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Google AI voices: Okay, so have you ever hit play on your favorite podcast and thought, wait a minute, is this
a robot? It's getting harder and harder to tell these days, right? It really is. And that's
exactly what we're diving into today, AI podcasts. Are they already in our ears? And should we be worried?
James Cridland: Google's notebook LM has made it easier to mass produce low quality fake content. That's
according to Wenbin Fang, the founder of Listen Notes, posting on the company's blog.
Google AI voices: And they're not mincing words, are they? They called it a threat. A threat? They even built a tool to
sniff these AI podcasts out and they say they've already flagged over 280. Wow, over 280. Over 280.
James Cridland: Over 280, yes, there's a Notebook LM detector available to download. We link to that from our
show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net. The Spectator's Sean Thomas, though, suggest that AI
may make the podcast bro irrelevant.Google AI voices: Which, you know, pretty bold statement. It is a pretty bold
statement and I want to get your take on it. One idea that's been floated is this podcasting 2.0
tag. Okay, I've heard of that.James Cridland: There is a proposal for a generative AI disclosure tag. However...
Google AI voices: It would rely on the creators themselves to actually use the tag, honestly. Right. So it
all comes down to trust.James Cridland: They were made with Google notebook LM. Congratulations to Todd Cochrane,
who celebrates 20 years in podcasting today. He'll be doing a special live Geek News Central
show today at 6 p.m. Eastern, episode 1772, he says. Podtrac released its rankers for September
in the US. Wondery has moved up from number five to number four. iHeart remains number one for
podcasts. The ranker measures participating publishers only. Audacy released State of Audio,
the trends report. Personalized ad creatives, the company says, drives up to twice the conversion
rates. Podcast host RSS.com is adding a way for its podcasters to get their show sponsored.
Any podcast with more than a thousand downloads a month can apply. You can find sponsorship
opportunities under the monetization tab in your RSS.com dashboard. The company has also added more
links to apps on podcast pages. Another month, another new low for Apple podcasts, according to
September numbers from Libsyn. The app is now delivering 45.9% of all downloads. This time
last year it was 66%. Buzzsprout now lets you create custom mid-roll placements for dynamic
content or Buzzsprout ads. Deepcast has been officially launched, though you'll have seen
the company in our supporters list for a while. The website helps listeners search and discover
the most relevant podcast content, guests, topics with key insights and meaningful excerpts.
Audioscrape is a new service that transcribes podcast episodes so you can search through
everything that was said. It launched this week. YouTube UK's Head of Podcasts, Sandy Wilheim,
has spoken to Broadcast Sport about best practice on the platform. She'll be on the PodNews Weekly
Review this Friday. Belgium's biggest podcast festival, DS Podcast Festival in Ostend, returns
for its third year in early November. For the first time this year there's a website in English.
And this year's guests include Avery Truffelman, Josh Baker, Kim Barker and Michael Safi.
And highlighting both candidates' recent appearances, podcast audiences could decide
the election, says Morning Brew. Which is excellent because we've already picked a winner
and perhaps we can stop all of this nonsense now. And in podcast news, MoneyWise interviews high net
worth people about their personal finances. But the latest episode is the first time the podcast
has interviewed an actual billionaire. He's called Oscar. And he's not just a billionaire,
he's worth about 3 billion dollars. A Lower Street production, Andrew Namanny hosts the show
in for Sam Parr. After a lifetime of experiences, what perspectives hold true? What do people know
for sure when they're 80 or 90? Wisdom of age is Raine Media's first original series and it's new
this month featuring life lessons from people in our oldest generations. Like for example a 97 year
old World War II veteran. You Can't Make This Up is a three episode companion series to the Menendez
Brothers, the new Netflix documentary. And the multi-award winning Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis
Dreyfuss returns for a new season today from Lemonada Media. With more funny touching personal
conversations with iconic older women who are brimming with the kind of unapologetic attitude
and wisdom that only comes with age. The first episode out today will feature an interview with
renowned zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall. This podcast is sponsored by
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podnews.net.Google AI voices: Thanks for listening everyone.