WEBVTT 00:00:00.620 --> 00:00:04.490 From our free daily newsletter, the latest from podnews.net with 00:00:04.490 --> 00:00:05.640 Magellan AI. 00:00:07.300 --> 00:00:09.980 The full schedule for podcast movement New York City has been 00:00:09.980 --> 00:00:12.120 published on the website. 00:00:12.300 --> 00:00:15.380 There are announcements still to come for the keynote sessions. 00:00:15.820 --> 00:00:18.960 We're told that the event will be using Swapcard as previous 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:21.220 years, so you'll have an app to plan it all. 00:00:21.700 --> 00:00:23.480 Tickets are still available. 00:00:24.660 --> 00:00:28.560 Podbean podcasters were given a shock this week as the company 00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:29.980 rolled out new filters 00:00:29.980 --> 00:00:34.220 to its download analytics, quotes, designed to identify and 00:00:34.220 --> 00:00:37.080 filter AI and crawler-related traffic. 00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:41.490 But the change marked all downloads from Apple Podcasts as 00:00:41.490 --> 00:00:42.340 invalid, 00:00:42.620 --> 00:00:45.770 causing a significant decrease in reported numbers to its 00:00:45.770 --> 00:00:46.660 customers. 00:00:47.180 --> 00:00:50.410 We've seen data from some podcasts showing hundreds of plays on 00:00:50.410 --> 00:00:52.080 Apple Podcasts Connect, 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:56.240 but apparently zero downloads to Apple Podcasts in Podbean's 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:57.720 analytics dashboard 00:00:57.720 --> 00:00:59.500 during the same time period. 00:00:59.960 --> 00:01:03.160 One support email we've seen says that it's been rolled back, 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:06.810 but if that's happened, no change is visible in the numbers as 00:01:06.810 --> 00:01:07.440 of yet. 00:01:08.060 --> 00:01:12.470 Podbean is certified compliant with IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines 00:01:12.470 --> 00:01:13.840 version 2.2 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.630 and was last certified in January, but it seems that a company 00:01:17.630 --> 00:01:20.940 is able to significantly change its podcast measurement toolset 00:01:20.940 --> 00:01:25.540 without affecting its published IAB Tech Lab certification. 00:01:27.020 --> 00:01:30.840 Rode released the DS3, a new desktop studio arm. 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:33.580 It's capable of holding a microphone weighing one and a half 00:01:33.580 --> 00:01:34.300 kilograms. 00:01:34.940 --> 00:01:38.110 In a recent communication from Apple Podcasts, a reminder of a 00:01:38.110 --> 00:01:42.680 useful stat about followers that the company released in 2023. 00:01:43.320 --> 00:01:46.500 Followers typically listen or watch your show regularly. 00:01:46.900 --> 00:01:51.750 On average, users who follow a show on Apple Podcasts listen to 00:01:51.750 --> 00:01:55.520 80% more of the show than users who don't follow it. 00:01:56.040 --> 00:02:00.120 Oxford Road released an update to its list of the most effective 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:02.520 comedy podcasts to advertise in. 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:05.200 Crash Dummies gets the number one slot. 00:02:05.740 --> 00:02:09.540 And a website called PodSubs sent us a press release wanting our 00:02:09.540 --> 00:02:10.480 promotion. 00:02:11.020 --> 00:02:13.640 It apparently runs newsletters for podcasts. 00:02:14.160 --> 00:02:17.600 The website certainly looks nice, but a closer look revealed 00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:21.360 that none of the examples on the website actually worked. 00:02:21.900 --> 00:02:25.390 The PodSubs has been featured in press links, were entirely made 00:02:25.390 --> 00:02:27.400 up publications that didn't exist. 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:31.050 The real PodSubs pages didn't exist either, despite apparently 00:02:31.050 --> 00:02:33.820 having more than 4,000 customers. 00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.810 And the whole website's layout, colours and fonts seemed 00:02:37.810 --> 00:02:39.980 remarkably similar to PodPage. 00:02:40.300 --> 00:02:42.620 Except PodPage actually exists. 00:02:42.760 --> 00:02:43.360 And guess what? 00:02:43.580 --> 00:02:46.040 Offers email mailing list integration. 00:02:46.700 --> 00:02:51.320 PodSubs' offer has evasively responded to our questions through 00:02:51.320 --> 00:02:52.640 a verbose AI bot 00:02:52.640 --> 00:02:56.880 and removed its company name from its terms of use after we 00:02:56.880 --> 00:03:01.120 started asking why the referenced company didn't actually exist. 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:04.420 In our opinion, run, run away. 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:09.240 And in podcast news, for 20 years, the United States Marine 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:13.120 Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha. 00:03:13.500 --> 00:03:19.390 In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of U.S. Marines in 00:03:19.390 --> 00:03:21.720 the Iraqi city of Haditha. 00:03:21.720 --> 00:03:24.330 A massacre that became one of the most notorious and 00:03:24.330 --> 00:03:26.420 controversial incidents of the war. 00:03:26.920 --> 00:03:31.760 Fault Line Haditha is new this week from iHeart Podcasts. 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:36.020 And Call Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson debuts this week with 00:03:36.020 --> 00:03:37.980 a provocative question. 00:03:38.440 --> 00:03:40.760 What's the point of going to a museum? 00:03:41.440 --> 00:03:45.320 Historian Susan Crane talks about how museums and their visitors 00:03:45.320 --> 00:03:47.320 have been changed by technology, 00:03:47.780 --> 00:03:50.880 why the Mona Lisa only got famous after it was stolen, 00:03:51.440 --> 00:03:54.760 and what you need to understand about the Trump administration's 00:03:54.760 --> 00:03:57.140 efforts to censor the Smithsonian. 00:03:57.920 --> 00:04:00.600 And this podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI. 00:04:01.140 --> 00:04:06.120 Trees.com used to burst audio spend in season, then drop it to 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:06.880 zero. 00:04:07.260 --> 00:04:11.180 Magellan AI helped it stay always on for the first time. 00:04:11.600 --> 00:04:12.880 See how they scaled. 00:04:13.220 --> 00:04:16.060 You'll find a link to Magellan AI in our show notes. 00:04:16.060 --> 00:04:18.140 And that's the latest from our newsletter. 00:04:18.320 --> 00:04:22.560 To read all the stories and subscribe for free, we're at podnews.net.