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The Ambies: the winners for 2025

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  • The winners of The 2025 Ambies were announced in Chicago - the fifth annual awards for excellence in audio, in a ceremony hosted by Tig Notaro ahead of Podcast Movement Evolutions. Hysterical won Podcast of the Year; Ira Glass was honored with the esteemed Governors Award; and Sam Sanders received the Impact Award. We link to all the winners.

  • In a bold move, Magellan AI has announced a rebrand to Podgellan AI. The podcast advertising intelligence platform tells Podnews that the change reflects a deep commitment to the podcast space.

  • iOS 18.4 is now available as an update for iPhone and iPad. Among many other improvements, the update offers two new home-screen widgets for Apple Podcasts: a “followed show” widget to directly place the Podnews Daily your favourite show’s latest episodes on your home screen; and a library widget to get to your most used sections, like latest episodes or Stations.

Moves and hires

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Podcast News - with Airwave

    The Ten News, News For Curious Kids
    Play trailerAirwave congratulates: Airwave show The Ten News won the Best News Podcast in The Ambies. The show is a bite-sized podcast for kids and their adults that explains what’s going on in the world.
    abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
    Play trailerAirwave congratulates: Airwave show abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast won Best DIY Podcast in The Ambies. It guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, and asks critical questions about American history, culture and community.
    The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Play trailerMel Robbins, the host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, is profiled in the Wall Street Journal. The self-help podcast is frequently the #1 podcast in the US.
    Unpacking Peanuts
    Play trailerUnpacking Peanuts begins the final season of the Great Peanuts Re-read. The show has been reading all 17,987 strips of Charles M. Schulz’s masterpiece and taking a deep dive into his characters, story, and cartooning genius. In today’s episode, hosts Jimmy, Michael, Harold and Liz examine the first part of 1995.
    Stories and Strategies for Public Relations and Marketing
    Play trailerPublic Relations podcast Stories and Strategies is committing itself to 75% female guests, reflecting the makeup at junior and mid-levels of the PR industry. Season 4 starts today with a new co-host, Farzana Baduel, who joins Doug Downs. The new season will explore PR through a truly global lens - tackling industry challenges, leadership insights, and the evolving media landscape.

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Podcast data for Apr 1

#1 in Apple Podcasts
US flag The Mel Robbins Podcast (Mel Robbins)
IN flag Bhagavad Gita (Spydor Studios)

#1 in Spotify
US flag Good Hang with Amy Poehler (The Ringer)
IN flag Moment of Silence (Sakshi Shivdasani and Naina Bhan)

Over the last week, 200,529 podcasts published at least one new episode (up 1.6%). source

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