The Writers’ Union of Great Britain announced that WGGB negotiators have agreed a 2.3% increase on minimum fees for writers commissioned under their BBC radio drama agreement. Hopefully, this perspective shift in the value of story crafting will spread to other corners of audio drama.

The tool copying podcasts, stripping the ads, and selling them by James Cridland for Podnews. Glenn Rubenstein at Adopter Media says, “PodcastAdBlock didn't appear because people don't want to hear ads. It appeared because some shows are starting to cross an invisible line with their listeners.”

13 Questions I’ll Never Get to Ask Alice Wong. I wish I’d known of her sooner.

Crowdfunding: The Kickstarter for Anticrastination is live and kicking. A pair of people try to make a podcast about reaching goals and getting organized, and completely fail.

Rob Walch has left Libsyn, Podnews reports. After the departure of Elsie Escobar and Dave Jackson, and the closing of The Feed, this makes me nervous for the future of immersive audio. I’ve relied on Libsyn to keep Jarnsaxa Rising safe and accessible for over ten years, and I’d hate to leave.

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Write On! Features: Behind The Scenes Of An Audio Play by Thomas Wrightson for Pen to Print

When Is It Too Much? Sound Design, Mixing, and Music in an Overstimulated World by Thomas Boykin on YouTube. How sound design, mixing, and scoring can cross the line from supportive to distracting, especially in a world where audiences are already overstimulated, and attention is fragile.

Updated! Podcast Awards in 2026: Where to Enter & Is It Worth It?

Five Ways Indie Authors Can Stay Motivated When Success Takes Time by Fran Clark. Good insights for all creative people about protecting your energy while committing to progress.

Casting Call: Incorporeal Investigations seeks talent in the Los Angeles area.

Thrown Stone Theatre Company invites playwrights to submit proposals for a new play commission. Good news: “Special consideration will be given to plays that can be developed in audio format as a standalone work or as a pre-production development step.” Bad news: “This opportunity is open to all playwrights who have had at least one professional (Actors’ Equity Association) production.” Oh, OKAY. Deadline: 2nd of February.

Tribeca Podcasts’ official submission deadline is the 14th of January.

The Monson Arts Residency is a 2 to 4-week residency in Monson, at the edge of Maine’s North Woods. The residency is open to international artists at any stage of their career, working in any discipline (including audio). Deadline: 15th of January.

U.K. International Radio Drama Festival free-to-enter awards for international audio. The Festival will take place in Canterbury from 30th March to 3 April 2026. Deadline: 17 January.

Airwiggles’ audio knockout tournament, the Sound Design Showdown, is returning: enter your teams now! “The contest will start on February 2nd 2026, and will last a maximum of 4 weeks. Will you be the lucky team to make it all the way?”

The Most Annoying Miracle. At a time of stress, young Glenda encounters a talking ladybug - but all they do is argue. How can she learn the ladybug's secret when it's so much trouble?

7 Days. Victor Val Ravencroft hunts for The Man with the Golden Hand. During his quest for vengeance, he's pulled into an ongoing fight between the forces of good and evil. “In a world torn, a lost soul becomes its savior.”

All My Friends Are Ghosts. A disillusioned record shop employee named Simon joins his older, seemingly more put-together, brother Peter on a cross-country road trip to spread their mother’s ashes.

NOT FOR SALE dives deep into the heart of Nigeria’s democracy, where community voices clash with political power, and every voter must decide between short-term gain and long-term future. Set in the Southeast State ahead of the 2025 Anambra election, the drama follows everyday citizens navigating manipulation, broken promises, poverty, and the growing menace of vote buying.