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Hello my fabulous Crushing friends! New logo, new platform (hello Auddy!) and new episode.... This week is awesome Nish Kumar who talks me through a whole lot of romantic failure and nerdy fantasy. There's also some good gossip about comic Ed Gamble, which is especially good as Ed refuses to do the show. He joins a list of people who find the sheer EMBARRASSMENT of the topic too much. It's interesting - comics tend to lean one way or the other (the other being a desperation to unburden themselves).  Nish was brilliantly honest and funny and also introduced me to the internet theory that Ferris Bueller is in fact, Cameron's Tyler Durdenesque fantasy come to life which makes a lot of sense. Cameron was a big early crush of mine. I've still never had an underwater kiss. And Alan Ruck who played him, has become Connor in Succession who is a FAR less appealing snog (although, Cousin Greg? Would. Sorry). Don't forget to book for the 15th September, London Podcast Festival! We've had some AMAZING guests confirm. Don't miss out… https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/29529/29532 love Margaret xx

Elizabeth and Julia are joined by Dr. Fergus Gracey, a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia. In this episode, they discuss a wide range of topics from identity, connection and wellness. Fergus shares his knowledge and research into brain injury rehabilitation, giving guidance on creative ways to get the best out of brain injury survivors to help motivate, progress and boost their wellness. He also draws on some of the research he has conducted on social connections and families living with brain injury survivors and their journey of adjusting to a new identity. You can connect with Fergus on Twitter @dr_f_gracey For more information on AnchorPoint for families affected by brain injury https://ukabif.org.uk/page/AnchorPoint Follow on Twitter @anchorpoint_abi If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating and review - and do take a screenshot and share with others who it will benefit. Follow On A Good Day on Instagram @onagood.day and Twitter @onagood_day https://www.instagram.com/onagood.day/ https://twitter.com/onagood_day Please join our NEW Facebook community too! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216439455622395 Hosted by Auddy https://auddy.com/shows/inspiration/onagoodday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophie Paluch and Mis Trujillo from Auddy return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Sophie's choice Constantine. Constantine is a 2005 adaptation of DC Comic's Hellblazer comic book based on the character created by Alan Moore. Directed by Francis (I am Legend) Lawrence it stars Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, an exorcist who can communicate with angels and demons and travel between earth and hell. It also stars Rachel Weisz as Angela, a LAPD detective investigating the suicide of her twin sister, Tilda Swinton as a half breed Archangel Gabriel, Peter Stormare as Satan/Lucifer, Pruitt Taylor Vince as Father Hennessy, Djimon Hounsou as witch doctor Papa Midnite, Shia LaBeouf as Constant's driver Chas Kramer and Gavin Rossdale as a half breed demon Balthazar. Perhaps unfairly reviewed when it came out, Constantine has since found a loyal and enthusiastic fanbase and a sequel was announced to be in the works in late 2022 with Keanu and Francis Lawrence returning. Recommendability scores for Constantine were pretty generous, some dodgy CGI helped bump up the overall score as they are best seen on a small screen which gives an overall rating of 3.74.   [supsystic-tables id=289 Episode #289 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #289 Crew of Mis Trujillo (@Miz_Trujillo) Sophie Paluch (@pouchatron) from AuddyShows Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Managethatpod and at https://twitter.com/podimo_global and at https://twitter.com/Kitschinc and at https://twitter.com/Larkhilluk and at https://twitter.com/PromotePodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about Constantine For more info on Constantine, you can visit Constantine IMDb page here or Constantine Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Serena Banfield was studying for her A-levels when her dad, John, had a stroke, changing her family's life forever. In this honest and uplifting episode, she relives the events surrounding her dad's stroke with Elizabeth and Julia, finding that going to school and continuing her daily routine helped her get through the difficult times. Serena reveals how the relationship with her father has changed but strengthened. The experience has also helped her apply different strategies to her work life. Her hugely positive attitude shines a light on the subject with Serena saying the event has made her a better person and brought her family closer together. She feels she's now better equipped to help others surrounding her through difficult times. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a rating and review - and do take a screenshot and share with others who it will benefit. Follow On A Good Day on Instagram @onagood.day and Twitter @onagood_day https://www.instagram.com/onagood.day/ https://twitter.com/onagood_day Please join our NEW Facebook community too! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216439455622395 Hosted by Auddy https://auddy.com/shows/onagoodday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Excuse our delay in posting this part 2 - we had to swap podcast providers as we've joined the Auddy.co podcast network and had some issues with this move. In a slightly different format to normal, today we have part 2 in a discussion around the role that work should have in our lives. Should jobs that make us have to choose between doing good and making money even exist really? Why is there a cultural dichotomy between making money and pursuing meaning, has this always been the case? This is a loosely scripted/planned episode based on an essay written by Ant, which can be found here: https://adonic.medium.com/work-money-or-meaning-why-has-this-become-a-choice-we-have-to-make-b4628fb2a337.

