r/Podnews is a subreddit with 284 members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses podcasts, podcast, spotify, new, and podcasting.
A place for podcast people to discuss the latest news, tips and podcasts, as seen in Podnews. (No spamming your podcasts though.)
Popular Themes in r/Podnews
#1
News
: "Facebook Podcasts coding issue leads to inflated numbers. One major podcast hosting company isn't filtering the bad data out."
142 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "An interview with Spotify’s Maya Prohovnik. And a bug in Apple Podcasts makes podcast episodes played."
3 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Podcasting’s rural opportunity?. Is there an opportunity away from the urban sprawl for podcasting to flourish?."
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "NYT to offer podcast subscriptions in Apple and Spotify. AntennaPod also gets transcripts."
2 posts
#5
Advice Requests
: "Reviewed: the Nomono Sound Capsule. It's a great device for some people: find out if it's for you."
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "This deal’s on fire - a podcast on sale for $15 million. Captivate add new features, and Google adds a new podcast search."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Podnews
#1
Podcasts
: "Younger listeners: Podcasts vs radio. The opportunities in India, and podcast ad spend in the US climbed 29%."
230 posts
#2
Podcast
: "Now you can auto-post your Podcast to YouTube. A new CEO for Libsyn, pirated Podcasts on Spotify, and iHeart is number one for Podcasts twice."
215 posts
#3
Spotify
: "An interview with Spotify’s Maya Prohovnik. And a bug in Apple Podcasts makes podcast episodes played."
122 posts
#4
New
: "Now you can auto-post your podcast to YouTube. A New CEO for Libsyn, pirated podcasts on Spotify, and iHeart is number one for podcasts twice."
76 posts
#5
Podcasting
: "Early podcast history in the UK. British podcast history; iOS 15 released today with new podcast features; Cuban Podcasting growing; naming your podcast."
48 posts
#6
Apple
: "An interview with Spotify’s Maya Prohovnik. And a bug in Apple Podcasts makes podcast episodes played."
44 posts
#7
Youtube
: "RSS.com launches chapter-aware Youtube uploads. And how many listeners has Spotify's Megaphone migrated?."
41 posts
#8
Awards
: "Esther Manito to host Independent Podcast Awards. And a new chart from Apple Podcasts."
29 posts
#9
Podnews
: "US podcast ad spend up by almost a quarter. Joe Rogan has COVID-19; Apple forced to allow alternative payment methods; Spotify takes to the air; and a Podnews industry news ranker."
26 posts
#10
Data
: "Shhh - internal Spotify podcast Data leaked. Gimlet's not doing very well, the numbers suggest. The Australian Podcast Awards return. Podchaser spiffs up their creator profiles, and we make up a number."
22 posts
Member Growth in r/Podnews
Yearly
+8 members(2.9%)
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Last updated: June 7, 2026