Analysis: YouTube's top conservative podcasters are driving a boom in host-read ads targeting right-wing audiences; nearly 91% of 876 episodes had political ads
Bloomberg :
Meta adds new Threads features for podcasters, as it tries to make the social network the de facto place for people to talk about shows and engage with creators
and hear about it! We're testing podcast previews to make it easy for fans of your threads to find your show 🎧 Connor Hayes / @conno_r : Threads 🤝Podcasts — To drive even more conversations on Thre...
Some podcasters are embracing AI voice clones from ElevenLabs and other startups, aiming to augment, translate episodes, and even replace in-studio performances
The article explores how podcasts are navigating AI and authenticity. … Bluesky: Cynthia Brumfield / @metacurity.com : Just please stop [embedded post] See also Mediagazer
YouTube announces AI tools for podcasters, including one that turns video podcasts into clips and another that creates video for audio-only podcasts
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
A US Treasury Department document says “digital content creators”, including podcasters, social media influencers, and streamers, are eligible for tax-free tips
A U.S. Treasury Department document includes podcasters, social media influencers and streamers among occupations eligible for tax-free tips.
China's podcast audience is projected to reach 150M in 2025, up from <700K five years ago, driven by grassroots hosts instinctively navigating China's red lines
most recently podcasting—to express themselves and connect with one another, because, well, this is what being human is about. www.ft.com/content/5a8b... X: Patrick Collison / @patrickc : The FT says ...
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
Trump says Elon Musk “went CRAZY” and that canceling his government contracts is “the easiest way to save money”, as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates
Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump. What happens next? Dan Milmo / The Guardian : Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump Wired : Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump ...
Spotify says it has paid $100M+ to podcast publishers and creators since January 2025 via a new creator program based on Premium subscribers' video engagement
The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.
Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy says the Disney+ show's scripts will not be released as planned, due to fears that they could be used as AI training data
collider.com/andor-season... @starwarsexplained : Tony Gilroy on the controversial 3 episode per week schedule for Andor season 2: — “It's a Disney decision -I mean, it puts a burden on podcasters. ...