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Siete podcasters colombianos que la van a romper en 2024

February 7, 2024

Spotify es el hogar de más de 5 millones de pódcast. Desde historias de vida impactantes hasta consejos para conquistar el mundo, el medio ofrece a los fans incontables horas de contenido en un formato que se adapta a cualquier momento de tu vida.

En Colombia, los oyentes se vuelcan en masa a los pódcast. La generación Z tiene una afinidad especial con ellos, de hecho, en Spotify, representan el 41% de los consumidores de videopodcasts en el país. Estos oyentes prefieren empezar el día con podcasts —la hora de mayor audiencia es de 6 a 8 de la mañana— que tratan sobre música, salud y bienestar, cultura y sociedad, y mucho más.

Para los oyentes de habla hispana en busca de nuevos programas, hemos reunido algunas de nuestras principales recomendaciones de pódcast para 2024. Estos creadores colombianos cubren una amplia gama de temas, desde chismes hasta historias inspiradoras, así que hay algo para todos:

Gordas De Envidia de Camilo Pulgarín

En Gordas De Envidia de Camilo Pulgarín, su alter ego, María José, entretiene a sus seguidores con chismes, preguntas picantes y anécdotas divertidas de sus invitados, que incluyen personalidades de redes sociales y artistas de Medellín. El show ha duplicado su número de oyentes desde sus primeros 30 días en la plataforma y es uno de los podcasts favoritos de los usuarios entre 18 y 24 años. 

Episodio más escuchado:

No Me Rindo By Silvy Araujo

Silvy Araujo es uno de los nombres más conocidos del mundo fitness en Colombia. Esta entrenadora certificada y empresaria nacida en Cartagena ha creado una comunidad con el lema “No me rindo”, y su frase insignia es también el título de su pódcast. En su programa, Silvy comparte historias que van más allá de la vida sana. Su audiencia en Spotify está formada principalmente por usuarios entre 18 y 29 años de países como Colombia, Estados Unidos y España. El pódcast de Silvy ha escalado posiciones, con 13 episodios que han hecho parte  del top 100 diario de Spotify en Colombia.

Episodio más escuchado:

Táchalo – El Podcast De Sajú

Las mentes detrás de Sajú, uno de los emprendimientos con compromiso ambiental más reconocidos del país, crearon su pódcast para compartir la filosofía “Táchalo”, que, según su descripción, “busca arriesgarse a lo diferente, incómodo o difícil para hacer todas esas cosas que tenemos escritas en las notas de nuestros celulares”.

Su pódcast comparte historias de personas que se han atrevido a llevar estas notas a la realidad y tachar cosas increíbles. El programa es popular entre oyentes de 18 a 24 años, y el pódcast ha crecido un 265% desde su primer mes en la plataforma en comparación con los últimos 30 días.

Episodio más escuchado:

Los Platos Sucios De La Rubia Inmoral

Ana María Cardona, conocida en las redes sociales como La Rubia Inmoral, utiliza su pódcast para examinar la vida, especialmente desde la perspectiva de una mujer. 

En Spotify, la audiencia de su programa está formada principalmente por usuarios de 18 a 29 años de Colombia, Estados Unidos y España. Desde su debut en 2021, Los Platos Sucios De La Rubia Inmoral  ha visto aumentar su audiencia en un 85% desde el primer mes en la plataforma, en comparación con el último. El programa también ha visto 41 de sus episodios entrar en la lista de los 100 más escuchados en Colombia en Spotify.

Episodio más escuchado: 

VOS PODÉS de Tatiana Franko

Tatiana Franko, periodista que ha trabajado en televisión durante más de 10 años, traslada sus habilidades como entrevistadora al formato pódcast con su programa VOS PODÉS de Tatiana Franko. “VOS PODÉS” se ha convertido en su frase característica y es el mensaje que quiere transmitir a los oyentes. 

En su videopodcast comparte las historias de personas que han pasado por situaciones muy difíciles. Desde su primer mes, el pódcast ha multiplicado por 50 el número de oyentes. También ha conseguido que 64 episodios lleguen a la lista de los 100 más escuchados en Colombia en Spotify.

Episodio más escuchado: 

Vivir Sin Permiso Con Abi

En este pódcast, Daniela Abisambra deconstruye lo que significa vivir la vida según tus propios criterios. Sus episodios incluyen charlas con invitados de la industria del entretenimiento y las redes sociales. Vivir Sin Permiso Con Abi ha posicionado cuatro episodios en la lista de los 100 más escuchados en Colombia en Spotify. La audiencia del show incluye principalmente jóvenes de 18 a 24 años en Colombia, México y Estados Unidos.

Episodio más escuchado:

Aleja y La Grúa Podcast

En su videopodcast Aleja y La Grúa comentan con los oyentes historias que les resultan familiares. Sus divertidos comentarios son un éxito entre los seguidores, y han contribuido a que 60 de sus episodios entren en la lista de los 100 más escuchados en Colombia en Spotify. 

El éxito del programa ha trascendido países y también es popular en Estados Unidos, España, Costa Rica, Australia y México. 

Episodio más escuchado:

 

Echa un vistazo a esta lista de reproducción de pódcast para ver un resumen de los programas que hemos destacado más arriba. Desde historias reveladoras hasta lágrimas de risa, la lista de reproducción incluye algo para todos los gustos. 

Connect Patreon to Spotify and Stream Your Favorite Podcasts in One Place

August 9, 2023

You can’t get enough of your favorite podcasts—and your favorite creators can’t get enough of your listening, either. Many podcasters have turned to Patreon to add an income stream by sharing paid content directly to fans. Starting today, you can connect your Spotify and Patreon accounts to access patron-exclusive podcasts right where you’re already listening to your favorite audio content. 

