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In Berlin. Having a… currywurst poutine. I assume this is fine. @chagota.bsky.social

Chips covered with sausage, curry sauce, pickles and cheese curd

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Next session on use of AI for radio and why you shouldn't use it with Radio Futurologist James Cridland @james.crid.land #CMAFestival2026

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 02/10/2026

A dim realisation - advertising is shit now. No, let me explain. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/ad...

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Advertising is shit now

...and I don't understand why

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Andrew Clews @crackedwindscreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Super loud slow hand clap for Apple. No longer doing country-specific curation for podcasts. Wonder why? Have they been told to do this? Or is this the latest example of a once pretty good company becoming like Microsoft, ie. sh*t. If you podcast, follow @podnews.net podnews.net/update/apple...

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Apple Podcasts algorithm drops country-specific curation

Users now get an algorithmic view, described by some as an echo-chamber

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/09/2026

Ah, no. Just the bit on the bottom of the image. :)

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/09/2026

Huh. That’s interesting. Do you get a version with bbc.com/news in the bottom, or does it still say bbc.co.uk/news there? (If .co.uk then perhaps this is a “special event” due to the breaking news)

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/09/2026

Just discovered that the BBC News channel (UK) is now carried live on YouTube - I’m assuming UK only. Most surprised that they’ve left the comments on. The opportunities for libel, or subjudice - or worse - seem obvious. Really?!

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/09/2026

The studio for the Podnews Daily today - Fitzroy Square in central London. I stood facing this railing (it’s a private garden) since it’s a quiet square away from what Peter Sellers would call “traffics noise”. Now to go and mix/edit/publish.

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Random Smash Hits @randomsmashhits.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1986: smash hits 5 18 november 1986, page 67 Full mag --> archive.org/stream/smash-hits-5-18-…

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 28/09/2026

This is very cool. @play.date now has a radio app, so you can use it to listen to the radio. You can't tune it to anything specific, so it's just a tune up and down the dial to find a station you think you might like: probably the right way to think about it anyway

A small yellow Playdate with the PEEDEE app on it

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 27/09/2026

Imagine the worst media regulator in the world. Then imagine worse than that. You've got the CRTC: the only media regulator actively harming the thing it regulates. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/ca...

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What's the CRTC even doing?

Why is the CRTC letting Canadians down with their promised radio rethink?

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 26/09/2026

Congratulations to the sportsballers! Hurray for winning the SPORTSBALL! #sportsball #brisbane #brisbanelions

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 26/09/2026

We held a round of interviews for students once. Most turned up in suits. One person turned up in a scrumpled t-shirt of a monster taking a piss. Piss-monster got the job. He was brilliant.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 26/09/2026

One of my standard interview questions was, for some reason, “beer, or spirits?” One asked of me was “When was the last time you cried?”

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 22/09/2026

Nobody asked for this. But, should you want a trip report of mine to New York - includes pictures - then here we are. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/tr...

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Trip report: BNE-JFK - the 7th longest flight in the world

I get the best upgrade ever

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Podnews podcasting news @podnews.net · 21/09/2026

Podcasting's lack of standards are hurting the industry - but some don't even know them! podnews.net/update/engag...

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 19/09/2026

The trailer for NYC’s Hot 97’s breakfast show promises “97 minutes of commercial free music in the seven o’clock hour”. Impressive manipulation of time.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 18/09/2026

I’m nowhere near as tall as @adam@podcastindex.social - he’s a certifiable giant.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 12/09/2026

I watched the new Grand Tour on the plane (ep one). It’s very good. Gentle humour, warm, friendly. Clearly defined characters, including a geeky bloke for whom everything is just a joy. Nice cameos from Clarkson, May and Hammond. Did not think I would like it. Did, very much. Good.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 09/09/2026

Radio’s audience has held up well. Interestingly it’s less relevant now after the BBC decided to put its own BBC Sounds ahead of Radioplayer and withdraw almost everything apart from the live radio…

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 09/09/2026

@jakekanter.bsky.social @scottygb.bsky.social Interesting to compare telly’s Kangaroo with radio’a Radioplayer. All of radio played along with it - some properly (BBC, Global), some less well (Bauer). It was a success, with the tech now being used in many different countries.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 09/09/2026

In the UK, free to air television might be turned off. But what does that mean to radio? It’s bad news, says Radiocentre. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/in...

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Radiodays Asia, and could TV's switchoff put radio at risk?

The switchoff of TV could be bad news for radio

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 08/09/2026

How many people were killed?

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Podnews podcasting news @podnews.net · 07/09/2026

Amazing stuff from Goalhanger podcasts! podnews.net/update/goalh...

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 06/09/2026

Not quite sure when they did it, but the BBC international app has finally put a native live video player in it for the BBC News Channel, rather than just a webview. Now it does full-screen for the first time.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/08/2026

Fun fact: in Indonesia, KFC has an app which is called KFCKU. It’s not just me, is it?

