The latest from our daily newsletter at podnews.net with Magellan AI. The Podcast Show in London has confirmed new partners and speakers including Gary Lineker and Jack Davenport from Goalhanger and Alison Lomax from YouTube UK and Ireland. Also announced as a speaker are the team from Flight Story Studio. The team behind Diary of a CEO begin again and we need to talk. Cool take to the stage with a session called The Creator Economy is Dead.
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Libsyn has announced a 10,000 to 1 reverse stock split, which in effect means that if you had less than 10,000 shares in Libsyn, you no longer own shares and you'll get $1.60 cash for each share you owned. The company was suspended from the stock market in April 2022 and has decided against relisting. And the beers are on Daniel Ek. Over the last three months, he's sold more than $185 million worth of shares in Spotify.
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The show's perfect for anyone exploring new career paths. In What's A Podcast today, an interview with podcast pioneer Adam Carolla, he talks with Oxford Road's Dan Granger about audio magic, betting on yourself, podcasting's meritocracy and more. Adam Lang and Sean Elmer, two hosts of the Australian business news podcast Fear and Greed, are heading out on a three-day, 235-mile ride through the Australian Outback, trying to raise money for a charity helping kids from rural communities.
And just to add to the difficulty, neither of them are bike riders, and they plan to still present the podcast on the way. There's a link if you'd like to chip in. And you've spent your whole life feeling like something's wrong with you. Well, here's a radical thought. What if you're not broken, just different?
Different, not broken, is a no-filter, emotionally intelligent, occasionally sweary podcast launching this week that challenges the idea that we all have to fit inside neat little boxes to be acceptable. It's hosted by L2, a.k.a. Lauren Howard, founder of LB Health, and the show delves into identity, autism, ADHD, gender, work, grief, anxiety, and everything in between. There'll be tears, side quests, and a whole lot of swearing.
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