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News, Roundups, and Announcements

• Here's some surprising news: we've been getting submissions from non-indie studios and non-fiction podcasts. I haven't had this much fun since we got a submission from the PR department at Red Bull.
• ​Keep Publishing Over the Holidays, Podcast Report Says, by Katie Paterson
• ​Is It Bandcamp Friday yet? YES! 6 December is the day Bandcamp waives its revenue share, so artists get more money! Time to buy from your favorite indie audio fiction creators, such as Tin Can Audio, Long Cat Media, Shadows at the Door, London After Midnight, and many more.
• Speaking of Tin Can Audio, Cavorting With The Poets: An Update To Our Feeds discusses "squiffy behavior in our RSS feeds," changes to the roster of shows and where to find them, and embraces optimism in a contagious fashion.
• Have you used Chartable for your podcast? Podnews reports, "4.66% of podcast episodes in November still use Chartable as a prefix. None of those podcasts will be listenable [starting] December 12 when that service goes away. You’re advised to remove the tracking code. (See Creator Resources below for more info).
• Elsie Escobar writes about how experimenting with Spotify might not be a bad idea. (see? I don't always trash Spotify.)
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Creator Resources

• Do you, like me, need instructions to remove Chartable's tracking code from your RSS feed? Chartable's help article about how to remove the tracking code has links to help articles on various media hosting services, because the method varies by host. THANKS, SPOTIFY.
• And, if you need to replace Chartable in your podcast measurement workflow, James Cridland has updated his guide to Replacing Chartable.
• ​Arielle's Top 10 Marketing Tips On Wednesday, December 18th, join podcast marketing expert Arielle Nissenblatt and RSS.com Evangelist Joe Casabona for a free, exclusive, interactive session on proven podcast marketing strategies to grow your fanbase.
• Based on some publishing practices I've seen going around lately, this bears repeating: Packaging Your Fiction Podcast To Maximize Your Listeners’ Experience by Evo Terra includes essential information that helps audiences find your show.
• ​From Tears to Triumphs: How to Write a Drama Script by Natasha Stares for the Celtx blog is screenwriting-focused but helpful.
• Here's a roundup of podcast episodes about sound design by Adriane Kuzminski for Audio Podcast Alliance.
• ​MOVO PodPro-T Podcast Equipment Bundle for On-the-Go Duos, by Matthew McLean, in which he answers the question "How many Yetis can you plug into an iPhone?"
• And finally, here's a New Yorker cartoon that perfectly sums up the internal life of fiction podcasters.

Opportunities

• The CBC's Love Me is looking for stories for season 4. Do you have a romantic pitch they can't resist?
• Casting Call: Bonestell Studios, a sci-fi show,seeks talent in the Los Angeles, CA area.
• Registration is now open for the Silver Sound Winter 2025 Sonic Dash, which will take place on the weekend of January 3rd-5th, 2025. Registrants receive (via e-mail) a prompt for the competition on Friday, January 3rd. They have until noon on Sunday, January 5th to submit their entry. The top winner takes home a $1,000 cash prize. The registration portal will close on December 29th, at 12 PM EST, so sign up before then!
• ​The Black & Brown Podcast Collective supports emerging podcasters and content creators of color by providing micro grants to further support the growth of their podcasts and content. You have to be a member to apply for grants, but membership is free. Rolling deadlines.
• ​Sound Scene 2025 - For Audio Artists This program is the DC area’s premier interactive audio art festival. Deadline: 22nd December.

Milestones & Debuts

• After five long years,Windfall, the dystopian sci-fi epic from the creators of Forgive Me, finally returns to let listeners know what happened after Contact Day. Premieres 11 December.
• ​Pride and Prejudice Dramafy, in partnership with Little Pixie Productions, presents an audio drama adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel. Fall in love again with Austen's classic characters and her "insider" wit and wisdom on the manners of the 19th-century English landed gentry. Presented in Binaural Dolby Atmos sound.
• ​Un(con)Trolled is a raw, gripping tale of social media influencer, Kenah, who has mastered the art of uncovering her Internet trolls’ darkest secrets and exacting her own brand of karmic justice. As her journey twists between unsettling encounters and mental manipulation, the line between control and chaos blurs, raising one chilling question: who is really in control?
• All episodes of Batman Unburied: Fallen City are out now on Spotify.
• ​Viewing After a supernatural experience, a young street artist at the end of his rope goes to work for a fossil fuel billionaire as a psychic viewer but must fight his way out when he discovers that his employer is embroiled in a deadly conspiracy.

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