Podnews Weekly Review

Updated: 13 Jun 2025 • 244 episodes
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The last word in podcasting news. Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news.  Support the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!

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Spotify is supporting the new podcast namespace. Who"d have thought it?! Plus, we speak with Elena Tsakakis and Molly Bloom about kids podcasting, and what they learnt from their latest research. Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @sam

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John McDermott from Caloroga Shark Media sits in for Sam Sethi, who is riding a bicycle and tasing wine across the south of France. Try his podcast Eastwood Reloaded - https://podnews.net/podcast/iz4sj - which we talk about in this episode. Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podn

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We speak with John Burgess from Acast, and Gautham Raj Anand from Hubhopper, and look at the week"s podcast news. Send James & Sam a message 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 Podne

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This was to be a fun live episode, but sadly, the audio recording of that failed to be usable. Bah!  Lucky we got other audio as well. So, in this episode, we go round the show talking with people, and chat with Max Cutler, the founder of PAVE Studios. Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email:

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We speak with Michael Bayston about Acast"s new initiative; plus, Alban Brooke on new tools for Buzzsprout podcasters everywhere - even us! Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com

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Ahead of The Podcast Show in London, Jason Carter spills the tea about what"ll be there. Not literally. Also, Bauer Ireland"s Ruth Fitzsimons. And, we look into Spotify"s new play counts, and whatever they are. Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.

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