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Independent podcast platform Acast has unveiled a new product named AdCollab, designed to streamline the host-read sponsorship buying process for podcasters on the Acast Creator Network, advertisers, and sales teams.

Alex Cooper, host of Call Her Daddy, has unveiled her new Gen Z-centered podcast network called The Unwell Network. Unwell is a subsidiary of Trending, a media company founded earlier this year by Cooper and her partner Matt Kaplan.

With the podcast landscape experiencing significant transformation, marked by vast expansion, increased spending, consolidations, and frequent layoffs, the Podglomerate prepares to launch Podcast Perspectives on August 9.

Podbean announced the last two webinars in its summer series of events focusing on the complexities of podcast advertisements. This initiative is geared towards aiding podcasters in understanding advertising dynamics and implementing strategies to augment their podcast visibility.

The host of the Australian podcast One Minute Remaining, Jack Laurence, is back with another true-crime podcast, Wanted. The new podcast, hosted and distributed by Acast, features exclusive interviews with individuals wanted by authorities for alleged crimes.

iHeartPodcasts has announced its collaboration with top sleep and relaxation podcast Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep. The podcast, hosted by Yoga and Meditation Expert Kathryn Nicolai, was started in April 2018.

reVolver Podcasts, in collaboration with Grupo Radiorama, has announced Historias Poderosas, that will expand Radiorama's reach into the US market with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the top talents in Regional Mexican music.

Comedian Zarna Garg, following her Amazon Prime Video special One in a Billion, has kick-started her own podcast. The Zarna Garg Show debuted on August 1 and shines a light on her multigenerational Indian American family.

Sony Music Entertainment unveiled the new season of their popular investigative podcast series, Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou. It presents DEA Special Agent Chad Scott's life and the shocking events that culminated in his incarceration.

Grammy Award-winning music producer DJ Drama, aka Tyree Simmons, has launched a new podcast, Gangsta Grillz, in collaboration with Audible and Kenya Barris. The podcast will pay homage to the 50-year history of hip-hop.