RØDE give away $150,000 of prizes

• RØDE, the Australian podcast equipment manufacturer, is giving away $150,000 worth of prizes in a competition announced today. The global competition is free to enter, and includes prizes from a variety of sources including Dave Jackson’s School of Podcasting. The website has more info. Tip: RØDE is pronounced “road”, and not “roadie”. We asked.

  
  Aug 10 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Apple Podcasts has launched downloadable podcast analytics data from their Podcast Analytics portal. The company says we should “look for the Download button under the date control in the upper-right corner”; the information downloaded is a simple tab-separated-value file for use in spreadsheets. The email also asked podcasters to market how podcasts work on Siri.

• Poddl·com is set to launch today. Inspired by Reddit, it’s a social podcast aggregator that allows people to create groups (“subs”) and add to other peoples’, too. Here’s the sub for podcasting as an example.

• The New York Times is now producing full transcripts for their podcast The Daily.

• Castaways is an attempt by Chris Enns to build a (closed) community for podcasters. Registration, and a payment, is required. An interesting attempt to establish a community outside Facebook or Reddit.

• Advice: Stephen Lacey wants to help get high-quality audio from your podcast interviews.

Podcasts

The Ron Burgundy Podcast launches on Feb 7, but the trailer’s there already. It starts with an exclusively produced theme tune (or Ron Burgundy singing “Ron Burgundy Podcast”). (iHeart / Megaphone)

NPR’s first history podcast, Throughline, has launched, promising “the story and perspectives often missing from history textbooks to help you understand our world today”.

Pew’s After the Fact is two years old today, and celebrating 47 episodes and 85 guests. The podcast features nonpartisan analysis, with numbers and trends about society’s biggest challenges. (Libsyn)

All Inclusive, from the Ruderman Family Foundation, focuses on topics of advocacy and innovation relating to disability. Recent episodes include discussion of a mental health crisis for college students, and the dangers of contact sports. (Libsyn)

Seeking Peace: Stories of Women and War explores the role of women in war and peace. “Women are too often seen as victims of conflict; but they are leaders and often unsung heroes.” (Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace & Security / Megaphone)