WEBVTT 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:04.590 From our free daily newsletter, the latest from podnews.net with 00:00:04.590 --> 00:00:05.520 Magellan AI. 00:00:06.740 --> 00:00:09.740 It's time to talk about tonight's sponsor, Quince. 00:00:09.940 --> 00:00:14.750 Quince is buying more podcast ads than anyone else, says Magellan 00:00:14.750 --> 00:00:17.620 AI, spending $7.5 million 00:00:17.620 --> 00:00:18.980 in July. 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:22.720 BetterHelp and Amazon spent around $5.4 million. 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:27.760 Meanwhile, Hero Bread, Accenture and Lululemon. 00:00:27.760 --> 00:00:30.760 Shop golf gear in stores and online at lululemon.com. 00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:34.340 Were the biggest movers and shakers, Magellan AI has a free 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:36.760 webinar on September the 10th. 00:00:37.740 --> 00:00:41.870 Crooked Media has acquired the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, 00:00:41.870 --> 00:00:42.780 kind of. 00:00:43.220 --> 00:00:47.220 Its founder, Nate Silver, sold the brand to Disney but was laid 00:00:47.220 --> 00:00:48.940 off in 2023. 00:00:49.700 --> 00:00:54.380 The podcast podfaded in March 2025, along with a website. 00:00:54.380 --> 00:00:58.860 But Variety reports that the new show will be named Still Counting 00:00:58.860 --> 00:01:00.360 and will feature the 00:01:00.360 --> 00:01:02.500 former hosts and data journalists. 00:01:03.580 --> 00:01:06.360 Podcast movement New York City's swap card is up and running, so 00:01:06.360 --> 00:01:07.960 if you've already bought 00:01:07.960 --> 00:01:10.760 your tickets, you'll be able to log in and make connections. 00:01:11.380 --> 00:01:13.680 Good news for Podbean users. 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.130 Podbean stats seem to be getting back to normal after rolling 00:01:17.130 --> 00:01:19.080 out a change to its stats that 00:01:19.080 --> 00:01:22.640 marked all downloads from Apple Podcasts as invalid. 00:01:22.740 --> 00:01:27.040 As Bloomberg reported last week, YouTube is apparently giving 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:28.660 deals of up to $10 million 00:01:28.660 --> 00:01:31.760 to creators to not go to Netflix. 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:36.010 The Ankler's like and subscribe suggests that the company is 00:01:36.010 --> 00:01:38.780 talking to around 15 creators. 00:01:39.420 --> 00:01:43.310 With companies like Beehive, Patreon and Substack adding podcast 00:01:43.310 --> 00:01:45.280 features, Acast has partnered 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:49.250 with Kit to help creators build and monetize their audiences 00:01:49.250 --> 00:01:51.260 across multiple formats. 00:01:51.720 --> 00:01:56.060 As an aside, Dave Jackson has compared Kit to Substack and SendFox 00:01:56.060 --> 00:01:57.820 in his recent podcasting 00:01:57.820 --> 00:01:59.140 observations newsletter. 00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:02.600 And Substack has added a set of new features, including 00:02:02.600 --> 00:02:04.980 improvements to its podcast tools, 00:02:05.200 --> 00:02:08.420 allowing you to edit speakers within the transcripts. 00:02:08.420 --> 00:02:09.140 Only one problem. 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:09.800 Nazis. 00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:14.970 Controversial AI podcaster Inception Point AI rebranded earlier 00:02:14.970 --> 00:02:16.160 this month. 00:02:16.320 --> 00:02:21.040 Its new website claims Liquid Studios is a product of Liquify AI, 00:02:21.040 --> 00:02:22.820 the company formerly known 00:02:22.820 --> 00:02:24.320 as Inception Point AI. 00:02:24.580 --> 00:02:26.600 Same team, same infrastructure. 00:02:27.420 --> 00:02:28.700 But is it the same team? 00:02:29.040 --> 00:02:32.980 On Inception Point AI's website, the team was Janine Wright, 00:02:32.980 --> 00:02:35.080 William Corbyn, Katie Brown, 00:02:35.480 --> 00:02:37.840 Josh Taylor, and John Peed. 00:02:38.260 --> 00:02:42.240 But only Wright and Taylor remain listed on the new website. 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:46.560 Recent podcast episodes from the company include the biography 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:49.180 Flash shows for Elon Musk, Warren 00:02:49.180 --> 00:02:53.750 Buffett, and Dean Withers, where the AI voice misleadingly poses 00:02:53.750 --> 00:02:55.380 as Withers himself. 