384 - Steven Bartlett’s New Platform, Cinema Pods, and the AI DJ Revolution
Steven Bartlett is shaking up the podcast world again, and this time with FlightCast, a new platform built to simplify podcast production, analytics, and growth. This is just one of the big headlines we’re exploring today. We’re also talking about his latest experiment: bringing Diary of a CEO to the big screen. Would you pay to watch a podcast in theaters? Stick around as we dig into what this could mean for creators and cover the rest of this week’s podcast news.
Episode Highlights:
[02:15] Highlighting Phil's Award-Nominated Podcast
[05:57] Podcast Data and Trends
[09:20] Top Podcasts on Spotify and Apple
[10:17] Comedy Fiction Podcast Rankings
[14:24] Upcoming Podcasting Events
[18:12] AI in Podcasting: ChatGPT and Spotify Integration
[30:15] Podcasting News Bites
[32:19] Diary of a CEO Hits the Big Screen
[45:02] Flight Cast: A New Era for Video Podcasting
Links & Resources:
Join The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:
www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting
Vote for Nice Genes:
https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2025/brand-storytelling/genre/science-education
Speke Fest Night of the Living Pod:
https://podnews.net/event/speke-fest-night-of-the-living-pod
Campfire 2025:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/campfire-2025-registration-1352693365269
Latinas in Podcasting:
https://podnews.net/event/2025-latinas-in-podcasting-virtual-summit-2
For The Record:
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-10-06/spotify-personalized-prompts-chatgpt
Beamly rebrands as podcastpage.io
https://podnews.net/press-release/beamly-launch
Flight Cast:
https://podnews.net/press-release/flightcast-launch
Remember to rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us grow and bring valuable content to our community.
Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 7 am ET (US) on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/house/empowered-podcasting-e6nlrk0w
Or Join us on Chatter: https://preview.chattersocial.io/group/98a69881-f328-4eae-bf3c-9b0bb741481d
Live on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@marcronick
Brought to you by iRonickMedia.com
Please note that some links may be affiliate links, which support the hosts of the PMC. Thank you!
--- Send in your mailbag question at: https://www.podpage.com/pmc/contact/ or marc@ironickmedia.com
Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Chat? Send me a message on PodMatch, here:
https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b
