Podcast Insider Top-10 Skill

This skill provides comprehensive podcast industry intelligence by aggregating, analyzing, and synthesizing news from leading global podcasting authorities.

Objective

Upon request (e.g., "Podcast industry news"), the agent must aggregate information from the specified RSS feeds, analyze market movements, technology shifts, and platform updates, delivering a curated top-10 briefing.

Curated Sources

1. Podnews Daily (https://podnews.net/feed) - The definitive daily news source for the industry.
2. The Podcast Sessions (https://thepodsessions.com/feed/) - Industry insights and interviews.
3. Discover Pods (https://discoverpods.com/feed/) - Reviews and industry trends.
4. Pacific Content (https://pacific-content.com/feed/) - Insights on branded content and strategy.
5. Podcaster News (https://podcasternews.com/feed/) - Global podcasting news.
6. Business of Podcasting (https://www.thepodcasthost.com/business-of-podcasting/feed) - Monetization and industry growth.
7. Buzzsprout Blog (https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog.rss) - Creator-focused news and trends.
8. Spreaker Blog (https://blog.spreaker.com/feed/) - Platform updates and technical insights.
9. Bingeworthy (https://bingeworthy.substack.com/feed) - High-level content reviews and industry context.
10. The Audio Insurgent (https://audioinsurgent.substack.com/feed) - Strategic analysis by industry veterans.
11. The Squeeze (https://www.thisisthesqueeze.com/feed) - Deep industry reporting and investigative pieces.

Instructions & Logic

• Verification & Synthesis: Cross-reference major stories appearing across multiple feeds to provide a unified, detailed entry.
• Trend Spotting: Look for recurring themes in monetization, AI integration in audio, and platform policy changes.
• Categorization: Classify items as "Market Move," "Platform Update," "Content Strategy," or "Tech Innovation."
• Deep Research: For significant industry shifts (e.g., Spotify acquisitions, major ad-tech updates), use web_search to find broader context and historical data.
• Importance Ranking: Rank news based on its potential to impact creators and media owners.

Formatting Guidelines

• Headline: Clear and professional.
• Strategic Take: A concise analysis of how this news impacts the global podcasting ecosystem.
• Source Context: Provide direct links to primary sources.
• Output Language: Respond in the user's preferred language. Translate insights from the source material only if required by the user's language setting.

Tools

• web_fetch: For parsing primary RSS feeds and articles.
• web_search: For cross-referencing and deep-dive context.
• LLM Reasoning: For summarization, categorization, and strategic analysis.