Covering iOS beta 14.5 and big changes to Apple Podcasts, a new strategy for promoting our podcast via blog, Stitcher search results, a changing podcast artwork, getting the video of your transcoded audio podcast, data privacy discussion inspired by Tim Cook and stats, this time, mean and median download numbers!

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
• 3:45 Rob and Elsie Convo!
• Oh wowza! Pretty big change to the Apple Podcasts App in iOS 14.5 beta - the biggest change in quite some time
• The many ways this change could possibly change so much about what we currently know about Apple Podcasts (speculation on steroids)
• Should you include episode numbers in the title in Apple Podcasts?
• 18:44 PROMO 2: In Clear Focus
• MacBook Air and the keyboard issues!
• New The Feed strategy going on on the blog
• The problem with Stitcher search
• A tip on changing your show artwork
• How to get the video of your episode audio to crosspost in different audio platforms
• Oh, oh! VODcasting making a comeback? Ummmmmmmm
• How can show owners see how many downloads are generated per dedicated/custom tracking URL that they create
• 46:29 AUDIO FEEDBACK: Pandora issues via Stephane 
• A quote from Tim Cook on data privacy
• Why did you leave us?
• A little perspective time for the Podcast industry
• Chartable a pretty in depth amount of podcast consumption data!
• 1:02:14 PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific
• 1:02:45 Stats! Mean and median numbers
• Where are we going?
• Where have we been?

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• PROMO 1: Childless not by Choice
• PROMO 2: In Clear Focus
• PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro
• The Best Boom Arms for Your Home Podcasting Studio
• The Benefits of Seasons for Your Podcast
• Adam Carolla on the ‘evolution of podcasting’
• Tim Cook May Have Just Ended FacebookLooks like it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy.
• Podcasts Power Through The Pandemic
• The Shure Microphone webinar!
• Rob on Own Thy Audience - Why Podcasting Leads All The Audience Enagagement Channels So Far‬
• Paid Content Subscriptions - Selling Your Podcast
• Show Your Podcast Some Love - All About Upgrades For 2021

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