Tom Webster: Let's put on a show

• Tom Webster from Edison Research has published a version of his Podcast Movement speech, Three Ways To Survive Podcasting’s Existential Crisis. He suggests that listeners don’t care about RSS, and just care about the show: however it’s delivered. Webster recommends that we be on whatever platform listeners want us to be.

• More big Hollywood names are making their way into podcasting: Ed O’Neill and Christopher Lloyd (Modern Family) are working on a spy podcast The Undercovers. It’s produced for DAX, being worked on by Jeff Schmidt and Mark Ramsey, and launches in October.

• The Verge wrote a story about automated one-star ratings, covered by Podnews in July. The story has also been picked up by Search Engine Journal, who highlight “try not to let malicious reviews damage morale too much if you happen to receive them.”

• MIC Media writes 9 things to know about Podcast Movement following their experience. “Meeting the face behind the voice is strange and joyous”, the company writes, then describes meeting, um, Podnews’s Editor. We guarantee “joyous” has never been used in this context before.

• Spotted in Reddit, here are five quick tips to improve your podcast audio - focusing on good microphone technique. (In our humble opinion, this video should be required viewing before you get your podcasting licence.)

  
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• iHeartRadio has overhauled how they display podcast show notes - and now has basic formatting and text hyperlinks. Look at this, or even better, this one. Good job, iHeartRadio!

  
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  • Now all we need is for Spotify to do it properly… <-- editorially independent note
  
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• IAB Australia has published a Digital Audio Buyer’s Guide. It’s for members only, though; membership costs AUD$3,500 (US$2,355).

• 9to5Mac ask whether podcasters should welcome Spotify with open arms, or fear their motives. “If you love podcasting, you should be excited about Spotify’s focus.”

• The Outlier Podcast Festival has announced five keynote speakers: Josh Hallmark, Misha Euceph, Todd Cochrane, Reema Khrais and John Asante. It’s in Los Angeles CA, Sep 13-14. They’re also hosting a pitching competition - the winner will receive a podcast startup package.

  
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• It’s International Podcast Month. IPM features the collaboration of over 100 diverse and inclusive podcasting folks on Audio Fiction Minisodes, Creator Conversation Episodes, Non-Fiction Episodes, RPG Actual-Play One-Shots, and a month-long blog.

  
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Podcasts

Spreaker Prime: Earth Ancients chronicles the growing (and often suppressed) evidence of known and unknown civilizations, their ruined cities, and artifacts developed from advanced science and technology. The hosts help listeners discover our lost history. They’re using Spreaker Prime to increase exposure and maximize monetization.

Former Australian prime-minister Julia Gillard’s podcast, A Podcast of One’s Own, has announced a global partnership with Acast to help the podcast expand. It focuses on the topic of women in leadership. (Acast / Global Institute for Women’s Leadership / King’s College London)

THE NEWS with Anthony Davis is a daily newscast, promising “five minutes of verified, honest & truthful world news”. It’s produced by Anthony Davis, a UK broadcaster. (Buzzsprout)