BBC Sounds announces a new eight-part podcast exploring the rise and fall of the Madchester music scene, featuring The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, New Order and rare archive interviews ahead of the 6 Music Festival.

The What Does It Take? podcast launches Season 2 ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, featuring Winter Paralympians hosted by Matt Stutzman.

Rayo’s new true crime podcast “Beware Book” revisits unsolved Glasgow murders spanning 1991–2005. Families speak out, police investigations questioned, and new insights emerge. Launching 23 March 2026.

Sony Music’s new true crime podcast Fatal Fantasy revisits the shocking 2001 murder of Dr. Robert Schwartz and explores how a live-action role-playing game allegedly spiraled into manipulation and deadly violence.

iHeartMedia reports 24.5% jump in Q4 podcast revenue to $174M as local sales teams and programmatic advertising fuel digital audio growth. Netflix video expansion boosts outlook.

Audible is ending Wondery+ and transitioning members to its new Standard plan. Here’s what subscribers need to know about pricing, benefits, exclusive shows, and Amazon’s major audio strategy shift.

Magellan AI licenses Nielsen DMA data to bring market-level targeting and standardized local attribution to podcast advertising. Here’s what it means for brands and agencies.

Viral comedian Fred Asquith launches a new weekly podcast reviewing the latest films and TV shows including Avatar, Love Is Blind and Stranger Things. Here’s what to expect.

Audacy Creator Lab now supports direct YouTube distribution, allowing podcasters to publish video and audio episodes simultaneously. Here’s what it means for creators and advertisers.

The NAACP celebrates podcast excellence at the 57th Image Awards Creative Honors. “The Don Lemon Show” and “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” among major winners. Full details inside.

BBC World Service launches AI-animated versions of its ‘Witness History’ podcast, starting with “The World’s First Labradoodle.” Discover how generative AI is reshaping journalism and digital storytelling.

Despite public skepticism about AI in journalism, “The Epstein Files” podcast has surged to No. 6 on Apple Podcasts, surpassing 1 million downloads by analyzing 3 million DOJ documents using AI technology.

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