Happy 20th birthday RSS, Alby launches profile pages. Spotify rolls out new Podcast UI and 'reasonably soon' will add Audiobooks.

Send James & Sam a message Guest Interviews:Eric Nuzum - Magnificent NoiseAlex Newall - Rusty Quill Ltd Show Notes: 1. SpotifySpotify is the top podcast network in the US based on reach, according to new data from Edison Research.  Spotify now has separate home feeds for Music and Podcasts & Shows!  Audiobooks are coming to Spotify “reasonably soon”, according to CFO Paul Vogel. 2. AlbyAlby has launched an analytics website for Value 4 Value, the podcast funding method from the Podcast Index. The website, called SATurn, gives a full view of payments made on the Value 4 Value system and interfaces with your Alby wallet. It"s free to use, and includes a live feed much like Helipad.  Now everyone with an Alby #Lightning Address can get their very own "My Alby Page". Sam Page: https://getalby.com/p/samJames Page: https://getalby.com/p/jamesAlby also brought #bitcoin to Linktree in their latest release.  3. OtherBalcao claims it is a new decentralised podcast platform Podcast Index’s websites are no longer going to store any user’s email address. Emails will be stored hashed in future, according to Dave Jones iOS16 - new support for a useragent in AppleCoreMedia.  Podcast images are much larger on the lockscreen, including support for embedded chapter images. Gramrphone, a live music startup, has announced integration with TikTok.  Podcast discovery tool Goodpods has launched a website Happy Birthday to Buzzsprout, which Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net Full interviews at https://extra.podnews.net/