The top personal care podcast advertisers

Which personal care brand ran the most podcast ads? Magellan can tell you in a new post focusing on this sector. Clue: they’re such friends of the podcast industry, they also support this newsletter.

Nomations for the Peabody Awards have been announced: the awards “honor the most powerful, enlightening and invigorating stories in television, radio and digital media.” This year there are 11 podcasts and radio show nominees, including This American Life, The Daily, Ear Hustle and In The Dark.

HelloCast launches today. It’s one app to plan your episodes, manage your guests, track your sponsors, and even backup your files in one place. Here’s a 7-day free trial, and 20% off whatever plan you choose - just let them know Podnews sent you.

Podcast2book has launched: it’s a way to turn an interview into a book to sell from your website.

A BBC television presenter managed to play a podcast on air by mistake during a live TV show. Conveniently, the podcast was hers, but we’re sure it was a proper mistake and not a way to market the podcast.

The BBC’s podcasts reappeared in Google Podcasts late last week, as we reported. We expressed doubt that it was deliberate; they’ve mostly disappeared, again, from the app. The BBC’s press office haven’t responded to our request for comment.

Radio France’s podcasts are no longer appearing in Google Podcasts. We learn they were removed before the BBC’s action, though the broadcaster has declined to give us a statement. They’ve added a tag to their RSS feed barring Google from listing them.

The CBC’s podcasts are no longer appearing in Overcast, a popular iOS app. Everyone claims it’s a harmless mistake and that they’ll be back soon.