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Weekly Wrap: True Crime, Hawk Tuah and More Insights from the Week
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In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It🎧 This is meta. A new podcast examines why listeners are obsessed with true crime podcasts. 📊 A survey reveals which social media platform is a top choice for user generated content marketing. You'll be surprised by the result. ❓ Yup, the "Hawk Tuah" girl now has a podcast. IYKYK. 🏆 It's all about good storytelling, and the story behind NPR's middle school podcast winner is a good one. 🤷🏻♀️ Guardian's list of the best podcasts of the week includes New Order, LeVar Burton and Cush Jumbo. Proving there's something for everyone in podcasting (see Hawk Tuah above). The Lighter SideYup, week three of Google's AI Test Kitchen brings us more fun. This is what AI thinks a true crime podcast listener looks like. She's clearly terrified, so the podcast must be a good one.
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