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• In what is probably the biggest podcast festival in the world, the second edition of the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival took place over the weekend in Sheffield, UK.
  • Michael Palin performed never-heard-before Monty Python material on stage in his hometown to a packed audience, in a chat hosted by long-time fan Greg James. Palin recited the deleted end scene of Life of Brian.
  • The second day saw an on-stage proposal taking place in the recording of Help, I Sexted My Boss. She said yes.
  • We’ve pictures of the weekend, including the conversion, for the event, of the former Coles Brothers store in central Sheffield.
• A new tool for podcasters, the Podcast Knowledge Library launches today. It builds on the popular MethodKit for podcasters, which serves as a roadmap to podcast development, production and distribution. The kit is available in 42 different languages.
• A new tool lets advertisers make a podcast ad in minutes. Klaxon AI says it can generate broadcast-ready ads with no recording studio, voice talent, or audio engineer required.

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