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Podnews Weekly Review

James Cridland and Sam Sethi
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3.7 / 5
The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!
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Episodes
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Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/podnews-weekly-review
Cadence: Active weekly
Reply rate: Under 2%

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Mercury Podcast Network: plus, too many ads, and what YouTube is doing about AI slop

Fri Feb 06 2026

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Sam and James talk with Liam Heffernan of Mercury; and cover all the latest news of the week. • Sony’s AI character podcasts and voice licensing risks • Video discovery leading to audio loyalty and why it matters • IAB’s AI scraping proposal and good bot vs bad bot • Apple’s downloads for transcripts and chapters and host costs • Voice Regen vs Auphonic and Buzzsprout Magic Mastering • YouTube’s AI slop problem and weak enforcement • Apple buying QAI and the future of audio understanding • Livewire stats filtered for AI and broken trendlines • Spotify “down,” browser “up” and bots skewing analytics • OP3, unified dashboards, and realistic measurement • 34% ad loads training skip behavior and pricing for fewer ads • Subscriptions, ad-free tiers, and where to build fandom • Japan’s giant festival, Radio France’s indie curation, Disney and Hulu podcasts • Boost Box, LN address, and Runway for value-for-value Start podcasting, keep podcasting with BuzzSprout.com Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net

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Sam and James talk with Liam Heffernan of Mercury; and cover all the latest news of the week. • Sony’s AI character podcasts and voice licensing risks • Video discovery leading to audio loyalty and why it matters • IAB’s AI scraping proposal and good bot vs bad bot • Apple’s downloads for transcripts and chapters and host costs • Voice Regen vs Auphonic and Buzzsprout Magic Mastering • YouTube’s AI slop problem and weak enforcement • Apple buying QAI and the future of audio understanding • Livewire stats filtered for AI and broken trendlines • Spotify “down,” browser “up” and bots skewing analytics • OP3, unified dashboards, and realistic measurement • 34% ad loads training skip behavior and pricing for fewer ads • Subscriptions, ad-free tiers, and where to build fandom • Japan’s giant festival, Radio France’s indie curation, Disney and Hulu podcasts • Boost Box, LN address, and Runway for value-for-value Start podcasting, keep podcasting with BuzzSprout.com Send James & Sam a message Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net

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Pitches sent
12
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Rank
#26996
Top 54% by pitch volume (Rank #26996 of 50,000)
Average rating
3.7
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Reviews
7
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Daily or near-daily
Active weekly
Episode count
277
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
23.1K

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United States
Language
English
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Release cadence
Daily or near-daily
Latest episode date
Fri Feb 06 2026

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Audience range
Under 4K / month
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Reply rate band
Under 2%
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Response time band
1–2 days
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Replies received
1–5
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23.1K
Contact available
Yes
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3.7 / 5
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Frequently Asked Questions About Podnews Weekly Review

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What is Podnews Weekly Review about?

The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!

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