This news builds on our March announcement that we’d be partnering with Patreon to enable creators to publish their subscriber feeds to Spotify via the Spotify Open Access API. After months of testing, we’re excited to share that this partnership is now available for all creators. 

“Spotify’s partnership with Patreon underscores our commitment to give creators more power and choice, and provide listeners with access to different types of content,” says Gustav Söderström, Co-President and Chief Product and Technology Officer at Spotify. “Many podcasters use Patreon to connect with their fans, and for the first time ever, they can link their accounts so fans can access and listen to these shows on Spotify. This partnership gives podcasters a new opportunity to reach Spotify’s global audience, over 551M users, to increase their income and grow their show.”

Patreon is our latest partner in a growing list of publishers and platforms that offer subscriber-only content powered by Spotify Open Access. With just a few clicks, podcast creators on Patreon can add Spotify distribution to their podcast to grow their audiences while retaining full control over their subscriber bases, their content, and their revenue. We’re also testing a new feature that will help creators promote their subscription on Spotify by putting a banner at the top of their free show page that points users to their paid offerings. This makes it easier for existing subscribers to consume the content they’ve paid for, and for potential subscribers to find out about subscription options. This feature will be available to creators leveraging one of Spotify’s integrated platforms, including Patreon, Supporting Cast, and Supercast, among many others.

“We are incredibly excited about this partnership with Spotify, where creators can seamlessly integrate Patreon’s industry-leading podcast-membership tools to grow their business, host their listener community, and directly engage with their most passionate listeners,” says Julian Gutman, Chief Product Officer at Patreon. “The partnership between Patreon and Spotify represents shared values and a vision of a new future for internet creators. While some platforms focus on building closed systems that push creators and their fans further apart, Spotify and Patreon are building a more open ecosystem that delivers greater value to everyone, particularly creators and fans.”

For the Record sat down with Spotify Product Manager Ben Peskoe and Patreon Product Manager Eric Fong to hear more about the integration. 

What have we seen from creators and their fans in the months since our integration announcement?

Ben: We’ve heard excitement from both creators and their fans! If someone primarily listens to podcasts on Spotify and subscribes to a podcast on Patreon, they previously wouldn’t have been able to listen to that podcast’s member-only content on Spotify. Instead, they would have needed to switch apps just for this one podcast. This solves a major pain point for both groups: Now Spotify users can listen to all their favorite content in one place, and Patreon podcasters can grow their audiences on Spotify. People are happy to now be able to use Spotify for all of their podcast listening.

Eric: Plus, creators are always excited to meet fans where they are, and making their Patreon-exclusive podcasts available to their fans on one of the best podcast-listening platforms out there is one way to do it. We know fans love having a single app where they can listen to both their free and paid podcasts.

We conducted a beta test with select creators. What are the early results of that testing that we’re bringing to this launch?

Eric: One of the key learnings was around helping creators promote and onboard new members to their Patreon through Spotify. In collaboration with Spotify, we’ve built out ways that easily allow a creator to promote their paid podcast on their free podcast on Spotify, and we’ve made this experience easy for new members to discover and listen to a creator on Spotify while signing up on Patreon and enjoying the community there.

Why was it important for Spotify and Patreon to integrate? 

Ben: For creators, the integration with Patreon empowers podcasters to decide which monetization solution works best for them, and it broadens the distribution of their member-only content. At Spotify, we want to support as many business models as possible so creators have options for how they want to build their business, and that includes creators using third-party tools to generate revenue. That’s why we started Spotify Open Access in 2021. 

For listeners, we want to ensure they have access to everything they might possibly want to listen to, including podcasts from creators around the world, video podcasts, and beyond. 

Eric: For Patreon, we want to help creators distribute their content to their fans however they want, and Spotify is one of the most desired distribution platforms for podcasts. For Spotify, it’s an opportunity to bring some amazing, Patreon-exclusive podcasts onto their platform and offer creators more control over their business and more ways to monetize.

How does this integration enable creators to better live off their art?

Eric: This strengthens the direct connection between creators and their most valuable fans. Creators can provide more to their members by offering more listening options. And they’re getting broader exposure to potential fans through Spotify. It’s important that we partner with platforms that put creators first. Spotify is one of those companies, and their thoughtful investment in this integration from day one is a testament to that commitment.

Ben: We’re helping creators better build their communities and build thriving businesses. With Patreon’s inclusion in Spotify Open Access, creators can maintain full control of their subscription and membership list when they publish to Spotify, and they don’t need to use a different subscription solution for each platform where people consume their content. Plus, the new banner on the creator’s show page will build awareness for the creator’s paid offering, and help creators generate more subscribers. 

Ben, what Patreon creator are you excited to subscribe to so you can listen to bonus content on Spotify? 

Ben: I’m a big fan of Partially Examined Life, which is, as they say, “a philosophy podcast by some guys who were, at one point, set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it.” They do an awesome job covering famous (and not-so-famous) works of philosophy in a way that is both deeply informative and funny. Their first 100 episodes or so are for subscribers only, so it will be fun to go back through their archive to brush up on stuff I learned about in college, or more likely, I never read in the first place.

Spotify Reports Second Quarter 2023 Earnings

July 25, 2023

Today, Spotify announced our second quarter 2023 financial performance.

Spotify had a very strong quarter. We beat guidance and welcomed more users and subscribers than expected, with growth continuing to come from markets all over the world.

As we previewed on the Q1 earnings call, we expected to incur charges in the second quarter related to our ongoing efforts to become a more efficient and stronger business. These were excluded from the Q2 guidance we provided last quarter.

