<div><strong>Special Guests: <br/></strong><br/></div><ul><li>Steven Bell</li><li>Elisa Shearer</li></ul><div><strong>News:<br/></strong><br/></div><ul><li><a href='https://www.semafor.com/article/04/16/2023/spotify-will-drop-paywall-for-gimlet-podcasts?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-18'>Spotify is stopping platform exclusivity for some of its Gimlet shows</a></li><li>Starting on June 1, Chartable will no longer provide confirmed plays and episode consumption data from Apple Podcasts</li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/14/spotify-is-shutting-down-heardle-the-wordle-like-music-guessing-game-it-bought-last-year/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-17'>Spotify has also announced it’s closing Heardle</a></li><li>Spotify has struck a deal with <a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/jellysmack/'>Jellysmack</a>, the creator company that works with stars like MrBeast and Bailey Sarian, that will see some of Jellysmack’s top creators uploading weekly video episodes to Spotify</li><li>Author and activist Cory Doctorow has criticised Spotify, the BBC and Apple for operating walled gardens instead of open podcasting</li><li><a href='https://rode.com/en-us/about/news-info/rodes-biggest-announcement-ever-introducing-seven-new-products-and-product-updates?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-17'>RØDE has launched a number of new products at the NAB Show in Las Vegas</a></li><li>The Podcast Academy Board Finally Announced! </li><li><a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/new/77-dynamic-mid-rolls?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-14'>Buzzsprout has added automated midrolls to their dynamic audio insertion tool</a></li><li><a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/pocketcasts/comments/12lcjak/episode_search_is_here_android_beta/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-17'>Pocket Casts has added episode search</a></li><li>The <a href='https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/discussions/451?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-18'>proposed</a> podroll tag is now being supported by <a href='https://podfans.fm/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-18'>Podfans</a></li></ul><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James & Sam a message</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a></p><p><b>Connect With Us: </b></p> <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul>

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Spotify strikes a deal with Jellysmack for video. RØDE Podcaster Duo & Streamer X launch at NAB.  The Podcast Academy board announced.

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