Simon Baggs has had over 20 years’ experience in commercial radio, and has hosted number one shows in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.

 He has launched his new course in radio and podcasting at The Audio College, and radioinfo asked Simon to for his best tips on how to make money from podcasts.
 

Ralph Tucker from Tucker Media has taken a look back at 2020 in a new podcast series, the 2020 Revision podcast, featuring guests including Anthony Minichiello, Chad Townsend, and Gus Worland.

AFTRS have launched Talks @ AFTRS Podcast, a series sharing insights and inspiration from industry some of Australia’s top creative practitioners.

The ABC has released two new podcasts Stuff The British Stole and Thin Black Line after recently receiving the 2020 Award for Best Network or Publisher by the Australian Podcast Awards, alongside an array of awards for individual podcasts.
 

Former Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne will launch the second season of Pyne Time in January 2021.
 
Pyne Time’s first season saw interviews from Prime Ministers, political journalists, business leaders and comedians with the likes of current Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, The Project's Waleed Aly and comedian Peter Helliar.
 

Spotify has unveiled the 2020 Wrapped personalised experience for listeners around the world.
 
This year’s Wrapped experience is full of insights on podcasts, artists, songs and genres that defined listening in 2020. 
 
Eligible users can access their personalised Wrapped experience today exclusively in the Spotify mobile app (iOS and Android).
 
New features to look out for:

Today Spotify has unveiled the top podcasts that helped defined how more than 320 million people around the world listened and discovered audio.
 
Whether it was to stay informed or simply tune it all out, people kept listening and creators never missed a beat. 
 
PODCASTS (AUSTRALIA)

They have wrapped up their breakfast show for 2020 but Brendan ‘Jonesy’ Jones and Amanda Keller are keeping the fun going, and sharing a few secrets too, throughout summer with the launch of Jonesy & Amanda’s Holiday Book Club podcast.
 
In each episode, Jonesy and Amanda will read sections of their memoirs and discuss the juicy details that didn’t make it into the book.
 

Blackwell is one of the Nova Network’s most respected music journalists and the co-host of Kate, Tim & Joel drive show. He has been chatting to musicians for over 18 years since joining Nova in 2001.

His experience and a passion for connecting audiences with artists takes shape in the new podcast series, presented by Nova Podcasts and produced in partnership with Pro Podcast Production.