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Podcaster wins legal case against same-name show

A female indie podcaster has won a trademark case against another podcaster who used the same name. On Monday, a judge ordered Canna Campbell to pay AUD$114,000 (US $75,000) in legal costs after infringing the name of Rhondalynn Korolak’s Financial Foreplay podcast. It was registered as a trademark.
- We’ve updated our page about what happens when podcasts have the same name.
JAR Audio has shared the winner of the company’s Audio Pilot Competition for Emerging Women Podcasters. The podcast from Ann Kane highlights gender bias in the medical system, called A Touch of Hysteria. The competition is open again for this year.
Gretta Cohn, the CEO of Pushkin, is interviewed in this week’s Podnews Weekly Review, about the company’s experiments with video, translations, and what a successful year will look like.

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The Podcast Sessions has published a new issue of the African podcast magazine, called “Give Her, Her Flowers”. The edition is free to read online; articles include “Female, Nigerian and Feminist”, and “The Collective Power of Women’s Voices”.
Podtrac published its top podcasts, publishers and networks for March. The top five podcasts are regularly hosted by women.
Quill has posted a list of 50 trailblazing women in podcasting.
And, unions at Spotify Studios and The Ringer have reached tentative agreements with Spotify management. Both bargaining units made important gains in wages and achieved first-of-their-kind protections against Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Tips and tricks

Quill Podcasting’s Tianna Marinucci writes 6 Ways to Increase Your Podcast's Visibility on Listening Apps - she suggests choosing the right podcast category, and cover art that stands out.
The Podcast Host’s Katie Paterson wrote about optimising your podcast for voice search - and why it’s useful.

Podcast News

From Airwave: Tumble Science Podcast for Kids is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. It's co-hosted by Lindsay Patterson, a science teacher who is the founder and producer of the show, who also co-founded Kids Listen, an advocacy organization for podcasts for kids.
Dear Daughter has returned for a new series from the BBC, with 15 new inspirational and thought-provoking episodes, hosted by Namulanta Kombo and featuring letters of advice for daughters everywhere.
Last week saw the launch of Electoral Dysfunction, a new podcast from Sky News in the UK with Sky News Political Editor Beth Rigby, Labour MP Jess Phillips and former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson. Billed as a challenge to all the male-led politics podcasts in the UK, it comes as the country heads to another election anytime soon.
What do Indigenous communities in Canada's High Arctic do when ice fishing is no longer guaranteed? New from APTN News, The Place That Thaws is a look at how our rapidly warming planet is changing their way of life. Written by journalist Danielle Paradis, it features immersive storytelling and intimate conversations with locals.
Where To Be A Woman was launched this week by the BBC, and sets out to ask the question of where women thrive most in the world and why. It is hosted by journalist, author, and TikTok creator Sophia Smith Galer and journalist, author and podcast host Scaachi Koul.
The Allison Hagendorf Show is back for a new season. Over the past 20 years, Hagendorf has proudly advocated for female artists, starting as an A&R executive and continuing as Global Head of Rock at Spotify, providing a unique platform for artists to share their never-before-heard stories. Her first guest is Halestorm's Lzzy Hale.

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