Spotify's AI Ad Voices, Daniel Ek Gets Aquired, We Recap the Recaps, YouTube Loses Touch with the Kids & The Most Technically Advanced Podcast?

This week the nerdy, but totally good-looking, Jules and Stocks bounce into a huge week of podcast and tech news. From Spotify’s exciting new AI plans, to kids not watching podcasts on YouTube. Plus, they deep dive into companion podcasts (just in time for the last episode of Succession on HBO) and chat about how enriching they can be for the serious series watcher. Jules mentions ABBA for the second week running and Stocks kicks it all off with a heartfelt apology. Mentioned in this episode: Spotify is reportedly developing bots to mimic your favorite hosts. Daniel Eck on the Aquired Podccast More people are now paying for podcasts in Spotify’s homeland From the Guardian - How watching TV became a lonely pursuit – and podcasts are rushing to fill that void Why YouTube is a tough place for kids podcasts iHeart launches “one of the world’s most technically advanced news podcasts”- Really? Companion Podcasts mentioned: The Watch from The Ringer House of the Dragon from The Ringer Offical Game of Thrones podcast from HBO X-Ray Vision Succession Recap from The Ringer The Prestige TV Podcast Recommendations: Spotify with Daniel Ek on the Acquired Podcast Taylor Swift on the Acquired Podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.