Exclusive: The 30th Annual Webby Awards Podcast Nominees

• Exclusive: We’ve a full list of the podcast nominees for the 30th annual Webby Awards, before anyone else. For the first time, the awards have dedicated categories for video podcasts. iHeartMedia has sixteen nominees, Audible has ten; and both SiriusXM and Wondery have six nominees each. The winners ceremony will be on May 11.

• Beehiiv is “making a push into podcasting”, says Semafor. For more information, we’ll be talking to Beehiiv’s CEO, Tyler Denk, in the Podnews Weekly Review this week for all the details - once the embargo has been lifted.

• Branded podcasts are great - but once someone’s listened, they don’t necessarily connect with your brand until the next episode. Until now - JAR Replay launches today: a way to retarget those listeners again while they use other apps, to keep your brand and your message fresh in their mind.

• Buzzsprout is rolling out a new addition to its “fan mail” service. Just by hitting a link in the show notes, your listeners can now record and send a voicemail. Try it here.

• If you think there’s too much talking and noise in podcasting, then Thee Quaker Podcast has just released a whole hour of silence. Recorded in a historic Quaker Meetinghouse using a multi-mic spatial audio setup, it’s an hour of silent worship to disconnect from the noise of the internet.

• A large pan-European broadcaster and podcast producer, Bauer Media Audio has launched its Rayo app on Android Automotive, into initial markets of the UK and Portugal.

• Puerto Rican newsletter Tropical Podcasting has completed a three-part series on women in Spanish-language podcasting.

• What is the history of video podcasts? Justin Jackson of Transistor highlights that video podcasts were demonstrated by Steve Jobs in October 2005; but Apple lost interest in video since 2012 - until now.

The Hidden Podcast Network Most Creators Don't Know Exists

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Podseo, the SEO platform that shows podcasters which shows link to theirs in Apple’s “Listeners Also Liked” section, analyzed 263,859 active English podcasts using this unique dataset to reveal how recommendation algorithms actually work.

The encouraging finding: 56% of active podcasts don’t appear in any recommendations yet—you’re not behind. Apple’s 15-recommendation limit creates natural asymmetry: popular shows like “The Diary of a CEO” receive 4,000+ recommendations but can only recommend 15 back.

Using Podseo’s recommendation tracking data, we identified 149 distinct audience communities and discovered 35,218 podcast pairs that recommend each other—golden signals for collaboration. Podcasts in the same cluster share significant audience overlap, making guest swaps and feed drops substantially more effective than random outreach.

Podseo’s “referral podcasts” feature tracks your position in this hidden network in real-time, showing which podcasts recommend yours and helping identify collaboration opportunities that actually convert.

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People News

• RCS has named Susan Larkin its new President & CEO. The iHeart-owned company makes audio tools used by radio companies across the world.
• Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson has signed with Buchwald for representation. He’s the host of the Scoop B Radio podcast, and is well-known for his coverage of the NBA and WNBA.

Tips and tricks - with Riverside

• Riverside has a whole set of guides with information and tips. We spot Music Radio Creative in there, talking about high-quality audio recordings, and Grow The Show talking about monetisation.
• Should you have the word “podcast” in the title of your podcast? In this article, we explain why you shouldn’t.

Podcast News - with Airwave

With Airwave: Take a deep breath, settle in, and return to the present moment with A Zen Mind Guided Meditations. Each meditation is a gentle space to turn inward, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with your truest self. Slow down, breathe deeply, and realign with clarity, wisdom, and peace.

When you record more than fifty hours of interviews for a new book on why women who put themselves first have the power to lead healthier lives, why not take those interviews and produce a ten-part limited-edition podcast? ”Autoimmunity and the Good Girls” Behind-the-Page with Sara Hirsh Bordo launches today.

Fitness podcast More Movement Please just recently hit 50 episodes. Host Famous Ashley Grant rounded out the 50 episode milestone with three episodes for Podcasthon, a global podcasting initiative dedicated to raising awareness for charitable organizations worldwide. As a proud Richmond resident, she opted to use her participation in the event to shine a spotlight on the Humane Society Animal League for Life of Madison County, Kentucky.

A lone rabbi is on a secret mission and on the move. Compelled by a radical love, this rabbi starts performing miracles, and quickly gains a huge following. But he holds a secret that will eventually kill him, and forbids his followers from divulging his true identity. The Surround Bible is the story of Easter like you’ve never heard it before — an immersive Audio Movie, crafted with movie-quality sound design, an original musical score, and performed by top actors.

King William takes listeners on a journey into what royal life, obligations, controversies, and celebrations could look like when Prince William ascends to the throne. As their media-savvy relatives in the United States prepare to publish the Crown’s secrets, the King and Queen must move quickly to establish a counter-narrative before the publicity machine takes hold. Can changes can save the Crown? Or has modernisation already transformed the monarchy beyond recognition?