Android: a fragmented opportunity

Pocket Casts on the watch

Acast says AI is a good thing

More AI stuff

Voiceover in competition with himself

Auddia to strip ads from podcasts

Interview: Libsyn's John W Gibbons

Someone's still doing exclusives

Trendwatch

Spain: Sonora changes tack

People news

The tech stuff

Sam's RSS 2.1 idea

Events

Boostagram corner

Sam and James's week

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