Special Guest:  Jordan Blair  - Buzzcast Co-Host and Producer

Show Notes: 

• Anchor is now called Spotify for Podcasters. The new podcast hosting service includes automated ads (US-only, invite-only), and podcast subscriptions (in 34 markets). 
• Spotify will allows any podcaster to use Q&A and polls - wherever they’re hosted.
• Spotify also announced an expanded video podcasts lineup.
• Spotify revealed their latest interface, a vertically-scrolling way to discover new shows 
• Spotify has also added Autoplay for Podcasts 
• Spotify is also partnering with Patreon.
• Spotify Hi-fi, announced in February 2021, has still not been launched
• Podcast host RSS.​com is the first podcast host to have released fully free automatic transcripts for all its customers. The transcripts appear on episode pages on the RSS website
• Podcast listening has hit record highs, according to The Infinite Dial® from Edison Research
• Captivate just released a massive range of RSS enhancements, powered by Podcasting 2.0, for free to all Captivate Podcasters. 
• A proposal has been made for the podcast namespace’s author tag.

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