Why Podcasting May Be the Last Human Space on the Internet
And what South African podcasters need to do about it — right now
The Invisible Architect: What Podcast Algorithms Are Actually Doing to Your Show
The algorithm decides who gets heard — and it’s not listening to your content. Here’s what it’s actually paying attention to.
The Illusion of Platform Permanence: A Warning for African Podcasters
Platform dependency threatens podcast sovereignty. Learn why African podcasters need digital independence, the risks of algorithmic colonialism, and how to build owned media infrastructure.
Netflix Is Killing the Podcast Star
Netflix has signed exclusive video-only deals with major podcast networks, removing full episodes from YouTube and placing them behind a subscription paywall with no RSS distribution. For South African podcasters already struggling with small markets, high data costs, and platform dependency, this marks the final stage of podcasting’s transformation from an open ecosystem into extractive digital real estate controlled by global gatekeepers.
Why I’ve Started a PhD on Podcasting, And Why It Matters for South Africa
I’ve started a PhD at the University of Pretoria to understand how South African podcasters actually make podcasting sustainable in a platform-driven world. This article explains the problem and the questions that matter.
Searchable Podcasts Are Here. Your Episode Is Now a Web Page.
Searchable podcasts are here. With transcripts, chapters, and better indexing inside platforms (and on your own site), every episode now behaves like a web page that can be scanned, quoted, and discovered long after publish day. This article explains what that shift means for business podcasters, and how to structure episodes and episode pages so both humans and algorithms can find the good stuff fast.
Podcasting in 2026. The year “a podcast” stops meaning one thing
Podcasting in 2026 stops being one thing. With the Golden Globes legitimising the medium and Netflix treating podcasts like catalogue content, creators are being pushed to choose between open RSS audio and platform-native video, while tightening structure for distracted, mobile-first audiences.
AI tools are getting smarter – but so should podcasters
This is Part 2 of our three-part series on AI and podcasting.
The rise of the AI podcast factory: Should you be worried?
This is Part 1 of our three-part series on AI and podcasting. In Part 2 we explore the tools podcasters can actually use to their advantage, and in Part 3 we explain why the human voice matters more than ever.
Do Podcasters Need to Be “Like & Subscribe” Whores? A Survival Guide
YouTubers beg for likes like their lives depend on it, but do podcasters need to stoop that low? This satirical guide unpacks the messy truth about podcast metrics vs YouTube and shows why loyalty beats begging every time.