  • Monthly Active Users surged 27% to 551 million. Net additions of 36 million were 21 million ahead of guidance and represent an all-time high for the company. 
  • Subscribers grew 17% Y/Y to 220 million. Net additions of 10 million were 3 million ahead of guidance and represent the highest Q2 in company history. 
  • Total Revenue grew 11% Y/Y to €3.2 billion, in-line with guidance. 
  • Adjusted Gross Margin** finished in-line with guidance at 25.5% excluding charges related to our actions in the quarter to streamline operations and reduce costs.
  • Adjusted Operating Loss** of (€112) million was better than guidance, excluding charges related to our actions in the quarter to streamline operations and reduce costs.

Take a look at additional highlights below:

Interested in hearing more? Click here to review the full earnings release and listen to the webcast Q&A on our Investor Relations site here. And click below to check out a sizzle reel of audio trailers from a few of our recent original and exclusive podcasts. 

 

**Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted Operating Loss are non-IFRS measures. See Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results below for additional information.

Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results

Spotify Tops 100,000 Video Podcasts

June 29, 2023

Those who have been on the podcasting journey with Spotify since 2019 have seen how rapidly our platform has grown to adopt and innovate in the world of video podcasts. In 2020, we introduced video podcasts for a select number of shows, followed by a larger rollout in 2021. In 2022, we enabled the feature in a few markets, and then made it fully available to even more creators through our Spotify for Podcasters platform. 

At our Stream On event in March, when we announced our updates to Spotify for Podcasters, we shared that there were 70,000 video podcasts on-platform. Today, we are excited to announce that there are now more than 100,000 video podcasts on Spotify. 

Since we’ve made video podcasts available for creators in nearly every market, the medium has become core to the Spotify podcast experience, with shows all around the world utilizing the format to deepen engagement with fans. The U.S., Brazil, Mexico, the U.K., and Germany publish the most video podcasts, but we’re also seeing great adoption in markets like the Philippines, where video podcasts account for over half of podcast consumption. 

This growth since March demonstrates the way we’ve put creators and their needs first, which enables creators of all sizes to benefit from the format and connect more deeply with fans. We’ve charted consistent positive growth in audience retention and episode listenership among shows that have adopted video to date.

“Video definitely helped our podcast,” said Gage Adkins and Olivia Noel, cohosts of the Girlish podcast. “It has allowed us to connect deeper with our audience, which is so incredible. They can now pick up on our facial cues, see these little skits that we make, and really just have better engagement overall. But they can also continue to listen in the audio format if they choose to. It’s been versatile and we love it.” 

Learn more about how to level up your podcasts and video podcasts in our Spotify for Podcasters masterclasses.

Latin American Creators Show Off Their Creativity With Video Podcasts

June 7, 2023

Many podcast hosts are getting up close and personal with fans in a new way—with video. Video podcasts introduce an extra dimension of interactivity and closeness, allowing listeners to watch facial reactions or take notice of a host’s environment. Some creators are even excited about getting dressed up and showing off their fashion-forward “lewks.”

The shift toward video podcasts is occurring around the world, and in the Latin American market, specifically, a few fan favorites are bringing this new layer to their shows.

Mexican creator Roberta Woodworth, whose podcast LIBRE&LOCA reflects on intimate and personal topics like self-love and heartbreak, is one of those creators currently experimenting with video in her newest season. The show Escuela de Nada, which is made by three Venezuelan friends based in Mexico, is also embracing video as a new way to connect with listeners. And then there’s multifaceted Mexican creator Juanpa Zurita, who introduced video for Season 2 of his Spotify Original podcast, No Hagas Lo Fácil.

Meanwhile, some new podcasts are incorporating video from the get-go. The Brazilian Spotify Original podcast Carona Podpah, featuring Igor Cavalari (known informally as Igão) and Thiago Marques (known as Mítico) from the popular podcast Podpah, premieres on Spotify June 7 and will include video for each of its weekly episodes. The show follows the hosts as they interview guests inside a car, making video an essential part of the podcast.

We caught up with Libre & Loca host Roberta, No Hagas Lo Fácil host Juanpa, Escuela de Nada founder and cohost Chris Andrade, and Carona Podpah hosts Igor and Thiago to learn how video is changing their podcast game.

What excites you most about introducing video to your podcast?

Igor Cavalari and Thiago Marques: Podpah started as a video podcast and the public has always enjoyed that aspect of it a lot—we were the most-listened-to podcast on Spotify in Brazil in 2022 and the 24th globally. Video is fundamental to our show format because we have entertainment as a background for everything we produce—whether we talk about cooking, soccer, or music. When a platform as relevant as Spotify is interested in a partnership with us for a video podcast, it shows us and the market that the product still has a lot to be explored.

Roberta Woodworth: My podcast is very intimate, and I think video invites the listener to get closer, reflect, and empathize even more with these “intimate, universal” topics we cover in Libre & Loca.

Juanpa Zurita: It was something my community asked me for in every episode of last season. So it makes me very happy that we made it for the second season! Listening is nice, but nothing compares to seeing. I think the connection and the dynamic of the podcast is more intimate than before. And people are happy, which makes me very happy!

Chris Andrade: Escuela de Nada, being an improvised comedy podcast, draws on the power of interaction in its videos with its fans. Being able to react to jokes and see the response of the followers has been a change that has excited us a lot.

How has video influenced the way you approach each episode?

Igor and Thiago: Video gives us freedom to create more and more. There are challenges—Carona Podpah involves filming in a tight space as we take our guests inside the car and learn more about the songs that have marked their lives—but that doesn’t hinder us from trying new things.

Roberta: I’m very expressive, and being on camera reminds me that the whole world is going to see my face. That in itself makes everything more human, organic, and real. I am no longer just a voice that accompanies you. I am a person.

