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A profitable podcast from

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Ireland, the latest from podnew

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s.net with PodScribe, now IAB

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certified. A podcast in Ireland made more

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than $200,000 in profit last

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year, according to financial

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reports. Lightning Seeds Limited is

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owned by Irish broadcaster L oretta Bluett, a host of Tommy,

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Hector and Loretta, an Irish podcast awards-winning show.

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The success of the podcast has also benefited co-host Hector

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Ohokagan's own media firm, Low Profile Limited.

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The show uses advertising, the

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Acast Plus subscription tool,

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and sales merch. Podcast network Airwave Media

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has signed an exclusive deal with Hermony, the popular women

0:47

's finance podcast with Jean Chats

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ky we can reveal today. The deal includes a set of new

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shows. Acast has added targeting by N

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ielsen audience segments on the company's self-service platform

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. Targeting is available now in the US, Canada and Australia.

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Spotify posted about the company's All Ears conference

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in Berlin and the associated All Music Summit the next day.

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Separately, in an interview, Spotify's Victor Carvello says

1:14

that the number of podcasts in Colombia grew 47% last year.

1:20

The Arkansas podcast collaborative has been

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established as a non-profit. The group organizes the Acast

1:26

podcast convention and runs the

1:28

Acast podcast. And Veritonic has achieved SOC2

1:32

type 2 certification, which is

1:34

a measure of high security for

1:36

customer data. Tomorrow, our podcast in Asia

1:40

series goes to Indonesia.

1:42

We're also reviewing the Nemono

1:44

sound capsule this week too.

1:47

And in podcast news, the sound off podcast features Jeff Vidd

1:50

ler from Signal Hill Insights. In the show, we learn more

1:54

about Jeff's views on podcast measurement and more details

1:57

behind the Canadian podcast listener.

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There's a transcript too, which you'll find linked from our

2:01

show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net.

2:05

Grist's temperature check returns today for a new season.

2:07

The podcast explores the climate action and solutions

2:10

that can move us to a more sustainable,

2:13

equitable future by focusing on

2:15

individuals who are living and nurturing climate solutions.

2:19

From the Boston Globe, Love Let ters is back for season 8,

2:22

hosted by Meredith Goldstein. It explores all the ways money

2:26

plays into love, dating and relationships.

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What happens when two partners come from different wealth

2:32

backgrounds? What if someone is hiding a

2:35

secret debt? And who should pay for drinks

2:38

on a first date? In a new season of Kurt Koeh's

2:41

luxury travel show, Travel That Matters drops today.

2:44

A show about extravagant hotels , impactful adventures and

2:48

secret hideaways. This season here from some of

2:51

the most admired chefs in the world.

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This podcast is sponsored by Podscribe.

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Podscribe is now IAB certified, the only certified measurement

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provider who doesn't also sell

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media. See what data you're missing

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with a no cost campaign today

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at podscribe.com/blog. And that's the latest from our

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newsletter. (upbeat music)

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