Interview with Ken Miller from Fathom; Spotify buys an AI voice service, Google Podcasts slips up in Pride Month, Sam looks different to what Adam Curry thinks

Special Guest


Ken Miller - CTO Fathom 


New podcast app Fathom, designed for better podcast
discovery, has been launched on iOS and in-browser.  It
promises you can “ask any question and hear answers from your
favourite podcasters and their guests.”


https://fathom.fm/podcast/podland-news



Show Notes



Breaking: Apple Podcasts has published details of how
search in its app works. The post includes clarification that
ratings and reviews aren’t factored into search results; and
that the search function searches the show name, channel name,
and episode title. 


In July last year, Podnews published data showing what
metadata different podcast apps use: noting that Apple Podcasts
does not search podcast (or episode) descriptions.


During Pride Month, Google Podcasts is blocking and hiding
some podcast episodes apparently because they use the word
'lesbian’. 


Transistor’s Justin Jackson has reported Acast to Canadian
law enforcement after the company targeted Transistor
customers. 


Acast recently targeted customers from Podbean, Captivate,
Blubrry and others, using competitor’s logos, and sending
multiple follow-up messages to each podcaster. 


International Women’s Podcast Festival in London is on Sat
Jun 18.



The British Podcast Awards, Ceremony- Kennington Park,
London - Saturday 23rd July - Tickets on Sale: Monday 20th
June. 



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