Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just added to The Podosphere: PodSEO PodSEO is a podcast growth platform offering search and AI discoverability tracking. See it: www.thepodosphere.com/company/podse… 031
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just added to The Podosphere: RØDE Microphones RØDE Microphones makes podcast recording equipment. See it: www.thepodosphere.com/company/rode?… 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Signal #37: Netflix cracks podcast top 3 in year one. www.thepodosphere.com/signal/2026-1… 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 31/07/2026SiriusXM says podcast revenue is up 30% YoY. Audioboom’s H1 revenue also rose 30% to 5.7M, with adjusted EBITDA up 80%. The signal: operators need a standalone revenue story—not a vague place inside a larger audio bundle. Full breakdown in today’s Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 30/07/202687% say a podcast newsletter has led them to an episode. 19% subscribed, then left. Newsletters are owned audience infrastructure: retention, feedback, and better programming. Signal #35: Blubrry pricing, iHeart video RSS, Auphonic captions. thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 28/07/20261 in 50 programmatic ads may be mislabeled.\n\nRedCircle’s Mic Check verifies incoming-ad metadata. Gambling can be tagged as financial planning, and a bad label can bypass the publisher’s filter.\n\nNew Signal: thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 26/07/20261/ What if I told you the secret to surviving chaos, sparking creativity, and building a passionate following begins with knitting needles, 9/11, and classic literature? 🧵 A story of curiosity, tragedy, and transformation unraveled in this episode… read on. #PodcastJunkies 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 22/07/2026An ad-skipping app logs as Safari v604.1. Downloads: unchanged. Ad revenue: degraded. YouTube reaches 82% of podcast listeners monthly. Audio podcasting: 36%. IAB Measurement v2.3 in public comment. AMP Accords land tomorrow. Today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 20/07/2026YouTube just overtook Spotify for podcast viewing. 700M hours of podcasts on YouTube TV screens/month — up 70% YoY. Also: an iOS app that strips host-read ads just launched and can't be blocked. Netflix moved the podcast charts. Full breakdown → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Nielsen called audio the “bedrock” of podcasting — 90% of monthly consumers choose to listen. Meanwhile: YouTube passed Spotify in the UK for the first time. And 85% of UK listeners oppose AI podcast hosts. All in today's Signal. thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Triton Digital called category targeting “table stakes” — then launched emotional-tone targeting and Amazon DSP integration in the same day. Meanwhile: WARC puts YouTube at $40bn in ad value. TikTok is on track to pass it by 2030. All in today's Signal. thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Netflix buried podcast data in H1 2026. All video podcasts hidden under other shows. Nielsen: 90% of podcast consumers still choose audio. Pragmatic Engineer quit Spotify video. ekoz.ai enters host-read ads with AI voice cloning. Todays Signal: thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Two studies today: 61% of listeners couldn't tell AI narration from human. After hearing it, 65% want more. Audioboom: +84% YoY downloads in Q2. Oxford Road's measurement paper drops next week. 30s ads beat 60s on ROI. Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Podcast ad interest at a 12-year high — 76% of agencies buy podcast ads, 5x more than 12 years ago. 46% of listeners would skip an AI-hosted show. Authenticity beats celebrity. Apple Podcasts video in public beta. Podtrac launches free cross-promo. Full breakdown → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 13/07/2026iHeart shows run 44% ads. Industry average: 10.2%. Megaphone drops VAST tags — effective Friday. Buzzcast is back on Spotify after Buzzsprout's platform protest worked. Attention spans aren't dying — listeners are choosing. Today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Podcast advertisers are funding the wrong shows. Triton Demos+ shows Black and Asian American listeners over-index on life insurance and wireless switching — premium CPM categories — yet those shows stay underfunded. Today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 09/07/2026YouTube overtook Spotify in the UK — 29% vs 28% for podcast listening. Apple Podcasts still leads UK downloads at 37.5%. YouTube doesn't appear there at all. Video ads drive 1.5x more purchases than audio. Full breakdown in today's Signal -> thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The Podcast Atlas Part Two landed today: audio builds trust, video converts. Amazon's $60B DSP opened to Spotify podcast audio. Video drives +50% purchases. 