I had Katherine Cunningham as a guest on G’Day World back in Oct 2007 and afterwards offered her her own show on TPN. It’s taken a while (all my fault!) to get it up and running but I’m very excited about it.

Katherine sez:

The idea behind, or perhaps between, this show is to open up a conversation, a deep, juicy wet conversation about women, about men, about power, about sex, about passion.

Check out the first show or subscribe to the RSS feed or add it to iTunes.

Listen now or click on the album art to visit GD’s Mixed Up Podcast:

It’s nice to report some good news for a change! :-)

That’s not bad going when you consider the competition they had from professional sportscasters. I hope the boys will be back next year to do it again! Click on the image below to listen to their final episode for 2007!

A free version will be made available over the next few months on The Podcast Network, which John says is “rather good, run by Australians, and none the worse for that.”

A premium version of the Headcast will also be made available.

John’s free podcast, produced by UK new media company Funk, has achieved close to 500,000 downloads in 2007.

Dean Whitbread from Funk said:

“John is really forward-looking when it comes to technology. He got into video early and he reaped the benefits. He’s been investing in online media for some years now, and when we started to produce podcasts for him in 2005, we saw a huge take up from the online audience.

John’s podcast at http://johncleesepodcast.co.uk has been free since we started, and we’re going to maintain that, but its success to date means we can now explore other options, including more video, and adding premium content.

The Headcast is another example of John embracing new technologies to further his creativity – and although he’s well known for being very funny, this gives him the option to do whatever he wants to do and take it wherever he wants to go.”

Cameron Reilly from The Podcast Network said that having a living legend like John Cleese joining The Podcast Network’s growing roster of talent was a coup for the business and a personal thrill.

“Having grown up watching and listening to John, I am extremely pleased that he will be contributing his new material to our site. I have been a fan of his podcasts over the last year and am excited about bringing the Headcast to a wider international audience. Having someone of John’s caliber producing podcasts is another sign of the increasing legitimacy of the medium.”

NOTES TO EDITORS

About: The Podcast Network
The Podcast Network is an privately owned media company in Australia with over 80 audio and video podcasts in production and a monthly international audience of over half a million people.http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/

Contact:

Cameron Reilly, CEO

Tel: +61 400455334 Email: cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com

Ewan Spence, VP

Tel: +44 (0)7966 152772 Email: ewan@thepodcastnetwork.com

About: Funk
Funk is a creative new media company based in London and Brighton, UK, comprised of producers Mark Crook and Dean Whitbread. Funk is a part of social media business Talking Voices www.talkingvoices.com

http://funk.co.uk

Contact:

Dean Whitbread

Tel: +44 (0)7050 644088 Email: jc@funk.co.uk

http://headcast.co.uk

Martin helped to make music history when unsigned band Koopa entered the UK charts earlier this year, thanks to exposure in his Bite Size Bonus podcast. He began podcasting in October 2004, is credited as the UK’s first ever podcaster, making the switch from radio and club DJ and artist management to become one of the UK’s best known podcasters.

As of next week he’ll be producing the Monday edition of TPN Rock and in a couple of weeks we’ll be launching his new, top secret music show!

As Australia’s first podcaster I’m excited to welcome the UK’s first podcaster to TPN!

(Press Release Follows)

Holyhead and Melbourne, 28 Sept 2007

Credited as being the first UK based Podcaster, Martin ‘GD’ Devaughan and Green Dragon Media has signed up with Australlia’s The Podcast Network (TPN) to bring his extensive love and knowledge of music to the world’s first commercial network of podcasters.

“TPN has allowed me more freedom in my contract, with no network exclusivity to restrict me working as and where I want, and they are fun guys to work with,” comments Devaughan on his reason for choosing TPN. He will be joining the long running TPN Rock show, bringing his formidable knowledge of the indie and upcoming music scene to the leading music show on the network.

Ewan Spence, VP of The Podcast Network, and the host of TPN Rock. “If the goal of TPN Rock is to showcase the best unknown, unsigned and under-appreciated bands and artists from around the world, I had no hesitation in offering the chair to one of the best music podcasters in the world.” Spence will continue to run TPN Rock on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Throw into this a brand new Dance music show – Mixed Up – to debut mid-October, and the future for music fans at the Australlian based network is looking impressive. “To have Martin bring his love and energy to TPN will let us continue to promote new music from bands and artists looking for a trusted global platform to reach new fans” says Cameron Reily, CEO of The Podcast Network.

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Check out his first episode:

If you know Duncan’s work, you’ll be aware that he is known for his particular “take no bullshit” style, so I can’t wait to hear his interviews! His first episode features an interview with serial blogger, David Krug.

You work hard, you raise your family, and you try to do the best you can. But in the back of your mind you’re aware of those huge problems out there that seem unsolvable: global warming, poverty, genocides, AIDS, war. You know life has to be about more than making a living, taking care of the kids and accumulating more stuff. But when it comes to the big issues facing the planet, you wonder: What difference could I possibly make? The answer: Plenty. If enough of us take even small actions, the difference we can make is huge. It’s a tough world out there. Join hosts Scott Sherman and Cameron Reilly and help us make it a better one.

Anita reciprocated by writing an article on Wayne’s podcast that came out in a bunch of papers this week, this one is from the Salt Lake City Tribune.

Thanks Anita from all of us at TPN!