Kiernan Shipka to appear in feature-length scripted podcast

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Kiernan Shipka is the latest Hollywood star to appear in a scripted podcast. She will star in Treat, being produced by Audacy’s C13Features, in the first feature-length project from the company, touted as “movies for your ears”.
Evo Terra has published his Podcast App Manifesto - four things he would like to see in any podcast app. He spoke about them this week in Podland ▸, where he was a guest.
Podcasting is “an ideal tool to inject false or misleading information into mainstream discourse while going undetected”, according to research from Valerie Wirtschafter at The Brookings Institution. 10% of all podcasts contain misinformation, she says, adding that open RSS feeds are a “significant hurdle for content moderation”. “Addressing the moderation of misleading material”, she adds, “requires a fundamental rethinking of the broader podcast infrastructure.”

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Audioship is a new product that claims it is the “easiest way to upload your audio to YouTube”.
CNN Audio has unveiled their Q3/21 podcast slate. Clarissa Ward is to host a new podcast ‘Tug Of War’.
Audio Drama Day will return to the London Podcast Festival on Sept 5. Dirk Maggs will close the festival in a special live interview with audio drama expert Ella Watts.
Cuban podcast platform CubaPod is to close due to lack of funding and faster than expected growth. “My recommendation for other entrepreneurs is: don’t start a project without a business model,” said co-founder and CEO Carlos Lugones.
One of China’s biggest audio platforms, Dragonfly FM has been ordered to be removed from app stores by the Chinese government, for using too many pop-up notifications and for asking for excessive device permissions.
Marie Joyce has joined Australian womens media brand Mamamia as Head of Audio Sales, Victoria.
Apple announced changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers. There is some clarification on non-app payment methods, which may be relevant for third-party podcast subscription services and apps.
Good luck to those nominated in the Columbus Podcast Awards, which take place this weekend.

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