Embed any podcast anywhere, plus a new children's podcast series

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  • You can now embed any podcast into Wordpress, thanks to some work with RadioPublic. It’s a quick and simple way to embed any podcast - you can either embed a specific episode, or you can also embed the podcast itself (which’ll embed the latest show). Earlier this year, RadioPublic released oEmbed code for websites like Medium, too. It’s nicely done with some nifty features.


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  • Ear Buds is a new Melbourne-based podcast network. They launched yesterday with 13 diverse, local podcasts. Tomorrow (Friday) they’re driving around the city playing podcasts to celebrate.


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  • Fablist promises “audio fables for modern families”, consisting of “simply well-told stories that give families a starting point for discussions of ethics, character, and behavior”. It’s undergoing a Kickstarter campaign currently.

  • Google is rolling out free hands-free phone calls (for US and Canada) to their smart speaker, Google Home.

  • Meetup: We’re in Melbourne tomorrow (Fri). Details in Monday’s podnews. If this goes well, we’ll be in London, Vancouver and Vienna in September.

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