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RISE & SHINE is raising money for new audio makers and podcasters, as part of the project’s second birthday celebrations. The money will support people new to the audio industry to create original work with production companies.  The crowdfunding campaign aims to raise £2200 in total to pay a least 5 makers suitable day rates for their work. Once the...

Adam Buxton confirmed The Adam Buxton Podcast will return at the end of January 2021, in his acceptance speech for the Pod Bible Best Interview & Conversation Podcast award. His name is Adam Buxton, he’s a man… and he wants us to enjoy his podcast as soon as possible! When The Adam Buxton Podcast won Best Interview & Conversation Podcast...

HAPPY NEW YEAR POD FANS! It’s time to announce the winners of our second annual Pod Bible Polls! At the start of December we asked listeners to vote for their favourite podcasts of the year within a number of categories. All nominees had featured in Pod Bible Magazine or on the Pod Bible Podcast in 2020 but the final Independent...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced a multi-year partnership with Spotify to produce podcasts that highlight diverse voices and perspectives. Their audio production company Archewell Audio will and Spotify’s Gimlet studio will release their first show, a holiday special hosted by The Duke and Duchess,  at some point before New Year’s Eve. “What we love about podcasting is...

So you’ve launched a podcast, now what? Watch a podcast masterclass! Pods Up: Level Up! took place on Friday, 20 November and was designed to help grow and evolve your podcast. The folks behind Pods Up North brought together a bunch of top podcasters and audio industry professionals who know a thing or two about making brilliant podcasts. And over two...

We at Pod Bible are delighted to announce that we are a new Media Partner for The Podcast Show 2021! The Podcast Show is a new global gathering of the broad and diverse podcasting community. Industry pros, independent creators, business leaders, keen-eyed fans and more will be all together in London, setting the tone for podcasting today and in the...

Spotify has launched a search to discover new and emerging voices of student podcasters. Spotify Next Wave is a chance for UK university students to submit an episode of their podcast and highlight emerging voices who will shape the future of podcasting and culture. Both podcasts that are already running and brand new ideas are accepted. Every student who submits...

Membership platform Patreon and Pod Bible partner Acast have joined forces to make it easier for podcasters to distribute private content to their paying supporters. A press release today announced that the integration between Patreon and Acast uses first-of-it-kind technology to make subscriber-only podcasts available to patrons on nearly every podcast app/player (such as on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pocket...

PODCAST DAY Online is just around the corner so we spoke to the team at Radiodays Europe to find out more about the event and ask about their love for podcasts! First off, can you tell us about your event? Our event is called PODCAST DAY Online, it is our first virtual event but our 4th podcast event, the preceding...

Plosive Productions have announced the second raft of live streams to their first ever online podcast festival, Unmute. The Froth with Rhod Gilbert, Sian Harries & Friends, Black Gals Livin’ and The Bugle have been added to the stellar line-up with the festival taking place from 20th – 24th October. All shows are being streamed live from the Unmute Podcast...

With the evenings drawing in and the weather taking a turn for the worse, many of us are struggling to keep up with the regular outdoor exercise habits we got ourselves into over lockdown. Joe Wicks isn’t doing his daily YouTube workouts anymore and lets face it, keeping motivated with so much uncertainty at the moment can be a real...

Exciting news today as we announce our team up with podcast PR company Ear Plug. PR packages for podcasts through Ear Plug will now include advertising options with Pod Bible in every package. Read on for the official press statement from Ear Plug…. ———————————————————————— Ear Plug partnership with Pod Bible announced! EAR PLUG, the first PR agency focused solely on...

A big podcasting world announcement came yesterday from AV Media & Events (AVME), a joint venture between SME London and GetOnMedia: Inaugural podcast festival The Podcast Show which will take place at The Business Design Centre London on 26th & 27th May 2021. The two-day event will welcome 6,000 attendees, and expects to be the “largest podcast B2B and consumer...

Spotify’s Sound Up programme is returning for its third year to support aspiring podcasters from underrepresented communities to break into the industry and amplify their voices. This year’s programme will support Black women and non-binary people in the UK and Ireland, and is adapting to the global coronavirus pandemic. Twenty selected participants will receive computers, podcasting equipment and wifi access,...

Last night, The British Podcast Awards was streamed live, offering podcast fans a glimpse into this year’s awards ceremony. It was a silly and fun evening, as hosts Clara Amfo with Rhianna Dhillon navigated internet connections and confetti cannons with ease. Let’s take a look at the winners in each category:   Best Comedy Podcast supported by Acast Gold Winner:...