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This is called the Martyrdom of St.

Brian, and you'll probably see why it was never in.

Michael Palin performed never-heard-before Monty Python material on stage in his hometown to a packed audience as part of what we think is the biggest podcast festival in the world, the second edition of the Crossed Wires podcast festival, which took place in Sheffield in the UK.

Palin recited the deleted end scene of The Life of Brian, and you can hear it if you link through from our show notes or our newsletter at podnews.net.

The second day saw an onstage proposal taking place in the recording of Help I Sexted My Boss.

She said yes, and we've pictures of the weekend too, including the conversion for the event of the former Coles Brothers store in central Sheffield.

Elsewhere, a new tool for podcasters, the Podcast Knowledge Library, launches today.

It builds on the popular Method Kit for podcasters, which serves as a roadmap to podcast development, production and distribution.

The kit's 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.

Podcast app Metacast has added a web podcast search, automated chapters in transcripts, even in this show, and more features.

Podnews now links to Metacast for every show in our podcast pages.

Transistor now shows creator recommendations using the Podroll tag in its podcast website.

We'll link to an example and a video to explain more.

Why was a podcast the right vehicle to tell the story about Shelley Duvall, the actor best known for her appearance in The Shining?

A new article at Good Tape looks at the making of Texas Twiggy and what podcasts can offer that others can't.

And if you fancy it, Podnews readers can get money off a print subscription to Good Tape.

There's more details at podnews.net slash extras.

It's a Monday, so time for some tech stuff.

The new podcast image tag has been formalized and full documentation is online.

The intention is to produce artwork in different sizes and aspect ratios and have those visible in the RSS feed, like Apple's proprietary artwork or YouTube's 4.3 cover artwork or other elements.

There's a new demo for producing the podcast location tag.

That's been released by Alberto Bertella of RSS.com.

The tool follows best practice for the tag, including populating OpenStreetMap IDs and differentiating between creator and subject.

It's written in JavaScript and supports auto-completion.

And Podcastle has launched what it describes as a premium AI voice API.

It's called Async.

The tool allows developers to offer instant voice cloning, broadcast-quality voices and real-time, low-latency performance.

And in podcast news, has the way we build products online changed?

After the advances in AI, Built This Week is a new weekly podcast from the team at Rise Labs.

You'll hear about a real product or feature built that week.

The three most important AI and tech stories worth your time.

One standout AI app or platform the team has tried.

Headstuff Podcasts has a new show and it's perfect for you if you like in-depth explorations of Irish history and culture.

Everything from Bertie Ahern to Taito Crisps.

Can't say what it's called in here, but you'll find out what it's called in our newsletter today.

And the Grateful Dead are important in the history of podcasting because they were on the first ever podcast feed.

But now Pantheon Media and SF Travel are uniting for an audio tribute, the Grateful Dead 60 Years in San Francisco.

Mila Davies walks you from the Warlock's first Fillmore gig through 2025's anniversary gatherings, spotlighting concerts, counterculture landmarks and the community that grew around them.

And each episode also doubles as a sonic travel guide, revealing venues, murals and museums so fans can chart their own pilgrimage through the city where the music never stopped.

And this podcast is sponsored by Riverside.

With Riverside, you can create studio-quality podcasts anywhere.

Riverside is your all-in-one platform for professional podcast creation with remote, high-quality recording, editing and publishing.

It's trusted by Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty and other top creators.

You can try Riverside yourself.

There's a link in the show notes.

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