Special Guests: Steven BellElisa ShearerNews:Spotify is stopping platform exclusivity for some of its Gimlet showsStarting on June 1, Chartable will no longer provide confirmed plays and episode consumption data from Apple PodcastsSpotify has also announced it’s closing HeardleSpotify has struck a deal with Jellysmack, the creator company that works with stars like MrBeast and Bailey Sarian, that will see some of Jellysmack’s top creators uploading weekly video episodes to SpotifyAuthor and activist Cory Doctorow has criticised Spotify, the BBC and Apple for operating walled gardens instead of open podcastingRØDE has launched a number of new products at the NAB Show in Las VegasThe Podcast Academy Board Finally Announced! Buzzsprout has added automated midrolls to their dynamic audio insertion toolPocket Casts has added episode searchThe proposed podroll tag is now being supported by PodfansSupport the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net