LOL at British Podcast Awards emailing me, urging me to "avoid FOMO" by booking tickets to their branding schill fe... event.

Don't assume you know when your audience is online!

The brilliant sound design and nod to John Williams' classic score in the Superman trailer gives me hope that this might be a sign of some slight slither of chance the movie may not be a total shit-show cringe-fest. Oh, and the Nicholas Hoult as Lex thing. That's also a point in the plus column.

Don't buy fake podcast bot downloads. I explain why. And also some otherstuff @mattcundill.com was kind enough to let me pontificate about on his podcast. Go listen. If you like.

Never thought I'd get a 'showbiz shoutout' feeling after being 'called out' by someone because they've disagreed with me on something. Yet I definitely got one when I realised @davejackson.bsky.social was talking about my episode on Marc Maron, during his Ask The Podcast Coach this week.

Trying to reverse-engineer a celebrity podcast when you’re unknown is like trying to launch a rocket with a party popper.

UK Podcasters assemble! independentpodcastawards.com/IPA25/en/pag...

You might know @tomwebster.media as the serious, all-knowledgeable podcast industry pro. And he is. But did you know his long term plan to hijack a rich widow's money? Or the weird things he'd say at a funeral? Learn all about those and more on this week's 5 Random Questions! 🎧👇 apple.co/4iPVZth

It's almost like Lewis Hamilton didn't see the three years of terrible team decisions that Ferrari were making before he joined them.

The Daily gets two new co-hosts: Natalie Kitroeff and Rachel Abrams will join Michael Barbaro

A few people probably won't like this latest one: Steven Bartlett. Podcast Movement's Facebook group members. Any podcaster who can't be arsed to even slightly edit. And anyone who's created a 'podcast' just so they can schill all their affiliate links.

Got to chat quite a bit about my new SPC spec for standardized podcast consumption metrics on the latest episode of the Podnews Weekly Review podcast. Thanks to James and Sam for having me on! Looking for intrepid existing podcast apps to early adopt... SPC: github.com/skymethod/spc

This is a pretty interesting (and I think positive) piece of fringe podcasting technology news 'in the wild' as it were @podnews.net @james.crid.land www.kcl.ac.uk/news/scienti...

Here we go again.... Because this all went so well last time a platform created this elitist tier of recognition...

"(We) provides Forbes-recommended podcast editing and support services..." LOL - so they paid for one of those 'as seen on Forbes' PR marks but realised using it would look super icky, so they decided to just use it as a fake endorsement instead? Christ. How do these people sleep?

I'm calling it now - if you're a content only podcast manager, it's time to upskill yourself. You're a maximum of 2 years away from being redundant if you can't also grow audience.

Have you seen this, @podnews.net @james.crid.land? I might have misread this and misheard, but it seems to me like they're soliciting for paying clients and using Notebook LM to create 'production' for them. In my view this is frankly outrageous. www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/wavefx-...

I have no idea who she is but the terrible way in which she's ruined Gotye's classic song has made me super anxious.

Just heard the following blanket statement on a podcasting advice show - "Anybody that offers guarantees, I'd say it's impossible that those are legitimate real listeners..." Well, @jeremyenns.bsky.social - not only is it possible, we've been offering them for two years now.

Do we think @james.crid.land is having just a little too much fun over at @podnews.net?

You've got to love a good podcasting story that's clearly been written by some clueless journalist who's believed everything they've been told in a press release from some podtracker. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Podcasters - want to learn your REAL global podcast ranking, not the bullshit made up number than Listen Notes gives you? podknows.co.uk/calculator

We've lost the second best ever Lex Luthor.

"I was going to advertise with you" is the ickiest kind of "please don't ask me awkward monetisation questions about my podcast" rebuttals I've ever heard. James Cridland/Podnews 1 - Chris Voss 🤮 podnews.net/update/audio...

Oh don't mind @forbes.com. They're just over there being ridiculous again. www.podmastery.co/ps100k-from-...

In case you missed it when @james.crid.land mentioned it in @podnews.net this week.

