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Apple Podcasts swaps editorial curation for algorithmic recommendations

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.

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

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