Netflix launches The Official Rustin Podcast

The Offical Rustin Podcast is new from Netflix today. See our Podcast News section below for more details.

• A new organisation called Podcast Workers Australia has published a freelance podcast rate card, giving a set of recommended rates for freelancers working in Australian podcasting, and advocating for a fairer industry. The ratecard is supported by 115 personal signatories. While independent, the organisation has worked with the MEAA, Australia’s union for creative professionals. Its leadership team has not been made public.

• Spotify is to launch its advertising marketplace, the Spotify Audience Network, in five new markets: Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, and Sweden. It has also said it will expand its contextual targeting based on transcription.

• Two-thirds of podcasters are using AI, suggests a survey from Headliner. Its use is mostly for promotion (46%).

• Employees at Pushkin Industries have unionised through the Writers Guild of America East.

• The BBC and CBC announced a new joint production. Hollywood Exiles will launch in January, hosted by Game of Thrones actor Oona Chaplin.

• Fast Company looks at SiriusXM’s new logo. (It’s from a British company).

• Audio equipment manufacturer CEntrance launched “The English Channel”, which is a part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France a portable, analog channel strip for recording on the road. It features a mic pre-amp with dynamics, a parametric EQ, and an audio interface with online streaming capabilities.

• Later today, the Podcast Business Journal talks to Lisa Jacobs from Ad Results Media on brand suitability and advertisers’ appetite for risk. It’s a free weekly newsletter for the business of podcasting.

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From Airwave (or is it Arrrrrrrr-wave?): The Pirate History Podcast looks back at the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, looking at names like Captain Henry Morgan, Henry Avery, Charles Vane, Mary Reed, Anne Bonny, Black Bart Roberts, Ned Low, and Edward 'Blackbeard’ Teach. It’s just posted its 325th episode.

The New Media Show with Rob Greenlee this week features Podnews Weekly Review hosts Sam Sethi and James Cridland. Expect a chat about some of the things going on in the week’s news, and some talk about the alternateEnclosure tag; plus we discover what cars Sam and Rob drive.

The Podnews Weekly Review this week features an interview with Alberto Betella from RSS.com, and with singer-songwriter Ainsley Costello. Our Editor also (right at the end) kind of launches a new tool if you’re fed up with the amount of spam you get from the email address in your RSS feed.

In the talkSPORT Daily podcast today, a special football documentary - about how soccer is returning to war-torn Ukraine. What happened to clubs, players and fans as Russia invaded? Where are they now? And how has the football community recovered from the devastation? It’s also on talkSPORT radio this Sunday at 9pm, across the UK.

The Official Rustin Podcast has launched today from Netflix, accompanying the new Netflix film. The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known; but has slipped from the public’s mind. The film, and this podcast, aims to change that. It’s produced by Pineapple Street Studios and Slayzhon.

Carolina Herrera Presents: Walk Tall returns for a new season this week. The British Podcast Award-winning podcast, created by women for women, is dedicated to inspire the next generation to unlock their full potential in the workplace, drawing inspiration from the remarkable journey of Carolina Herrera herself.

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald is now adding video to its podcast, with Studio71. Heather immerses her audience in the heart of pop culture, from Hollywood glamour and celebrity relationships to Bravo TV dramas and her own compelling personal stories. Studio71 plan to double its size in 2024, and it says it’s positioned to become the top simulcast network.

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