Jay and Joel are both life-long Star Wars fans, so they took the opportunity to indulge themselves with this bonus episode. A spoiler-filled discussion of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the Skywalker Saga. The boys also discuss just what THAT means for Star Wars, and what they expect and hope for next.
Beware, the boys do discuss some elements of season one of The Mandalorian as well, so if you’ve yet to watch that be forewarned.
Thanks to our sponsor for the end of 2019 and this bonus episode, Drew Ackerman and the Sleep with Me Podcast. Find him and his show here, Sponsor: Sleep with Me Podcast - https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com (https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/).
And learn more about the weird history of pogs here. - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54202/weird-history-pogs (http://mentalfloss.com/article/54202/weird-history-pogs)

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PodVader drops by to update everyone on the status of Always Listening. 
He also uses this time to promote his new podcast, Q'd Up Podcast on Podcasting - available now to subscribe to in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Episode 0 is available now. Episode 1 is coming soon.

Important Message From PodVader

What Makes a Good Podcast Media Host?: https://joelsharpton.com/blog/what-makes-a-good-podcast-media-host (https://joelsharpton.com/blog/what-makes-a-good-podcast-media-host)
The 5 Stages of the Podcast Listener Journey. Interesting:
http://pivotsix.com/blog/podcast-customer-journey (http://pivotsix.com/blog/podcast-customer-journey)
Hernan Lopez speaks on The New Media Show. - https://newmediashow.com/2020/02/28/podcast-academy-discussion-with-hernan-lopez-277/ (https://newmediashow.com/2020/02/28/podcast-academy-discussion-with-hernan-lopez-277/)
Around 7min mark, says he wants the Podcast Academy to celebrate that “independent” and be included in their board. And yet, there is no true independent on their Board of Governors. 
12:35ish - This is not a trade association. Again, as reflected by their Board of Governors. We want to celebrate quality as a group of professionals. Diversity is key here. Be representative of the entire industry. 
14ish - Won’t duplicate things that already exist like meetups. Guide people to Gimlet Academy podcasts or Jesse Thorn’s show. 
17ish - Be representative of the industry unlike other organizations that got it wrong. So the Board of Governors - more than half will be women. 
21ish - There will be awards for true “one person shows” but they will also be eligible for the open categories (and the dream is for what happened with Parasite)
25ish - 6 open seats left but 3 have already been reached out to. The goal is to have 9 people who work for companies and 8 that are indie. But their definition of indie is someone who literally doesn’t work for any big company currently.
29ish - Open to a poll for the best indies to be on the board. But he says it will be hard to find someone that ticks all the boxes. 
34ish - Hernan admits that without the criticism that arose, he’s not sure he would have considered putting as much representation of indie podcasters as there will be now. 
53 - The first awards, for simplicity, has to be timed around an industry event to have enough people there (this is clearly a nod to Podcast Movement - but it’s not determined yet)
Apple podcast data update - Data courtesy of the My Podcast Reviews service, by Daniel J. Lewis - http://MyPodcastReviews.com/stats (http://mypodcastreviews.com/stats)
If you’re a College Sports podcaster (especially about football and basketball) contact Jay at his new email: podvader@lockedonpodcasts.com
Ever thought you might have a message, product, service, event or podcast you’d like to get in front of the Always Listening audience? Well now you can. Rates are updated weekly so grab yours now:
Always Listening Sponsorship Opportunities (https://propodcastingservices.com/always-listening-sponsors)

