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In this quick episode, we take a step back to appreciate how much podcast listening apps have improved and why that’s such a win for listeners and independent podcasters.

Updates from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Overcast, and Fountain, had three big themes:

• Discoverability: making it easier to find new shows you’ll actually want to listen to
• Interactivity: likes, comments, and recommendations that help great episodes spread
• Quality of life: smarter playback controls, enhanced dialogue, chapters, and fewer accidental taps

It feels like podcast apps are finally competing on listening experience and we think that’s a really good sign for the future of podcasting!

Don't forget to send in your tips as we start planning an episode on how to start a podcast in 2026. If there’s something you wish you’d known when you started, send it our way!

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In this episode, we turn Buzzcast into a mini help desk: listeners wrote in with their biggest podcasting pain points and bravely submitted their shows for honest, constructive feedback. We dig into things like tightening edits without making conversations feel “too clipped,” keeping loudness consistent across episodes, making dynamic content transitions feel natural, and using your show title and cover art to instantly communicate who your podcast is for.

We also talk strategy: How creators with big audiences (especially on YouTube/IG) can guide casual viewers into becoming true podcast subscribers and getting guests to actually share their episode.

Podcasts we give feedback to:

7:20 Wander Worldschool

16:50 Two Guys on a Plane

27:58 Midlife with Courage

31:56 Confessions of a Recovering Micromanaging Perfectionist Martyr

37:57 How to Start Up

48:33 This Is How You Think

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Answer the Public
• Buzzsprout Name Generator
• Podcasting Q&A: How to Get Guests to Promote Your Podcast with Kate Casey

Question for next episode: What do you wish you knew when you started your podcast or what tool exists today that you wish you had back then? Tap the text link in the show notes and send us your answer.

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A small moment on Podnews Weekly Review sparked a chain reaction: episode shout-outs, listener fan mail jumping in, and a wholesome engagement loop that social media rarely delivers.

We also share that Buzzsprout’s annual year-in-review is back with a new name and it’s coming in January (so it includes 100% of your year). Download the Buzzsprout mobile app so you don’t miss it!

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