Juanpa: There was a drastic change to our set to give it the NHLF look and feel we wanted. We also had to reinvent the intros of the episodes, and I’m really proud of the result.

Chris: Video has led us to have a new type of continuity and closeness with our fans. By being able to see and hear us as hosts, we’re noticing that the engagement from fans is much higher.

How is video helping you connect with your fans?

Igor and Thiago: The main characteristic of a video podcast is that the audience can experience reactions. What we like about having the video feature is that our audience will be able to follow the podcast as if they were with us in the car seeing everything that happened. Video makes the program more dynamic and allows us to establish a greater connection—not only with our guests, but with those on the other side of the screen.

Roberta: It brings us much closer because people not only hear what I think and feel, but also see it. And I talk so much about emotions, so it’s very interesting how that connection becomes deeper.

Juanpa: There’s something very special about body language, and you can’t feel that if you can’t see it. I also want to thank our fans for all the love during Season 1 and for everyone’s insistence on us using video. Without them we wouldn’t have made it. 

Chris: Video has helped us further expand and disseminate our content to a social media platform where video is dominant. Each person has their own way of consuming content, and without a doubt, the video adds a lot to us and brings a lot of value to the new generations.

Criadores latino americanos mostram sua criatividade com podcasts em vídeo

June 7, 2023

Muitos apresentadores de podcast estão se aproximando dos fãs de uma nova maneira: por meio do vídeo. Os podcasts em vídeo oferecem uma uma dimensão extra de interatividade e proximidade, permitindo que os ouvintes observem as reações ou prestem atenção no ambiente onde o apresentador está. Alguns criadores estão até animados em se vestir e mostrar seus melhores looks. 

A mudança para podcasts em vídeo está ocorrendo em todo o mundo e, especificamente no mercado latino americano, alguns dos podcast favoritos do público estão trazendo essa nova camada para seus programas. 

A criadora mexicana Roberta Woodworth, cujo podcast  LIBRE&LOCA traz temas íntimos e pessoais, como amor próprio e mágoas, é uma dessas criadoras que está fazendo experiências com vídeo em sua mais nova temporada. O programa Escuela de Nada, criado por três amigos venezuelanos radicados no México, também está adotando o vídeo como uma nova maneira de se conectar com os ouvintes. E há ainda o criador mexicano multifacetado Juanpa Zurita, que introduziu o vídeo na segunda temporada de seu podcast original do Spotify, No Hagas Lo Fácil.

Enquanto isso, alguns podcasts já estão usando o recurso de vídeo desde o início. O podcast brasileiro Spotify Original Carona Podpah, com Igor Cavalari (Igão) e Thiago Marques (Mitico) do Podpah, estreia no Spotify em 7 de junho e incluirá vídeos em seus episódios semanais. O programa acompanha os apresentadores enquanto eles entrevistam convidados dentro de um carro, tornando o vídeo uma parte essencial do podcast.

Conversamos com Roberta, apresentadora do Libre & Loca, Juanpa, apresentador do No Hagas Lo Fácil, Chris Andrade, fundador e co-apresentador da Escuela de Nada, e Igão e Mitico, anfitriões do Carona Podpah, para saber como o vídeo está revolucionando seus podcasts. 

O que mais o empolga na ideia de ter o recurso de vídeos em seu podcast?

Igão & Mitico:O Podpah nasceu como um podcast em vídeo e o público sempre gostou muito desse aspecto – fomos o podcast mais ouvido no Spotify no Brasil em 2022 e o 24º em todo o mundo. O vídeo é fundamental para o formato do nosso programa porque temos o entretenimento como pano de fundo de tudo o que produzimos – seja falando sobre culinária, futebol ou música. Quando uma plataforma tão relevante como o Spotify se interessa por uma parceria conosco para um podcast em vídeo, isso mostra para nós e para o mercado que o produto ainda tem muito a ser explorado.

Roberta Woodworth: Meu podcast é muito íntimo e acho que o vídeo convida o ouvinte a se aproximar, refletir e ter ainda mais empatia com esses tópicos “íntimos e universais” que abordamos no Libre & Loca.

Juanpa Zurita: Foi algo que minha comunidade me pediu em todos os episódios da última temporada. Por isso, fico muito feliz por termos conseguido isso para a segunda temporada! Ouvir é bom, mas nada se compara a ver. Acho que a conexão e a dinâmica do podcast são mais íntimas do que antes. E as pessoas estão felizes, o que me deixa muito feliz!

Chris Andrade: A Escuela de Nada, por ser um podcast de comédia improvisada, usa o poder da interação em seus vídeos com os fãs. Poder reagir às piadas e ver a resposta dos seguidores foi uma mudança que nos empolgou muito.

Como o vídeo influenciou a maneira como vocês conduzem cada episódio?

Igão & Mitico: O vídeo nos dá liberdade para criar mais e mais. Existem alguns desafios, como por exemplo, o Carona Podpah envolve filmar em um espaço apertado, pois levamos nossos convidados para dentro do carro enquanto conversamos sobre as músicas que marcaram suas vidas – mas isso não nos impede de tentar coisas novas.

Roberta: Sou muito expressiva, e estar diante das câmeras me faz lembrar que o mundo inteiro verá meu rosto. Isso, por si só, torna tudo mais humano, orgânico e real. Não sou mais apenas uma voz que o acompanha. Sou uma pessoa.

Juanpa: Houve uma mudança drástica em nosso cenário para dar a ele o visual e a sensação de NHLF que queríamos. Também tivemos que reinventar as introduções dos episódios e estou muito orgulhoso do resultado.

Chris: O vídeo nos levou a ter um novo tipo de continuidade e proximidade com nossos fãs. Como podemos nos ver e ouvir como apresentadores, estamos percebendo que o interesse dos fãs é muito maior.

