Michelle welcomes listeners to the latest episode of Michelle's Podcast News. She starts with an introduction before exploring trends in podcast platforms, noting Apple's decline and Spotify's rise. Michelle discusses the evolution of podcast metrics from downloads to listeners. The episode includes insights from The Second Studio on audio-visual technology in smart homes and features Robert Gilligan on advances in smart home tech and COVID-19 impacts. Michelle also covers the future of home audio-visual tech and August's top audio content, environmental and health issues, and various social and political topics. The episode concludes with a spotlight on Darryl Worley's new podcast, "Sounds Like Life."

(0:00) Welcome to Michelle's Podcast News

(0:20) Podcast Platform Trends: Apple's Decline and Spotify's Rise

(1:05) Podcast Metrics Evolution: From Downloads to Listeners

(1:43) The Second Studio on Audio-Visual Technology in Smart Homes

(2:07) Robert Gilligan on Smart Home Tech Advances and COVID-19 Impacts

(4:04) Future of Home Audio-Visual Tech & August's Top Audio Content

(4:50) Environmental and Health Issues: Pollution, Wildfires, and Child Hunger

(6:07) Campaign Finance, Unsafe Feed Facilities, and Climate Change Effects

(7:00) Daily Audio Newscast & 2024Talks Episodes from August 19-20

(7:51) Support for STEM, Belugas, Caregivers, and Health Budget Cuts

(9:02) Pharma Pricing, Bird Protection, Education, and Incarceration Disparities

(10:10) Mental Health, Primaries, Weather Service, and Community Halls

(11:25) Daily Newscast, Yonder Report, Air Quality, and Career Ladders

(12:24) Meatpacking Review, Social Security, Food Banks, and Energy Funds

(13:27) Darryl Worley's New Podcast: "Sounds Like Life"