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How to

How to store all your podcast files
Where to keep those audio files - and what to keep; plus, the way we do it

How to get live captions for every podcast you listen to - on whatever app
There's a way to get live captions on almost any phone and almost any app

How WebSub works: and why it's good for your podcast
WebSub fixes one of the main problems for podcasting in an elegant manner

How do Apple Podcasts Transcriptions work? All your questions answered
How does this new feature from Apple work? Will it work with your podcast? A list of frequently-asked questions, and the answers

Should I have the word PODCAST in my podcast’s title?
Should your podcast have the word PODCAST in it?

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News in depth

The iOS 17 changes in Apple Podcasts
A special report, with a timeline of the changes; how automatic downloads work and what changed; how the industry spotted it, and the effect it has had on podcasting.

Podnews report card - results for 2024
The results of the Podnews Report Card for 2024. Good news for almost everyone!

How much are podcast downloads really down year-over-year?
How much has the change in auto-downloads from Apple Podcasts affected podcast downloads? New data suggests wildly different effects based on different categories.

Podcasts with the same name: what to do and how to prevent it
Would a registered trademark help? Or something else?

Missing, presumed deleted
Growing followers, paid subscribers, and an award nomination: and then Spotify for Podcasters deleted the show

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Reviews

Review: The Lewitt Audio Ray - a microphone with laser-powered autofocus
This microphone has a sensor in it which works well to maintain a consistent sound

History

The history of the word 'Podcast'
Who invented the word? And who was responsible for getting it used by the community? A full history, with audio, looking at the words used for on-demand audio via RSS.

The Story of the First Podcast Feed
When was the first podcast feed produced - and what is the history of the first podcast?

The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all
The original blog post from Adam Curry that gave birth to podcasting

Was Robin Williams the first podcaster?
Was the actor and comedian Robin Williams an early podcaster - even before the name was invented?

The history of podcasting in the UK
How did podcasting get going in the country? And is it really just about the BBC?

Resources

What to know when applying for a job in podcasting
Hints and tips as to how to get the best out of our jobs board

Podcast market data for your presentations
Slides with market data to use in your presentations

Github repositories for podcast app and website developers
From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there.

Our podcast sample
We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample?

Insecure feeds and audio, and identifiable domains: you don't want them
Insecure feeds and things - why are they bad? Especially, what's the problem with a unique domain name?

Podcasts in Asia

Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there

Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there

Korea: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there

Japan: a podcasting deep-dive
A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there

Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia
A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market.

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Resources

Google Podcasts app: an FAQ for podcasters
All you need to know about Google Podcasts, on apps, the web and smart speakers.

Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music?
This music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts?

Podnews's Google Podcast RSS Helper
A bookmarklet to help people with which RSS feed Google Podcasts is using

How to get Podnews on your smart speaker every day
How to listen to our updates every day

Podcast host migrations - who's moving where
Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated.

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