00:02:55.380 --> 00:02:58.950 I am Dean Withers, and over the past few days, my life and 00:02:58.950 --> 00:03:01.240 public image have been defined less 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:04.840 by my usual political debates and more by a storm of allegations 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:06.180 and the fight to clear 00:03:06.180 --> 00:03:06.660 my name. 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:12.340 However, its show for Dolly Parton, which ends with this message. 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:15.660 Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Dolly Parton. 00:03:16.040 --> 00:03:24.460 And Amplify Media's Stephen Goldstein writes about where podcasting 00:03:24.460 --> 00:03:27.640 fits at Spotify, highlighting 00:03:27.640 --> 00:03:30.740 the ad-skipping product we spotted earlier this month. 00:03:31.140 --> 00:03:34.850 He suggests that if one feature test in Stockholm can reprice 00:03:34.850 --> 00:03:37.920 your inventory, that is the real 00:03:37.920 --> 00:03:38.960 problem to work on. 00:03:39.780 --> 00:03:43.110 International Podcast Day is September 30th, and you can help 00:03:43.110 --> 00:03:44.320 spread the word. 00:03:44.740 --> 00:03:47.000 You may be asking, what can I do to get involved? 00:03:47.500 --> 00:03:48.300 It's pretty simple. 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:51.310 Head over to internationalpodcastday.com and check the 00:03:51.310 --> 00:03:52.240 suggestions. 00:03:52.780 --> 00:03:55.490 Then use hashtag internationalpodcastday to join the 00:03:55.490 --> 00:03:56.620 conversation. 00:03:57.000 --> 00:03:59.920 You can reach out and connect with other podcasters, listeners, 00:03:59.920 --> 00:04:01.780 and your favorite podcast hosts. 00:04:01.780 --> 00:04:06.110 Remember September 30th, International Podcast Day, a day-long 00:04:06.110 --> 00:04:08.380 celebration of the power of podcasts. 00:04:09.060 --> 00:04:13.240 And in podcast news, in a polarized world, one of the few things 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:15.220 everyone liked was Dolly 00:04:15.220 --> 00:04:17.040 Parton, who died yesterday. 00:04:17.380 --> 00:04:19.600 But why did people feel that way? 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:24.730 That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and 00:04:24.730 --> 00:04:26.940 musical rethinking of one of 00:04:26.940 --> 00:04:28.560 America's great icons. 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:34.430 From 2019, WNYC's Dolly Parton America won plenty of awards and 00:04:34.430 --> 00:04:37.020 plaudits, and might be worth 00:04:37.020 --> 00:04:37.780 a re-listen. 00:04:38.700 --> 00:04:41.780 Simple English News Daily has switched to Supercast for its 00:04:41.780 --> 00:04:44.420 subscription service, rather than running 00:04:44.420 --> 00:04:45.240 its own membership. 00:04:45.660 --> 00:04:48.380 That now allows ad-free and bonus episodes. 00:04:48.540 --> 00:04:52.480 The show did more than 630,000 downloads last month. 00:04:52.780 --> 00:04:55.700 A podcast in the Royal Opera House. 00:04:56.180 --> 00:04:59.710 Dish did it last year and has just announced plans to do it 00:04:59.710 --> 00:05:02.480 again, this time on Sunday, November 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:03.100 the 1st. 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:07.020 Last year, the live show had special guest Jack Whitehall, 00:05:07.020 --> 00:05:09.160 joined by a surprise appearance 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:11.620 from National Treasure Dame Mary Berry. 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:15.720 This year's guests are yet to be announced, but tickets go on 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:17.420 sale next Wednesday. 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:21.100 And this podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI. 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:25.930 Join Magellan AI and Sounds Profitable on September the 10th to 00:05:25.930 --> 00:05:27.800 unpack quarter two measurement 00:05:27.800 --> 00:05:30.260 trends across the podcast market. 00:05:30.500 --> 00:05:32.700 There's a free webinar that you can register for. 00:05:33.020 --> 00:05:35.180 You'll find that link in our show notes today. 00:05:35.520 --> 00:05:37.280 And that's the latest from our newsletter. 00:05:37.460 --> 00:05:41.460 To read all the stories and subscribe for free, we're at podnews.net.