Castro
Website: castro.fm
Owned by: Tiny Capital
Latest news
- Feb 20: Now that Apple Podcasts is implementing the code to stop using "AppleCoreMedia" as its useragent in some circumstances, here are the other apps that need fixing, according to John Spurlock: Podbean, Castro, Fountain, Podcast Republic, Moonbeam, Playapod, Pods, Bullhorn, Luminary, Listen App, and Audible. That means all those apps appear smaller thank they should be in podcast analytics.
- Aug 1, 2022: iOS 16 has published its second public beta. As we get closer, a reminder that iOS 16 brings with it the ability to set a correct user-agent for your iOS podcast app, removing "Apple Core Media". We see a number of podcast apps, including Pocket Casts, Playapod, Castro and Podbean's app, gaining from this new API.
- Jul 21, 2022: Canción Exploder is the Spanish-language version of Song Exploder, and it's now available. It's co-executive produced by Martina Castro, and Executive Produced by Song Exploder creator Hrishikesh Hirway.
- Jul 14, 2021: Emprendedores con Luis von Ahn is a new original podcast from Adonde Media, the globally minded podcast production company that is also behind the hit Duolingo podcasts. The podcast is executive produced by Martina Castro, and 'features the stories of latinamerican entrepreneurs behing the social impact startups that are changing the world'. It's hosted by Luis von Ahn, the CEO and cofounder of Duolingo.
- Sep 23, 2020: In The Feed, Libsyn's Rob Walch reports that Amazon Music's new podcasts app out-performed Downcast, TuneIn Radio, Castro and other apps for downloads on their launch day. "I cannot remember anyone on their first day having the numbers that Amazon Music had," he said.
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