Weekly Wrap: More AI Podcasting Tools, the Grinch, and Social Media Bans



In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

🤖 ElevenLabs has a new AI feature that creates multispeaker podcasts (similar to Google's NotebookLM). Expect more tech companies to follow suit as our future bot overlords continue to evolve.

🧇 The Apple TV series Severance will have a companion podcast for season 2, courtesy of Adam Scott and Ben Stiller. No word yet on if it'll include a Waffle Party.

âť“ Australia passed a social media ban for kids under 16. It's hard to tell how big the ramifications of this will be. Stay tuned.

🏅 The Guardian's list of the best podcasts of the week includes topics like the Grinch, crime families, and private investigators.


The Lighter Side

We thought we'd embrace the Thanksgiving holiday with this little bit of AI image wizardry. I'm a little troubled by the fact that the turkeys are eating their own, and I'm not entirely sure what kind of insights turkeys can offer while podcasting. Gratitude for surviving another Thanksgiving? Maybe.

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