Flightcast’s Rox Codes joins us to unpack a video-first hosting and growth platform built for YouTube, Spotify, and serious creators, while we challenge inflated web “browser” downloads, pricing resets, and what actually counts as a podcast in a $3B market. We weigh useful AI assistants against synthetic co-hosts, and map the road to practical standards like HLS and Podcasting 2.0. • livewire host-share data showing consolidation and heritage brands sliding • price rises at major hosts and how AI features drive bundled costs • web player download spikes likely from bots, scrapers, and cloud IPs • what Flightcast publishes where and why video-first matters • AI analytics assistant for multi-platform, time-bounded insights • clip experimentation on separate channels to validate winners • storage choices enabling future video RSS and richer search • podcasting 2.0 tags for chapters and transcripts on the roadmap • why HLS needs shared best practices before broader adoption • Global Studios’ video push and creator acquisitions • the $3B ad forecast and the definition problem of “podcast” • Apple’s Podroll video promos UX quirks and limits • soundbites, playlists, and underused standards for discovery • creator tools: Audacity redesign and Whisper.cpp speed gains • a human-first stance on AI: assist, don’t replace Start podcasting, keep podcasting with BuzzSprout.com <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1538779/open_sms">Send James & Sam a message</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a>Connect With Us: <ul> <li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a> </li> <li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a> </li> <li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a> </li> <li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a> </li> </ul>

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