Mis Trujillo and Sophie Paluch from Auddy join Flixwatcher remotely to review Mis' choice The Killing of A Sacred Deer. The Killing of A Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological horror/thriller film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos with a screenplay inspired by the Greek tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis. Colin Farrell plays a heart surgeon Steven Murphy who strikes up an unusual relationship with Barry Keoghan's Martin - the son of a man who died while Steven was operating on him. Steven invites Martin to meet his wife Anna (Nicole Kidman), his daughter Kim (Raffey Cassidy) and his son Bob (Sunny Suljic) and shortly after Bob becomes paralysed with no know cause. Martin gives Steven an ultimatum that to “balance things” for the death of his father, Steven must kill either Anna, Bob or Kim or they will all die. It is fair to say Yorgos Lanthimos films are an acquired taste and not for everyone - The Killing of A Sacred Deer is perhaps his most divisive so far. Recommendability scores for The Killing of A Sacred Deer were mixed as it swings wildly between black comedy and deeply unsettling. Slightly higher engagement scores manage to give it an overall rating 3.46. Fan of Yorgos Lanthimos? Be sure to check out our episode on The Lobster!   [supsystic-tables id=289 Episode #277 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #277 Crew of Mis Trujillo (@Miz_Trujillo) Sophie Paluch (@pouchatron) from AuddyShows Find their Websites online at https://twitter.com/Managethatpod and at https://twitter.com/podimo_global and at https://twitter.com/Kitschinc and at https://twitter.com/Larkhilluk and at https://twitter.com/PromotePodcast Please make sure you give them some love   More about Killing of a Sacred Deer For more info on Killing of a Sacred Deer, you can visit Killing of a Sacred Deer IMDb page here or Killing of a Sacred Deer Rotten Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our highlights: Germany is preparing for a potentially rough winter, in many ways. Now Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe): Asked Germans not to put up any Christmas lights this season. Startups in GSA keep laying off staff, but also raising significant funds. We have our usually shortened list a bit longer this month, to show that it is not all gloom and doom here. You will also notice that the M&A activity is up, totaling 55 bn US$ in summer 2022 (for all of Europe), and is still going strong. Let's talk startups: Subscribe Here Find all options to subscribe to our newsletter, podcast, YouTube channel, or listen to our internet radio station here: The Authority on German, Swiss and Austrian Startups | Linktree Our Enablers Invest-in-Hessen This show was made possible by Hessen Trade and Invest with their brand Invest-in-Hessen. You can learn more about them here (https://www.invest-in-hessen.com/). We also run a dedicated sub-podcast with all interviews and news in cooperation with them. Find it all here: Tech Startups Germany Startupraven.com The best way to identify investors and cooperation partners for early-stage startups. Sign up for early access here: Startup Raven Blog Post Find all links, news and show notes here: https://medium.com/@startuprad_io/this-month-in-german-swiss-and-austrian-gsa-startups-september-2022-53339fae6ca7 Top News Berlin's Everphone extends Series C to $232M Everphone started with their first fundraising for Series C in December 2021 and now make an additional closing of 32 mn Euros, which totals — according to PitchBook 232 m US$ Series C for their device-as-a-service model Crypto Boom is slowing European crypto app downloads have almost halved from 2021 amongst the biggest drops are Blockchain.com and unicorn Bitpanda. Sifted writes “Beleaguered Austrian crypto trading platform Bitpanda saw a 65% decrease in app downloads from 563k in H1 2021 to 197k in H1 2022. In June, the company laid off a third of its employees, admitting that it had hired too fast and needed to cut back expenditure amid the crypto market rout.” VCs keep an eye on their investments and the app downloads are a proxy for growth here for them. Insolvencies hit household names Yes, they are not startups, but it gives you a great overview of the current environment, also for the startups Automotive supplier Dr. Schneider has to file for insolvency with 4000 people employed there Shoe retailer Ludwig Görtz is a staple in German shopping streets founded in 1875 with their big stores and 1.800 employees, now they have to file for insolvency German toilet paper producer Hakle is a household staple in Germany. Now they have to file for insolvency, due to high costs of raw materials, energy, and transportation Traditional Austrian lighting company Kolarz, founded in 1918, has to file for insolvency Podcast monetization is getting serious with international involvement Lots of mergers in monetizing podcasts, the first Julep from Munich was bought by Libsyn and now London-based Auddy buys Vienna-based Audiomy More firings :-( Keep in mind here, that most startups are likely not in financial trouble, but they rather try to extend the money they have already raised. The consensus seems to be cutting 15–20% of the workforce for most startups. Berlin-based escooter company Tier fires...

 James Cridland and Sam Sethi return for this week's showNEWS: Adam Curry, the “podfather”, spoke with Dave Jones at Podcast Movement 2022, explaining the history of open podcasting, the Podcast Index and the features available with the new podcast namespaceEdison Research and Sounds Profitable issued reports at Podcast Movement, Dallas The Podcast Broker, a new service for buying and selling podcasts, was launched at Podcast Movement.  The service is the brainchild of TrueNativeMedia's Heather OsgoodYouTube has been rolling out YouTube Podcasts in the US. James broke the story of YouTube's podcast ambitions in March.  Kai Chuk, YouTube's Director of Podcasting, spoke at Podcast Movement on ThursdayYouTuber (and podcaster) Bandrew Scott looks at YouTube's entrance to podcastingPodcasts are coming to Twitter and Substack has added a podcast preview featureSpotify has put the company's new podcast ad experience live in their app. Chris Messina has captured and posted what it looks likeApple Podcasts has announced a number of changes to the platform's RSS feed requirements “in 2023”Alby has unveiled an API. The product is a simple-to-use Bitcoin wallet, used as a browser extension.  Alby has also unveiled a partnership with PodverseAuddy has purchased AudiomyThe News Agents launched yesterdayThe Jordan Harbinger ShowApple Best of 2018-Learn the stories, secrets & skills of the world's most fascinating pplListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

In Podnews today: Podimo launches in Finland, and Auddy purchases an Austrian podcast ad company Visit https://podnews.net/update/teachers-pet-dawson for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.

