Weekly Wrap: How Podcasts Are Shaping Business, the Best of 2024, and More


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In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

🎧 Do you need to escape reality with a new podcast? Vulture has a list of the best new podcasts of 2024. It includes one of the best podcast titles ever, the amazing, Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t Just a Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare.

📺 The more you know. Sounds Profitable finishes up its deep dive into the differences and similarities between video and audio consumers.

đź’µ More good news for podcasting. Forbes examines how podcast communities are forging the future of business.

👍🏼 The Guardian's best podcasts of the week list includes 90s nostalgia, Playboy photographers, and true crime, of course.

⬆️ Don't be phony, authentic content resonates. Marketing Mag examines lo-fi content. That's a phrase to pay attention to.


The Lighter Side

We were curious what AI thinks the world's best podcast looks like. Apparently, this is it. Actually, this isn't a bad logo, but the copy could use some work. It's not just an audio experience, it's an audio audio experience. You can't get much more aural than that.

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