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Monthly podcast listeners continue to grow

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  • The number of podcast listeners continues to grow in countries across the world , according to new data from the Reuters Institute. The Digital News Report 2024 says that “Podcasts continue to attract younger, richer, and better educated audiences, with news and politics shows heavily skewed towards men, partly due to the dominance of male hosts”, adding “Many markets have become saturated with content, making it hard for new shows to be discovered and also for existing shows to grow audiences.”

  • Libsyn has integrated YouTube Music’s API, which lets podcasters automatically upload shows to YouTube. The API, which was announced at Podcast Movement Evolutions in March, automates the process of telling YouTube where your RSS feed is: Libsyn also pulls in statistics from YouTube to a separate page in the Libsyn dashboard.

    • Notably, Libsyn supports video podcasts, and will automatically upload those to YouTube. (We think no other podcast host offers this?)
  • The first AI-powered podcast marketing tool, Capsho is to launch Capsho NextGen in open Beta. The tool includes self-learning, more flexibility and a custom tone of voice.

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    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History was the third and final podcast recommendation from Elon Musk - but also “probably my top recommendation”, he says. Hosted on Libsyn, “the podcast’s unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners,” says the description.
    We Did It Medway
    Play trailerRob Flood and Philip Dodd host We Did It Medway which launches today. The show celebrates the best of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham and the Hoo Peninsula in England; and the first episode today features Kelly Tolhurst, the former MP for Rochester & Strood, and her Labour opponent, Lauren Edwards.
    Life in Seven Songs
    Play trailerWhich seven songs narrate your life story? Life in Seven Songs launches today - a new podcast by The San Francisco Standard. The show talks with trailblazers in intimate discussions about their life journeys. Through seven songs, guests will lay bare the milestones that have sculpted their identities and helped make them who they are today.
    In Dispute: 10 Famous Trials That Changed History
    Play trailerIn Dispute: 10 Famous Trials That Changed History is new from the Legal Talk Network today. The show features reenactments of actual conversations preserved through trial transcripts; and legal analysis and modern-day reflections from Attorney J. Craig Williams. This podcast will dive into the trials of the Salem witches, Chicago Black Sox, O.J. Simpson, and McMartin Preschool childcare providers.

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Podcast data for Jun 18

#1 in Apple Podcasts
US flag The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
ZA flag The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (DOAC)

#1 in Spotify
US flag The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan)
ZA flag What Now? with Trevor Noah (Spotify Studios)

Over the last week, 196,720 podcasts published at least one new episode (down 1.0%). source

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