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US podcast consumers listening more while commuting

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  • Nielsen’s latest Audio Today report suggests that US podcast consumers are listening more while travelling, with numbers increasing the most at commuting times. Today, we also learn that commuters are significantly more likely to listen to business podcasts than the average listener; and at-work listeners are more likely to enjoy shows about leisure and fiction.

  • In the US, Oprah Winfrey has been guest-hosting The Starbucks Daily in the Starbucks app for the last five weeks. The show features a genius podcast moment, and helps promote podcasts to the 30mn people who use the app every month. It’s made with podcast discovery app Hark, and you can hear her appearances (and other shows) on this Harklist.

    • Oprah’s Super Soul, which she plays excerpts from in the Starbucks app, focuses on Abraham Verghese’s work and is a six part series.
  • Riverside has teased a set of updates being launched on Monday. Expect an AI-powered tool called “Magic Clips”; and awkwardly-long-silence detection. The company has also released a test of its transcription service.

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There is still time to participate in the 2nd Annual Signal Awards: due to demand from our podcasting community, we extended the entry deadline to August 11, 2023. We encourage you to enter your podcasts across the following categories: Shows, Limited Series & Specials, Individual Episodes and Branded Shows & Advertising, with comprehensive honors ranging from Most Innovative Audio Experience to Best Conversation Starter, News & Politics and Best Commute Podcast.

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