The Pod Files - Thursday 22 February 2024

 

The ‘casts -

(Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember

(Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes) 

Aaron Mahnke’s Consumed - episode 2: 31 January 2024: Curator 

Daily Dad jokes - 20 February 2024 

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day - 21 February 2024: lampoon 

Composer’s Datebook - 21 February 2024: Cowell for winds

Daily tips that they may or not help you with Arielle and Ned - 21 February 2024: *A Tip For...Credit Card Finances - Today is the day to check your credit card statements to see if you have any cash back to cash in on or reward points to claim. Why today? No particular reason. Just felt like a good day to remind you.

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The Passage - episode 3: 14 February 2024: The Passage of J Robert Oppenheimer 

Daily Dad jokes - 21 February 2024

Sounds Profitable - 20 February 2024: *Spreaker unveils the Supporters Club, a new monthly subscription feature directing 100% of revenue to creators. With a commitment to amplifying the creator-audience connection, Spreaker’s transparent, all-in-one platform fosters a sustainable and vibrant podcasting ecosystem. / How to Maximize Your SXSW 2024 Experience as a Podcast Professional by Edward Fuller / Media Bodies founder Edward Fuller has written a thorough guide on ways attendees of

SXSW 2024 can most take advantage of the vent from the perspective of a podcast professional. Pre-event prep includes setting up one’s profile in the SXSW social platform and perusing the attendee directory to find people to connect with both through the chat function and in-person. Fuller also gives a rundown of three events he’s earmarked to attend next month. [Source] / Why NPR’s new podcast strategist sees opportunity after a turbulent year for the network by Tyler Falk NPR SVP of Podcast Strategy Collin Campbell, late of Gimlet, is optimistic about NPR’s 2024. After a turbulent 2023, Campbell sees lots of opportunity to strengthen the network’s podcast portfolio. With podcasting’s recent boom of enabling audiences to pay for premium subscriptions, Campbell says income streams like the NPR+ program in Apple Podcasts is a great step forward. There’s little overlap between NPR’s wider broadcast and podcast audiences (Campbell says the number is almost down to single digits)  who’ve not had many ways to directly give via a podcast until recently. [Source] / European Commission eyes Apple fine: What’s next? by Ella Sagar - As the headline says, the European Commission is moving forward on imposing its first ever fine on Apple for allegedly breaking EU law with Apple Music. Reportedly the fine will be somewhere in the range of €500 million for prioritizing Apple Music and devaluing cheaper competing music streamers in App Store searches. The specifics of the fine are to be finalized later this month. It should be noted this investigation was launched outside the scope of the upcoming Digital Markets Act, which will require companies operating in Europe to share information in the interest of fairer competition. When the DMA is implemented, there is a potential for more antitrust investigations and fines on the horizon. [Source] / Marketers are chronically underinvesting in brand by Ashle  y Regan

According to data shared at the Commercial Radio & Audio HEARD conference, brand marketing outperforms performance messaging by 80%. With that in mind, Australian radio sees far more performance than brand. That and according to Paul Sinkinson, Managing Director at Analytics Partners, what branded campaigns are running tend to run far too short a campaign to effectively measure. Lauren Joyce, chief strategy and connections officer at ARN, says the underinvestment in brand is a side effect of businesses wanting to demonstrate results fast, and brand campaigns take time to build momentum. Branded audio works, as shown by the podcasting industry reaching the inflection point of branded campaigns outnumbering the tried-and-true direct to consumer campaigns that flourished in podcasting’s formative years. [Source] / …as for the rest of the news: Tenderfoot TV’s Up and Vanished returns for a fourth season, The Peers Project is coming to the US, Veritonic partners with RealEyes for Audio Attention report, and Wondery+ has signed a content distribution deal with Law&Crime.

StarDate - 20 February 2024: *Moon and Pollux - Pollux, the brighter of the “twin” stars of Gemini, is a giant. It’s expanded to about nine times the diameter of the Sun — a beach ball to the Sun’s golf ball. That’s made Pollux much cooler than the Sun, so it looks orange. And it’s more than 30 times brighter than the Sun. / Careful measurements of its diameter, combined with measurements of subtle “ripples” across its surface, have yielded the mass of Pollux as well: 1.9 times the Sun’s mass. Astronomers have combined that with measurements of its weak magnetic field to learn about the history of Pollux. / In its prime, the star was class “A” — two classes brighter and heavier than the Sun…

Podnews - 21 February 2024: *The Independent Podcast Awards are to return later this year, organisers have announced. The awards will take place in London on Oct 23. Entries open in the next few months. (You can hear last year’s winner in the Podnews Weekly Review).

