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| Your shortlist | DirectoriesPodnews |
|---|---|
| General starting cost | Free |
| Billing and eligibility | View recorded plans (1)
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| The verdict | James Cridland's free weekday trade paper. The briefing hosts, networks, and vendors actually scan. |
| Free tier | Available. Check the plan limits below. |
| Best for | A host, editor, network person, or vendor who needs a global weekday scan of what changed in podcasting. |
| Not the best fit | A listener hunting a new show to follow, or a host who only wanted a submit-and-rank show finder. |
| The gotcha | They will not sell you a guaranteed mention, but when the day is full they put supporter stories first. |
| Public plans | Read public plan notes
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| Pricing notes | Dollars from podnews.net/article/advertising, patreon.com/podnews/membership, pod.events/classifieds, and podnews.net/article/submit-a-podcast-to-us, all opened 2026-08-26. Newsletter is free. Title sponsorship has no public rate card. Classifieds start at US$29 and climb with demand; we did not invent a sold-out day price. Gold $300 is on Patreon, not restated on the advertising article. Editorial focus starting at $500 is the official floor for paid launch coverage. Podnews LLC is a 50% partnership between Amazingly Brilliant Pty Ltd and Event Movement LLC (submissions-and-disclosures, opened 2026-08-26). Event Movement has no pre-publish editorial look. |
| Category | Directories |
| Tool type | Industry news and resources |
| Also listed in | No secondary categories |
| Price checked | 2026-08-26 |
| Next step | Visit Podnews |