From the Hernan’s Mouth - AL454

SERIAL Invented What?!
The new Edison Research Top 10 - https://podnews.net/press-release/edison-research-ranker-q342019?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-02-24 (https://podnews.net/press-release/edison-research-ranker-q342019?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-02-24)
The Unicorn that is Joe Rogan:
https://rainnews.com/canadian-podcast-listener-suggests-the-joe-rogan-experience-is-a-unique-unicorn/ (https://rainnews.com/canadian-podcast-listener-suggests-the-joe-rogan-experience-is-a-unique-unicorn/)
Another survey on popular podcasts...are you on this list?
https://radioink.com/2020/02/18/iheart-npr-strong-in-new-podcast-survey/ (https://radioink.com/2020/02/18/iheart-npr-strong-in-new-podcast-survey/)
How do I grow my audience? Not through paid social media ads: https://podnews.net/article/advertising-a-podcast-pt2?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-02-10 (https://podnews.net/article/advertising-a-podcast-pt2?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-02-10)
Apple podcast data update - Data courtesy of the My Podcast Reviews service, by Daniel J. Lewis - http://MyPodcastReviews.com/stats (http://mypodcastreviews.com/stats)
Star Wars - The High Republic - https://youtu.be/xCat5fXRyyU (https://youtu.be/xCat5fXRyyU)
If you’re a College Sports podcaster (especially about football and basketball) contact Jay at his new email: podvader@lockedonpodcasts.com
Ever thought you might have a message, product, service, event or podcast you’d like to get in front of the Always Listening audience? Well now you can. Rates are updated weekly so grab yours now:
Always Listening Sponsorship Opportunities (https://propodcastingservices.com/always-listening-sponsors)

The Top 10 Rainbows and Unicorns of All Time- AL453

The Podcast Academy Launches - https://podnews.net/update/podcast-academy-launch-coverage (https://podnews.net/update/podcast-academy-launch-coverage)
The Podcast Academy Site - https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/ (https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/default.aspx?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-02-17)
Tom Webster - Podcasting’s Biggest Mistake https://medium.com/@webby2001/podcastings-biggest-mistake-12183fee4e33 (https://medium.com/@webby2001/podcastings-biggest-mistake-12183fee4e33)
Apple Podcast Directory stats update from Daniel J. Lewis and MyPodcastReviews - https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/ (https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/)
If you’re a College Sports podcaster (especially about football and basketball) contact Jay at his new email: podvader@lockedonpodcasts.com
Ever thought you might have a message, product, service, event or podcast you’d like to get in front of the Always Listening audience? Well now you can. Rates are updated weekly so grab yours now:
Always Listening Sponsorship Opportunities (https://propodcastingservices.com/always-listening-sponsors)

The Rich Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are- AL452

Spotify podcast listening up big - https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123905/spotify-earnings-q4-2020-podcasting-investment-operating-loss (https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123905/spotify-earnings-q4-2020-podcasting-investment-operating-loss)
Spotify buys the Ringer - https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2020/02/07/the-musical-motivation-behind-spotifys-500m-podcast-spree/#4c16cc3172de (https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2020/02/07/the-musical-motivation-behind-spotifys-500m-podcast-spree/#4c16cc3172de)
Barstool Sports purchased too - https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/29/21113130/barstool-sports-penn-national-deal-dave-portnoy-chernin (https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/29/21113130/barstool-sports-penn-national-deal-dave-portnoy-chernin)
How do we get more ad dollars? - http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/how-can-podcasters-get-more-ad-dollars-buyers-have-their/article_2b8c4c36-4c2e-11ea-8ede-7f9f95158d29.html (http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/how-can-podcasters-get-more-ad-dollars-buyers-have-their/article_2b8c4c36-4c2e-11ea-8ede-7f9f95158d29.html)
Is Your Podcast Doing Its Job - https://blog.pacific-content.com/jobs-to-be-done-for-podcasts-b9daadeec35c (https://blog.pacific-content.com/jobs-to-be-done-for-podcasts-b9daadeec35c)
Apple Podcast Directory stats update from Daniel J. Lewis and MyPodcastReviews - https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/ (https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/)
If you’re a College Sports podcaster (especially about football and basketball) contact Jay at his new email: podvader@lockedonpodcasts.com
Ever thought you might have a message, product, service, event or podcast you’d like to get in front of the Always Listening audience? Well now you can. Rates are updated weekly so grab yours now:
Always Listening Sponsorship Opportunities (https://propodcastingservices.com/always-listening-sponsors)

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