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(By Randy Lane) Did you know that loneliness is comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day? The US Surgeon General found that half of US adults are experiencing loneliness, posing a serious threat to their physical and mental health.

BBC Sounds are presenting a 10-part podcast series, The Banksy Story, including a five-minute radio interview from a person claiming to be Banksy, in which the artist's potential voice is heard for the first time.

Academy Award winner Rachel Shenton has developed a new scripted podcast series titled Gladstone Girls. The series, directed by Chris Overton, is a six-part production that centers around a group of women working in a pottery factory.

Podcasts are now accessible on YouTube Music for users in Brazil and Canada, broadening the service's reach beyond its initial US-only launch. The feature caters to both YouTube Premium subscribers and free users, offering the same set of features.

Minority-focused content creator Mean Ole Lion Media is relaunching the podcast Black Arm of the Law, hosted by Former Chief of Police in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dr. RaShall M. Brackney. The first episode of the revamped series will be released on July 20.

Spotify is widening its scope by introducing content from the mental wellness brand, Calm. The deal between the streamer and Calm brings an array of soothing content to Spotify's podcast catalog directly in the app.

Starting Monday and running all next week, Radio Ink's daily headlines present a five-part series, “Why Do So Many Radio Ads Suck?”, talking with radio industry creative experts from local production directors to agency veterans on how we can take back the stopset and our revenue.

A reshuffling of the radio dial is imminent in Ontonagon, Michigan, as The Gospel Opportunities Radio Network (WHWL) is set to move into the frequency that has long been home to the tiny, student-run station WOAS 88.5.

Beginning this fall, fans of the Texas Longhorns will no longer tune into Genuine Austin Radio's 104.9 The Horn (KTXX) to catch games. Texas and Learfield have found a new partner for their broadcasts as KTXX will abandon its sports format on August 1.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has commenced broadcasting on a new AM information station, with actor and conservationist Harrison Ford lending his voice to help deliver an important message. The station was created to easily disperse forest info over the air.