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🏆 The Ambie Awards were this week. See who took home some shiny hardware for great podcasting.

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🎙️ Patreon is forming a podcast partnership with Sony and Wondery.

🎯 Podcasts are playing a larger role in brand strategy. Ad Age examines why.

⏱️ YouTube Shorts is beginning to look a lot like TikTok.


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