73% of audio fans follow hosts into video. Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Spotify for Creators at its worst episode share since 2021: 19.8% of new podcasts in June. Also today: AdsWizz extends European ad-tech deals. A new B2B Podcast Index ignores downloads. Podcast Movement NYC opens agenda voting. Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Spotify just opened podcast ad inventory to Amazon DSP — 90% of podcast listeners are unreachable through music-only buys. Sounds Profitable's Podcast Atlas: 77% full listener attention, 31% ad skepticism (vs 42% on Facebook). Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The Podcast Atlas just dropped. 5,000+ surveyed. 73% of listeners follow creators across formats. YouTube = 40% of podcast discovery. Spotify-found listeners score 58 brand receptivity vs 35 baseline. Full breakdown in Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Spotify podcast listening: -26% YoY (Buzzsprout), -40% YoY (Transistor). Overcast: +28% YoY. Sounds Profitable's Podcast Atlas: audio earns the highest trust of any format, but video converts faster. No format does the full job. Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Riverside called itself 'the first agentic podcast platform.' What ships today: - Rebuilt studio + AI editor - Auto-post everywhere after recording - MCP for Claude + ChatGPT Also: ARM -> Miroma ($750M+). Podcast Atlas drops 2pm ET. Full breakdown in today's Signal -> thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 30/06/2026YouGov's 2026 report: podcast ads are the most-skipped format. But 60% of listeners still converted. 55% of habitual skippers have bought. Today's Signal: YouTube = 40% of podcast discovery, $9.2B podcast economy, SpotsNow in Claude+ChatGPT. Full breakdown → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Podcast Atlas just dropped. 5,000+ consumers surveyed. 73% follow creators from audio to video. Audio has the highest trust score. Completion rates: audio = video. The audio-vs-video debate is a false choice. It's an ecosystem. Full breakdown in today's Signal → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 27/06/2026YouTube drives 40% of podcast discovery — double any other source. Trailers credited by just 3% of listeners, despite heavy industry spend. Same data: 60% of podcast ad listeners have taken action. Even 55% of habitual skippers converted. Signal #11 → thepodosphere.com/signal 011
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Sounds Profitable (@SoundsPro) just mapped the entire podcast universe. The data is clear: - TikTok surfaces shows for under-35s at 7x the 55+ rate - Trailers = just 3% of discovery - Podcast ads = 4% From Signal — the top 4 stories in podcasting, daily. → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Sounds Profitable (@SoundsPro) just mapped the entire podcast universe. The data is clear: - TikTok surfaces shows for under-35s at 7x the 55+ rate - Trailers = just 3% of discovery - Podcast ads = 4% From Signal — the top 4 stories in podcasting, daily. → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Sounds Profitable just mapped the entire podcast universe. The data is clear: - TikTok surfaces shows for under-35s at 7x the 55+ rate - Trailers = just 3% of discovery - Podcast ads = 4% From Signal — the top 4 stories in podcasting, daily. www.thepodosphere.com/signal 031
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Netflix podcasts: internal sources say engagement is low. But 14% of weekly listeners use it. The Breakfast Club = 40% of all Netflix podcast views. No video show has charted on Nielsen's top 10. Are Netflix's ambitions misaligned with its audience? Today's top 4 stories → thepodosphere.com/signal 021
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Magellan AI just dropped the industry's first podcast ad benchmark: → 2.29% avg response rate → ~10% of site visitors convert to leads → 3-in-5 promo listeners return for more YouTube now drives 61% of new discovery. Is your show built for both? 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 22/06/2026YouTube is now the front door to podcasting — 61% of listeners find shows via YouTube or social. #1 platform at 40% usage. Spotify: 18%. ApplePodcasts: 11%. Are you optimizing for visual-first discovery? 131
