Spotify is launching a Trending podcast chart with 50 rising shows, and expanding its Top chart to the 200 most popular shows overall, localized by region
Spotify is launching podcast charts to help people discover new shows -> “Podcast charts can be controversial, especially because the algorithms that determine their rankings are often opaque.” https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Podcasts charts are typically skewed to daily syndicated shows from mass broadcasters, cut down to expand reach. Which is fair (and good for audiences!). But they shut out smaller voices by their presence alone https://twitter.com/...