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* [Podcasts are getting shorter](https://medium.com/megaphonepods/podcasts-are-getting-shorter-a876cfa2f56a), so says podcast host Megaphone, who looked at the top 200 (US) podcasts, and offer the advice to "start shorter than your first instinct tells you to".
* We've updated our guide to [how long a podcast should be](https://podnews.net/article/ideal-length-of-a-podcast?update), which contains more data on ideal podcast length.

* Stagepass, a company that allows podcast hosts and other creatives to increase their income by selling tutorials, retreats, sessions and other experiences, has [announced a partnership with Blubrry](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/blubrry-partners-with-stagepass-to-introduce-new-monetization-option-for-podcasters-1028355078), a podcast host that supports over 100,000 podcasters and shows. Blubrry's MacKenzie Bennett calls the partnership a "refreshing new take on monetisation".

* Steven Goldstein has an interview with Westwood One's Pierre Bouvard, highlighting [how people are changing their habits when it comes to podcasting](https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/2019/7/12/ovyi8n0prc10isyi6764vlq69omao1).

* Podtrac has posted their [top 20 (US) podcasts for June 2019](http://analytics.podtrac.com/blog/top-20-podcasts-april-2019-j2k9y-y9byp). The data is opt-in and proprietary (nothing wrong with that, though); in the top 5, based on US unique audience, iHeart's [Stuff You Should Know](https://podnews.net/podcast/278981407) has overtaken [This American Life](https://podnews.net/podcast/201671138).

* Jamie Perkins writes an opinion piece about [how much they love RSS](https://medium.com/@inorganik/i-rss-daab45fc838c), the technology that makes podcasting work.

* On 3 June, we reported that Tim Ferris had [dropped advertising](https://podnews.net/update/rip-itunes), moving to a subscription model. Last week, he [reversed that decision](https://tim.blog/2019/07/11/why-im-stopping-the-fan-supported-podcast-experiment/). "Many of my assumptions were totally off," he says.
* A data point from Tim Ferris: "The podcast passed 400 million downloads a month ago". We presume that's 400 million downloads ever.

* The True Crime Podcast Festival [took place over the weekend](https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-true-crime-podcast-festival-0715-20190715-j6o3clnv3bdebo5yybqxlni6l4-story.html) in Chicago.

* Noted: [Podimo](https://podimo.com/), a Danish "Netflix of podcasting" to launch later this year, promises "a compensation model that rewards all podcasters for their work - whether it’s a niche podcast with a handful of dedicated listeners, or a well-known show with a massive following."

* Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the star of _Inception_ and _Looper_, is working with Cadence13 to [launch a new podcast](https://deadline.com/2019/07/joseph-gordon-levitt-podcast-cadence13-1202646230/).

* Real Agenda has set up [a new political podcast network](https://podnews.net/press-release/the-real-agenda) in the UK, and aims to partner with an initial 30 campaigning organisations whose combined online following is over 500,000.

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* [Code Story](https://podnews.net/podcast/1466861744) looks at how a startup goes from an idea on the back of a napkin to a product. The latest episode [features Leah Culver from Breaker](https://podnews.net/podcast/1466861744/listen/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2Rlc3RvcnkuY28vP3Bvc3RfdHlwZT1wb2RjYXN0JnA9NjY3), a popular podcast app.
* [Rob Schneider and Patricia Maya](https://podnews.net/press-release/see-what-happens) have launched [See What Happens](https://podnews.net/podcast/1467006917), promising occasional guests and dissecting show business, their contrasting parenting methods, jokes, good food, philosophy, and m