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Pod Pods are earbuds with a case specifically designed for
podcast listeners,
with hardware that includes a dedicated skip button and a colour
e-ink display.
Disappointingly though, they're just a concept from Japanese
designer Li Huang,
but we would buy one, maybe.
In the UK, Bauer Media sold its stake in digital audio
marketplace Octave
to its joint venture partner News UK last month.
This month, the company has announced its digital audio ad
platform AudioXi
will be rolled out into the market.
Our long-term strategic plan, said ad boss Simon Kilby.
Google's Notebook LM is now being rolled out in over 50
languages.
The tool makes AI-hosted podcasts.
From whatever information you feed it, the IAB is to run a
training event on July the 16th.
Audio 360, the evolution of audio and podcasting, is training on
how to buy, target and measure audio advertising.
Marco Arment, the developer of Overcast, made a YouTube video
about his e-ink note-taker,
but John Spurlock freeze-framed it when he briefly showed his
Overcast to-do list.
Coming up then is a rewrite of the Apple Watch app and some CarPlay
work,
but also a brand new You Might Also Like feature and a nicer
directory.
Spotify is running the first ever Mexico Podcast Awards and has
announced the nominees.
The winners will be announced on June the 4th.
When we looked last year, Spotify had 91% market share for
podcast downloads in the country.
PRX has announced two podcast creator summits in Austin, Texas
and Atlanta, Georgia.
The events will offer free in-person seminars, talks, workshops
and networking opportunities.
The four millionth AI-driven podcast based on Hacker News has
been launched,
but this one suggests that it's AI-driven.
And while one of the presenters is definitely an AI voice,
the other one sounds like a real Aussie to us.
See what you think.
Eric Nuzum has published his latest newsletter
and suggests that podcasting has fundamentally changed in the
last several years,
splitting into chat casts and story casts.
And the British investment manager, Bailey Gifford, now owns 5.3%
of Spotify.
And in podcast news, floating space is for anyone searching for
a space where they truly belong.
It's believed that everyone needs three places, home, work and a
space in between.
The third place, but in a post-COVID cost-of-living crisis
online-centred world,
how many of us actually have one?
Join the exploration of artist collectives, private members
clubs,
nightlife communities, the great outdoors and more.
And in five random questions this week,
Tink Media's Lauren Purcell tells you why her shower belly wasn't
a first date hit,
how she got on a bar's wall of fame for drinking a shot called
The Punisher,
why only intense games of sharks and minnows matter and more.
And this podcast is sponsored by Red Circle.
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There's a link to get in touch with Red Circle in the show notes.
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