WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:04.480 From our free daily newsletter, the latest from podnews.net with 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:05.500 Podscribe. 00:00:05.500 --> 00:00:09.990 If getting your podcast discovered is hard, then this new 00:00:09.990 --> 00:00:11.800 feature might help. 00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:15.640 Spotify has launched Prompted Playlist for Podcasts. 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:19.360 It's a tool that lets you build podcast playlists just by asking 00:00:19.360 --> 00:00:20.720 for something like 00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:24.320 'create a podcast playlist with the biggest entertainment news'. 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:27.810 The tool is available for premium users in English in selected 00:00:27.810 --> 00:00:28.680 countries. 00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:31.520 We've given it a go and we approve of its top choices. 00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:36.680 You'll find a video in our show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net. 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.800 Spotify's article says that more than 34 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grown the team for its podcast, 00:02:46.150 --> 00:02:50.520 This Mama is Lit, with two co-hosts and a podcast producer. 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:57.140 And in podcast news, Parks and Pages is new from WDW magazine. 00:02:57.140 --> 00:03:01.020 It's a new weekly show dedicated to Disney parks and cruises, 00:03:01.020 --> 00:03:05.260 history, storytelling, film and streaming and fan culture. 00:03:05.260 --> 00:03:09.230 Each episode features a mix of timely discussions and deep dive 00:03:09.230 --> 00:03:13.270 from Disney history and behind-the-scenes insights to travel 00:03:13.270 --> 00:03:15.040 tips and new experiences. 00:03:15.600 --> 00:03:18.680 Don't worry, we've already told Lauren Passell from Tink. 00:03:18.680 --> 00:03:22.170 From early March, but it took a long car ride for it to appear 00:03:22.170 --> 00:03:23.800 in our ears as a surprise. 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.090 Rob Walch interviews one of the biggest names in podcast 00:03:27.090 --> 00:03:31.700 advertising, Dan Granger, in the Podcast411 podcast. 00:03:31.700 --> 00:03:35.770 And Family Lore is new today from Audacy, investigating those 00:03:35.770 --> 00:03:40.220 stories that are passed down through generations, turning ever 00:03:40.220 --> 00:03:41.540 more fanciful. 00:03:41.920 --> 00:03:43.340 How much is really true? 00:03:43.340 --> 00:03:47.570 Well, each episode starts with an irresistible family story and 00:03:47.570 --> 00:03:50.220 digs deeper to find the real history. 00:03:50.220 --> 00:03:53.040 And this podcast is sponsored by Podscribe. 00:03:53.040 --> 00:03:57.190 Podscribe's heading to Possible 2026 and it's sponsoring one of 00:03:57.190 --> 00:03:59.620 the year's biggest marketing events. 00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:03.310 If you're in Miami, connect with Podscribe and talk measurement, 00:04:03.310 --> 00:04:06.220 media strategy and what's next for the industry. 00:04:06.220 --> 00:04:08.660 There's a link in our show notes to do that. 00:04:08.940 --> 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