Deezer launches podcasts for Israel

• Deezer has rolled out its podcasts tab for users in Israel. The service offers both local and international podcasts, and contains recommendations and top podcasts.

• The RØDECaster Pro is to get a new firmware update later this week. v2.1 is a “major update”, the company says, offering more precise control.

• A new thing? Interactive AI podcasts allow you to ask questions and shape the show you’re listening to. There’s a demo to try.

• Edison Research has revealed that podcast consumption in Australia is being driven by those aged 35-54. “This is likely due to higher listening of AM/FM/DAB+ radio among this age group, coupled with a perception that podcasts are simply previously-aired radio programs available on-demand”.

• Another day, another ranker: Podtrac covers the top US podcasts by category. News was biggest in May, but down from April. The service only measures participating publishers.

  
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• Auphonic has added a new loudness normalisation parameter for mono podcasts. Here’s our FAQ on loudness.

Tips and tricks

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• Jeremy Enns shares Two Underappreciated Ingredients for Podcasting Success

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The Last of Us, a popular PlayStation game, now has its own official podcast. The Official Last of Us Podcast “will take listeners through the groundbreaking journey of Part I and the making of the highly-anticipated Part II.”

Oxford Road’s Media’s New Deal interviews Adam Carolla, who’s been podcasting since 2009. “I constantly carry around a note pad and I just scribble. I constantly write notes on it, and it’s content, it’s jokes, it’s ideas, and philosophically that’s all I can do. My plan is: let’s do the best version of this thing that we’re setting out to do.”