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With more people tuning in than ever, Theo Von, Bill Simmons, Rachel Maddow and more explain what’s still holding the medium back. By Julian Sancton Senior Features Editor None of the apps are great.

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AI-generated podcasts are using a quantity over quality approach to farm for programmatic ads and SEO, writes.

Having launched original podcasts and branded podcasts for IBM, CVS Health, and others, I am genuinely surprised by how quickly the podcast hype died down. The numbers tell a more promising story, ...

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“Podcasting will grow as an essential source of news, storytelling, and opportunity within local communities.” I’m fortunate to have a front row seat to the remarkable daily work of public media ...