Como o vídeo está ajudando você a se conectar com seus fãs?

Igão & Mitico: A principal característica de um podcast em vídeo é que o público pode testemunhar as reações. O que gostamos em ter o recurso de vídeo é que nosso público poderá acompanhar o podcast como se estivesse conosco no carro, vendo tudo o que está acontecendo. O vídeo torna o programa mais dinâmico e nos permite estabelecer uma conexão maior, não apenas com nossos convidados, mas com quem está do outro lado da tela.

Roberta: Isso nos aproxima muito mais porque as pessoas não apenas ouvem o que penso e sinto, mas também o veem. E eu falo muito sobre emoções, então é muito interessante como essa conexão se torna mais profunda.

Juanpa: Há algo muito especial na linguagem corporal que você não pode sentir se não puder ver. Também quero agradecer aos nossos fãs por todo o carinho durante a primeira temporada e pela insistência de todos em usarmos o vídeo. Sem eles, não teríamos conseguido.

Chris: O vídeo nos ajudou a expandir e disseminar ainda mais nosso conteúdo em uma plataforma de mídia social em que o vídeo é dominante. Cada pessoa tem sua própria maneira de consumir conteúdo e, sem dúvida, o vídeo agrega muito para nós e traz muito valor para as novas gerações.

Creadores Latinoamericanos Muestran Su Creatividad con Video Podcasts

June 7, 2023

Muchos presentadores de podcasts están acercándose de una nueva manera con los fans, a través del video. Los video podcasts introducen una dimensión adicional de interactividad y cercanía, permitiendo a los usuarios ver reacciones faciales o notar el ambiente del presentador. Algunos creadores incluso están entusiasmados por vestirse y mostrar sus mejores looks de moda.

El cambio hacia los video podcasts está ocurriendo en todo el mundo y en el mercado latinoamericano específicamente, algunos favoritos de los fans están incorporando esta nueva capa en sus programas.

Roberta Woodworth, creadora mexicana cuyo podcast LIBRE&LOCA reflexiona sobre temas íntimos y personales como el amor propio y el desamor, es una de esas creadoras que está experimentando actualmente con el video en su nueva temporada. El programa Escuela de Nada, creado por tres amigos venezolanos en México, también está adoptando el video como una nueva forma de conectarse con los oyentes. Y claro, está el versátil creador mexicano Juanpa Zurita, quien presentó en video la segunda temporada de su podcast original de Spotify, No Hagas Lo Fácil.

Mientras tanto, algunos nuevos podcasts están incorporando el video desde el principio. El podcast original brasileño Carona Podpah de Spotify, protagonizado por Igor Cavalari (conocido informalmente como Igão) y Thiago Marques (conocido como Mítico) del popular podcast Podpah, se estrenará en Spotify el 7 de junio e incluirá video en cada uno de sus episodios semanales. El programa sigue a los anfitriones mientras entrevistan a invitados dentro de un automóvil, convirtiendo el video en una parte esencial del podcast.

Nos encontramos con Roberta, presentadora de Libre & Loca, Juanpa, presentador de No Hagas Lo Fácil, Chris Andrade, fundador y coanfitrión de Escuela de Nada, e Igor y Thiago, anfitriones de Carona Podpah, para conocer cómo el video está cambiando su forma de hacer podcasts.

¿Qué es lo que más te entusiasma de incorporar el video a tu podcast?

Igor Cavalari y Thiago Marques: Podpah comenzó como un  video podcast y al público siempre le gustó mucho ese aspecto; fuimos el podcast más escuchado en Spotify en Brasil en 2022 y el 24º a nivel mundial. El video es fundamental para nuestro formato de programa porque tenemos el entretenimiento como trasfondo de todo lo que producimos, ya sea que hablemos de cocina, fútbol o música. Cuando una plataforma tan relevante como Spotify está interesada en asociarse con nosotros para un podcast en video, nos muestra a nosotros y al mercado que el producto aún tiene mucho por explorar.

Roberta Woodworth: Mi podcast es muy íntimo y creo que el video invita al escucha a acercarse, reflejarse y empatizar todavía más con estos temas “íntimos universales” que tocamos en Libre&Loca.

Juanpa Zurita: Era algo que mi comunidad me pedía en todos los episodios de la temporada pasada. Así que me pone muy contento que lo logramos para la segunda! Escuchar es lindo pero nada se compara con ver. Creo que la conexión y la dinámica del podcast es más íntima que antes. Y la gente está feliz, lo cual me hace muy feliz!

Chris Andrade: Escuela de Nada al ser un podcast de comedia improvisada se nutre del poder de interacción en sus video con sus fans, poder reaccionar a chistes y ver la respuesta de los seguidores ha sido un cambio que nos ha emocionado mucho.

¿Cómo ha influenciado el video la forma en que abordas cada episodio?

Igor y Thiago: El video nos da libertad para crear más y más. Hay desafíos: Carona Podpah implica filmar en un espacio reducido mientras llevamos a nuestros invitados dentro del automóvil y conocemos más sobre las canciones que han marcado sus vidas, pero eso no nos impide probar cosas nuevas.

Roberta: Tengo que tener súper presente que soy muy expresiva y ahora todo el mundo va a ver mis caras. Pero eso lo hace todo más humano, orgánico y real. Ya no solo soy una voz que te acompaña, soy una persona.

Juanpa: Hubo un cambio drástico en nuestro set para darle el look and feel que queríamos de NHLF. Además tuvimos que reinventar las intros de los episodios y la verdad estoy muy orgulloso del resultado.

Chris: Complementando la respuesta anterior, el video nos ha llevado a tener una fluidez y cercanía con todos nuestros fans. Es una realidad que al poder ver y escuchar a tus hosts el engage es muchísimo más alto.

