Payne Lindsey’s new weekly podcast

• Exclusive: Payne Lindsey is to launch his first weekly podcast - and we’ve got the first look of the trailer to watch here. “Talking to Death” will launch on Nov 15, from Tenderfoot TV and iHeart, and combines a unique blend of storytelling and off-the-cuff conversations.

• Acast released its Q3/23 financial report (report PDF, presentation PDF). For Q3, the company saw net sales growth of 32% y-on-y, largely driven by North America which posted 55% growth, and the company moved closer to profitability. Average revenue per listen was a record 0.33 SEK (3 cents).

  • Total listens dipped in the quarter (Jul/Aug/Sep) by 2.9%. Acast CEO Ross Adams blamed a decrease in listens on changes in download behaviour by Apple Podcasts in iOS 17. But, iOS 17 was only released on Sep 18, and only 16.7% of iPhones had installed it by the end of September, an adoption rate that Cult of Mac calls “a trickle”. Too early to blame Cupertino?

• The BBC will compete against independent audio producers for more BBC shows, according to trade body AudioUK in a statement. The changes include both BBC Sounds commissions, and those for the BBC’s radio stations.

• In Australia, the ABC’s Coronacast podcast has made almost 550 episodes and achieved more than 60 million downloads. It published its last episode today; and will be replaced by a more general health show called What’s That Rash?

• RØDE has released a new edition of its RØDE NT1 microphone. Called the Signature Series, it’s available in a number of colours.

• In London, Audible and Multitrack are running free production workshops next year, offering training on a variety of different off-mic roles, delivered by experts and leading industry figures across the audio sector. The organisers encourage applications from individuals across the UK that face barriers on entering the industry because they are: Black, Asian or ethnically diverse; LGBTQIA+; those from lower socio-economic backgrounds; and people with disabilities.

• A music editing program, The RipX DAW, has launched - with added AI. The tool includes corrective and creative AI audio mixing.

Moves and hires

• Julie Shapiro and John DeLore have revealed Audio Flux, an open collaboration of short audio pieces working with different creative partners. Six pieces have been released as part of the inaugural “Audio Flux circuit”.

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Who Killed JFK? is new today from iHeartPodcasts, in partnership with legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner and award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien. Reiner and O’Brien co-host the 10-part series which features interviews with authors, witnesses, and forensic experts as they look to connect the dots of JFK’s assassination 60 years later.

What’s Ray Saying? is new today from PRX, The Moth and award-winning storyteller Ray Christian. The podcast is a world of Southern-baked personal narratives interwoven with Black American history, told by Ray Christian through the perspective of his remarkable life.

I Know That’s Right is brand new today from BuzzFeed and Acast. Every week, HuffPost Senior Culture Reporter Taryn Finley takes a dive into the conversations that hit the internet first, focusing on culture and entertainment, bringing a guest in to flesh out the harder hitting topics each episode.

Hello Rossipes is an all-new cooking podcast from Ross Mathews and Bethie Hungerford, and launches today. We’re promised a show that showcases their all-time favorite recipes as well as lively conversation about the best things they have eaten all week and strategies to get and stay healthy. It’s from Cumulus.