Madhura believes that the youth of today will shape our tomorrow. With this in mind, she started working with Podar Jumbo Kids and completing my ECCed (Early Childhood Care and Education) qualification. After graduating in Developmental Counselling from SNDT, she started working in children's day care services, including in a leadership role, followed by work at a school in the North India.She became a facilitator and trainer for teachers with The Teacher Foundation, followed by a "Teacher as an Innovator" certification from OEP, Finland. This led to her delving into the deeper aspects of children's education, their approach to learning and creating tools for becoming a lifelong learner. Madhura is the founder of “Learning to Learn”, a course that aims to turn children into lifelong learners. She describes herself as a spoilt daughter, supportive wife and loving mother who is striving to be a compassionate and accepting human being. She views her life's journey as one of constant learning. You can reach her via email – madhura@learningtolearn.in

The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is the daily news podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week…Consistently appearing in Ireland's Daily News charts, we're a trusted source for people every day.If you're enjoying it, please follow, share or even post a review, it all helps…All across Christmas and the New Year, we've got special editions of The Smart 7 Ireland Edition, with special guests and some of the biggest stories of the year…In today's episode, Mark Pougatch from Inside The Tour – The 86 / 87 Ashes takes us through some of the biggest stories from the world of Sport including Emma Raducanu winning the US Open, Rachel Blackmore's extraordinary year and Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen You can listen to Inside the Tour from Auddy here… https://podfollow.com/inside-the-tour/ Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week...With over 9 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day.If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...All across Christmas and the New Year, we've got special editions of The Smart 7, with special guests and some of the biggest stories of the year…In today's episode Mark Pougatch from Inside The Tour – The 86 / 87 Ashes takes us through some of the biggest stories from the world of Sport including Emma Raducanu winning the US Open, Rachel Blackmore's extraordinary year and Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen You can listen to Inside the Tour from Auddy here… https://podfollow.com/inside-the-tour/ In Ireland? Why not try our Ireland Edition?Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Olivia Davies and produced by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosted and Produced by Bryan Barletta and Evo TerraAudio Engineering by Ian PowellThis is The Download, the most important business news from the world of podcasting, I'm Bryan Barletta.And I'm Evo Terra. Today we're covering the entirety of the podcast acquisition and funding that happened in 2021. Let's get started.Libsyn, the public podcast hosting platform founded in 2004 had an incredibly active year. They started by raising 25 million dollars and they definitely put it to work, buying podcast creation platform Auxbus, subscription and membership platform Glow for 1.2 million dollars, host and announcer read self-serve advertising marketplace Advertisecast for 30 million dollars, and longtail podcast advertising marketplace PODGO. With the leadership team from Advertisecast taking a more active role, and former board chairman and investor Brad Tirpak coming on as CEO, Libsyn has a chance to really upgrade their image if they can match the momentum of their competitors and integrate a non-trivial amount of companies into one of the oldest podcast platforms still active.Audacy, started the year as Entercom, and after 53 years, rebranded. Kicking it of by acquiring longtail self-serve ad marketplace Podcorn for $22.5m. Podcorn gives Audacy micro-influencer reach contrasting with their higher-profile owned and repped shows. For $40m, they also bought “an exclusive, perpetual license of WideOrbit's digital audio streaming and podcasting technology and related assets and operations. Audacy will continue to operate WO Streaming under the name AmperWave.” Today, Audacy builds and hosts their radio broadcast to podcasts solution with Triton Digital's Omny Studio, owned by close competitor iHeartMedia, while hosting their Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Media shows on Spotify's Megaphone. For a company reporting around $16m in revenue per quarter from podcasting alone, expect to see them fully migrate to AmperWave and bulk up the public offering for the platform.While Global, the UK-based media & entertainment group and parent company of DAX Digital Ad Exchange does offer podcast hosting capabilities, their main appeal for publishers has been monetization opportunities. So acquiring podcast hosting, analytics, and monetization platform Captivate, which is IAB certified and has strong brand appeal for indie podcasts, shows Global's drive to be more accessible. Ad exchanges thrive on inventory, so the purchase of Remixd, which “automatically converts text articles into audio files” provides Global a quick path to more ad supply. With Captivate off the table, hosting platform Buzzsprout, that serves over 100k podcasts, becomes even more appealing for a longtail inventory play.Earlier in the year, iHeartMedia acquired audio ad technology company Triton Digital for 230 million dollars from E.W. Scripps, which purchased Triton Digital for 150 million dollars in 2018 and Omny Studio, part of Triton Digital, in 2019. Like Audacy, iHeart currently uses Spotify's Megaphone to host their podcasts. Getting all their assets to their own platform is clearly on the horizon for iHeart, especially with Triton Digital offering radio broadcast-to-podcast capabilities. Coupled with iHeart's acquisition of Voxnest/Spreaker in 2020 and the announcement of their ad marketplace in both 2020 and 2021, the only offering iHeart currently lacks to compete with their direct competitors, is an attribution product. Will they build it internally like Adswizz or will they acquire a solution?With over 70% of podcasts on Spotify serving from their hosting platform Anchor, Spotify continues their plans of going wide on audio by buying audiobook distributor Findaway and podcast hosting platform Whooshkaa, which specializes in creating podcasts from radio broadcasts. Whooshkaa will be integrated into hosting platform Megaphone, which Spotify purchased last November for 235 million dollars. While Spotify is unlikely to retain Audacy and iHeartMedia as clients, as both purchased their own radio broadcast-to-podcast technology this year, Spotify will continue to attract publishers looking for those features as part of a complete offering. With Whooshkaa acquired, RedCircle is the last independent hosting platform with dynamic ad insertion and programmatic offerings. And SGRecast from StreamGuys is the only independent company offering a broadcast-to-podcast technology. How long either will remain independent is a very good question.Acast started the year by acquiring US podcast technology startup RadioPublic. Keeping inline with their creator-focused image, the main appeal was “RadioPublic's Listener Relationship Management platform, which allows podcasters to foster even deeper relationships with fans”, which played nice with the beta launch of Acast+, their subscription offering. Over the summer, Acast went public, which is it's own kind of acquisition.And though it falls slightly outside of 2021, when Podnews editor James Cridland announced Amazon's late December 2020 acquisition of Wondery for around 300 million dollars, he made the prediction that ART19 would be the logical next acquisition. After all, former CEO of Wondery, Hernan Lopez was an investor in the platform and all Wondery shows were hosted on ART19. In June of this year, the deal for Amazon to acquire ART19 was officially announced. Nice crystal ball, James.And if that wasn't enough, here's a quick rundown of