Libsyn announce programmatic ads. The Podcast Broker launches. NPR adds podcasts to YouTube

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And Apple will no longer require an email address in podcast feeds

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Blubrry adds transcripts and captions in its player. And how many podcasts are still in production?

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See the filing in full. Plus, two new charts from Apple Podcasts, and a new sober podcast network

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Spotify bundles Podsights and Chartable to Megaphone users; Disctopia will pay podcasters $50 CPM

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Is podcasting's growth really three steps forward, two steps back?

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He's earning handsomely from paid subscriptions. And Acast adds free shows

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Less repetition for ads makes them work harder

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Legal issues could threaten how we do host-read ads, and how fan podcasts work

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Additional filters allow better discoverability. Plus, Clubhouse is changing if you care

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