Canva integration, MGM studios, Netflix, images not showing up while searching on Google for podcasts, Artwork specs (yep, again,) all kinds of Apple Podcasts stuff including a very interesting word being censored that starts with m, and this time the stats convo is all about Call Her Daddy!

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• 3:08 PROMO 1: Not Just Another Religion and Politics Podcast
• 3:36 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Canva integration!
• Amazon acquired MGM Studios and what that means for podcasting
• Netflix is ‘expanding’ it’s podcasting footprint
• 21:54 Voice feedback about Voicelink.fm from Neal
• How important is your description to find potential listeners?
• Why when searching on Google for podcasts, some results come out with images and some without?
• Artwork specs! Yep, we mention them again and how the wrong specs could possibly cause issues with some podcast apps updating
• 35:48 PROMO 2: I Love Kentucky
• IAB stats vs unique download stats
• Double episodes in Apple Podcasts
• 42:54 Audio feedback from Jonathan about our meet-up on shownotes! via Voicelink.fm
• Apple Podcasts, shownotes and iOS 14.6
• Good stuff about Apple supporting people with disabilities
• Apple has expanded their affiliate program to cover podcast subscriptions!
• Podcasters - hobby vs career
• Worst email of the week: how to profit from your audience
• Spotify brought downloaded podcasts to Apple Watch
• Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces!
• IAB’s survey of podcast ad revenue
• There is a word that’s being censored in Apple Podcasts as a verb, not a noun
• 1:13:35 PROMO 3: The Strokecast
• Stats EXTRA! No end of the month data yet, as when we recorded the episode it was not the end of the show
• Talking about Call Her Daddy as number 5 for Podtrac
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• PROMO 1: Not Just Another Religion and Politics Podcast
• PROMO 2: I Love Kentucky
• PROMO 3: The Strokecast

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Libsyn 5 Update! Webinar
• Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion
• Streaming Giant Netflix Is Expanding Its Podcasting Footprint
• Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities
• Apple Introduces Affiliate Program for Podcasts Subscriptions
• Why A Podcast Is A ‘Hobby’ For Apple And ‘Career’ For Spotify
• Spotify brings offline listening to the Apple Watch, at last
• Spaces is here, let’s chat
• U.S. Podcast Ad Revenues Grew 19% YoY in 2020; set to exceed $1B this year and $2B by 2023
• Barstool’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Returns To Top Five In April.
• The Call Her Daddy season finale
• DEI For Podcasters Audience Value and Growth
• Elsie will be joining the Podcasting, Seriously club in Clubhouse, come hang out with her! You can join the club to check her out on June 9 at 4 pm ET.

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