Voice artists have pointed out that Audible’s new royalty model brings more ways to earn, if by “earn” they mean “earn less than before.” On Threads, @pennyreidauthor and @paigevoice_narrates have analyzed the math and how it doesn’t help creators. To learn more, read the comments from other creators who responded to my Threads post about ACX’s new royalty system.

In audio drama discovery news, Stephanie Elie writes, “TunedIn is a new platform that matches you to fiction podcasts based on the TV shows you already love. Just pick a show and find your next listen.” I’ve tried it, and it looks like a good way to get your friends who aren’t clued in yet to listen to audio drama. I’m intrigued to learn how this tool grows. (Psst… find out how to submit your show to Tuned In, under Creator Resources, below.)

In audience-repellent news, Podnews reported on April 27, “The latest threat to podcast directories is people reposting free, public domain recordings of books from LibriVox. ‘One of the things I’ve been seeing a ton of lately are people taking LibriVox recordings and reposting them on Spreaker to get the ad revenue,’ David Jones from the Podcast Index said on the Podcasting 2.0 podcast. ‘Legally, it’s fine - except you’re going to have over a hundred different people posting the same thing over and over again,’ he adds.”

And, in further audience-repellent news, Podnews reported on April 30, “As of writing, there were 2,159 new shows published yesterday. Only 60.2% were real podcasts, with 25% being reported as entirely AI-generated. 269 new shows were from Inception Point AI.” Frankenstein, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, Frankenstein, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes.

Ashley Carman posted on LinkedIn, “AI-generated podcasts, known as "podslop" to some, are taking over the podcast world.” Who would actually listen to this garbage?

Roundup: Cereberal Mind Forks. Evo Terra has curated another collection for you; this time around, it’s shows in which “cognition needs to be ratched up a dozen or so notches.” I looked it over and yes, yes, my pretties, I will be adding all of you to a delicious playlist.

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Did you know that you can submit your show to Tuned In?

In the latest episodes of Indie AF, Sarah interviews Fred Greenhalgh about how to make audio drama that inspires and excites, and and Christoph Grasser about how to use Auphonic to improve your audio.

Field & Foley interviews sonic strategist and storyteller Dallas Taylor, who is “not only the host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, but also also has been leading a sound design agency and making amazing documentaries on Youtube, showing us an inside look behind the scenes of Disney Park audio, mixing for live shows like Jeopardy, SNL and many more.”

How To Track Plugin Compatibility With Plugin Station v1.3 You know how when you’re struggling with editing something, and somebody tells you, “oh yeah, just use the (blablabla) plugin?” Now you’ll know if that plugin is compatible with your system before you buy it.

Field Recording Tips: 5 More Common Mistakes and How To Fix Them by Paul Virostek. Some of these can help you in the studio, too.

Happier Scriptwriting: because recycled public domain storytelling and AI slop is flooding the zone. Learn how to write good scripts based on your own original ideas, and enjoy it, from respected smart cookie Tom Crowley.

Casting Call: Casefile Presents seeks “a female voice actor for a narrative true crime podcast to read excerpts from real personal letters written by a woman later in life. These are real letters. The delivery should feel intimate and authentic, closer to someone thinking out loud than performing a character. Less is more.” Paid, up to AU$1,500.

The Audible Creator Development Program is “a three-day intensive designed to support emerging scripted audio storytellers in Newark and the surrounding North Jersey region. This initiative brings together a cohort of (15) creators who see audio as a natural extension of their work.” In light of the ACX royalty mess mentioned above, in News, I wouldn’t usually mention this, except they offer a $150 daily stipend ($450 total) for participant time. Deadline: 10th of May.

The Lovies are the European sister to the international Webby Awards. Entrants can be based anywhere but the content must have been produced for European audiences. The Podcast category has a Scripted Fiction category. Deadline: 8th of May.

The Independent Podcast Awards recognize independent podcasts in the UK and Ireland. They define “independent”as “free of corporate ties, i.e. produced without the financial support of a large organisation, such as a publishing company, or brand, and not fronted by high profile celebrities.” The first entry costs £35 and subsequent entries are £5. Deadline is 2nd June, 6 pm BST.

The Leeway Transformation Award is a $15,000 grant for women and minority gender artists and cultural producers living in Greater Philadelphia who create art for social change, and have done so for the past five years. Deadline: 15th of May.

Lux Radio Theatre: Death of a Salesman Recreation of 1956 classic audio drama, presented by Project Audion.

Lovecraft Investigations’ new trailer has dropped. “The Call of Cthulhu is our biggest season yet. The crowdfund launches on 20 May, 2026. Sign up early for access and exclusives at Backerkit.”

Spine: A Horror Anthology is “tales of the strange, the disquieting, and the grotesque. All original, fully narrated fiction. Updated monthly. Follow the show on Instagram: @spinehorrorpod.”

If You Can Hear This, Please Send Help. A budding researcher wakes up in a strange forest where nothing is familiar to them. Purple leaves in springtime, animals that look suspiciously like mythical creatures, and no civilization to be found. The worst part of it all is that they no longer have their phone to call for help. Instead, there’s a mysterious device that seems to have only one purpose: podcasting. With no other means of communication, they start a podcast in the hope that someone will find it and send help.

Jack, It's Me. In Cedar Bend, Holly Jensen records private tapes to someone named Jack just to keep herself anchored to reality. But the town is beginning to feel wrong. The river keeps calling her back, the days don’t behave the way they should, and people go missing only to come back not quite right.

University of the Surreal. A gigantic Goldfish Bowl, three stories high, has appeared overnight on the university quad. No one knows where it came from. No one knows what it means. But the fish need feeding, a committee has been formed to determine how many subcommittees the situation requires, and somewhere in the Administration Building, a college president is too busy drowning in his inbox to look up.