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Netflix and Spotify Forge Video Podcast Deal
Early next year, your favorite video podcasts are getting a bigger stage. Spotify and Netflix are teaming up to bring sports, culture, lifestyle, and true crime video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer to Netflix to complement the streamer’s existing programming and unlock new audiences and wider distribution for the shows.
Audiences will be able to watch select Spotify Studios and The Ringer video podcasts on Netflix starting in early 2026 in the US, with more markets to follow. This collaboration offers fans more ways to connect with the stories and voices they love. It’s a celebration of creators and a powerful step forward in how their work reaches the world.
This creative collaboration reflects how Spotify continues to evolve podcasting. What began as an audio-first medium is now a vibrant multi-format landscape. As the category matures, Spotify remains focused on innovation, scale, and creator success. Read More
Article originally published on Spotify.
This is your shot to speak at one of the biggest stages in podcasting, where indie creators, experts, and innovators gather to learn, grow, and build real community.
If you’ve got a story to tell, a strategy to share, or a unique angle that helps podcasters stand out, this is the moment to throw your hat in the ring.
Podfest isn’t about big egos or polished pitches. It’s about people who show up with real value. So if you’ve been thinking, “Maybe next year…” stop. Make it this year. Apply Here
But. It’s also an era where the algorithms decide what gets seen. And, for better or for worse, (ahem, a recent concert incident comes to mind..) virality can make or break a brand overnight.
Like we’ve already stated, social media is great for visibility. But it’s not built for ownership, control, or long-term discoverability. A website, on the other hand, gives your podcast a permanent home. And it’s a home you own. Sure, it’s where you can showcase your episodes, but it’s also where you can build SEO authority, and create a distraction-free experience that puts your content (and again, not a feed full of cat videos) front and center. Read More
Article originally written by Jennay Horn and published on We Edit Podcasts.
After analyzing 5,463 episodes from 25 of the biggest podcasts on YouTube, including Diary of a CEO, Huberman Lab, and The Tim Ferriss Show, Kev Michael discovered that the difference between episodes with just a handful of views and those with millions comes down to four simple title rules.
First, strong titles make only one clear promise. There are no episode numbers, no hashtags, and no clutter. Second, negative framing (“what’s going wrong”) outperforms positive titles by more than 2x because it taps into the brain’s survival instinct. Third, instead of using a guest’s name, highlight their credentials (“Harvard Professor,” “Former FBI Agent”) to establish instant authority and draw curiosity. Watch Now
RSS.com evangelist Joe Casabona recently shared a video on the RSS.com YouTube channel where he reflected on his 13-year podcasting career and the valuable lessons he’s learned along the way.
As his show approaches its 500th episode milestone, Joe offers advice that every podcaster can benefit from, whether you’re just starting or looking to level up your show.
Here are the seven key lessons Joe wishes he’d known when he started podcasting. Read More
Article originally written by Joe Casabona and published on RSS.com.
🎤 🎧 Beyond Transcendence with Andrew explores the journey of spiritual awakening, self-healing, and soul purpose. Inspired by Dolores Cannon’s teachings and the Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique, Andrew discusses how our lives follow soul contracts we made before birth, how our bodies communicate messages through pain or illness, and how fear limits our true potential.
🎤🎧 Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart explores the raw and unseen sides of loss and healing with stories, reflections, and real-life guidance on navigating grief—whether it’s a deep personal loss, an identity shift, or life’s inevitable heartbreaks. Each conversation offers practical tools to integrate healing in mind, body, and spirit. Join for support, growth, and a compassionate community that understands.
🎤🎧 Single Parent Success Stories celebrates the accomplishments, challenges, and breakthroughs of single parents as well as interviewing experts to help navigate the post divorce journey. Ranging from a former struggling to make ends meet single mom turned high performance coach to fast paced executive with 4 near death experiences turned the lover of life to an inspirational multi passionate personal coach for businesses, Single Parent Success Stories gets granular about sharing authentic stories: who these women and men are, how they did it, and where they are headed.
🎤🎧 She is a Leader - The Podcast features real conversations for women who lead differently. Join Yvonne Heimann, Leadership & Efficiency Coach, for honest discussions with female leaders who are rewriting the rules on their own terms. Every episode explores the challenges women face in leadership - from building effective teams to creating systems that grow your business without burning you out.
Morgan James Publishing has revolutionized book publishing—from the author’s standpoint.
Morgan James teaches authors strategies to leverage their books and grow their businesses—adding value while staying out of the way.
Ranked by Publishers Weekly as one of the fastest-growing publishers in the nation ten times in our short history. Morgan James is reported to be “the future of publishing.”