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How to install Audacity on your Chromebook
Yes you can - and yes, it works. Here's how to install this audio editor on almost any modern Chromebook.

Your own free transcripts: how to install Whisper.cpp on Mac OS
How to install Whisper.cpp really easily for Mac OS, so you have unlimited, free, transcripts made available for everyone.

How to add your podcast to every podcast directory
We have a daily podcast. Here's where to find it - and all the directory links to add your podcast, too

How to install Apple Podcasts on Android
Got an Android phone? You can get Apple Podcasts on it, with these three steps. No iPhone required!

How I make... Evergreen Content for Wits & Weights
I'm a man of efficiency. What's more efficient than getting the most out of each episode?

Predictions for 2025 - and impressions of 2024
We asked our PWR Supporters, the supporters of our weekly podcast Podnews Weekly Review, for their impressions of 2024 and predictions for 2025.

TuneIn tunes away from podcasting amid mass layoffs
TuneIn is no longer maintaining its podcast directory, and has made significant layoffs over the last few years.

$1,000 for listing a podcast: examining Licensync
EXCLUSIVE: An Italian company is collecting money from podcast directories for linking to shows. Is this another reason to work together in an industry association?

What is Podcasthon 2025 - and how can you take part?
More than a thousand podcasts are getting together for charity in March 2025. Here's what it's all about, and how you can get involved.

Replacing Chartable - alternatives for reviews, marketing and analysis
Chartable is to close. But what can you use to replace it? It all depends on what you used it for...

Review: Make Noise, a creator's guide to podcasting and great audio storytelling, by Eric Nuzum
A podcasting book that doesn't focus on the technology. Music to my ears.

Review: The Spotify Play, by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
A review of 'The Spotify Play: How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance', by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud

Review: Hindenburg PRO v2 - with transcription editing
I test drive the new version of the audio editor I've used for the last five years

Review: the iRig Stream Mic Pro
A good sound, a strange connector, and a feature some might find useful

Review: Nomono Sound Capsule
We test this in-the-field recording kit. Is it for you? And if not - then who is it for?

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?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

Podcast app user-agents
We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that.

Additional RSS namespaces
RSS namespaces extending podcasting

Podcast recommendation newsletters
Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters.

Submissions and Disclosures
How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures

New Podcast Trailers
Looking for new podcasts to listen to? Here's all about our podcast trailer feed.

How to submit a podcast to us for news coverage
How to get a podcast promoted in our newsletter

How Podnews can help promote a podcast
How we can help you promote a podcast for you or for your client with our editorial or paid-for coverage.

Advertising and supporting Podnews
Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews.