Rob Greenlee moves to Libsyn

• Veteran podcast executive Rob Greenlee has joined Libsyn as Vice President of Content and Partnerships. He’ll report to Laurie Sims, President of Libsyn, and will work with Rob Walch to further the company’s relationships with podcast producers and develop industry partnerships. He’s previously worked for Spreaker and Voxnest; and has also worked at PodcastOne and within Microsoft’s Zune division.

• The latest mobile overview report has been published from ScientiaMobile. Part of this information is helpful to podcasters - the split between Apple and Android (above).

• EXCLUSIVE: The British Podcast Awards, powered by DAX, will be live streaming this year’s event on its Twitter profile @britpodawards. You can tune in tomorrow, Saturday 18th May from 8pm (or at least dual screen with Eurovision).

• Podcast·co has launched their new podcast platform. The company has a partnership with Spotify and are working on a wealth of new features and other partnerships.

• Anchor have launched a new feature letting listeners leave voice messages for podcast hosts.

• Father’s Day is coming up next month in the US. Here’s who advertised about Fathers Day on podcasts last year.

• Yesterday was Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Simplecast have announced a roadmap to make their products fully accessible; and ask why podcasts are not fully accessible.

• A radio talent agency, The Weiss Agency, has launched a podcast division called TWA Podcast Studio.

  
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• In Brussels, French-language broadcaster RTBF is calling for new native podcasts to appeal to 16-24 year-olds. €20,000 is being offered for project development.

• Stitcher have announced two new senior hires: Sarah van Mosel (Market Enginuity, Acast, WNYC) has been hired as Chief Revenue Officer, and Daisy Rosario is Executive Producer.

Podcasts

The TED Interview is back for a new seasons. This season’s guests include Bill Gates, Monica Lewinsky, and Tim Ferriss, being interviewed by Head of TED, Chris Anderson. (PRX)

The Lady Vanishes is celebrating 1m downloads in its first six weeks. It covers the mysterious disappearance of a Gold Coast teacher. (7NEWS / Acast)

The Moth has a new co-host: Detroit comedian Dame Wilburn has joined the podcast. The podcast gets over a million downloads a week. (PRX)

Science Rules features Bill Nye, fresh from a sweary guest slot on Last Week Tonight, tackling your curliest questions on just about anything in the universe. It launched yesterday. (Stitcher / ART19)

Dead Ass with Khadeen and Devale Ellis features the hosts revealing personal truths, sharing opinions and inspiring us to level up in our own lives by giving some advice. (Stitcher / ART19).

Wrestling is the world’s oldest sport; but in Arkansas, it’s the newest. Rocked up follows the fledgling wrestling program which will bring major college wrestling to Arkansas for the first time in half a century. (Mat Talk Podcast Network / Libsyn)

Dateline is a new podcast from NBC News’s Dateline news magazine program. It’s their first foray into podcasting. (Megaphone)

Family Ghosts has returned for a second series, starting with a three-part series on the Love Family Cult. (Spoke Media / Megaphone)