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 18/06/2026YouTube just joined AMP, aligning with Spotify and Apple. The per-session clause is gone—measurement is unified. Fastcast floods directories with 603 AI shows, while Inception Point AI skips disclosure. Is Apple ready to enforce? What's your call? 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 18/06/2026IAS and Barometer both cracked episode-level brand suitability targeting—same day, same platforms. Spotify & The Trade Desk just got smarter. With 46% reach, Canadian podcasts set a new record. Are niche shows the new ROI kings over genre giants? 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Americans now consume 812M podcast hours weekly. That's nearly 4x growth in a decade. With @netflix.com & @iheartradio.bsky.social's video podcast push, is the 'Play' metric's shift from downloads to actual consumption the real game-changer? 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Fox drops $22B on Roku, now a gatekeeper for podcast living-room access—100M households. Edison Research shows 812M weekly listening hours, up 5% YoY. Spotify's 57k episode purge reveals rising platform risk. Is digital audio ad spend finally catching up? 121
Reposted by Podcast JunkiesThe Podosphere @thepodosphere.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Spotify just changed what counts as a listen. The 30-second standard now has Spotify + YouTube behind it — that's most listens in the industry. Signal #1 is live. 📡 111
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 21/03/2026🧵1/ What if the secret to industry leadership wasn’t a flashy title or a viral product—but the ability to embrace chaos, adapt, and find therapy in the very thing you’re building? The story of Jodi Katz on Podcast Junkies isn’t what you expect… #PodcastJunkies 110
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 22/02/20261/ It starts in a small northern Minnesota town. No business icons. Just farmers—and a young Wendy selling homemade earrings to three local stores. Sounds like a childhood hustle, right? #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 22/11/20251/ Picture this: Harry Duran, seasoned podcast host, wandering into a longevity conference on a whim. Who does he meet? Gaby Proctor, Austin-based real estate pro with a passion for health, wellness, and—surprisingly—Spanish-language podcasting. But how did all these worlds collide? #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 07/11/20251/ A marketing master & self-proclaimed “AI Chicken Wrangler,” Matt Rouse isn’t just here to talk about strategy. He’s lived it—from bustling Portland to a village of 500 in Nova Scotia, where, yes, there are more chickens than people. 🐔 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🧵 1/ What if the secret to saving your relationship—and your career—was hidden in a simple, almost absurd college hack? This week on @PodcastJunkies, Ellen Dorian shares a story that begins with a locked dorm room door…and ends in deeply unexpected wisdom. 👀👇 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 10/10/20251. What if I told you the future of podcasting was being built... in a kitchen? 🍳🎙️ A story of innovation, automation, and beer that's reshaping an entire industry. Intrigued? You should be. #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 12/09/20251. Ever wonder how a failed X Factor contestant became a podcast mogul? Buckle up for a story of reinvention, determination, and the power of $10. 🎤➡️🎧 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 01/09/20251 Ever wondered what happens when a podcaster from Madagascar meets a Romanian in China, falls in love, and ends up revolutionizing the podcast industry? Buckle up for a wild ride... 🎙️🌍 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 15/08/20251/ Ever wonder what it's like to uncover dark secrets for a living, only to realize the biggest mystery was inside you all along? 🕵️♀️💼 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 08/08/20251/🎙️ Ever wondered what it takes to build a podcast empire from scratch? Buckle up, because Jeff Umbro's story is about to blow your mind. 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 01/08/20251/ Ever wonder how a tech nerd becomes a serial entrepreneur? Buckle up for a wild ride through the mind of David Ledgerwood, where coding meets chaos, and failure is just the prelude to success. 🎢💻 #PodcastJunkies 100
Podcast Junkies @podcastjunkies.bsky.social · 25/07/20251/ Ever wondered what it's like to be a podcasting pioneer in Europe? Buckle up, because we're about to unravel a mystery that spans continents, cultures, and the cutting edge of audio storytelling. 🎙️🌍 #PodcastJunkies 100
