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From Earwolf to Lemonada, the latest

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from podnews.net with Magellan AI.

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Two shows have been signed by Lemonada Media

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that were with Earwolf: Podcrushed, and this one,

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Threedom One of the co-hosts of Threedom, Scott Aukman,

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launched Earwolf in 2010.

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Other Earwolf shows have left the network in the past year

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to Sony, AdvertiseCast, and Lemonada.

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Canadaland announced its slate for 2024.

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The independent, supporter-driven Canadian podcast

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company will add four new original shows,

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along with new seasons and ongoing shows.

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Auddia, the company that announced an ad skipping podcast

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app last year, has announced a reverse stock split.

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The company's share price has dropped 87% year on year.

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The reverse split will combine 25 shares into one,

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thus magically increasing the share price to above the $1

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required to remain listed on NASDAQ.

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It's currently $0.16, and it fell almost 20% on the news.

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Not long now, to fill out the podnews report card,

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it's a way for us all to feedback to the big podcast

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platforms about how they're doing. It shouldn't take you more than a few minutes,

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and we'd really appreciate it. Results will be shared at Evolutions by Podcast

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Movement in March. The 2024 International Women's Podcast Awards

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are open for entry. The podcast Broker has announced the sale of a number

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of successful podcasts.

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"Apple totally screwed small podcasts,

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and it was the right thing to do". That's according to Hank from SciShow Tangents.

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It's partially, but not entirely,

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referencing the iOS 17 changes.

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The creators of Straight to the Comments,

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a women-led podcast dissecting online comments

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and discussing pop culture, which launched in March 2023,

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have written to the UK's Daily Mail, asking them to stop using the same name for their recently

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launched Straight to the Comments podcast.

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They're also trademarking the name.

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Podcast host PodHome has launched achievements and rewards

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for podcasts hosted on the platform,

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including money off your next month's bill,

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and ARN's iHeart Podcast Network Australia

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celebrated four years of growth.

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In People News, James Butcher has been appointed

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as Chief Commercial Officer for NZME.

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He was the head of digital audio.

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NZME, which uses the iHeart brand in New Zealand,

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has been number one in the New Zealand podcast

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ranker for 30 consecutive months.

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Time for some tech stuff, and however you look at your

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podcast stats, this is probably cooler.

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Spencer Walker-Fooks has built a little e-ink display.

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You'll see it in our newsletter at podnews.net

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to show off his latest podcast downloads

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and his investments, too. It uses the OP3 API.

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PodHome has written a guide on how to do live podcasting,

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which is supported by a growing set of podcast apps.

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The company has its own streaming server.

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And setting up a Motorola Android phone over the weekend,

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I noticed that it came pre-installed with YouTube music.

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But also, to my surprise, it insisted on installing

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the soon-to-close Google Podcasts as well.

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Well, in case you're not up to speed, let's explain.

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YouTube Music replaced Google Play Music,

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which had podcasts in it in some countries,

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but didn't in others. Google took podcasts out of its music app

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and put podcasts into Google Podcasts.

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Well, now, Google are closing Google Podcasts

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in some countries next month, so that Google can put podcasts into its music app

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called YouTube Music, which, despite the name,

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will now be the company's podcast app,

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not Google Podcasts, which is closing.

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It all makes perfect sense to us.

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And in podcast news, Half-Arsed history

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has joined Acast, boasting 6 million listens.

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WME brokered the deal. It comes after Spotify included the show

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in its 2023 RADAR program.

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The show takes listeners on a journey through the ages, blending humor, insight,

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and unforgettable tales from the past.

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On Theme is about Black storytelling all year long,

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but this month, the podcast upends notions

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about black figures and narratives we thought we knew well.

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The show talks to Rosa Parks niece

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about her aunt's life beyond activism

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and discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s

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contentious advice column in Ebony magazine.

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A Muslim and a Jew go there is new in the UK,

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hosted by politicians Sayeeda Warsi

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and comedian David Baddiel.

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They will take on whatever controversy

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hits the headlines each week. It's new from Instinct Productions

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and Dead River launches today.

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A powerful story of Brazil's worst environmental tragedy

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that claimed 19 lives, hundreds of livelihoods,

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and destroyed the lifeblood of local

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and indigenous communities. It also focuses on the ongoing fight for justice

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in the UK's largest class action lawsuit ever.

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Trailers for selected shows are in our podcast

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called New Podcast Trailers,

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and we're sponsored by Magellan AI.

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You can learn more with a link in our show notes today.

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We're at podnews.net.

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