some of the other deals from 2021: In the podcast player space, the Breaker podcast app team joined Twitter while Maple Media acquired the app itself, Daily Mail and General Trust or DMGT acquired discovery focused podcast app Entale, and Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com acquired the podcast app Pocket Casts. In the hosting platform space Castos acquires another hosting platform, Podiant and Sounder acquired audio discovery and analytics company Podnods. In the technology space attribution company Podsights acquired linksharing company pod.link and podcast database Podchaser acquired chart and ranking tool Podcharts and listener review tool Podrover. And in the content production space Amaze Media Labs acquired podcast production company Jam Street Media.Finally, a lighting round of the funding deals that happened, to give you some insight into the money moving into the podcasting space.ProductionCopenhagen-based Podimo raised $15.3m in February and $78m in November.Audio Up Media raised $12m.WaitWhat raised $12m.Sounder raised $2.15m in March and $9.5m in December.Casted raised $7m.French-based Paradiso Media raised $5.9m.Quake Media raised $3.5m.Equity Mates Media raised $900k.UK-based Auddy raised $610k.Creator ToolsVerbit raised $157m.Descript raised $30m.Podcastle raised $7m.Zencastr raised $4.6m.Podchaser raised $4m.Riverside raised $2.5m.Hosting & MonetizationInstreamatic raised $6.1m.RedCircle raised $6m.Podsights raised $4m.Backtracks raised $1.6m.Castos raised $756k.Podmetrics and Podcast Network Asia raised $750k.You'll find links to everything we just covered in the episode details, and subscribe to The Download in your inbox so you never miss an episode.I'm Bryan BarlettaAnd I'm Evo TerraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted and Produced by Bryan Barletta and Evo TerraAudio Engineering by Ian PowellThis is The Download, the most important business news from the world of podcasting, I'm Bryan Barletta.And I'm Evo Terra. Today we're covering the entirety of the podcast acquisition and funding that happened in 2021. Let's get started.Libsyn, the public podcast hosting platform founded in 2004 had an incredibly active year. They started by raising 25 million dollars and they definitely put it to work, buying podcast creation platform Auxbus, subscription and membership platform Glow for 1.2 million dollars, host and announcer read self-serve advertising marketplace Advertisecast for 30 million dollars, and longtail podcast advertising marketplace PODGO. With the leadership team from Advertisecast taking a more active role, and former board chairman and investor Brad Tirpak coming on as CEO, Libsyn has a chance to really upgrade their image if they can match the momentum of their competitors and integrate a non-trivial amount of companies into one of the oldest podcast platforms still active.Audacy, started the year as Entercom, and after 53 years, rebranded. Kicking it of by acquiring longtail self-serve ad marketplace Podcorn for $22.5m. Podcorn gives Audacy micro-influencer reach contrasting with their higher-profile owned and repped shows. For $40m, they also bought “an exclusive, perpetual license of WideOrbit's digital audio streaming and podcasting technology and related assets and operations. Audacy will continue to operate WO Streaming under the name AmperWave.” Today, Audacy builds and hosts their radio broadcast to podcasts solution with Triton Digital's Omny Studio, owned by close competitor iHeartMedia, while hosting their Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Media shows on Spotify's Megaphone. For a company reporting around $16m in revenue per quarter from podcasting alone, expect to see them fully migrate to AmperWave and bulk up the public offering for the platform.While Global, the UK-based media & entertainment group and parent company of DAX Digital Ad Exchange does offer podcast hosting capabilities, their main appeal for publishers has been monetization opportunities. So acquiring podcast hosting, analytics, and monetization platform Captivate, which is IAB certified and has strong brand appeal for indie podcasts, shows Global's drive to be more accessible. Ad exchanges thrive on inventory, so the purchase of Remixd, which “automatically converts text articles into audio files” provides Global a quick path to more ad supply. With Captivate off the table, hosting platform Buzzsprout, that serves over 100k podcasts, becomes even more appealing for a longtail inventory play.Earlier in the year, iHeartMedia acquired audio ad technology company Triton Digital for 230 million dollars from E.W. Scripps, which purchased Triton Digital for 150 million dollars in 2018 and Omny Studio, part of Triton Digital, in 2019. Like Audacy, iHeart currently uses Spotify's Megaphone to host their podcasts. Getting all their assets to their own platform is clearly on the horizon for iHeart, especially with Triton Digital offering radio broadcast-to-podcast capabilities. Coupled with iHeart's acquisition of Voxnest/Spreaker in 2020 and the announcement of their ad marketplace in both 2020 and 2021, the only offering iHeart currently lacks to compete with their direct competitors, is an attribution product. Will they build it internally like Adswizz or will they acquire a solution?With over 70% of podcasts on Spotify serving from their hosting platform Anchor, Spotify continues their plans of going wide on audio by buying audiobook distributor Findaway and podcast hosting platform Whooshkaa, which specializes in creating podcasts from radio broadcasts. Whooshkaa will be integrated into hosting platform Megaphone, which Spotify purchased last November for 235 million dollars. While Spotify is unlikely to retain Audacy and iHeartMedia as clients, as both purchased their own radio broadcast-to-podcast technology this year, Spotify will continue to attract publishers looking for those features as part of a complete offering. With Whooshkaa acquired, RedCircle is the last independent hosting platform with dynamic ad insertion and programmatic offerings. And SGRecast from StreamGuys is the only independent company offering a broadcast-to-podcast technology. How long either will remain independent is a very good question.Acast started the year by acquiring US podcast technology startup RadioPublic. Keeping inline with their creator-focused image, the main appeal was “RadioPublic's Listener Relationship Management platform, which allows podcasters to foster even deeper relationships with fans”, which played nice with the beta launch of Acast+, their subscription offering. Over the summer, Acast went public, which is it's own kind of acquisition.And though it falls slightly outside of 2021, when Podnews editor James Cridland announced Amazon's late December 2020 acquisition of Wondery for around 300 million dollars, he made the prediction that ART19 would be the logical next acquisition. After all, former CEO of Wondery, Hernan Lopez was an investor in the platform and all Wondery shows were hosted on ART19. In June of this year, the deal for Amazon to acquire ART19 was officially announced. Nice crystal ball, James.And if that wasn't enough, here's a quick rundown of some of the other deals from 2021: In the podcast player space, the Breaker podcast app team joined Twitter while Maple Media acquired the app itself, Daily Mail and General Trust or DMGT acquired discovery focused podcast app Entale, and Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com acquired the podcast app Pocket Casts. In the hosting platform space Castos acquires another hosting platform, Podiant and Sounder acquired audio discovery and analytics company Podnods. In the technology space attribution company Podsights acquired linksharing company pod.link and podcast database Podchaser acquired chart and ranking tool Podcharts and listener review tool Podrover. And in the content production space Amaze Media Labs acquired podcast production company Jam Street Media.Finally, a lighting round of the funding deals that happened, to give you some insight into the money moving into the podcasting space.ProductionCopenhagen-based Podimo raised $15.3m in February and $78m in