WeTransfer and your IP, PocketCasts supports serials, How i Died returns, and how to make your podcast interactive on Spotify

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News, Roundups, and Announcements

• WeTransfer prompts outrage with new terms and conditions by Andrew Griffin for The Independent. “WeTransfer has now tweaked the rules so that WeTransfer still has license to use the content that is uploaded, but to remove reference to artificial intelligence.” Either way, I don’t like it.

• Podnews reports that Pocket Casts now properly supports “serial” shows, grouping episodes by season, and sorting them in the correct order. The change is inspired by Evo Terra’s The End: Evo wrote a piece calling for better support in April last year.

• Podnews also reports that MowPod Charts Gets Major Upgrade with Spotify Rankings, Podnews Partnership, and Social Sharing Tools.

• 5 Things We Learned About Podcasters This Summer Katie Paterson’s got her finger on the pulse of the podcaster zeitgeist and the data to prove it.

• Podcast Movement announced their keynote speakers and sessions, including Anne Baird, Drew Frohmann, Lindsay Graham (with an A, not an E), Arielle Nissenblatt, Lauren Passell, and many more.

• Apple’s New Subscription Listening Reports “provide more granular, timely, and actionable insights into content performance and audience engagement,” for podcasters who offer paid subscriptions on Apple Podcasts.

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Creator Resources

• Talia Augustidis has published All Hear for July 2025.

• The One Thing Journalists Actually Want in a Podcast Pitch is updated for 2025.

• How custom sound design sets premium podcasts apart: designing sonic identity, by Joshua Suhy cites “Boom! A Serial Drama Podcast” by Observer Pictures as an example of audio excellence.

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Milestones & Debuts

• How i Died returned for its fourth season on July 2nd! Follow doctor Jon Spacer, one year after a tragic murder costs him his job and his freedom.

• Smoke & Mirrors: A Davenport & Griffin Adventure. The British Ministry of Intelligence is a respected part of the government, but it's also an agency that often works in the shadows. When one of their agents goes missing, Minister Cyrus Aldridge sends Agents Spencer Davenport and Desdemona Griffin to find her.

• Hook, Line, and Livestream Follow an oddball bunch of social media influencers and their divisive management as they work within an underground internet streaming factory farm.

• Crime of the Week Iggy Sever breaks down the weirdest and wildest crimes across all corners of So-Lar City, all in under 15 minutes! Episodes air every Friday!

• Bailey Tempest in: A brush with Death Join Detective Bailey Tempest as they investigate a stolen portrait, in a case that quickly snowballs into conspiracy and murder.

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