Podnews lists two Spotify for Creators shows; Reason.fm tracks Apple Podcasts trends
This edition tracks how podcast directories and chart-monitoring services expose where shows are hosted, how they perform, and how listeners discover them. Podnews provides hosting and playback disclosures for two programs, while Reason.fm offers Apple Podcasts rankings and movement data; readers should distinguish those reporting layers from the platforms themselves and not infer that dynamic insertion is active simply because it is available.
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Podnews lists two podcasts hosted on Spotify for Creators
Podnews has identified two podcasts hosted on Spotify for Creators: MYP English, a health and fitness show from Adela, and OPEN w/Marou, a society and culture program from NOT THAT DEEP. The entries, dated October 17 and 18, 2026, say the hosting service provides download and listener statistics and supports dynamic content insertion, which can change audio segments for advertising or other content.
The listings do not establish that either show uses dynamic insertion or has achieved meaningful audience growth. They do, however, illustrate how independent podcasts can use a hosting layer that combines distribution, measurement, and potential advertising tools. The next signal to watch is whether these shows use Spotify’s measurement or advertising capabilities—and whether that leads to greater discoverability or monetization.
Reason.fm tracks daily movement on Apple Podcasts
Reason.fm’s October 18 snapshot provides a same-day view of United States Apple Podcasts activity, including featured trending episodes, category rankings, daily position changes, newly launched shows entering a main chart’s top 100, and 90-day movement for individual programs.
The featured listening spans an All-In episode about the CoreWeave crash, artificial-intelligence markets, and Anthropic; NFL Week 6 coverage; political and culture programming; and an interview with U2’s Bono and the Edge. The page also points listeners to topic-based guides covering testosterone, meditation and mindfulness, and gut-brain health.
For creators and marketers, the snapshot offers a quick view of subjects attracting attention and a way to identify shows rising beyond a single news cycle. Its rankings indicate visibility rather than downloads, listening time, or audience loyalty, so the strongest interpretation comes from comparing daily movement with category data and 90-day trends.