November.Audio Up Media raised $12m.WaitWhat raised $12m.Sounder raised $2.15m in March and $9.5m in December.Casted raised $7m.French-based Paradiso Media raised $5.9m.Quake Media raised $3.5m.Equity Mates Media raised $900k.UK-based Auddy raised $610k.Creator ToolsVerbit raised $157m.Descript raised $30m.Podcastle raised $7m.Zencastr raised $4.6m.Podchaser raised $4m.Riverside raised $2.5m.Hosting & MonetizationInstreamatic raised $6.1m.RedCircle raised $6m.Podsights raised $4m.Backtracks raised $1.6m.Castos raised $756k.Podmetrics and Podcast Network Asia raised $750k.You'll find links to everything we just covered in the episode details, and subscribe to The Download in your inbox so you never miss an episode.I'm Bryan BarlettaAnd I'm Evo TerraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted and Produced by Bryan Barletta and Evo Terra Audio Engineering by Ian Powell This is The Download, the most important business news from the world of podcasting, I'm Bryan Barletta. And I'm Evo Terra. Today we're covering the entirety of the podcast acquisition and funding that happened in 2021. Let's get started. Libsyn, the public podcast hosting platform founded in 2004 had an incredibly active year. They started by raising 25 million dollars and they definitely put it to work, buying podcast creation platform Auxbus, subscription and membership platform Glow for 1.2 million dollars, host and announcer read self-serve advertising marketplace Advertisecast for 30 million dollars, and longtail podcast advertising marketplace PODGO. With the leadership team from Advertisecast taking a more active role, and former board chairman and investor Brad Tirpak coming on as CEO, Libsyn has a chance to really upgrade their image if they can match the momentum of their competitors and integrate a non-trivial amount of companies into one of the oldest podcast platforms still active. Audacy, started the year as Entercom, and after 53 years, rebranded. Kicking it of by acquiring longtail self-serve ad marketplace Podcorn for $22.5m. Podcorn gives Audacy micro-influencer reach contrasting with their higher-profile owned and repped shows. For $40m, they also bought “an exclusive, perpetual license of WideOrbit's digital audio streaming and podcasting technology and related assets and operations. Audacy will continue to operate WO Streaming under the name AmperWave.” Today, Audacy builds and hosts their radio broadcast to podcasts solution with Triton Digital's Omny Studio, owned by close competitor iHeartMedia, while hosting their Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Media shows on Spotify's Megaphone. For a company reporting around $16m in revenue per quarter from podcasting alone, expect to see them fully migrate to AmperWave and bulk up the public offering for the platform. While Global, the UK-based media & entertainment group and parent company of DAX Digital Ad Exchange does offer podcast hosting capabilities, their main appeal for publishers has been monetization opportunities. So acquiring podcast hosting, analytics, and monetization platform Captivate, which is IAB certified and has strong brand appeal for indie podcasts, shows Global's drive to be more accessible. Ad exchanges thrive on inventory, so the purchase of Remixd, which “automatically converts text articles into audio files” provides Global a quick path to more ad supply. With Captivate off the table, hosting platform Buzzsprout, that serves over 100k podcasts, becomes even more appealing for a longtail inventory play. Earlier in the year, iHeartMedia acquired audio ad technology company Triton Digital for 230 million dollars from E.W. Scripps, which purchased Triton Digital for 150 million dollars in 2018 and Omny Studio, part of Triton Digital, in 2019. Like Audacy, iHeart currently uses Spotify's Megaphone to host their podcasts. Getting all their assets to their own platform is clearly on the horizon for iHeart, especially with Triton Digital offering radio broadcast-to-podcast capabilities. Coupled with iHeart's acquisition of Voxnest/Spreaker in 2020 and the announcement of their ad marketplace in both 2020 and 2021, the only offering iHeart currently lacks to compete with their direct competitors, is an attribution product. Will they build it internally like Adswizz or will they acquire a solution? With over 70% of podcasts on Spotify serving from their hosting platform Anchor, Spotify continues their plans of going wide on audio by buying audiobook distributor Findaway and podcast hosting platform Whooshkaa, which specializes in creating podcasts from radio broadcasts. Whooshkaa will be integrated into hosting platform Megaphone, which Spotify purchased last November for 235 million dollars. While Spotify is unlikely to retain Audacy and iHeartMedia as clients, as both purchased their own radio broadcast-to-podcast technology this year, Spotify will continue to attract publishers looking for those features as part of a complete offering. With Whooshkaa acquired, RedCircle is the last independent hosting platform with dynamic ad insertion and programmatic offerings. And SGRecast from StreamGuys is the only independent company offering a broadcast-to-podcast technology. How long either will remain independent is a very good question. Acast started the year by acquiring US podcast technology startup RadioPublic. Keeping inline with their creator-focused image, the main appeal was “RadioPublic's Listener Relationship Management platform, which allows podcasters to foster even deeper relationships with fans”, which played nice with the beta launch of Acast+, their subscription offering. Over the summer, Acast went public, which is it's own kind of acquisition. And though it falls slightly outside of 2021, when Podnews editor James Cridland announced Amazon's late December 2020 acquisition of Wondery for around 300 million dollars, he made the prediction that ART19 would be the logical next acquisition. After all, former CEO of Wondery, Hernan Lopez was an investor in the platform and all Wondery shows were hosted on ART19. In June of this year, the deal for Amazon to acquire ART19 was officially announced. Nice crystal ball, James. And if that wasn't enough, here's a quick rundown of some of the other deals from 2021: In the podcast player space, the Breaker podcast app team joined Twitter while Maple Media acquired the app itself, Daily Mail and General Trust or DMGT acquired discovery focused podcast app Entale, and Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com acquired the podcast app Pocket Casts. In the hosting platform space Castos acquires another hosting platform, Podiant and Sounder acquired audio discovery and analytics company Podnods. In the technology space attribution company Podsights acquired linksharing company pod.link and podcast database Podchaser acquired chart and ranking tool Podcharts and listener review tool Podrover. And in the content production space Amaze Media Labs acquired podcast production company Jam Street Media. Finally, a lighting round of the funding deals that happened, to give you some insight into the money moving into the podcasting space. Production Copenhagen-based Podimo raised $15.3m in February and $78m in November. Audio Up Media raised $12m. WaitWhat raised $12m. Sounder raised $2.15m in March and $9.5m in December. Casted raised $7m. French-based Paradiso Media raised $5.9m. Quake Media raised $3.5m. Equity Mates Media raised $900k. UK-based Auddy raised $610k.Creator Tools Verbit raised $157m. Descript raised $30m. Podcastle raised $7m. Zencastr raised $4.6m. Podchaser raised $4m. Riverside raised $2.5m.Hosting & Monetization Instreamatic raised $6.1m. RedCircle raised $6m. Podsights raised $4m. Backtracks raised $1.6m. Castos raised $756k. Podmetrics and Podcast Network Asia raised $750k. You'll find links to everything we just covered in the episode details, and subscribe to The Download in your inbox so you never miss an episode. I'm Bryan Barletta And I'm Evo Terra See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Owen Bennett-Jones one of the world's leading freelance investigative journalists, former Commonwealth Journalist of the Year and professor at Princeton and USC, has just launched Auddy a new podcast service. Owen talks to Ed Andrew about the latest podcast Make or Break and the decisions that either lead to success or disaster in some of the most well known businesses on earth.   