Spotify is now #1 podcast publisher in US

• Spotify is the top podcast network in the US based on reach, according to new data from Edison Research. The data measures total listeners to shows from each podcast publisher for the 12 months ending June 30 2022. Spotify’s numbers include Spotify Originals, as well as shows from The Ringer, Gimlet, Parcast and others. iHeartRadio remains in third place, behind SXM Media.

  • To compare: Podtrac places iHeart at #1, but doesn’t measure shows from Spotify or SXM Media. Triton Digital has SXM Media as #1, but doesn’t measure shows from Spotify or iHeart.

• Podcast discovery tool Goodpods has launched a website. The website includes charts, user reviews and supports episode images: here’s Podnews in Goodpods; we’ll add links from our podcast pages from today.

• Arabic podcast network Sowt | صوت has acquired Dubai-based podcast production company Finyal Media.

• Steve Pratt has shared details of the lineup for Podcast Day 24 in NYC. Our coupon code PODN1215 now works for the events in NYC, London or Sydney, and saves around half price.

• Who killed Tupac? Two podcasts, The Problem Solver and The Action Junkeez Podcast, are offering a $100,000 reward to solve the murder, which happened 26 years ago this week.

• Podcast monetisation company Acast has signed Canadaland, an independent podcast network in Canada.

• Radiotopia from PRX has announced a set of new shows.

• Got an Apple iPod Touch to be able to test how podcasts look on an iOS device? It’s been discontinued, and the device won’t get the iOS 16 upgrade.

Moves and hires - with Sugar23 Audio

• Brittany Luse is the new host of NPR’s It’s Been A Minute. She takes over on Oct 7. Sam Sanders left the show in March.

• Katherine Hutcheson has joined Crowd Network as Commercial Director. She joins from Acast, Jack Radio and Absolute Radio.

Tips and tricks

• Courtney Kocak shares How To Be Your Own Best CEO. We’re told to kill unnecessary meetings, and also that everyone has imposter syndrome. We’re also told to “be a good person”.

• Castos share the top 500 podcast search terms on YouTube.

Podcast News - with Lemonada Media

From Lemonada Media: Every day, the world seems on the brink of crisis. In In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt when overlapping crises and a relentless news cycle overwhelm Americans, Andy finds the right helpers to help us move forward together.

Want to win an award? In the latest episode of Voiceworks: Sound Business, Jim Salveson speaks to AudioUK’s Chloe Straw and Brenda Birungi to find out what it takes to win the Audio Production Award, and some top tips on how to go about creating your entry.

In Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts from The Tennis Podcast are interviewed in an episode called 'How to create the top podcast in your sport’.

Crowd Network are beefing up their golf podcasts with Beef’s Golf Club, a new show from Andrew 'Beef’ Johnston, an English professional golfer. The show aims to lift the lid on the world of professional golfing, to fans of the sport and those new to the game.

Podcast ads in the wild

An ad for UK comedians French & Saunders, pictured on a London tube train. The show is produced by Listen.

We ran this feature for a while earlier this year, but if you’ve any out-of-home advertising you’ve done that you’re proud of, we’d love to see it.