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Spotify Shares Second Quarter 2025 Results
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Podcast Tonight
July 29, 2025
Spotify Reports Record User Growth in Q2 2025
Spotify announced strong results for Q2 2025. Subscribers rose 12% year-over-year to 276 million. Monthly Active Users increased 11% to 696 million. Total revenue grew 10% to €4.2 billion, with improved gross margin and operating income. Subscriber growth in the first half of 2025 was more than 30% higher than the first half of 2024.
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Top VC Firm Seeks Leader for Its Podcasts Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) is looking to hire a leader for its podcast network. The new hire will recruit independent podcast hosts and help them expand and make money from their shows on the A16z platform. The firm is offering a yearly salary of up to $424,000 for the position. | Guernsey WW2 Deportee Podcast Up for Award The Guernsey Deportees podcast, which shares the real stories of World War Two deportees from Guernsey, has been shortlisted for a British Podcast Award. The six-part series features the experiences of three people, including producer Ollie Guillou’s grandmother, Jill Chubb, who was deported as a child to a Nazi camp. Winners of the award will be announced in October. |
Acast Teams Up with Magnite to Boost Podcast Ads Acast has partnered with Magnite to make its podcast inventory, which includes over 140,000 podcasts, available to advertisers. This partnership allows advertisers to access and manage campaigns for podcasts, connected TV, and online video in one platform. The move aims to meet growing demand for easier and more unified advertising across different digital audio and video formats. | Apple’s iOS 26 Lets Users Play Podcasts Automatically During Workouts Apple’s new iOS 26 update includes a Workout Buddy feature that lets users set podcasts or music to play automatically when they start a workout. The app will also suggest playlists or podcasts based on what users usually listen to during certain workout types. Workout Buddy will work on Apple Watch with Bluetooth headphones and needs an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence. |
Podcast ToolKapwing is a cloud-based video editing platform designed for creators of all levels, offering intuitive tools like trimming, text/music integration, filters, and AI-powered features such as audio cleaning, auto-subtitles, and voiceover generation. Its standout collaborative editing allows multiple users to work on projects simultaneously, while the non-linear editor enables seamless adjustments without restarting. With cross-device accessibility and pro-level effects (blur, animations, transcript-based editing), Kapwing simplifies producing polished content—from social clips to podcasts—with efficiency and creativity. |  |
Podcast Of The Day
The One You Feed
The One You Feed, hosted by Eric Zimmer, is an award-winning podcast that blends timeless wisdom with practical guidance, featuring deep conversations with thought leaders—from psychologists to spiritual teachers—on mindfulness, resilience, and personal growth. Inspired by the parable of two inner wolves, the show (with 50M+ downloads) equips listeners with actionable strategies to cultivate emotional strength and purposeful living. Now partnered with Gumball for ad sales, it continues to empower audiences seeking transformative self-discovery.
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The Live & Niche Future of Audio Storytelling
Will Pearson is President of iHeartMedia Podcasts, where he oversees a network of 750+ shows generating 253M+ monthly downloads, following his role leading Stuff Media (acquired by iHeart in 2018) and co-founding Mental Floss, a multimedia brand reaching 20M+ readers. A pioneer in digital storytelling, he’s driven podcasting’s evolution through strategic partnerships (Charlamagne Tha God, Shonda Rhimes) and data-backed content expansion. How is iHeartMedia doubling down on live events and hyper-niche communities to deepen listener engagement?
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Podcast Tip Of The DayAudiograms are powerful promotional tools—combine short audio clips (15-30 sec) with dynamic waveforms, captions, and your podcast artwork to tease new episodes, revive older content, or celebrate milestones. Use free tools like Headliner or Wavve to create shareable videos optimized for Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Pro Tip: Highlight cliffhangers or punchy quotes to hook scrollers and always include your podcast name/episode link! |  |
A Final Note
“A strong presence on one platform beats weak efforts on five.”