We also get deep into when politicians and business leaders forget their audience and become only self-serving, and how the truth in media disappeared a long time ago.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and its reporting partners received hundreds of thousands of documents about British American Tobacco and its hired spies – and what they got up to in South Africa and beyond. It's a tale of spies, lies, tobacco and bribes, but how do you go from thousands of leaked documents to a story people would want to listen to? The team that reported out the story and turned it into an acclaimed eight-part podcast talk to BizNews and reveal how they did it.The resulting podcast "Smoke Screen" is A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. Panelists include: Victoria Hollingsworth, reporter and podcast host.Tom Wright, podcast producerChrissie Giles, global health editor at TBIJAlec Hogg, founder of BizNewsChair: James Ball, global editor at TBIJ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the final episode of Brian & Roger series 5. Roger's been having some trouble with the benefits office (hardly surprising). A new guy has just started working there – and he and Roger do not see eye to eye. But Brian's got a few tricks up his sleeves that should settle things. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It turns out Roger is a huge hit with the old ladies. He's been keeping Mary, a 76-year-old widow, company in exchange for money. But what's the catch? Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger's not been having the best of times. The stress of his legal battle with Ben and Jerry's has got him into some heavy drinking. Brian's life, on the other hand, is looking very bright. And it's all thanks to ‘The Duchess'. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We conclude our investigation by speaking to the people who have been affected by the story. Hearing the opinions of experts in the field, we understand why this story was so important to share. BAT denies any wrongdoing and the UK's Serious Fraud Office concluded there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions. But could the British authorities have done more to try to ensure such things couldn't happen? A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian's got a great job lined up which involves working with a very famous cricket player. He gets Roger and his son, Jamie, to give him a hand. What could possibly go wrong?Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The investigation continues to explore the FSS and finds evidence that the bribes may have extended beyond South Africa's borders. As things began to spiral out of control the government became involved and key players took the blame.A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Roger's trying to keep on Anne's good side since she's received some bad news. Meanwhile, the local dog racing track needs some help with a difficult task. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We come back to the investigation to understand why there is such much to uncover. The link to the local private security firm seems to hold the key. Their surveillance techniques led to more allegations and people being held accountable.A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger's got some very exciting news! He's going to be competing in the new series of Bargain Hunt. And he needs a partner. Who do you think he'll pick?Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The search for Belinda begins. BAT said their actions were simply to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products. But just how big was this operation?A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As usual, Brian needs a favour from Roger. It involves a fertility clinic – and a lot of hands on deck…Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whose side were you on? We continue our investigation into the murky world of the tobacco industry in South Africa. As it became harder to know who to trust, people's careers have paid the price. A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Each week John Ryan's Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Bad People from BBC Sounds Sound Heap from Auddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian & Roger are back with a brand new series crammed with mishaps and mayhem. This week, Brian's had a phone call from Matt Hancock. He'd like to learn to play the banjo, and it turns out Roger knows how to play a tune or two. Can he help him out? Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We met Johann Van Loggerenberg in episode 2, but how did a tax official know so much? Exploring his relationship with Belinda uncovers how sensitive information could have got into the wrong hands.A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How and why did Belinda end up blowing the whistle on BAT? Only she really knows the answer. Is she really who she seems? And how was she involved with the state intelligence agency? As the investigation unfolds, we see her vulnerability, hear her story and meet the different parties involved.A Novel Production for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They say a leopard doesn't change its spots. Our investigation starts in 2013, and we meet an attorney called Belinda Walter who is recruited by BAT in London to spy on the tobacco smugglers within South Africa. How is it that an upstanding citizen can get wrapped up in this world? Can a young journalist uncover one of the biggest scandals the South African tobacco industry has seen in decades?Over the next 8 weeks, we will be exploring allegations that British American Tobacco used a network of spies to help damage its rivals. One of these, Belinda Walter, nearly brought the whole operation crashing down.BAT denies any wrong doing.A Novel production for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Smoke Screen. Love, bribes, lies and spies in the tobacco industry.Victoria Hollingsworth tells the true story of corrupt practices behind the scenes at British American Tobacco. We hear from the very people who were caught up in this world as we sink deep into the dirty underbelly of the tobacco industry in South Africa. BAT say their actions were simply to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products. The UK Serious Fraud Office investigated matters and found there was insufficient evidence for any prosecution.Our investigation tries to find the truth behind the lies. A partnership between The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Auddy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian has a new business opportunity on the horizon...Brian & Roger is presented by Auddy and produced by Great Big Owl See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian needs Roger's help with something he won in a poker game...Brian & Roger is presented by Auddy and produced by Great Big Owl See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We catch up with Andrew Craissati to learn more about his plans to revolutionise and successfully monetise the podcasting world. More about Auddy With monthly compound audience growth of 91%, Auddy is on a mission to build a data-driven podcast publisher for mainstream audio podcasts from top producers. A 5.5m historical download catalogue means clients such as Vodafone & Open University are already on the books. Auddy is led by ex-Virgin, Netflix & Warner senior execs. More about Andrew With over 20 years' senior roles across investment banking, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Universal Studios, National Geographic and the David de Rothschild family office, I have now spent 7 years investing in and supporting successful and high growth early stage companies around the World. In addition, my co-founding of a audio technology and content venture, Auddy.co, calls upon my past experiences in mobile telephony, radio and tech.

