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  • Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast has hired Cody Kleitz as a Sales Associate. He was at Havas Edge, where he served as a Media Buyer for the performance marketing agency’s Influencer Marketing team. Before that, he was a Media Manager at Veritone One.

Focus

Guided by host Stephanie Wong, Where the Internet Lives is a Webby Award–winning podcast from Google about the fascinating world of data centers. Venture into places that very few people ever see firsthand – and learn about the technology, people, and places that make the internet run.

This season, explore how data centers change the world around us in surprising and beneficial ways. Hear stories about prairie restoration, the solar-energy boom, recycled canal water, and cities undergoing economic transformation – all enabled by data centers.

Find and follow Where the Internet Lives on Google Podcasts, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to your shows. The show is made by Post Script Media.

Podcast News

  • The much-awaited new show from Payne Lindsay, High Strange, launches today. Announced in January, from the creators of “Up and Vanished” and “Radio Rental,” Lindsey goes on an epic adventure to Roswell, New Mexico, Area 51, and more, as he shines light on real-life coverups, infamous cases, common UFO misconceptions and government secrecy. It's from Tenderfoot TV and Cadence13.
  • Celebrating over 125,000 downloads so far, Sex Ed with DB is "a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experts."
  • Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast is launched today by Zinc Media, and is the group's first self-financed podcast. Sir Tony takes the long view on the big stories of the day and delves into other weird and wonderful stories that grab him and make him want to know more about the world around us. He's possibly best known as playing Baldrick in UK comedy Blackadder, and also the host of archaeology show Time Team.
  • Targeting young and ambitious students and professionals, Up Next is a new podcast that offers conversations about novel paths, inspiring takes, and what it takes to be successful. It's hosted by 19-year-old Paul Elijas Scherer, who is a successful growth marketer in the US start-up scene.
  • My Story So Far is a brand new podcast featuring stories around a shared experience captured at live storytelling events in Colorado from Colorado Public Radio. Hosted by CPR Community Audio Producer Luis Antonio Perez, storytellers worked with Perez as their coach to learn how to craft and hone their stories.

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Spotted in Washington Square Park in New York NY, USA, over the weekend - an un-named podcaster just doing their thing. Spotted by a member of the Ausha team, we suspect they might now have some hosting lined-up for when they launch.

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