Is podcasting replacing radio?

• Is podcasting replacing radio? New data from Nielsen suggests that it isn’t: their medium and small market edition of their Audio Today Report has just been released. Included in the data: 90% of podcast listeners also use radio every week (that figure is also replicated in their national Audio Today 2019 report released earlier). These podcast listeners prefer news/talk radio, though, over the most popular format in medium and small markets: country music.

• Apple has written to all podcasters announcing a major change: you can now hide new shows until you’re ready to launch them: so they won’t be visible in search until you make them appear. They’ve also published their holiday submission schedule and some revised updates to those selected for host and guest images. If you didn’t get it, we’ve reproduced the email for you.

• Spotify is now more popular than Apple Podcasts in Equatorial Guinea and in Sweden, say Voxnest. Sweden is a major achievement, partially because Spotify is based there, but also because podcast listening is particularly high in the country.

  
  Aug 18 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Modus Hub is a super-useful directory of resources for podcasters, created as a response to the International Podcast Association’s findings earlier this year.

  
  This link is no longer available, as at Aug 18 2023

• You’ve only got three years to launch a podcast, says Molly Beck of podcast host Messy. Meanwhile, Malcolm Lemmons has stopped podcasting and reckons you shouldn’t start because it’s hard work.

  
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• The Spark Christian Podcast Conference has published their conference schedule. The event is in Houston TX, USA, on February 21-22, and is organised by podcaster Misty Philipp: Christianity is one of the most popular podcast categories, but the least represented at mainstream conferences.

• Rudy Guiliani is still, apparently, considering a podcast.

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Tumble, a science podcast for kids, has won a science journalism award. “The originality and creativity that went into these two pieces is remarkable,” said National Geographic editor Christine Dell’Amore, in the AAAS press release announcing the awards. “These podcasts taught kids a ton about science in a fun and engaging way.” (Tumble / Gen Z / PRX)

The Latest is a new podcast from the New York Times, focusing on the current Impeachment. It is due to come out every evening. (NYT / ART19)

This is who we are is a music podcast (and new album) from Sean Watkins. During each episode, Sean plays the studio track from his new album and follows it up with an intimate conversation with the artist who inspired the song. Guests include Jackson Browne, Inara George, Peter Asher, Kate Micucci and more. (Campfire Media / Anchor)

Cross Country Coffee Roadshow is back for a new season: Linda and Dan McGarry are driving from San Diego to Seattle, one coffee-shop at a time: interviewing the owners, customers and baristas. Even though they’re driving to the birthplace of Starbucks, they “stop at only the best independent coffee shops/roasters”. (Blubrry)

Our email overfloweth with exciting new podcasts, and we can’t always squeeze yours in. We’re sorry about that.