SiriusXM to Shut Down Stitcher, AI Set to Take Over Podcasting, Spotify Opens Free Podcasting Studio For Inclusive Voices

 Welcome to This Week In Podcasting! Today, we cover: SiriusXM closing Stitcher and shifting podcasting to the SXM app The International Women’s Podcast Awards accepting entries until September 22, 2023, with a focus on diversity and inclusivity. Acast’s survey revealing listeners’ openness to AI enhancing technical aspects of podcasts, but caution regarding AI simulating podcasters reading ads. Spotify launching a free podcasting studio for underrepresented voices in collaboration with Nourish Botanica. The Podcast Host’s release of “The Indie Pod Manifesto,” celebrating independent podcasters. Communities We Love features The Podcast Network, a Facebook group for entrepreneurs and podcast enthusiasts. Gear talk highlights Magnetic Magazine’s review of the top ten microphones for podcasting.Our bingeworthy article is Time’s piece on neuroscientist Andrew Huberman’s popular podcast, Huberman Lab. In Pods We Love, we recommend “Straight Outta The Lair,” “More or Less: Behind the Stats,” and “Therapy Chat.”This week's discovered apps and tools: Wondercraft, an AI-powered podcast builder using AI voices; Texo, an AI-driven podcast assistant; and AutoThread AI, a tool that transforms videos or audios into Twitter threads. All the content and links mentioned in this episode can be found in Issue #51 of the Podmmunity newsletter. Check it out here https://sub.podmmunity.com/issues/51