Patreon comes out top for donations, says podcaster

• After a year working on The Program, a fiction podcast, the author has written their learnings. We learn that Patreon is the most successful donation tool for the show; a feature in Apple Podcasts really helped; and about the pleasures of Reddit.

• In Sweden, Spotify launched Spotifys julkalender, a playlist with curated christmas music and “three brand new Spotify Original Christmas podcasts with adored Swedish personalities”. It’s updated daily, and will be until December 24th. (Sweden celebrates Christmas on… Christmas Eve. Vilket konstigt land!)

• Carl Escoffier at Goldsmiths University of London wrote his final project on the podcast industry, and how it’s coped during the pandemic. Meanwhile, Lilian Gonzalez wrote about podcasters who started during lockdown; and JAR Audio wrote about the things 2020 taught them about podcast storytelling.

• The Refer-o-Matic, a way to share podcasts, has shared something of its own: a list of the top five shared podcasts.

• Transistor’s private podcasts now have expanded analytics with more information. Castos has a new player for their Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin. Captivate’s private podcast feeds now integrate with Zapier (Disclosures).

  
  Aug 30 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Adswizz’s AudioGO self-service audio ads platform has won Best New Product and the Grand Prix Award in The Wires Global Awards

  
  Aug 30 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Deezer says it’s the fastest-growing music app in Mexico. The app contains podcasts, too - here’s how to get yours there.

• The Third Coast Audio Festival is holding a fundraiser following the 2020 that was.

  
  Aug 30 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• The Joe Rogan subreddit isn’t, much, enjoying their Spotify experience.

  
  Aug 30 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

On Reddit? We thought we’d give this a go - /r/Podnews is open as a place to discuss the news we cover here. Should be fun until it all goes wrong.

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• All the ways to make money in media without ads - Michael Rothman looks at the wider media ecosystem. There are more than 25.

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Podcast News - with Fable & Folly

Fable and Folly presents Marsfall, an award winning sci-fi adventure drama - Settling Mars is hard, just take it one problem at a time. Seasons 1 and 2 available now with a new series coming in 2021!

Nick Quah has published his Best Podcasts of 2020. Field Recordings, from the UK’s Eleanor McDowall, appears first on his list.

Google has launched a podcast - Where the Internet Lives, about the unseen world of data centres. Hosted by Simplecast, it’s a six-episode show.

This American Life is 25 years old, and is featured in The Guardian. The article claims it has 3.1m weekly downloads.

Five Minute News, a daily news podcast, has joined Evergreen Podcasts. The fact-based format is hosted by Anthony Davis, a UK broadcaster, from his home in LA.

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