Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data ...

Last year, Google released a niche feature in its experimental NotebookLM product that turned out to be a sleeper hit. You could upload any document to NotebookLM, and it would use AI to generate a ...

Podcast audiences may be increasingly opting to watch podcasts instead of experiencing them through audio alone, but a new report finds that audio podcast ads still outperform their YouTube variants ...

I’ve been in the podcasting world for nearly a decade now, and I’ve watched this medium transform from a niche hobby to a multi-billion dollar industry. Having founded Parcast (acquired by Spotify in ...

Some 233 million — or 81% of Americans aged 12 and over — consumed online audio in the last month. Furthermore, some 219 million Americans over the age of 11 — or 76% — listened to online audio in the ...

AI-generated podcasts are rapidly gaining popularity, yet a key challenge remains: how can you keep your audience engaged beyond just the audio? Imagine tuning into your favorite podcast and not only ...

Podcasting continues to boom in 2025 as new shows breakthrough, streamers take an interest and billions listen and watch (Christopher Smith/TheWrap) In 2025, podcasting stopped behaving like an ...

It’s been a big year for podcasts and their power of connection. Now that we’re settling into 2026, it’s time to implement the lessons we’ve learned, celebrate our wins and look ahead to how we can ...

What was the big story of podcasts in 2024? If you ask outside observers of the industry, they might say Joe Rogan and the manosphere, particularly as we roll off the so-called podcast election. But ...

Why do songs prompt memories, drive obsessions, bond us with strangers or make us dance? Jude Rogers got to the bottom of these questions with her book “The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our ...

On this episode, Tal and Dylan from Dekoni Audio share a secret. Replacement earpads don’t just extend the life of your headphones, they can actually make them sound better. With consumers spending ...

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