Podnews Weekly Review
Apr 18: Newsworthy - NewsThe Podnews Weekly Review this week has an interview with Maya Prohovnik of Spotify; John Spurlock who has architected a way for podcast apps to report playback activity; and Dino Sophos about the Crossed Wires festival.
The Transaction
Apr 18: Newsworthy - TechnologyThis episode of The Transaction features special guest Sheila Stafford, the CEO & Founder of TeamSense, who shares an incredible story of how her B2B software product inadvertently saved someone's life. Sheila discusses the impact this incident had on her as the company's founder and on her at a personal level. Sheila also shares how she navigates leading an amazing company in a male-dominated field and how her differences actually give her a leg up in certain circumstances. There's a lot of great advice for startup founders for scaling their companies, what and what not to focus on, and why AI isn't the answer that startup marketers think it is.
Hair What I'm Saying
Apr 18: Newsworthy - ArtsIn Hair What I'm Saying this season, we are discussing Hair Loss & Restoration.
Niche to Meet You
Apr 18: Newsworthy - HobbiesIn this special Earth Day tribute from Niche to Meet You, you'll head into wilds of Instagram with us as to explore one of the internet’s most unexpectedly wholesome communities: Stick Nation. What started with a single stick and a simple review became a global phenomenon, now with over 3 million followers united by their love of nature’s simplest artifact. You'll hear from the founders of @officialstickreviews, Logan and Boone, about how their playful videos turned into viral content and why sticks—yes, literal sticks—hold such power in our stories, imaginations, and daily lives. Along the way, host Leslie finds a stick of her own, puts it through the rigorous Stick Review process, and even recruits her three-year-old daughter for a neighborhood stick hunt. Plus, New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl joins to reflect on why this niche matters more than we might think.
Mayo Clinic on Nutrition
Apr 18: Newsworthy - Health & FitnessFor Infertility Awareness Month, "On Nutrition" presents a special episode. “On Nutrition” helps listeners unravel the complexities of modern diets, offers evidence-based nutritional advice, and debunks common myths about what we eat. Explore topics like weight management and innovative nutritional therapies, and learn how to make the best, most informed nutrition choices.
History Lab
Apr 18: New Season - CultureDo colonial portraits of Indigenous people tell us anything useful about our past? And how do modern First Nations people feel about these images today? In a new season of History Lab, titled Unsettling Portraits, historians Kate Fullagar and Michael McDonnell explore the history of colonial portraiture with guests such as celebrated Australian artist Daniel Boyd, Indigenous scholar and Darug woman Jo Rey, Cherokee scholar Joseph Pierce and Maori poet Alice Te Punga Somerville.
Small Town Dicks
Apr 18: New Season - True CrimeSmall Town Dicks returns for its sixteenth season today. The show, hosted by Yeardley Smith, features identical twin detectives Dan and Dave, and acclaimed cold case investigator Paul Holes. It kicks off with a gripping two-part episode featuring a high-profile cold case that Paul helped solve.
Why Is Amy in the Bath?
Apr 18: New Podcast - FilmWhy Is Amy in the Bath? is the first and only cinematic bathing podcast. Three years ago, two journalists asked a silly question: Why does Amy Adams do so many bathtub scenes? Backed by a dataset of 2,000 films from 1927 to 2025 and interviews with scholars, this is the not-so-silly story of how wellness, nostalgia, and the eradication of the middle class conspired to make the bathtub a dominating visual in 21st-century pop culture. Get in.
Second Helpings
Apr 18: New Season - Health & FitnessSecond Helpings, an unconventional ED recovery podcast, returns for a new season. From wellness trends to casual dating, a psychologist and a recovering anorexic laugh, cry, and give their no-nonsense takes on navigating our modern world.
FEAR & GREED | Business News
Apr 17: Newsworthy - NewsAdam Lang and Sean Aylmer, two hosts of the Australian business news podcast Fear & Greed are heading out on a three-day, 380km (235 mile) ride through the Australian outback, trying to raise money for a charity helping kids from rural communities. Just to add to the difficulty, neither of them are bike riders; and they plan to still present the podcast on the way.
