Issue 336 of The Fiction Podcast Weekly is brought to you by DASH.
1940, Los Angeles. Openly gay private eye Dash Malone investigates strange and mysterious cases that have surprising links to his sordid past, his tumultuous love life, and an ancient power not seen in centuries. Find out more at Dash The Podcast.
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News, Roundups, and Announcements
Podnews reports that Rob Walch and Elsie Escobar are alive and well at Captivate. “Rob and Elsie bring a diverse range of expertise and industry experience to the Captivate team and will take over its tech podcast, In & Around Podcasting.”
Got trolls? Apple has promised UK regulators it will review and rank apps “in a fair, objective and transparent way.” Since Apple Podcasts uses the same ranking and review systems as the App Store, the pledge may affect podcast rankings and could renew scrutiny of defamatory reviews that creators say Apple won’t remove. Podnews says, “tell us some of your worst, we’re collecting them.”
Happy 9th Birthday to Earbuds Podcast Recommendations! If you value curated podcast recommendations, take the survey to give Arielle Nissenblatt some feedback.
OnAirFest has published its full schedule. The festival takes place Feb 25-26 in Brooklyn. Come for the most fictional podcast I know, The Telepathy Tapes, and stay for a Ritual for Your Creative Destiny.
PodLP launches on Android flip phones. I want to ditch my smartphone to reduce distractions, but I need my podcasts. This might help.
Women in Podcasting Craft New Connections at Spotify’s Galentine’s Day Celebration in LA. I wonder how much they charged podcasters to participate.
‘The Pete Davidson Show’: SAG-AFTRA Signs Podcast Agreement With Netflix, meaning that Netflix gets a celebrity talk show on TV, at a fraction of the cost. “Typically, the union’s podcast agreements have less stringent requirements than TV agreements do. Whereas TV contracts require payment of residuals, podcast contracts generally do not. In addition, TV contracts have relatively strict rules regarding a production’s safety protocols, working hours, breaks, and travel, which are often simplified in podcast agreements.” This is why RSS matters.
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Creator Resources
Dave Jackson says that more than one person has asked him about Moving from Libsyn to Captivate (Without Breaking Your Podcast), so he made you a resource.
Do Unpaid Casting Calls Belong in the Fiction Podcast Weekly? Thank you to all who responded to the survey. Overwhelmingly, the response was yes. I’ll mark which are paid and which are unpaid, moving forward.
The February edition of All Hear is ready for you.
How to hear AI-generated or heavily edited audio. There are some tell-tale signs, and here, Dr. Iain McGregor shares 20 tips that can help you figure it out. If your loved ones are vulnerable to deepfakes, this article may be helpful.
10 Free Instruments With Free Synchron Player From Vienna Symphonic Library, posted by Mike Thornton on Production Expert
How to Make Your Listeners SEE the Story with Roshan Singh Sambhi, by Alisa Carradine for Sunday Morning Juice
Why “Just Be Consistent” Is Incomplete Podcast Advice, by me, Lindsay
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Opportunities
Casting Call: The Magnus Protocol. Rusty Quill seeks UK talent. Paid. Listing expires 27 Feb.
Casting Call: Neurobridge. Accents needed: Chinese, Irish, Russian, Italian, other European, American. Other accents are welcome as well. Paid. Listing expires 1st of March.
The HearSay Audio Prize - an international open call for new, original audio works (2–7 minutes) from sound artists, documentary makers, podcasters, filmmakers, students, and emerging or established audio creators worldwide. The student/early bird deadline is 27th February, 4pm GMT; the final deadline is 11th March, midnight GMT.
The HearSay Open Call is a call out for exciting audio works to feature at the 2026 HearSay festival in Kilfinane, Ireland. Deadline: 24th February.
Launches and Milestones
The Man Who Lived. What if John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt in Dallas?
Moonlight and Love Songs returns for a second season on Dramafy on Valentine's Day! The story of science-minded Tyler and male witch Walter continues as they edge out of the romance period and into the ‘who exactly is this person anyway?’ stage. Season One is currently available wherever you listen to podcasts; Season Two will be exclusively on Dramafy through 2026.
Pirate Material. Naval officer Captain Jim Thornfield and Bill Cartwright, a lifelong pirate, are licensed to do Britain’s dirtiest work at sea. They plunder, they blunder, and with the Crown watching and the rope waiting, every voyage becomes a gamble.
Speck. A quiet English village. A dark and paranormal history. Join host Mina Giddens, your guide to this land of endless green fields and horror that lurks behind every hedge, to meet the inhabitants of Speck.
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