• Sports podcast company Blue Wire has concluded a new funding round with Decathlon Capital. Terms weren’t given; Axios reports that the company cut its staff from 30 to 18 in recent months, and has ended its partnership with Wynn Resorts. The company has been profitable since late last year.
• Audacy, the owner of a number of podcast companies and broadcast radio stations, has had its reorganization approved in bankruptcy court, and should emerge from the Chapter 11 process following FCC approval. The plan reduces its debt from $1.9bn to $350mn.
• Podcast hosting company Transistor has shared a video of the company’s upcoming AI transcript service.
• Magellan AI shared its rankings for top podcast advertisers in January. MGM Resorts was the advertiser which has increased its spend the most, alongside MailChimp owner Intuit and IXL Learning. There’s a free webinar on these results tomorrow at 11am ET.
• In France, a charity event called Podcasthon is planned for next month. The idea is to make a special version of your show that highlights a cause or charity; and to co-ordinate its release at the end of March. Last year, 300 podcasts took part; this year, it has the support of Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spotify. 400 shows have already registered for this year - et vous? (Next year’s Podcasthon will be in English and other languages, too).
• The first Arabic podcast brand safety and suitability tool has been launched by Next Broadcast Media and Barometer. It is Barometer’s first offering in Arabic, and brings transparency and brand suitability to podcasting in the Middle East.
• Radiodays North America, in Toronto in early June, will start with a podcast session called The Podcast Power-Up Summit. (Our Editor will be there).
• In Canada, Pary Bell is the new CEO for TPX, The Podcast Exchange. After working in digital media at Rogers for more than eight years, he joins from a marketing 
• Blubrry looks at the “legal rights of podcasters”.
• Myth - podcast thumbnails need to be 500Kb or less. Fact - podcast artwork is really important. Here are tips on how to make decent podcast artwork from the pages of Podnews. 

Breaker Whiskey - 21 February 2024: One Hundred Fifty-Three 

Apples and Oranges - 7 February 2024: The Early Singles [the episode starts with the first sixteen minutes describing the show, and how it’s going to work. After this they go into a non-album singles battle Royale. Surfin’ vs Love Me Do. Surfin’ Safari vs Please Please Me. The Beach Boys recorded in the studio (1961) before they had ever played live. Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine. The Pendletones. Love Me Do - Andy White on drums with Ringo on tambourine, Paul doing the line. Surfin’ Safari - out goes Al Jardine, in comes David Marks. Please Please Me - earlier version with Andy White thrown out, came back later with a radical rearrangement. 

George Bailey Was Never Born - trailer: 1 November 2023

Sounds Profitable - 21 February 2024: *A lot has been said about AI replacing human-made content. This week Tom Webster proposes a person-first future deploying AI-powered tools where they work best: as a support structure. [a great essay on the use of AI in podcasting] 

Breaker Whiskey - 22 February 2024: One Hundred Fifty-Four 

The Daily Quiz Show - 21 February 2024: Music 

The Stupid History Minute - 21 February 2024: *600 - The 600th Episode of The Stupid History Minute

Pods Like Us - [forthcoming episode]

Daily Facts - 18 November 2023 

Sounds Profitable - 21 February 2024: *Spreaker unveils the Supporters Club, a new monthly subscription feature directing 100% of revenue to creators. With a commitment to amplifying the creator-audience connection, Spreaker’s transparent, all-in-one platform fosters a sustainable and vibrant podcasting ecosystem. See more. / Audacy Receives Court Approval of Reorganization Plan / Back in early January, Audacy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now their plan to rectify the situation has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company’s reorganization plan includes equitizing over 80% of their existing debt and establishing a robust capital structure in hopes of driving long-term growth. Audacy CEO David J. Field says the announcement is a step forward for the company and positions it to continue working on growth and financial performance. [Source] / Top Podcast Advertisers for January 2024 / Each month Magellan AI analyzes the previous month’s data to suss out the top podcast advertisers by spend, as well as how much that spend has changed over time. The latest chart, covering January, shows some drastic change-ups in spend percentage. Intuit is leaning into tax season advertising and is third for the month in overall spend with $902,900, a 1232% increase from December. In second place for percent change, juice brand Squeezed upped their spend 1553%. But the overall winner, is work platform Monday.com, which went from a $100 ad spend in December to over $268,000 in January, a rare instance of an over 200,000% ad spend increase. Magellan’s next 10 minute webinar looking at the top 15 rankings and forecasted trends for the month ahead is tomorrow, February 22nd, at 11:00 EST. [Source] / The first Arabic podcast AI brand safety & suitability tool by Suzi Kuban / Next Broadcast Media and Barometer have partnered to create a new brand safety and suitability tool specifically designed for Arabic podcast content. The team-up will implement Barometer’s AI and contextual experience with NBM’s podcast inventory and local reach to open up new opportunities for advertisers in the Middle East. Barometer’s AI engine ensures NBM’s content is GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) compliant, an extra layer of third-party brand safety measurement to provide added insurance advertisers can trust the content is compatible. [Source] / 2024 is a huge year for political advertising. What does that mean for other advertisers? By Sara Lebow / This week eMarketer breaks down five details of the political advertising machine for 2024 that will impact the wider world of advertising in general. Such as the fact that TV political ad spend will break $7 billion this year. With political campaigns buying up ad spots (both on TV and elsewhere), supply and demand kicks in, causing prices to increase overall. As elections heat up, politically-charged content becomes more popular, and the inventory on those spaces increases in inherent value as well as rarity. Something for political podcasting to keep in mind. Meanwhile, the risk for AI deepfakes and misinformation is higher than ever as higher quality generative AI tools become publicly available. eMarketer predicts there will be higher pressure for platforms to establish policies on AI-generated content. Pressure that likely will bleed into podcasting as well, given the relative ease of synthesizing a short voice clip in comparison to creating convincing deepfake video ads. [Source] / …as for the rest of the news: Blue Wire has raised new funding from Decathalon Capital, The Media Leader breaks out their fishbowl of questions to interview Acast’s Solène Dassing, and Audily has announced a partnership with The Pop Ups to lean into live events and children’s content.