John-Luke Roberts presents the last (for now) installment of Sound Heap Inc's weekly tastepod, showcasing the very best of the 1,603 podcasts that all deserve awards even if the idiots who judge these things don't agree.You'll hear clips from the following awards-worthy podcasts:Dentists: What They Are And How To Stop ThemThis Is Where The Magic HappensThis Is Where This Is Where The Magic Happens HappensDocumentaries About Things: The People Who Keep Ghosts As PetsJesus That Dog's Pretty!Britain's Biggest BastardsI've Really Bloody Lost It Now, with Germaine GreerGolf Cartoons DescribedReasons To Be Fearful (Part 84)Top Secrets For Top BananasFarting for Jesus: A Most Peculiar ChurchQuackers for Croissants: The Bakery Secretly Run By DucksCrab PraiseYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alexis Dubus, Alice Fraser, Athena Kugblenu, Bilal Zafar, Cariad Lloyd, Charlie George, Deborah Frances-White, Ed Morrish, Eleanor Morton, Elis James, Erin McGathy, Gareth Gwynn, Isy Suttie, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Katy Brand, Ken Cheng, Kevin Eldon, Kieran Hodgson, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mark Watson, Paddy Gervers, Pippa Evans, River Hall, Ruth Bratt, Saima Ferdows, Sami Shah, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Laws, Thom Tuck, The Delightful Sausage (Amy Gledhill & Chris Cantrill), Tom Allen, Tom Neenan, Tom Tetsell and Toussaint Douglass.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

Auddy is driven by a senior management team that have extensive experience in the media industry at companies including Netflix and Warner.The UK Investor Magazine Podcast is joined by Auddy Founder & CEO, Andrew Craissati, to explore the future of the Podcasting and the market opportunity for Auddy.Andrew Craissati was Chairman and CEO of The Virgin Group's Asia Pacific businesses where he was Director of Virgin Radio Asia.Auddy is currently Crowdfunding on Crowdcube and have surpassed their funding target with the aim of expanding Auddy into new markets.https://www.crowdcube.com/auddy/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the nominations are out for the Goodygoodypodpods - the biggest awards in podcasting - and there's several brilliant Sound Heap podcasts on the list. So throughout this episode, we'll be spotlighting some of our pods that made the list for you Heapsters (which is what we call our listeners).What Have I Dropped on My Foot?CrabslagReasons to Be Fearful (Part 84)Remember Cleggmania?SozcastThe Moon: Good or Bad?Armando Iannucci Works At GucciCounting Up In 6s To See How Big The Numbers GoHow To Put Out A Raging Fire (Mainly Guesses)Why Can't I Use A Real Horse As A Chess Piece?Dentistry? Let's Have A Go At It!Ooh No Ooh Dear, With Sal And LyndsayTwo People Discuss Whether They'd Get On With StingYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alexis Dubus, Athena Kugblenu, Bilal Zafar, Cariad Lloyd, Charlie George, Elis James, Joz Norris, Katy Brand, Kieran Hodgson, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mark Watson, Ruth Bratt, Saima Ferdows, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Laws & Toussaint Douglass.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

This is Sound Heap Inc's weekly tastepod, in which we give you Heapsters a sample of the very best of the almost nine podcasts we have on the network (we're hoping to get that number back-up to normal soon). "Heapsters" is what we're calling our listeners now, by the way, we think it will catch on.Ghosts? F*** ‘Em!A Foot on the LadderAsking The Questions the Media Aren'tLovers Like WeReasons To Be Fearful (Part 83)Haikus: The TruthChinwags With CharitiesFeedback: Gilbert and George Rate AirBnBsBritain's Worst BastardsThe Pearl and Dean PodcastThen, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then And Now: The Day The Footballers Got BoredArgh It MovesThree Guys, One Voice!You can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alexis Dubus, Athena Kugblenu, Cariad Lloyd, Elis James, Isy Suttie, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Kieran Hodgson, Mark Watson, Paddy Gervers, River Hall, Ruth Bratt & Sooz Kempner.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

This week, John-Luke Roberts accepts thanks from Heapsters - that's what we've decided to call our listeners; good, isn't it? "Heapsters" - for making so many brilliant podcasts, and provides a taste of the week's best pods in this latest episode of the weekly taste pod. Expect to hear clips from both your favourite shows, which are probably included in the following list:You Like Hats Too MuchBunny Bunny Bunny Bunny - BUNNYUntold Stories Told: STICKY - The Men Who F*** GlueJools Holland Hoots At NanniesTucked Behind The Grapes: Competitive Drag Among The Great French WinehousesStrategies For Hide and SeekAn Angel Ate My Car, And Other Miracles Gone WrongHow To Put Out A Fire (Mainly Guesses)The Deadliest RiffsImagining things were different sizes with Dr Vivien TinsleyFor Her Majesty's BreakfastElty Jomb & His Lobbly SondsRatathreeilleF-YOU-neralYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Cariad Lloyd, Charlie George, Deborah Frances-White, Gareth Gwynn, Katherine Parkinson, Katy Brand, Ken Cheng, Kieran Hodgson, Paddy Gervers, Ruth Bratt, Saima Ferdows, Sooz Kempner, The Delightful Sausage (Amy Gledhill & Chris Cantrill), Tom Allen, Tom Neenan and Toussaint Douglass.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts has loved podcasts ever since he was a little boy, when he hit his head and had a vision of the future, which is what drove him to set up the Sound Heap podcast network – the home of too many podcasts. Each week he will give you just a taste of the 1,254 podcasts on offer every single week.You'll hear clips from:Holland's Shortest BridgeCelerybrateThen, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then And Now: The Fourth CutleChinwagging With CharitiesWinky Face Little ShitMemes With ValHave You Seen My Gunther?Why Didn't You Come To My Party, Erica?Behind The ScreamsAmataxidermyHouse Of Windsor: Behind The ErmineYour Gift's Shit, MateYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alexis Dubus, Cariad Lloyd, Eleanor Morton, Elis James, Erin McGathy, Gareth Gwynn, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Katherine Parkinson, Ken Cheng, Kevin Eldon, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, River Hall, Ruth Bratt and Thom Tuck.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., presents a one-stop shop for the best podcasts on the Sound Heap network – our best, our funniest, and our most in need of new listeners.But, before that, John-Luke would like to make a very serious and sincere apology.You'll hear clips from:Cereal Monogamists: The Women Who Marry Breakfast MascotsSa-Lads!The Freemasons' Secret Podcast To Talk About Secret Freemason Stuff If You Are Not A Freemason Then Keep Out!!They Said I Was Mad: The Only Dry Ski Slope In The AlpsThere's Ice Cream In My Shoe!How To Put Out A Raging Fire (Mainly Guesses)Many a MickleCrying With TonyRemember Cleggmania?What, Not Even The Fucking Wye?You can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Bilal Zafar, Isy Suttie, Gareth Gwynn, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Ken Cheng, Kevin Eldon, Kieran Hodgson, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Paddy Gervers and Sooz Kempner.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., presents some tastes of the week's best podcasts from the Sound Heap network's library of 1,134 shows.You'll hear clips from:Mouse NewsNew Ways To Say HelloSafening CactiTo Me It Happened: Bigfoot Keeps Seeing Me Do Embarrasing ThingsTwo People Discuss Whether They Would Get On With StingOn KrytenHelping HestonConspiracy Heap: Reflections On The Theme Of MortalityDescribing Pretzels To Peter, Who's Never Seen a PretzelYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Cariad Lloyd, Elis James, Gareth Gwynn, Isy Suttie, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Ken Cheng, Kieran Hodgson, Paddy Gervers, River Hall, Ruth Bratt, Saima Ferdows, Sooz Kempner, Thom Tuck and Tom Neenan.