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Quick Episode Summary:

• :07 Intro
• 1:43 Audio Rockin' Libsyn Podcast: Jeff and Will's Big Gay Fiction
• 6:22 How you can be featured by Libsyn!
• 7:58 PROMO 1: Your Empty Nest Coach
• 8:30 Elsie and Rob Conversation
  • We begin by diving right into the email from Apple featuring 3 email questions
  • If you've been listening and doing what we've taught for the past 18 months, then you're fine
  • The iTunes tags are not supported in iTunes Desktop
  • TL;DR from the Apple email don't spam your metadata - keep it clean
  • Also, your show won't be removed for having episode number in your episode titles
  • Podcasts hosts should have supported all iTunes tags a long time ago - they've been out since the fall of 2017
  • 35:25 Dr. Ginger Campbell sends us some feedback about using MyLibsyn our subscription service
  • A couple of articles from Apple publications criticizing the company about their relationship with podcasting
  • 41:48 PROMO 2: So Many Books So Little Time
  • Get the scoop on the origins of the United States' copyright laws and fair use doctrine for Fair Use Week via Ben Franklin's World
  • Marc Maron interviewed Krusty the Clown on the Simpson
  • Congrats to the Survivor Fans Podcast on their 14th year and 1151st episode!
  • RIP Brody Stevens
  • The best thing if you are looking to share a direct link for an episode and have it work on the most devices is to share the webpage for that post and make sure you have a mobile responsive player on that page.
  • Is there was anyway to opt out of being searchable on places like iTunes, Google Play, etc?
  • 54:33 PROMO 3: The Rain Delay
  • STATS!!! Mean and median numbers from download numbers released in the month of February and measured until the end of February

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• Audio Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: Jeff and Will's Big Gay Fiction
• Promo 1: Your Empty Nest Coach
• Promo 2: So Many Books So Little Time
• Promo 3: The Rain Delay
• Ginger from Graying Rainbows, Brain Science and Books and Ideas

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• iTunes Episode Number Hack
• The Libsyn Live Webinar where you can find out everything about the iTunes tags, episode number woes and more!
• Apple's privacy focus and lack of apparent interest could see it lose podcast lead
• Apple dominates the podcast market. But for how long?
• Episode 227: Kyle Courtney, Copyright & Fair Use in Early America
• Lock the gates: Marc Maron's interviewing Krusty The Clown on The Simpsons
• Prominent Los Angeles comedian Brody Stevens dies at 48
• Rob on Kim Komando
• Where is podcasting headed?
• Rob on Tascam Talkback talking all about stats!

Where is Libsyn Going? (In Real Life)

• Podfest in Orlando
• Proclaim 19
• NAB in Las Vegas

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