May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and greater recognition of this chronic and severe problem in the U.S.is sorely needed. Consider some of these disturbing trends. In 2019, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 19.86% of adults experienced a mental illness, equivalent to nearly 50 million Americans. Suicidal…

Things just got a lot more interesting in the podcasting. Two giants have decided to cooperate. That cooperation will benefit podcasters. Liberated Syndication Inc. (“Libsyn”), a leading ‘Podcasting As A Service’ platform, announced its partnership with Apple to bring Apple Podcasts Delegated Delivery to Libsyn creators worldwide. Apple Podcasts Delegated…

People podcast for reasons as numerous as false sightings of Critical Race Theory in elementary schools. It could be for the love of communicating with others. It could be to make the world a better place. It could be to fulfill a dream. For San Franciscan Maya Chupkov, creating and…

Here’s the question that propels this article: Does plagiarism only hurt the artist being plagiarized or does it hurt the entire industry where the plagiarism occurs? Specifically, we will be discussing the podcasting industry. Let’s look at the music industry first. For any music fan, it comes as no surprise…

Wondering about Wondery; WNYC’s Silence podcast?; Diverse, inclusive, incisive Day three of the IAB Podcast Upfronts went from sideline to sideline, with Wondery (Amazon) bragging about its dominance to smaller, multicultural podcast networks modestly reciting their hard-won achievements. From May 10–12, the IAB Podcast Upfronts are held via a digital conference forum. It’s the podcast version of “you show…

Earlier this week, the island nation of Vanuatu moved a step closer in its efforts to litigate climate change before the United Nation’s International Court of Justice, also known as The Hague. If successful — and there’s a reasonable chance it will be — it could help shape international law…

Spotify: Mic Check is like traveling the globe to hear all different kinds of music from talented musicians. This week’s episode celebrates Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with Vietnamese-American R&B singer-songwriter thuy. You can listen to the full episode here. Ahead of her upcoming Spotify Singles release, thuy…

Why Experts Got So Wrong About the Economics Of The Pandemic Bloomberg is premiering the fourth season of its podcast, “The Pay Check” with new episodes airing every Thursday. This season looks at how the pandemic created a global economic crisis that economists and experts expected would lead to greater wealth inequality than ever before. However, that’s not exactly how…

Spotify Original scripted podcast produced by Gimlet — “Gay Pride & Prejudice” — will be launching on May 25 with a two-episode drop. This new podcast is a modern retelling of the Jane Austen classic, Pride and Prejudice. While the Governor of Florida may be angered by the use of…