The daily business and finance Show – 11 December 2023: *Today's headlines: Generative AI could upend every sector. Oppenheimer has 10 predictions for how it plays out. / Bosch plans to cut 1,500 jobs at two factories in Germany / Macy's gets $5.8B offer to be taken private - WSJ / New polls offer different assessments on holiday consumer spending / Shari Redstone evaluates options for Paramount amid interest - FT / Cigna, Humana scrap merger talks; Cigna planning major stock buyback (update) / Unit Corporation declares $2.50 dividend and a special dividend of $15 / Gold would take hit in U.S. 'soft landing' but plenty of risks remain, WGC says / DoorDash gets the call-up to the Nasdaq 100 Index / Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

7 minutes for yourself - 19 September 2023: *Overcoming Limiting Beliefs: Rewriting Your Inner Self - Welcome to another episode of 7 Minutes For Yourself! / Today, we're diving deep into the powerful realm of overcoming limiting beliefs. / Get ready to uncover these barriers, learn valuable techniques, and transform your mindset. / Don't miss out, let's get started! / The audio clip featured in today's episode is courtesy of our friends at Lavendaire - https://www.youtube.com/@lavendaire

Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - 9 October 2023: Airport Central railway station

TED Health - 13 December 2022: *Why the price of insulin is a danger to diabetics - The price of insulin in the US is both outrageous and deadly to those who can't live without it. Diabetes advocate Brooke Bennett shares her own struggles living with type 1 diabetes and how the astronomical cost of a life-saving drug leaves millions struggling to survive. A rallying cry for an affordable and humane livelihood for those with chronic illness. Stay tuned after as Shoshana talks about the lifecycle of medication, from when it's made to how it's priced -- and the companies looking to disrupt that process to make life-saving drugs more accessible.

The slowdown – episode 809: 8 February 2023: Today's poem is A Statement from No One, Incorporated by Justin Phillip Reed.

A daily dose of history – 20 May 2023: *Today's historical events: The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. / Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery. / The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. / The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. / King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Estudio de Escuelas de Generales in Alcalá de Henares. / The Battle of Alfarrobeira is fought, establishing the House of Braganza as a principal royal family of Portugal. / John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date). / Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India. / Hernando Cortes defeats Panfilo de Narvaez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination. / Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna. / Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. / Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe. / Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas

Feedback with Earbuds – 12 January 2020: *This week's theme comes to us from Priyanka Mattoo (co- founder of EARIOS Podcast Network) and is called *Commute Cutters.* Podcasts explored this week: The Big Ones - The Notebook / Angela Trimbur - 65 minutes / The Dream - Wanna Swim in Cash? - 40 minutes / Song Exploder - Perfume / Genius - Slip Away - 21 minutes / Ask Ronna - The 8 Days of Ronnukah - 122 minutes / Ghost of a Podcast - Second

Saturday Return + Horoscope - 39 minutes 

Daily shower thoughts - 18 December 2023

Womanica - 17 September 2020: Marsha P. Johnson

Literally with Rob Lowe - 6 August 2020: David Spade: Play Monster - In which Rob and actor/comedian David

Spade discuss SNL nerves, lost watches, and the infamous Spade/Farley fight on the set of Tommy Boy. Plus: we learn about the unusual outcome of a childhood game.