Descript Acquires SquadCast, Libsyn Introduces Predictive Contextual Targeting & Acast Announces Partnership with Podscrib

Welcome to another episode of This Week in Podcasting! We'll quickly cover key developments and recommendations in the podcasting world.To start, Descript has acquired SquadCast, bringing SquadCast's remote recording features to Descript users for free. Existing SquadCast subscribers also get bundled pricing perks. Great news for podcasters!Next, Libsyn launched Predictive Contextual Targeting for precision ad targeting based on listening preferences. With massive reach, this could transform podcast advertising.Acast and Podscribe also partnered to provide Acast advertisers with free advanced attribution analytics from Podscribe. This allows better campaign optimization.In other news, Apple briefly removed Glenn Beck's podcast over a trademark issue but reinstated it. However, some older episodes are still missing.Shifting gears, the Shure MVX2U audio interface provides an easy plug-and-play solution with great sound, according to a review by Free Podcast Tools. Worth checking out!For podcasts, That Story Show offers funny real-life stories and interviews guaranteed to make you laugh.If you love learning, Eurotrash features Zaza interviewing experts on fascinating topics from folklore to conspiracies.And for musical theatre fans, Musical Lyrical Lingo dives deep into beloved shows new and old.Finally, some podcasting tools - Turtlecast has a minimalist player with useful features like categorization. Laxis AI generates show notes and other content from your audio. And Firebay Studios provides an AI one-stop shop for launching diverse podcasts.That's a quick roundup of recent podcasting developments and recommendations. Check back next time for more! And don't forget to subscribe.