Podfund - a funding source for podcasters - launches

• The industry’s “first dedicated source of funding for podcasters” has been announced. “Podfund is founded in partnership with and operated by RadioPublic, but it is also an independent company at the start of its own contribution to the field.” Podfund has achieved a $2.3m funding round. Applications are now open.

• Speaking at Google I/O, the developer conference for Google, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that podcasts will appear in Google search across all platforms: and a new feature, “play later”, will allow listeners to queue interesting podcasts for their phone or speaker. He was higlighting the slate of work for the next twelve months.

• Audio editor Hindenburg has a free webinar this Thursday. It’s a one hour event, covering how to record a podcast using the tool.

  
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• Headliner is coming to mobile - adding a mobile SDK for podcast app developers who want to add sharing to their app.

• What’s the art and science of naming your podcast? Pacific Content’s Dan Misener has gone through the data to find out.

• Storyboard, an app that lets you (or your business) share private audio, has launched a free tier account, allowing up to a hundred invited listeners.

• Podcastéo has cast a critical eye on the attempts by the French press to get involved with podcasting.

• If you’re with Buzzsprout, they’ve just added a bunch of deals for their customers, with money off audio editors, stickers and more.

• In Mumbai, India, there’s a seminar on Advanced Podcast Publishing for Magazine Publishers on 12 June.

• The team behind Podcon have announced that they’ve made the decision not to return for a third event, citing issues with sustainability.

Podcasts

Dan Churchill’s The Epic Table launches today: chef and fitness expert Dan Churchill welcomes guests from the food, fitness, wellness and entertainment worlds to his studio kitchen to talk about their unique journeys through life. Every episode will also feature a brand-new recipe from Churchill. (Himalaya)