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., introduces another episode of the one-stop shop for the week's best podcasts from the Sound Heap network, home to a migraine-inducing number of podcasts. This week there are extended clips from What Is A Shoe?, as we say goodbye to one of our longest-running podcasts.You'll hear clips from:Ant and Dec Mourn Gregory PeckWhat Is A Shoe?Jesus, That Dog's Pretty!Who Is? Who Is?Clerical Errors: When People Accidentally Marry PriestsInterviews With People Who Won't Sign Release FormsWhat is a Shoe?Traffic Signs, RatedSozCastElty Jom & His Lobbly SondsConspiracy Heap: Reflections On The Theme Of MortalityWhat is a Shoe?You can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Bilal Zafar, Charlie George, Eleanor Morton, Gareth Gwynn, Joz Norris, Katy Brand, Kevin Eldon, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mark Watson, Paddy Gervers, River Hall, Sami Shah, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Laws, Tom Allen and Toussaint Douglass.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

Aiming High and Low WHO: In 1997, fashion writer turned entrepreneur, Liz Lange, created the world's first fashion forward maternity brand. Until that point, the fashion world hadn't offered much to expectant mothers. In fact, retailers repeatedly told Lange that women were disinterested in their appearance during pregnancy. But Lange knew better. She went on to establish three wildly successful boutique stores and a cult celebrity following, including the likes of Cindy Crawford, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. DECISION: In 2002, Target Corp proposed a lucrative licensing deal with Lange to design inexpensive maternity clothes. Her advisors warned against partnering with the budget-friendly retailer on the grounds that she would lose her cachet and it would damage her high end platform. However Lange decided that women of all budgets deserve to be as empowered as the celebrities she dressed and went ahead with the partnership. Sales rose in all three boutiques and today, Liz Lange Maternity has the largest maternity apparel market share in the US. Make or Break is a Radio Wolfgang production for Auddy, with support from The Open University. www.openuniversity.co.uk/management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you back again to the very best Sound Heap podcast network – home to 981 brilliant podcasts, and about 72 other ones. This week, a surprise hit leads us to launch a whole new sideline in innovative yet harmless podcasts.You'll hear clips from:How Wide Is Your Coinage?Untold Tellings Told: The Witch Trials of Chessington World of AdventuresMade-Up CrimesPapper On Ya Ding-DongRound Table DiscussionsTwitching in the Slammer: The Secret World of Prison BirdwatchersBritain's Funniest EggsLoving God SimulatorHow To Put Out A Raging Fire (Mainly Guesses)Conspiracy HeapWAPcastYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Bilal Zafar, Charlie George, Eleanor Morton, Gareth Gwynn, Joz Norris, Katy Brand, Kevin Eldon, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mark Watson, Paddy Gervers, River Hall, Sami Shah, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Laws, Tom Allen and Toussaint Douglass.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

Make or Break In life, facing tough decisions is always a possibility, in business, it's only a matter of time.Join journalist Owen Bennett-Jones as he meets leaders of the business world to unpack thesingle most defining decision of their careers. From winning big to losing it all, we hear from aspectrum of remarkable people who reached critical junctures and took a leap of faith.Deftly interrogating these make or break moments, we discover the guests' business savvy,greatest learnings and ultimately, how their decision shaped the course of their lives.This is a teaser for the new series and features conversations with Liz Lange, Gerald Ratner and Jan Christian Vestre...It's a brand new podcast from Radio Wolfgang and Auddy with support from the Open Universitywww.openuniversity.co.uk/management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you back again to the Sound Heap podcast - the one-stop shop for all the best podcasts from Sound Heap Inc which is a company that makes podcasts and that's what it does.This week, you'll hear clips fromWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running A BathS'All GravyThen, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then, Then, And Now: That's NOT My Life!SozCastI'm A Badger, My Friend's A SockGordon Brown Returns a GownFinding SujitRatathreeilleThe Guiltier FeministAggressive Compliments Shouted At A CatYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alexis Dubus, Athena Kugblenu, Bilal Zafar, Deborah Frances-White, Eleanor Morton, Elis James, Gareth Gwynn, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Kieran Hodgson, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Paddy Gervers, River Hall, Ruth Bratt, Thom Tuck, Tom Allen and Tom Neenan.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you back to the Sound Heap podcast - the podcast of podcasts, bringing you the best of all the 783 podcasts on the Sound Heap network. And while you've been reading this, that's gone up to 785.This week, you'll hear clips fromHere, Kitty!So Your Pet's Broken - What Now?Twist Or Shout: The Year They Rationed DancingKissing Noises For The Lonely (Not Helpful)Counting Up In Sixes To See How Big The Numbers GoGreengrocers Discuss TechniqueCrying With TonyAn Angel Ate My Car And Other Miracles Gone WrongThe Sound Of Someone Eating A Tasty, Tasty PieI Didn't Know You Were In Slipknot! With Corey SlipknotThe Wikipedia Entry For ASMR Whispered Into A MicrophoneYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Alice Fraser, Bilal Zafar, Deborah Frances-White, Jonny Donahoe, Josie Long, Joz Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Kevin Eldon, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mark Watson, Ruth Bratt, Sami Shah and Sooz KempnerThe original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & CompassMixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.

John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you to the Sound Heap podcast - the podcast of podcasts. It will give you a taste of shows from across the Sound Heap network, which was set up in 2008, with a simple mission statement: “Make Too Many Podcasts,” and Lord knows we've been churning them out since then.This week, you'll hear clips fromDescribing Pretzels To Peter, Who's Never Seen A PretzelLiza Minelli Reads From Instruction ManualsCrabslagWhat Have I Dropped On My Foot?Pranks With Full ConsentMemes with ValPasswords of My LifeChin Up! The Transformative Optimism PodcastWifechatElty Jom and his Lubberly SondsHow To Put Out A Raging Fire (Mainly Guesses)Britain's Worst BastardsSozCastBernadette Peters Reads From Instruction ManualsYou can follow Sound Heap, Inc. on Twitter, for exclusive clips and news: @soundheapinc.Written and presented by John-Luke Roberts, with Jonny Donohoe, Saima Ferdows, Alexis Dubus, Eleanor Morton, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Laws, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Joz Norris, Josie Long, Tom Allen, Toussaint Douglass, Katy Brand, Athena Kugblenu, Tom Neenan, Paddy Gervers, Kieran Hodgson and Thom Tuck.The original music and stings are by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell for Torch & Compass.Mixed by Rich Evans at Synbox Post.Produced and edited by Ed Morrish.Sound Heap is a Lead Mojo production for Auddy.