Wondery to go global with $10m of funding

• Podcast publisher Wondery has successfully raised $10m to take its podcasts global. It has hired Declan Moore to head its global efforts.

• Comedy podcast producer Forever Dog, which makes over 30 podcast shows, has announced its leadership team. Gary Reisman is CEO; Karen Bressner is CRO.

• The Wall Street Journal and Gimlet show The Journal has quietly launched.

• The RTX Podcast Festival with WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth, is in Austin TX, USA next weekend, as part of RTX, a gaming, animation and internet culture event.

• A podcast festival for Cork, Ireland, has been announced.

  
  Aug 14 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• Mike Boudet is to rejoin his podcast Sword and Scale, and will re-record the episodes voiced by Tricia Griffith after he was fired for aggressive and offensive behaviour online.

  • For the record, we reported the story in March, quoting a number of different views. A month later, in April, during a self-imposed social media exile, Boudet sent us this charming message via email, which is worth sharing. He seems nice.

Podnews is shorter than usual today for personal reasons. We’ll be back in full force on Monday, when we’ll be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We’ll also be in Johannesburg, South Africa later next week.