Skip to main content

Sounds Debatable

Nominate
Book a consultation

Podcast industry news, by year.

The headlines that moved podcasting, newest first, plus the events where the industry meets.

2025 in headlines

Sep 2025Remembering Todd Cochrane YouTubeSep 2025Inception Point AI and the backlash to AI shows FuturismAug 2025Amazon reorganizes audio and winds down Wondery’s studio BloombergAug 2025Sounds Profitable merges with Podcast Movement ForbesAug 2025Podlink finds a new home after Chartable PodlinkMar 2025Audacy layoffs, then Pineapple Street closes Radio Insight

2024 in headlines

Sep 2024Spotify shuts down Chartable Podnews

2023 in headlines

Jul 2023SiriusXM shuts down Stitcher 9to5Google

2022 in headlines

Feb 2022Spotify buys Chartable and Podsights SEC Filling

2021 in headlines

Apr 2021Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions through Anchor SpotifyApr 2021Introducing Apple Podcasts Subscriptions

More to explore

Podcast historyThe people and moments that built the medium.Read and watchBooks, newsletters, films and YouTube.Jobs and the hall of fameOpen roles and notable jobs from podcasting history.The podcast graveyardEvery podcast business that didn’t make it.

Know something that belongs here?

Send us the article, book, job or person we’re missing.

Contribute