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  • The Front Page from the New Zealand Herald is celebrating its first year anniversary - and more than a million downloads.. It's a daily podcast, available across New Zealand at 5am every weekday, published by NZME.
  • Also celebrating its first year anniversary is The Life Shift - Stories about Life-Changing Moments. Since its launch a year ago today, the show has gained a loyal following of listeners who have been deeply impacted by the insightful interviews and thought-provoking discussions released weekly.
  • People I (Mostly) Admire has made it to 100 shows. The podcast from Freakonomics Radio Network hosted by Freakonomics co-author Steven Levitt has made a retrospective episode looking back on some of the previous guests.
  • ThunderCast is a new official podcast looking at the making of Mozilla Thunderbird, the company's email app. It's measuring its downloads on OP3.
  • My Ramadan is new from SBS Audio today, a podcast that explores how diverse Australian Muslims experience Ramadan and Eid. Expect discussions on fasting in the workplace, Iftar traditions, mixed-culture families, spirituality, reconciling the hipsterfication of Ramadan and Islamophobia, and how the month connects with belonging and identity for Gen Z.

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