¿Cómo te ayuda el video a conectarte con tus fans?

Igor y Thiago: La principal característica de un podcast en video es que la audiencia puede experimentar reacciones. Lo que nos gusta de tener la función de video es que nuestra audiencia podrá seguir el podcast como si estuvieran con nosotros en el automóvil viendo todo lo que sucede. El video hace que el programa sea más dinámico y nos permite establecer una conexión mayor, no solo con nuestros invitados, sino también con aquellos al otro lado de la pantalla.

Roberta: Nos acerca mucho más porque la gente no solo escucha lo que pienso y siento, sino que también lo ve. Y hablo mucho de emociones, así que es muy interesante cómo esa conexión se vuelve más profunda.

Juanpa: Sin duda el video ha permitido conectar más con todos! Hay algo muy especial en el lenguaje corporal que no puedes sentir si no lo ves. También quiero agradecer por todo el amor a la temporada 1 y la insistencia de todos por tener video porque sin ustedes no lo hubiéramos logrado. Esto es por y para ellos!

Chris: El video nos ha ayudado a expandir y difundir aún más nuestro contenido en una plataforma de redes sociales donde el video es dominante. Cada persona tiene su forma de consumir contenido y, sin duda, el video nos aporta mucho y agrega mucho valor a las nuevas generaciones.

Spotify Expands Video Podcast Lineup With ‘Forbidden Fruits’ and ‘The Comment Section’

March 8, 2023

Today at Spotify Stream On, artists, songwriters, video and content creators, podcasters, and streamers from all over the world joined Spotify to hear about our latest announcements and inspiring stories across our global platform. And for the podcasters in attendance, we touched on one of the most exciting trends in the space: video. 

Video is one of the fastest-growing areas of podcasting, with more than 70,000 video creators on the platform. We expect that growth to continue. With innovative partnerships on the way from Collab, Creative Juice, Get Engaged Media, Golden Child, and Karat to bring their creators’ videos to Spotify, as well as limited video series exclusively available on Spotify from Mindset Mentor, we’re looking forward to introducing millions of new listeners to video podcasts. 

Forbidden Fruits with Julia Fox and Niki Takesh returns—on video

We’re also excited to reveal that Forbidden Fruits with Julia Fox and Niki Takesh will not only return for a Season 2 on March 17, but the new episodes will be released as an all-video podcast. 

“Video is a whole added layer because now we actually have to get dressed,” Niki quipped to For the Record. “But we’re excited for the lewks!”

Fans can expect more of the same no-holds-barred cultural commentary from Julia and Niki—two opinionated and transgressive folx who cite acting, writing, designing, and styling in their resumes—but with a vivacious new look that matches the hosts in this moment. Equipped with a keen understanding of the current intersection of pop culture, sex, and stigma, this duo will continue to explore taboo content and interview culturally relevant guests with empathy and understanding to gain deeper insight. 

“We have some amazing guests lined up for our listeners. It’ll never be a dull moment over here,” Julia said.

Drew Afualo’s The Comment Section is moving exclusively to Spotify

Known as the internet’s defender of women, Drew Afualo attracted a loyal following across social media, and has built on that with her weekly video podcast, The Comment Section, where she and her guests explore the most dreaded section of their tagged videos on TikTok.

“I am so excited to move to Spotify for so many reasons, but one of the main ones is that it’s by far my favorite streaming platform,” Drew told For the Record. “I have used Spotify for so many years, and to have them partnering with me is such an honor. I truly feel like Spotify sees my vision and understands where I want to go with The Comment Section. I can’t wait to see where this journey takes us next!”

Starting April 5, Drew’s show will become a Spotify exclusive. But fans can still expect the same candid discussion and lots of laughs as Drew keeps it real and gives in-depth advice on the issues listeners care about most.

Can’t wait for Season 2 of Forbidden Fruits to premiere? Catch up with all of Season 1’s hot-button topics below.

2022 Saw Even More Advancements, Acquisitions, and Excitement at Spotify

December 27, 2022

Earlier this month, we all had a chance to revisit what we listened to most in 2022 with Wrapped. From the year’s top artist (congrats on the three-peat, Bad Bunny) to identifying our listening personalities (where the “Deep Divers” at?), fans worldwide shared their listening habits. But that’s only the icing on the cake. The year also saw new content offerings such as audiobooks and more programs to support diverse and underrepresented voices, all designed to bring the best experience to listeners and creators.

Ring in 2023 by reliving Spotify’s highlights from 2022.

Commitment to platform safety

At the start of the year, we shared several actions we’re taking to balance creator expression with safety, including publishing our Platform Rules and taking steps to ensure creators and users alike understand what’s permitted on Spotify. This summer, we unveiled the Spotify Safety Advisory Council, an interdisciplinary group of experts that are providing our teams with an outside-in view of the safety landscape and helping us ensure that our products and policies address the needs and concerns of our users, creators, and artists around the world.  

Acquisitions expand our offerings

Early in the year, we acquired two podcast technology companies: Podsights, a podcast advertising measurement service, and Chartable, a podcast analytics platform. This move helped us uplevel measurement for podcast advertising and give publishers a new way to grow their business through insights and promotions tools.  

Over the summer, we closed on the acquisition of Findaway, a global leader in digital audiobook distribution. Findaway works across the audiobook ecosystem with a platform and offerings that serve authors, publishers, and consumers. Their technology and know-how helped accelerate Spotify’s entry into audiobooks earlier this fall.

As the world’s leading audio streaming platform, it made perfect sense to bring Heardle, the beloved interactive music game to Spotify. It has provided a fun and innovative way to help fans discover new songs and artists.

