Will the updated Google Podcast Player  -- and easier access to podcasts -- lead to a boom and expansion in the podcast world? What does this mean for advertising models, new revenue streams, the potential of device-to-device podcast hand-offs,

How long should a podcast be? Is there such a thing as too long or too short? And what about the impact on podcasting from smart speakers and the growth of shortform audio? Plus an interview with Glenn the Geek of The Horse Radio Network,

Why podcasts need to think through discovery (how much is too much), where prediction and control begin and end, and what is the "creep factor" in audio data -- plus an interview with Sarah Rhea Werner of "Girl In Space" and "Write Now with Sarah Werne...

Why podcasts, advertising, and podcast players need to change to grow listenership -- plus an interview with Dave Jackson of School of Podcasting, and headlines from podcasting and on-demand from Podnews... -

Does the word "podcast" limit us? The case made for why live performances have a place in podcasting A change in format, live events Example with the podcast American Enough with Vikrum Aiyer at SXSW,

Long-form audio as a looping conversation... We in the podcast -- or long-form audio -- community sometimes think of podcasts as a passive audio experience. We create an hour or more of audio and then people listen to it.