I really don’t know what to do with this platform 😂😂 Like, it doesn’t really need another experienced podcast guy offering tips. LinkedIn has taught me that people only like ‘hot takes’ when you’re not talking about them. And I definitely don’t want to just spam it with links. Pfffff.

This is a no-brainer for anyone thinking of starting a podcast but unsure about committing to a monthly fee at this stage. Nice one, @captivate.fm www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=n...

The new Spotify monetisation program has gone live for creators in four countries. Difficult eligibility criteria to hit, and of course, it only works if you host your podcast/show with Spotify. Aggressive against podcast hosts. creators.spotify.com/features/mon...

Richard Tice, whose Reform Party may be about to be funded by Elon Musk, condemning interference in British politics by foreign billionaires

James Gunn: “We’ve made it look like a big screen version of Smallville, but with a juicy twist.” Warner Bros/DC: “We’re listening.” James Gunn: “Turns out Superman’s parents snuck the family pet on the ship with him! And he ends up saving him!” Warner Bros: “…Ok, so we need some reshoots from you…”

I've now tested three different podcasts for Buzzsprout ads. I really want to be nice to them, I really do. But this service is a total waste of money and they should seriously think about withdrawing it. Even their own UX copy warns not to expect great results, and they're right.

Apparently Twitter’s worst are saying this is a platform of pedophiles. And I’m sure you’ll agree, this is one of a million reasons why we’re all sick of Twitter.

FInally grabbed RX11 standard today after being nudged by @dannybrown.me. The dialogue isolator is worth the extra cost alone. Seriously, don't continue to embarrass yourself by claiming to be a 'podcast producer' yet still using Adobe Podcast for clean up, any longer.

One of my very favourite things is when I hear my name being mentioned by @james.crid.land with his trademark sass. Thanks for the mention of my LinkedIn article about ‘video podcasts’ on @podnews.net! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

They say 'anyone can start a podcast', and judging by the state of the current UK top 50, they're absolutely right.

When I heard Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger for the first time, I immediately started singing Word Up on top of it. It took a couple of years before I figured out how to do a mashup though (it's not that easy). I tried it a couple of months ago: it mashes exactly as I had imagined!

If you're looking for small business strategy content, you might enjoy "The Weeniecast", one of our network headline shows. This week's episode is titled "Why 'Knowing Enough to Be Dangerous' Can Hurt Your Business – and How to Avoid It!" player.captivate.fm/episode/f331...

Something for all independent #podcasters out there... I'm launching something in 2025 that you WILL want to be part of. DM me to learn more or visit the LinkedIn for more updates soon: www.linkedin.com/company/supe...

Podcasters - you know what to do. Nice one @dannybrown.me! go.bsky.app/FQTPA7i

Podcasting: where you talk for an hour just so someone can only be bothered to listen for ten minutes. On 2x speed.

You know the "🔹AI Overview" you get on Google Search? I discovered today that it's repeating as fact something I made up 7 years ago as a joke. "Kyloren syndrome" is a fictional disease I invented as part of a sting operation to prove that you can publish any nonsense in predatory journals...

Already have three of these in my home studio. And yet I still keep forgetting to turn on all the key lights that are plugged into it.

Such attentive staff on the Istanbul metro.

Any podcasters thinking of building a site using Elementor - don't. Especially if you'll eventually use something better. Let me describe it... Imagine your site content is a tangible item you need to lift out of the domain. Elementor's crumbling away before you even get your hands fully round it.

In the Podnews Weekly Review today, I liken this moment in podcasting to the passengers of the Titanic being excited at the iceberg on the horizon, and asking the captain to drive into it, oblivious of the consequences.

I was asked to write what the future of #podcasting was today for someone (there'll be a slew of these, and doubtless my answer will differ each time!) Here's what I wrote, anyway.

Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?

Jesus, nothing to shake you into an hour of frantic deleting quite like a bunch of Covid-era, isolation-fuelled, unhinged, clearly mentally ill tweets to pop up fresh in your timeline again. Sterling work dredging up my shame-filled past, @bsky.app.

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.