We also acquired Kinzen, a global leader in protecting online communities from harmful content. Our partnership with the Dublin-based company, which began in 2020, has been critical to enhancing our approach to platform safety. The company’s technology and unique approach helps Spotify better understand, prepare for, and prevent abuse trends from emerging on our platform.

Frequency carves out a spot for Black creators

We expanded Frequency, our global initiative and holistic destination for celebrating Black art, entertainment, creativity, culture, and community both on- and off-platform, with even more opportunities for Black creators. In addition to on-platform hubs and playlists, we hosted The Free Studio, a four-day residency that brought together nine Black musicians and creators. Spotify’s popular playlist Ripple Effect continued the Frequency Sunday Dinner series in Houston, as well as cities across California. 

Helping diversify the voices of podcasting

Programs like Sound Up, the Creator Equity Fund, and RADAR for Podcasters help underrepresented voices and emerging talent in the audio space. From education and workshops to on-platform amplification, these initiatives give creators the tools they need to tell their story. In October, we introduced the Africa Podcast Fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative to support burgeoning podcasters through financial grants, workshops, and networking opportunities. In December, we launched Elevate for Podcasters in partnership with the Inevitable Foundation. The program empowers professional podcasters with disabilities, providing the funding, mentorship, equipment, and accommodations they need to level up their careers. 

Introducing User Choice Billing with Google

Our multi-year agreement with Google represents a first-of-its-kind option in payment choice with opportunities for both consumers and developers. Users who’ve downloaded Spotify from the Google Play Store are presented with the choice to pay with either Spotify’s payment system or Google Play Billing. These two options living side-by-side in the app give users the freedom to subscribe and make purchases, using the payment option of their choice. With this announcement and our partnership, Google is allowing more choice and competition—decisive steps that demonstrate how platforms should work.  

Blend it up

Blend combines the best of Spotify’s personalization capabilities and collaborative playlist functionality into a single shared playlist. In 2022, we took Blend to a whole new level. Users can now Blend with up to 10 people or they can Blend with artists like Lizzo, Post Malone, and Charli XCX. Fans also have the opportunity to shop artist merch from the Blend experience. Blend represents another way we can give artists a new oportunity to interact with fans, and to bring added personalization to a listener’s music experience.

Playing with video

In 2022 we expanded video podcasting to Anchor creators in over 180 global markets. Podcasters love having the option to accompany their audio with visual components, and fans get the opportunity to deeply connect with the content. We also introduced Spotify Podcast Subscriptions for video podcasts, an integration with Riverside (the go-to platform for remote recording), embeddable video, video bulk-replace, video-specific analytics, and interactive podcast features, such as polls and Q&A.

Celebrating EQUAL’s first anniversary 

Since its launch, EQUAL has spotlighted women artists through global partnerships, activations, new content experiences, and on- and off-platform support. April marked the program’s one year anniversary. Among EQUAL’s major accomplishments: listeners streamed more than 13 million hours of program artists in the first month of joining. 

Reimagining with Roblox

We entered the virtual universe Roblox to create Spotify Island, an audio paradise where fans and artists from all over the world can connect and explore exclusive sounds, quests, and merch. We enhanced the experience during the year with K-Park and Planet Hip-Hop.

Spotify and FC Barcelona team up on the field

In July, we kicked off a partnership with FC Barcelona, becoming the Main Partner of the Club as well as the Official Audio Streaming Partner. We joined the team in Miami during the club’s preseason tour and brought artists like Ovy on the Drums, Piso 21, and Mau y Ricky along for the fun. Through the in-stadium LEDs and our other marketing channels, we promoted artists of all sizes from around the world including BLACKPINK, Fireboy DML, Megan Thee Stallion, Aitch, Pomme, Feid, and Rigoberta Bandini. For FC Barcelona’s October El Clásico showdown—one of the most iconic events in all of sport—we celebrated Drake’s 50 billion streams by creating a limited-edition kit. Get more details on this multiyear partnership on our Spotify: For the Record podcast.

Upping the ante with audiobooks

This fall, we introduced audiobooks to listeners in the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. With more than 300,000 titles on the platform, we are giving book lovers a new way to enjoy storytelling on Spotify.

Time to play fair

We believe everyone benefits when competition is fair. Unfortunately, Apple does not, and they’ve consistently abused their dominant position to favor their own services, stifle innovation and hurt consumers. This year, we continued to urge policymakers to take significant action to protect competition and consumers from Apple’s anticompetitive behavior. For more on this fight, listen to  Spotify: For the Record, where entrepreneurs, U.S. senators, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek discuss the importance of consumer choice.

Podcaster Wrapped Celebrates Podcast Creators and Their Fans in 2022

December 2, 2022

Earlier this week we revealed 2022 Wrapped, our annual campaign that brings creators and fans together around a shared love of all things audio. And to accompany it, we launched Podcaster Wrapped for creators. 

Podcaster Wrapped is our way to recognize achievements across our podcast creator ecosystem and offer a unique peek into user behavior and listening trends from the past year. And what a year it was! We were blown away by the amount of podcast content created: It would take you over 1,500 years to listen to every minute of the 25 million+ podcast episodes published in 2022. 

As we look back at all the meaningful moments that made up 2022—the milestones, big wins, and one-of-a-kind connection that brings creators and fans together—it’s clear there’s a lot to celebrate. 

More for listeners and creators to love

This year, we saw a more than 50% increase in podcast consumption. Over half of the billions of hours of content played in 2022 was newly published since January.

Meanwhile, we continued to build innovative tools that enable podcasters to create, grow, and monetize their content in new ways. We brought video podcasts to creators in over 180 markets so that listeners can enjoy a visual complement to content and creators have a new way to reach and connect with their fans. We also made it easier for creators to sound better with a new audio enhancement feature, and we expanded our interactivity capabilities by making Q&A and Polls available to creators around the world.