What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined
Apr 17: Newsworthy - BusinessIn What’s a Podcast? today, an interview with podcast pioneer Adam Carolla. He talks with Oxford Road's Dan Granger about Audio Magic, Betting on Yourself, Podcasting’s Meritocracy, and more.
Different, not broken
Apr 17: New Podcast - Health & FitnessYou’ve spent your whole life feeling like something’s wrong with you. Here’s a radical thought: what if you’re not broken - just different? Different, Not Broken is a no-filter, emotionally intelligent, occasionally sweary podcast launching this week that challenges the idea that we all have to fit inside neat little boxes to be acceptable. Hosted by L2 (aka Lauren Howard), founder of LBee Health, this show dives into identity, autism, ADHD, gender, work, grief, anxiety and everything in between. There’ll be tears, side quests, and a whole lot of swearing.
How Much Can I Make?
Apr 17: Newsworthy - BusinessIn How Much Can I Make?, the podcast talks to industry insiders about their jobs, what the work is really like, and how much they earn. This week it's the turn of Joanna, a systems engineer working on a space mission. The show's perfect for anyone exploring new career paths.
Slow Living
Apr 17: Newsworthy - EducationHustle culture doesn't work in the long run - and in the Slow Living podcast, New York Times best-selling author Stephanie O'Dea teaches how to meet and exceed your personal and professional goals in a slow, steady, and sustainable way. You'll learn simple steps to streamline and simplify your life; the latest episode is with Deanna Yates, whose family sold most of what they owned to travel the world while working remotely.
PRIDE Daily
Apr 16: Newsworthy - SexualityPRIDE Daily, the world’s only daily LGBTQ+ news podcast, is 18 months old today. The show is a two minute update of the day’s top three global stories that’s not just for queer people, but for everyone - if you're not on the LGBTQ+ bus yourself, you definitely know someone who is. Launched in October 2023, PRIDE Daily has published well over 400 editions and enjoyed endorsements from Acast and Pocket Casts.
Make Me Smile with Miist
Apr 16: Newsworthy - Health & FitnessMiist, a Grammy Academy voting member and double Billboard-charting artist known for the #1 Indie hit "Move Your Body Slowly," has launched a new podcast Make Me Smile. Each week, Miist shares quick, impactful actions focused on gratitude, kindness, and genuine connection to combat loneliness and rediscover meaningful living through the transformative power of a smile.
What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined
Apr 16: Newsworthy - BusinessAs YouTube and Spotify blur the lines between podcasts and video, What’s a Podcast?: The Revolution Redefined has been released: a three-part series exploring the identity crisis, evolution, and future of podcasting. Produced by Oxford Road and Shaun Colón, and narrated by industry veteran Allyson Marino, the series explores the seismic shifts reshaping the medium. There are insights from over 30 industry pioneers — including Ira Glass, Guy Raz, Adam Carolla, and Leo Laporte — the series examines the tug-of-war shaping its future. If we don’t act now, will podcasting lose what made it revolutionary?
Geopats: Expat life explored
Apr 16: Newsworthy - Society & CultureIf you're thinking of living outside of your passport country, welcome. The conversations in Geopats Podcast took place between 2017 and 2024 - but they feel more relevant today, so from this month, all Geopats episodes are being reposted, on a weekly basis - for conversations with long term expats about what grounded them in their other places in the world.
Buffering the Vampire Slayer
Apr 15: Newsworthy - TV & FilmBuffering the Vampire Slayer made it into a New York Times feature. "Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo capture what it was like to create a popular podcast for fellow superfans — and how they kept it going even after breaking up."
Nonprofits Now: Leading Today
Apr 15: New Podcast - BusinessNonprofits Now: Leading Today releases its first episode today. Stacy Palmer interviews innovative leaders who have developed smart solutions to common, tough challenges - after data showing that nonprofit leaders are struggling to retain top talent and facing budgetary shortfalls. Palmer and her guests explore proven ways to prevent burnout, manage intergenerational workplaces, and hire strong senior teams.