Enjoyed my Friday gym session yesterday while listening to @james.crid.land talking all things Australian radio. Go check out the Quarter Hour if you haven't already. A must listen for radio people :) www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1...

The Quarter Hour

This channel is our live studio feed of episode recordings. A podcast about radio for those who love it. Hosted by Wade Kingsley and produced by @podtential_

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Nobody wants to read an overly-detailed review of a solar system with a battery, and how I'm using it with my very specific electricity plan to save money on my bills. If you're nobody, then today is your lucky day. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/so... #solar #sungrow

Review: a month with a Solargrow solar system

A battery, an EV charger, and plenty more

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Won’t someone think of the podcast networks impacted in this decision?

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5d ago

Luigi Mangione’s murder trial in New York, which was scheduled to begin next month, will be postponed as he pushes to get the case dismissed, according to an order from the judge on Monday.

So if you’ve ever wondered what a “play” really is for a podcast, here’s a tediously exhaustive article all about that. podnews.net/article/what...

What is a podcast play?

What is a podcast play? And do podcast platforms have a consistent definition?

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Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us?: We got a lawyer to check the terms

Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us?

We got a lawyer to check the terms

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Good grief. Even now, more than 25 years since I was on the radio, I'm still worrying about whether I'm allowed to mention some of the candidates of the Clacton by-election in any way on polling day. Those Ofcom rules never leave you. Thankfully, they don't cover @podnews.net . Phew.

Wore my @countbinface.osintnet.uk t-shirt to the coffee shop this morning, in Brisbane, Australia. Promptly forgot I was wearing it. Someone came up to me and wished me good luck. “Why?” I asked. “Oh,” I said, looking down at my t-shirt. Binface supporters are everywhere.

Game on, Nige. You resigned, leaving Jaywick to drown in deprivation. Now, you're asking voters to take you back? That's like putting the lid back on a overflowing bin. Clacton deserves better. Make 13th August Bin Day #CountBinface #Clacton" Bong.

Astonishing. Why would Spotify want to do this? podnews.net/article/spot...

EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool: The tool is already testing in the US, and skips premium memberships too

EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool

The tool is already testing in the US, and skips premium memberships too

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Hello, birb! #brisbane #queensland #cockatoo

Dipped into 4BC to hear “we shouldn’t be giving pacific islands any money” and “Albanese lets all these foreigners in”. Clear, overt racism piped in from Sydney. Awful, unpleasant bullshit. The sooner this goes bankrupt the better.

They must have taken that photograph specially, right?

ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 4w ago

Federal politics live: Canavan says he wouldn't have accepted paid trip after Hanson declares Italy stay

Hooray! Pub Choir! #brisbane

The typesetting on this. The bad linebreaks. The full justification. The mix of CAPITALS and ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘꜱ and 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖊. The King refers himself as "we". There's a double-space before the weirdly-emboldened 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗻. No, no, no. None of this is good. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Clacton by-election to be held 13 August

The by-election is triggered after Nigel Farage MP stood down, but he intends to stand again.

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Podcasting is a weirdly unique industry. Everything we want to grow the industry comes from the podcast app. Better metrics and better consumption all starts in a podcast app. Yet, the podcast app earns nothing from the industry. That has to change. podnews.net/article/podc...

Opinion: For better measurement, give podcast apps a cut of the revenue

Our Editor suggests that for better measurement from podcast apps, the answer's simple: pay them for it

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Brilliant, @james.crid.land! Your tee will be a mystery Down Under, but here, it's a badge of honour. I'll keep fighting for Clacton, not treating it like a rubbish bin like some MPs do. Bong.

Sad to report on the death of John C Dvorak today. I remember fondly his appearances on TWiT with @leolaporte.me and I enjoyed CrankyGeeks (had totally forgotten about that!). Rest in peace, with your spam-free inbox. podnews.net/update/acast...

Acast shows strong sales growth

In profit, and growing both sides of the Atlantic Ocean

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Delighted with my new t-shirt, all the more so since nobody will understand it in Australia.

Yikes. Data from Europe, and the US, about radio listening is in my radio trends newsletter this week: along with the ambitious pricing for Kyle Sandilands's next show james.cridland.net/blog/2026/eb...

Data from Europe and the US

And Kyle announces his launch date and price

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Eurgh.

Podnews podcasting news@podnews.net · last mo.

Listeners prefer AI voices, claim two studies: They don't like the idea, but after hearing an AI voice they are twice as likely to like it

The most-played song on the radio in Australia? AI-generated. Plus - Rogers closes six radio stations in Canada: is the CRTC at least partially responsible? My weekly radio trends newsletter is here! james.cridland.net/blog/2026/jo...

AI gets a number 1 song

Is Australian radio duping its listeners?

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I was curious how Google speakers actually work with radio. I dug into the tech - to find out that they often don’t work very well at all. #google #radio james.cridland.net/blog/2026/ho...

How radio on Google speakers works (or doesn't)

How does it work? Or, how doesn't it work?

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Working in the middle of nowhere? I’m Australia, your favourite radio station comes with you. I had no idea. james.cridland.net/blog/2026/fm...

FM radio in the middle of nowhere

Why there is FM radio in an Australian mine

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Astonishing news from Canada. Six radio stations closed, including two in Vancouver. Just handing the licences back. * Is AM radio now entirely worthless? * Is it too hard with CRTC rules to find a buyer and/or to effect a quick sale? broadcastdialogue.com/rogers-sport...

Rogers Sports & Media cuts 230 jobs, shutters six radio stations - Broadcast Dialogue

Rogers Sports & Media is cutting 230 positions across the division as it announces it's shuttering six radio stations.

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Who’s in the British Podcast Awards “longlist”?: 409 entrants are recognised this year - but not Goalhanger or Global

Who’s in the British Podcast Awards “longlist”?

409 entrants are recognised this year - but not Goalhanger or Global

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Thank you @james.crid.land @podnews.net for featuring Gloves Off today! 🇨🇦 Season 2 launches today—with video episodes, our new aftershow Cross Check, and big conversations about Canada's place in a changing world. Thanks for the shoutout! podnews.net/press-releas...

Gloves Off returns for season two on Canada Day 2026, with eight new episodes and new YouTube aftershow

Lessons Canada could adopt to form a third pole of power in alliance with other middle powers

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Zoe Ball joins GHR. Nicely done video. www.instagram.com/greatesthits...

Greatest Hits Radio on Instagram: "One more from the old place! Please welcome our newest recruit 👀 Zoe Ball in the Afternoon launches 7th September 2026, only on Greatest Hits Radio."

495 likes, 55 comments - greatesthitsuk on June 30, 2026: "One more from the old place! Please welcome our newest recruit 👀 Zoe Ball in the Afternoon launches 7th September 2026, only on Greatest Hit...

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So... This should be a standard.site embed. Unsure it is. podnews.net/update/otona...

Companies to get help with Japanese podcasts

Advertising needs to be polite. Imagine that.

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This sucks so much, holy shit. Her team is producing 10,000 episodes of this garbage per week. podnews.net/update/spoti...