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# Apple Podcasts swaps editorial curation for algorithmic recommendations
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/apple-podcasts-swaps-editorial-curation-for-algorithmic-recommendations/
- Published: 2026-10-04T13:31:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-04T13:31:14.000Z
- Description: Simon Owens’s Media Newsletter reports that Apple Podcasts has replaced its regional human-curated recommendation feed with an algorithm, citing Podnews, moving the app closer to how Spotify and YouTube surface shows to listeners.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Creators, Simon Owens, Simon Owens: Apple podcast app vs YouTube/Spotify

**Why it matters.** Independent podcasters lose the insider-contact advantage that governed human curation, as discovery now hinges on algorithmic performance instead.

*Signal from* [*Simon Owens's Media Newsletter*](https://simonowens.substack.com/) *·* [*Simon Owens*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-simon-owens/) *·* [*read the original*](https://simonowens.substack.com/p/apples-podcast-app-tries-to-gain)*.*