December 2024
- Opinion
- Streaming
The best (US) podcasts of 2024
From chat shows to true crime, here’s a pick of the 10 best Americans series released this year.
- Reggie Ugwu
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What our top CEOs read, watched and listened to in 2024
From business books to crime thrillers and podcasts, here’s what our CEOs did in their spare time this year.
- Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
The podcast all of federal parliament is obsessed with
Australia’s political leaders have ambitious reading and streaming plans for the summer break, but one audio program is winning bipartisan support.
- Tom McIlroy
November 2024
- Opinion
- Opinion
Memo to Kim Williams and the ABC: This is the age of ‘bro’ podcasts
Men are tired of the superficiality and bias in so much of the mainstream media. They’re going to alternative platforms to get what they want.
- John Anderson
September 2024
Why this media company is making ‘ethical porn’ podcasts for women
Mamamia is launching its 58th podcast, Butter, after asking its audience about their sexual fantasies and getting some ... interesting responses.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2024
With $70 this duo grew Australia’s biggest media brand for young women
Six years on, 30-year-olds Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews have built a burgeoning company without any external investment.
- Lauren Sams
July 2024
This managing director caught a 300kg marlin – and threw it back
During the week, Henrik Isaksson runs the local arm of podcasting giant Acast. On the weekend, he’s into casting of a very different kind.
- Michael Bailey
April 2024
Got a small audience? This start-up could help you monetise it
Kindling is figuring out what AI tools can help podcasters and YouTubers “supercharge” their content, and find someone willing to pay for it.
- John Davidson
February 2024
The 4½-hour podcast you’re missing out on
Spotify says Gen Z want shorter podcast episodes and more lighthearted content, but that hasn’t stopped others listening to 4.5-hour epics featuring Ken Henry.
- Gus McCubbing
January 2024
Donald Trump sparks a true-crime podcast boom
The former US president has created his own genre.
- Benjamin Mullin
December 2023
Spotify lays off 1500 staff after podcast spending spree
It’s a gloomy end to the year for employees at the music streaming giant, as 17 per cent of the company has been shown the door.
- Adam Satariano
August 2023
Is it OK to enjoy a podcast by people involved in a workplace scandal?
A new offering from hosts who lost their jobs on a top rating show present their potential audience with a moral dilemma.
- Rachael Bolton
June 2023
The podcast with the story behind the stories you never read
For anyone who is fascinated by the world of media – or who just wants to know more about the stories that never made it to the world – this is a must-listen.
- Lauren Sams
March 2023
Female Founders: a new podcast series
Hear some of Australia’s top women entrepreneurs explain how they turned a simple idea into a successful business.
February 2023
Podcasts now make $82.5m in ads - but it could be double
Podcast advertising is now worth $82.5 million a year, new figures show, but insiders expect that revenue to rise much further.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
What Bill Gates regrets and the best piece of advice he’s received
White Lotus and Drive to Survive are among the billionaire’s favourite streaming shows.
- Paul Smith
January 2023
The great podcasting market correction
Last year, the medium achieved one of the ultimate signifiers of middle age — a realisation that the best days of its high-spirited youth may now be behind it.
- Ashley Carman and Lucas Shaw
December 2022
What podcasts these entrepreneurs will be listening to in 2023
The listening habits of Australian founders also reveal a focus of philosophy, relationships, cybercrime and how to be a good parent.
- Tess Bennett
What our top CEOs watched, read and listened to
Stories of fighter planes, corporate disasters, against-the-odds victories and Indigenous culture inspired Australia’s top business leaders in 2022.
- James Thomson and Tony Boyd
October 2022
When fake Steve Jobs and fake Joe Rogan made a podcast
It may be a marketing stunt, but this AI-created episode shows how far voice synthesis technology has come.
- Theo Chapman