.

• Want to take a deep dive into Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Marketplace? Even though Libsyn is in the name, and even though Libsyn acquired AdvertiseCast recently, podcast publishers do not need to host their files with Libsyn to take advantage of this new self-service marketplace; Dave Hanley took Sounds Profitable’s Bryan Barletta for a walkthrough.

Moves and hires

• Rob Roberts-Facey has joined Crowd Network as a Senior Producer; he’ll develop a new sports division at the Manchester, UK-based company.

Tips and tricks - with Podscribe

• Arielle Nissenblatt writes a twitter thread on how to launch a new show.

• Does tiktok help grow your podcast, really? Maribel Quezada Smith lists six takeaways to help you make better decisions about how to use tiktok to grow your podcast audience.

Podcast News - with Pushkin Industries

From Pushkin: Coming Sept 13, The Loudest Girl In The World, Lauren Ober’s journey to understand what the hell it means to be on the autism spectrum and how to live life as a newly diagnosed autistic person. This show is about finding yourself broken in a place you never expected to be and emerging from that place a mostly glued back together person.

The latest edition of Career Crossroads interviews new Podcast Hall of Famer Evo Terra. Hear about his career path before podcasting, and how he ended up turning podcasting into a career. Other notable podcasters to appear on the show are Lindsay Graham, creator/host of History Daily, Business Movers, American Scandal among others, and Podnews’s Editor, James Cridland.

Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults has joined the Acast Creator Network. The show will be supported by Acast’s range of monetisation and growth options — with a focus on sponsorship and direct listener support through Acast+ subscriptions.

From the makers of the hit podcast Root of Evil, Facing Evil is launched today by Tenderfoot TV and iHeartRadio. Hosted by Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile, it’s a new, weekly true-crime show that focuses on different, but equally resonant stories, and will apply the lessons of healing they’ve learned in their quest to overcome generational trauma in order to focus on the victims and individuals at the heart of the cases.

Land of the Giants returns for a new season, from Recode and The Verge. The new season explores the genesis and growth of Meta as a company, and its impact on society. It’s hosted by Alex Heath and Shirin Ghaffary.

If you like learning about new podcasts in Podnews, you can now get this section as a podcast itself. New Podcast Trailers is available in your favourite RSS podcast app.

Podcast ads in the wild

Back in 2017, The Debrief with Dave O’Neil advertised on Melbourne’s trams. Courtney Carthy wrote a piece covered by Podnews at the time explaining the thought processes behind it and where the money came from; and commented that the lack of Apple Podcasts for Android was making promotion a bit more difficult. No change, five years later.

Advertising for podcasts help grow the whole medium - so if you’ve spotted any (or responsible for some), just hit reply and send us a nice picture.