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The people, the news, and the resources shaping podcasting.

A running archive of the inventors who built the medium, the headlines that moved the industry in 2025, the books and blogs worth your time, and the awards worth paying attention to.

The people who built the medium.

Podcasting isn't one invention, it's a chain of unrelated ones that happened to line up.

Lee de ForestFather of radio broadcasting
Gerhard SesslerCo-inventor, modern microphone
Karlheinz BrandenburgLead developer of the MP3
Dave WinerCreator of RSS enclosures
Adam CurryGodfather of podcasting

2025 headlines that shaped the industry.

Aug 2025 Amazon reorganizes its audio business and winds down Wondery's studio Bloomberg Aug 2025 Sounds Profitable merges with Podcast Movement Forbes Sept 2025 Remembering Todd Cochrane's Legacy YouTube Sept 2025 Inception Point AI's PR-first, Insult-Second Strategy Futurism March 2025 Audacy Layoffs and Then Shuts Down Pineapple Street Radio Insight Aug 2025 Podlink finds a new home after Chartable's shutdown Podlink

Curated reading.

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Earn It

Steve Pratt

Unconventional marketing strategies from the co-founder of branded-podcast agency Pacific Content.

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Lime.Link

Jack Rhysider

The Darknet Diaries creator's personal blog on podcasting, growth, and the business behind the mic.

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Podnews

James Cridland

A daily briefing on podcasting and on-demand audio, essential industry reading.

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Award articles worth reading.

The Ambies, the Webbys, the Signal Awards, the Golden Globes' new podcast category, start here.

Unique Podcasting Jobs & Opportunities of 2025.

Real listings from across the industry, upload a screenshot for each and swap in new roles as they open.

Red Bull Senior Manager Podcasts job listing

Senior Manager Podcast / Austria

Red Bull · Salzburg, Austria

A two-year maternity cover contract leading Red Bull's global podcast strategy.

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AudioUK CEO job listing

Chief Executive Officer of AudioUK / Remote

AudioUK · UK-based, remote

Leading the UK's podcasting and audio industry body into its next phase of growth.

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Apple Podcasts Partnerships and Editorial Manager job listing

Apple Podcasts Partnerships & Editorial Manager / UK & Ireland

Apple · London, England

Fixed-term contract guiding creator partnerships and editorial curation across the UK and Ireland.

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Andreessen Horowitz Podcast Network Lead job listing

Podcast Network Lead at Andreessen Horowitz / SF, CA

a16z · San Francisco, CA

Driving strategy and growth for a network of externally created, strategically aligned podcasts.

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