Getting to know you

We launched our first-ever Fan Study for podcasters, giving creators insights into fan behavior so they can make more informed decisions about how to grow their show. Through Fan Study, we learned things like fans who follow your podcast will listen to four times the number of episodes, and Gen Z’s podcast discovery is growing at twice the rate of other generations.  

We elevated dozens of emerging podcasters from around the world with programs like RADAR Podcasters and Sound Up, which both aim to spotlight up-and-coming creators and provide them with support to grow their audiences.

Near and far

And we continued to see that podcasts are truly global. Podcaster Wrapped showed us that the majority of podcasts published are listened to in more than one country, and we’re seeing impressive creation growth in Central and South America, specifically Colombia, Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. These countries saw a more than 50% increase in new shows created between 2021 and 2022. The top markets in terms of shows published are the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and India. 

We love seeing creators grow and hit their strides, and we’ll continue to build programs and tools to help podcasters of all kinds find success in 2023 and beyond.

Video Podcasting is Now Available for Creators in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico

July 12, 2022

A video podcaster, off screen, holds a microphone and speaks in front of a camera

*Update as of Tuesday, November 15, 2022: Video podcast publishing capabilities are now available to Anchor creators in over 180 global markets. Learn more here.

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Podcasting of all kinds continues to explode, and fans simply can’t get enough of their favorite shows and creators. Just as listeners seek increased opportunities to connect with their favorite content and creators, podcasters want to do the same to connect more deeply with their fans. Video podcasts are a perfect opportunity to forge these connections, and our continued investment in the format will result in a better experience for both creators and fans.

Today, we’re expanding our video podcasting capabilities to creators in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. These are markets with especially strong podcast creator communities that have shown a healthy appetite for new ways to create and experience podcasts. Video-native podcasters will now have access to Spotify’s audience around the world, while audio-native podcasters will be able to start experimenting with video and deliver content that their listeners can engage with more deeply.

Just as we’ve built a suite of innovative creation tools for podcasters, and we’re now doing the same for video content. Video podcasts are a historically underutilized medium, but one has the potential to grow by unlocking a new way to help audiences engage with their favorite podcasts. Video podcasts allow listeners to feel more connected to the creators behind their favorite shows, whether they’re listening on audio-only or watching the video, or even toggling between the two. 

Our approach to video podcasts is centered on putting creators and their needs first. As we learn from users and iterate, we’re pioneering new formats of audio, interactivity, unique listening experiences, and tools creators can use for an evolved creator experience with greater control over their content. This expansion will further innovation on our platform for creators and listeners around the world. 

Read more about how to start your own video podcast on the Anchor blog.

All Creators in Select Markets Can Now Publish Video Podcasts on Spotify

April 21, 2022

Podcasters Ricky and Denzel in green box

*Update as of Tuesday, November 15, 2022: Video podcast publishing capabilities are now available to Anchor creators in over 180 global markets. Learn more here.

Last fall, Spotify began activating Video Podcasts for creators on a limited basis. Since then, we’ve found that podcasters love having the option to accompany their audio with visual components, and fans love having the opportunity to more deeply connect with the content. So as the audience for this format grows, we’re also opening up the Video Podcast capability to more creators, creating a growing catalog of video podcasts. Starting today, we’re expanding Video Podcasts on Spotify to all creators in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.K. Creators will have the ability to upload their video content to Spotify through Anchor as easily as they already publish audio. 

Visual interactions allow fans to get to know their favorite podcast hosts even better, and allow creators to connect with their audiences in a much deeper way. But if you want to stick to the pure audio experience, that’s great too—video on Spotify is backgroundable for all listeners, so you can immerse yourself in the content when you want to, or simply lean back and just listen.

Two displays of "We Said What We Said" podcast, one is a Video Podcast

But wait—there are new features too. 

As exciting as Video Podcasts are, we know this is new territory for many podcasters. And since Video Podcasting is more than simply uploading a video, alongside our expansion to more podcasters, we’re also enabling new features to help set creators up for success. 

Here’s what’s new: 

  • Access for everyone: Starting now, creators in these five markets can find Video Podcast uploading capabilities on Anchor’s web platform. We plan to roll this out to additional markets in the future. 
  • Podcast Subscriptions: Spotify Podcast Subscriptions will be available for video podcasts, empowering creators to own their monetization models by creating exclusive content, gating video, and more. Stay tuned—we’re working on more monetization features to come soon.
  • Integration with Riverside: Today we’re also kicking off a partnership with Riverside, the go-to platform for remote recording. The integration enables creators to record and publish video content for free with Riverside with a quick distribution path to Spotify via Anchor.
  • Embeddable video: Now, when you embed a Video Podcast episode from Spotify, the video will play directly in the embed player wherever you placed it. It’s a great tool—whether you’re excited to share great content with friends or grow your audience.
  • Video Bulk-Replace: Bulk-replace allows Anchor creators to easily replace their existing audio episodes with video versions from an easy-to-use interface. Get ready for more time creating content and less time editing it.
  • Video Analytics: Video-specific analytics will give creators deep insights into their videos’ performance on Spotify, enabling them to better understand their audiences and publish content suited to them.
  • Interactive capabilities: Our interactive podcast features, like Polls and Q&A, will be available for Video Podcasts so creators can connect with and get feedback directly from their listeners.

With this latest expansion, we’re continuing to make Video Podcasting a great experience for creators—empowering them to reach new global audiences, own how they monetize their content, and interact with fans in new ways. There’s a massive opportunity for Video Podcasts on Spotify, and we can’t wait to see what creators bring to the table.

Want to make a Video Podcast of your own? Check out our guide on Anchor’s blog for the full details for creators.