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 29/08/2026

Flying to a conference tomorrow. First time flying since very early June. I’ve literally forgotten how to pack, and how to prepare. I’ve been dithering about with my suitcase for a while, and I know there’s something I’ve not packed and no real idea what I’ve forgotten. Very odd feeling.

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Shrey Puranik 💻 🔊 @shreypuranik.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Enjoyed my Friday gym session yesterday while listening to @james.crid.land talking all things Australian radio. Go check out the Quarter Hour if you haven't already. A must listen for radio people :) www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1...

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The Quarter Hour

This channel is our live studio feed of episode recordings. A podcast about radio for those who love it. Hosted by Wade Kingsley and produced by @podtential_

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 22/08/2026

Nobody wants to read an overly-detailed review of a solar system with a battery, and how I'm using it with my very specific electricity plan to save money on my bills. If you're nobody, then today is your lucky day. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/so... #solar #sungrow

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Review: a month with a Solargrow solar system

A battery, an EV charger, and plenty more

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 18/08/2026

Won’t someone think of the podcast networks impacted in this decision?

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 18/08/2026

So if you’ve ever wondered what a “play” really is for a podcast, here’s a tediously exhaustive article all about that. podnews.net/article/what...

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What is a podcast play?

What is a podcast play? And do podcast platforms have a consistent definition?

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Podnews podcasting news @podnews.net · 17/08/2026

Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us?: We got a lawyer to check the terms

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Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us?

We got a lawyer to check the terms

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 13/08/2026

Occasionally I have the “running out of music and everything is going wrong” nightmare. I was last on live radio in (early) 2000, I think.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 13/08/2026

Good grief. Even now, more than 25 years since I was on the radio, I'm still worrying about whether I'm allowed to mention some of the candidates of the Clacton by-election in any way on polling day. Those Ofcom rules never leave you. Thankfully, they don't cover @podnews.net . Phew.

Congratulations to Audacia Audio’s Kym Treasure, who is the winner of the Entrepreneur Award at Mediaweek Australia’s Next of the Best.
Also, congratulations to Candace Wilson from Your Podcast Producer, who appeared on a recent episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman’s Hour, giving advice on how to start a podcast.
And also, to Jon Harvey, podcaster (Trash Talk) and independent space warrior, who, wearing a bin on his head, is standing in a British election today against a toad.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 13/08/2026

Wore my @countbinface.osintnet.uk t-shirt to the coffee shop this morning, in Brisbane, Australia. Promptly forgot I was wearing it. Someone came up to me and wished me good luck. “Why?” I asked. “Oh,” I said, looking down at my t-shirt. Binface supporters are everywhere.

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Count Binface @countbinface.osintnet.uk · 12/08/2026

Game on, Nige. You resigned, leaving Jaywick to drown in deprivation. Now, you're asking voters to take you back? That's like putting the lid back on a overflowing bin. Clacton deserves better. Make 13th August Bin Day #CountBinface #Clacton" Bong.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 07/08/2026

Enjoy your “hearty breakfast”

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 04/08/2026

Astonishing. Why would Spotify want to do this? podnews.net/article/spot...

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Podnews podcasting news @podnews.net · 04/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool: The tool is already testing in the US, and skips premium memberships too

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EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool

The tool is already testing in the US, and skips premium memberships too

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 30/07/2026

Dipped into 4BC to hear “we shouldn’t be giving pacific islands any money” and “Albanese lets all these foreigners in”. Clear, overt racism piped in from Sydney. Awful, unpleasant bullshit. The sooner this goes bankrupt the better.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 28/07/2026

They must have taken that photograph specially, right?

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 26/07/2026

Thanks for making me watch that for 25 minutes. Quite enjoyable! Sigh...

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 26/07/2026

The typesetting on this. The bad linebreaks. The full justification. The mix of CAPITALS and ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘꜱ and 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖊. The King refers himself as "we". There's a double-space before the weirdly-emboldened 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗻. No, no, no. None of this is good. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Clacton by-election to be held 13 August

The by-election is triggered after Nigel Farage MP stood down, but he intends to stand again.

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · 24/07/2026

Podcasting is a weirdly unique industry. Everything we want to grow the industry comes from the podcast app. Better metrics and better consumption all starts in a podcast app. Yet, the podcast app earns nothing from the industry. That has to change. podnews.net/article/podc...

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Opinion: For better measurement, give podcast apps a cut of the revenue

Our Editor suggests that for better measurement from podcast apps, the answer's simple: pay them for it

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Count Binface @countbinface.osintnet.uk · 23/07/2026

Brilliant, @james.crid.land! Your tee will be a mystery Down Under, but here, it's a badge of honour. I'll keep fighting for Clacton, not treating it like a rubbish bin like some MPs do. Bong.

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