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July 08, 2025
YouTube Tops Spotify for Podcasts in Canada
New data from Triton Digital shows that podcast listening in Canada hit record highs in 2024-2025. Monthly podcast reach grew to 39%, mainly due to more English speakers tuning in. Although listening among Francophones dropped a bit, overall engagement increased. Listeners now hear more podcasts and episodes each week compared to last year. This growth provides new opportunities for podcast creators and advertisers.
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U.S. Podcast Audience Drops in June In June 2025, podcast listening in the U.S. dropped a bit according to Podtrac, with all major publishers seeing fewer unique listeners compared to May. iHeartMedia stayed on top as the biggest publisher, and NPR News Now kept its spot as the most popular single podcast. The biggest change was The Charlie Kirk Show, which fell 12 spots to number 19. | BBC GAA Social Podcast Hosts Big Live Event in Belfast The BBC’s popular GAA Social podcast will host its biggest event at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on 15 July, featuring hosts Thomas Niblock and Óisín McConville with special guests from hurling and football. The event will be recorded just before the All-Ireland finals, promising lively discussion. Tickets are available online with a small booking fee. |
AudioUK Calls for Government Recognition of Podcast Industry AudioUK has launched a campaign urging the UK Government to formally recognise podcasting and audio as an important part of the country’s creative industries. Despite rapid growth, cultural impact, and high economic value, the sector is still mostly ignored in government policy and funding compared to other creative sectors like film and TV. AudioUK wants more support, funding, and inclusion for podcasting and audio in official industry plans and conversations. | Fans Boo Alex Cooper at Wrigley Field Alex Cooper sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch at a Chicago Cubs game but was booed by the crowd. Despite being known for her microphone skills, her performance, along with two others, disappointed the fans even though the Cubs were winning. Social media users joked about how bad it was, with some saying it was worse than Roseanne Barr’s infamous national anthem performance. |
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Podcast Of The Day
The Girlfriends
This gripping true-crime podcast shifts focus from "whodunit" to "whydunit" as it chronicles Kelly Harnett—a domestic abuse survivor imprisoned for murder after witnessing her boyfriend kill a man in 2010. Across eight episodes, host Anna Sinfield unravels how the justice system criminalized Harnett despite her victimhood, while spotlighting her extraordinary transformation into a self-taught legal advocate for incarcerated women. The season challenges true-crime tropes by centering a living survivor’s perspective, exposing systemic failures that punish victims of gendered violence. Releasing July 14, Jailhouse Lawyer promises an unflinching look at trauma, resilience, and the blurred line between victim and perpetrator in flawed legal systems.
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Visionary Voices Of Podcasting
The Unlikely Rise of Podcasting’s Dark Storyteller
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Jonathan Bartlett Allen—better known as MrBallen—has become one of the internet’s most distinctive true crime voices through his "strange, dark & mysterious" storytelling. After his 2020 TikTok about the Dyatlov Pass incident went viral, he built a YouTube empire (and later Amazon-licensed podcast) specializing in victim-centered narratives delivered with military precision. His signature blend of respect for subjects and chilling detail has earned millions of loyal followers across platforms. How did one cryptic mountain mystery launch this storytelling phenomenon?
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Podcast Tip Of The DayYour podcast’s tone is just as important as its content—it shapes how listeners engage with your message. Here’s how to nail it: 🔹 Politics? Be authoritative but approachable—think "trusted news anchor," not lecture hall. |  |
A Final Note
“Tone is your secret sauce: It's not what you say, but how your audience hears it that sticks.”
