Q&A with Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald on ads

• Marc Maron and producer Brendan McDonald have talked about how they work with Acast on sponsor ad campaigns on their show WTF.

• YouTube’s Creator Insider has produced a video announcing the company’s new podcast features and metrics. Unlike the announcement from the company earlier this week, this new video claims that the features are still rolling out; but that rollout will finish at the end of this week.

• YouTube also claims “podcast specific analytics”, saying “this is distinct from current analytics offered”. In case you wonder what they look like, Podnews Daily's data has an overview, a content screen, and audience; a revenue screen is also available to podcasts large enough to get access.

• Audiobooks are now available to Spotify users in Canada. The company says the catalogue has reached more than 350,000 audiobook titles. It’s available in English and French, marking the first time that Spotify has launched audiobooks to a non-English audience - it’s joining US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

• You’ve not long to vote for The Podcast Academy’s board elections. Check your email to learn how.

Tips and tricks - with Phantom Producer

• The Podcast Sessions covers how to keep your podcast interesting

Podcast News - with Left Over

The Front Page from the New Zealand Herald is celebrating its first year anniversary - and more than a million downloads.. It’s a daily podcast, available across New Zealand at 5am every weekday, published by NZME.

Also celebrating its first year anniversary is The Life Shift - Stories about Life-Changing Moments. Since its launch a year ago today, the show has gained a loyal following of listeners who have been deeply impacted by the insightful interviews and thought-provoking discussions released weekly.

People I (Mostly) Admire has made it to 100 shows. The podcast from Freakonomics Radio Network hosted by Freakonomics co-author Steven Levitt has made a retrospective episode looking back on some of the previous guests.

ThunderCast is a new official podcast looking at the making of Mozilla Thunderbird, the company’s email app. It’s measuring its downloads on OP3.

My Ramadan is new from SBS Audio today, a podcast that explores how diverse Australian Muslims experience Ramadan and Eid. Expect discussions on fasting in the workplace, Iftar traditions, mixed-culture families, spirituality, reconciling the hipsterfication of Ramadan and Islamophobia, and how the month connects with belonging and identity for Gen Z.

Podcast ads in the wild

Spotted by Alban Brooke, our Field Reporter in Florida (please check this is true - Ed), ten podcasts get mentioned in an article in Links magazine. The magazine has its own show, too: LINKS Golf Podcast.