Audival – Podcasting Tips & Tricks

Like a lot of people, I’ve become a bit addicted to playing around with AI tools recently. Since the launch of ChatGPT, an extremely sophisticated AI tool that is the closest we’ve come to HAL 9000 so far, I’ve found myself logging in to ask the chatbot all kinds of questions. Just, you know, to […]

Google’s journey into podcasting has always been a bit of a weird one. First, there was Google Listen, which they killed off in 2012 and replaced with Google Play Music Podcasts. Then, they released their first dedicated native podcast-listening app, Google Podcasts, in 2018. But they didn’t really launch it. Google Podcasts was preinstalled on […]

Podcasters can use the topics discussed at the 2022 US-Africa Leaders Summit (USALS) to improve podcasts for 2023. During this summit, African leaders and panelists talked about issues affecting Africans. These include climate crisis, health, peace, unity, etc. They also discussed ways to improve the African continent, focusing on the above areas. This gives podcasters […]

Whether you’re getting ready to start a podcast for the first time or a tenured podcaster with many seasons and episodes in your past, Apple Podcasts’ 16.2 update has us all asking the same question. Follow or Subscribe, which is it? For some folks, “subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes” is something they’ve heard […]

The African Podfest community hoped to meet for the fourth edition of the Africa Podcast Day event on February 12, 2023. This one-day festival brings creators and listeners together to network and learn. However, back in December, cofounders Melissa Mbugua and Josephine Karianjahi announced that they had cancelled the upcoming event. This followed after preparations […]