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• Above, a live show for The Rest is Politics, in Brighton, UK. The Goalhanger show is doing a tour of the country; the show in Brighton, above, was the first of the tour; the auditorium fits up to 4,500 people.
• Blubrry published its stats report for August. The share of Apple Podcasts downloads on the platform dropped to a new low, from 56% in January to 47.3%. Buzzsprout also reported a three-year Apple low for September, and Libsyn has similarly reported an all-time low for Apple Podcasts in August’s numbers.
• Today is World Mental Health Day, and Spotify is launching Take a Beat, a section with field recordings from nature, to nature-themed albums, guided meditations to inspiring podcasts.

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