Infinite Dial data to be presented live in LA

• This year’s Edison Research Infinite Dial will be presented at Podcast Movement Evolutions on Mar 23. The research shows the total number of US adults who listen to podcasts, among other things. It’s sponsored this year by Wondery and ART19; and you’ll also be able to watch online.

• The Podcast Hall of Fame 2022 honorees were announced, including Evo Terra, Molly Wood, Dr Emily Morse and Dave Slusher, who, as our 'history of the word podcasts’ discusses, was the first podcaster to mention the word “podcast” on his, um, podcast. Congratulations to them all; the ceremony is on Mar 25 at Podcast Movement Evolutions.

• Google Podcasts appears to have quietly removed their googleplay:block tag from their documentation (and, indeed, the entire googleplay RSS namespace). You’re told to use <itunes:block> to remove your podcast from all Google platforms too.

• Triton Digital has released its Australian Podcast Ranker for January. Casefile remains number 1. In publishers, Stitcher moves to #2, but has around half the monthly listeners of ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia, who remain #1 for podcasts.

• The CyberWire has added a new podcast to its network. Relativity’s Security Sandbox starts its second season as part of the CyberWire Podcast Network - we’re promised a series of creatively-driven conversations about what it takes to solve complex data problems.

  
  Sep 11 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Evergreen Podcasts is partnering with Sound Talent Media’s 25 shows. Evergreen now has over 130 podcasts over four branded networks.

Podnews will be at Podcast Movement Evolutions in Los Angeles in mid-March. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Tips and tricks

• Fearne Cotton speaks to The Pod Bible about what makes a great podcast guest.

• Podcast Hall of Famer Evo Terra asks four questions to help your podcast success.

• Rachel Downey questions oft-given advice of “just release more episodes to get bigger figures”.

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