SiriusXM also released data from Edison Research, showing that around 74% of US adults 13+ consume YouTube audio, or engage in listening-first behaviours on YouTube. The data also says that 45% consume YouTube content with static visuals; 48% listen while video is minimised or in the background.
Sounds Profitable released new research on “Audio Primes” - the people who listen to at least 75% of their content as audio. That’s 22% of podcast consumers; and they’re younger and more educated. While they choose audio for podcasts, Audio Primes also - surprisingly - consume more video as well. The full report, sponsored by RSS.com, is available as a free download.
Bumper has launched The Bumper Score, a new tool “built to close the trust gap between podcast listenership and advertiser confidence”. The company suggests that the next $1 billion in podcasting starts with better data; the tool uses verified metrics to give a simple score for strong verified reach. It will be free to all podcasters; you can join the waitlist now.
The US business of podcast network Studio71 has been acquired by Fixated, a creator representation and monetisation company. No terms were given. The combined company now represent a global network of 1,000+ creators.
The Wall Street Journal publishes a paywalled article highlighting how video podcasts are making audio podcasts worse to listen to. Overly visual shows, where podcasters are referring to things on screen you can’t see, or where “coming up” clips rely on a visual graphic saying “coming up” invisible in the audio version, are highlighted in the piece. The piece starts by quoting one podcast listener who says she is “annoyed” by this sort of thing, credited as “Jordan Blair, a 35 year-old from Idaho”. We always wondered why Buzzcast wasn’t in video.
Marc Raco has been hired as the Director of Legal Talk Network, an online legal media network. He was previously Head of Audio at Linktree, Head of Content at B2B marketing agency Content Monsta, and cofounded MouthMedia Network.
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Podcast News - with Airwave
With Airwave:Security Now is needed more than ever, as AI-generated code runs amok on the internet. Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday - this is the video feed, playable on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts and plenty of other places.
Italian culture podcast Italian, for sure is now available in video on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Host Catrin Skaperdas says that the podcast has switched from Megaphone to ART19 to take advantage of video on Apple Podcasts.
Earth Day:Green Frequency launches today - a new environmental podcast bringing listeners inside the science, stories, and decisions shaping our planet. Produced in Paris, the series features scientists, activists, and policymakers, combining interviews, recorded talks, and field reporting to explore how environmental knowledge is created and applied. The first season draws from Science Speaks @ AUP.
Earth Day: Hosted by Jamila Brown, former Global Head of Sustainability and Social Impact at Soho House, Ethically Questionable is the podcast asking: how can you have everything you want in life without messing up the planet? From simple swaps to mindset shifts – and decoding the language some greenwashing marketer is trying to sell you – it’s a lift under the hood of the things we love, with some of the most interesting people in those spaces.
Earth Day:Investing in Regeneration launches today, on Earth Day, with a mission to change how we understand, plan, and finance projects, so that finance becomes a driver for better decisions - not just the last step in the process. Hosted by Mónica Altamirano de Jong, PhD, each episode unpacks a real deal or initiative through three lenses: understanding, planning, and financing. The real bottleneck isn’t capital. It’s how investments are originated, structured, and brought to bankability. This podcast is about to change that.
When she was just 17, comedian Holly Brown’s dad was dying of cancer. It looked like life couldn’t get more traumatic, until her dad dropped a bombshell… or two bombshells, really: twin brothers that her entire family kept secret. After his death left her with more questions than answers, Holly sets out to uncover how a secret this big could be hidden, and why the sitcoms that raised her were often the only way to make sense of a life stranger than TV. Everybody Knows But Me, the genre-bending show that blends together nostalgia, 90s sitcoms, family secrets, and compelling storytelling launches today!
In a win for indie podcasts, The Webby Awards named Future Around & Find Out the best technology podcast of 2026 (here are all the winners). Hosted by Dan Blumberg, a technologist and former WNYC journalist, the show grapples with AI and emerging tech to celebrate breakthroughs, call BS on the hype, explore how things might go sideways — and how we can steer the future in the right direction.
The world will fall apart in eight days, and only cousins Kieran and Vic Grimshaw–disgraced PhD candidate and farmer / bike mechanic / hobbyist musician, respectively–know it’s coming. The Sunfall Train is a pre-apocalyptic, queer western about occupational folklore, old railways, and contested discoveries. It’s the second audiodrama by Redshift, a production studio run by creators who are passionate about both story and sound.
Caloroga Shark Media’s Crown and Controversy: King Charles is the latest installment of the company’s acclaimed podcast series exploring defining moments in the histories of the British and Norwegian royal families. The series traces the King’s life from his 1981 wedding to Diana through his 2025 decision to strip his brother, Andrew, of all remaining titles. It joins the company’s growing slate of royal-themed podcasts, which range from daily royal updates in “Palace Intrigue” to speculative storytelling in “King William.”
Work is being rewritten: By AI, shifting expectations, economic pressure, and the lived realities workers are facing every day. We Are All Workerbees is the new podcast sitting down with workers, hiring managers, and people in the thick of it to talk honestly about what work feels like right now, how it’s shifting, and what these changes actually mean in real life.
Season 4 of More Than Lucky marks the return of a podcast for women who who are ready to create intentional change — without sacrificing their peace. Through thoughtful, concise episodes, it explores mindset, spiritual grounding, and intentional change in a way that feels calm, honest, and sustainable. Because the life you want isn’t random. It’s created.
