NEW from Google 🎙️

Google Podcasts has arrived.

Last week the IAB shared some good news for the podcast industry: Revenues are up 86% from last year. BUT, podcasts are still tiny, representing less than 2% of radio ad spend in the U.S.

We’re hopeful Google’s investment into the ecosystem, introducing a pre-installed podcast player for Android folks, will expand the pie and ultimately help podcast creators find an audience.

The new Google Podcast app will be available worldwide in a few hours, with:

🙏 Personalized recommendations for new podcasts

🎙️ Progress and listen history synced through Google Assistant

🕓 Playback speed adjustments

Your next favorite podcast is waiting to be discovered:

🚀 Y Combinator's Official Podcast on starting up a startup

😮 Reply All covers the oddities on the internet

📝 Venture Stories take you inside the world of venture capital
📰 Techmeme's Ride Home Podcast aggregates the best news

If you're looking to upgrade your podcasting experience, Breaker, Chorus, and Overcast are fan-favorites. All have built-in social networks to surface your network's favorite podcasts.

Psst! We're working on a secret podcast project. Get early access.

Secret Project 👀

So we’re just… talking to software now?

ElevenLabs has been the go-to for voice for a while. Now they've turned that expertise into agents that actually get things done. You set one up, it talks like a real person, listens, responds, and helps handle the task — support calls, bookings, whatever the job is. Not a demo, not a "press 1 for sales" situation. It's ready to deploy. Feels like one of those shifts where the interface quietly changes. Less typing, less clicking, more just saying what needs to happen and letting it play out.