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• Exclusive: Gretchen Rubin Media has partnered with Lemonada Media for podcast distribution. The company is headed by the bestselling author; shows which will join the network include Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Happier in Hollywood, hosted by Liz Craft and Sarah Fain.
• What are the trade-offs with putting video on Spotify? From the Podcast Professionals Association, Eric Johnson of LightningPod investigates for Podnews: and discovers the opportunities and drawbacks when you add pictures to your shows.
• First look: A new tool for podcast communities, Station, has launched today. The tool is already powering the fan club for New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, making it three times as large as the duo’s existing Reddit group. The tool is free, and will offer monetisation options next year.

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