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The Seneca Women Podcast Network, iHeartRadio and P&G today announced the premiere of Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear, a 100-episode podcast spotlighting women who have positively impacted and created change in society.

Wil Williams at Discover Pods was hoping the Seattle podcasting event would avoid missteps it made in year one. But, she says, that was not the case. "Between pre-event scheduling and communication confusion to a clunky, disorganized schedule, this second iteration of the convention proved to epitomize a sophomore slump."

PodcastOne has signed Sistine and Sophia Stallone to an exclusive podcast and vodcast production and distribution deal. The Stallone Sisters host a podcast called Unwaxed where they discuss adulting, pop culture, being single and their careers as actresses.

(By Juergen Berkessel) From the Spotify perspective, I agree with the analysis from The WSJ and others: Spotify wants to become the next Netflix.

Hosted by veteran Catholic journalist Karna Lozoya and produced by The Catholic University of America, Crisis is True Crime meets religion. Listen to the trailer HERE.

Brian Heater says he's been podcasting for 12 years. Part of the reason he loves doing it is there's no overhead. He's just posted episode #322 of his interview show RiYL (Recomend If You Like) and then wrote in TechCrunch how he's able to keep all the gear he needs to record and produce his show into a laptop sleeve.

Comedian John Bishop and writer, actor and director Tony Pitts have launched Three Little Words, a new podcast in which the two friends talk to fascinating people about their lives, hopes, struggles and beliefs. LISTEN

(By Yann Ilunga) There are several reasons why podcast guesting should be part of your marketing strategy. Similarly, there are different things you might try to achieve through your podcast guesting endeavors.

Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks announces the re-launch of Many Screens, Big Picture, a series that explores trends and things to watch for in the evolving film and entertainment landscape. The show is hosted by Comscore's Paul Dergarabedian.

(By Yann Ilunga) If you’ve read any of the previous articles from my series here at The Podcast Business Journal, then you know what podcast guesting can do for you. The next step is to make sure you have what you need in your podcast guesting toolkit.