On this episode testing the new Samson Q9U + new fancy XLR cables, Apple Podcasts stats exports and new collections, Elsie’s JRE theory was right! NAB 2022 re-cap, Higher Ground is done with Spotify, the Libsyn YouTube Channel, micro interview with the Titus podcast, and Stats - what do podcasters actually care about?

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• 2:47 PROMO 1: Into The Woods
• 3:17 Rob and Elsie conversation
• 4:04 Testing new gear: the Samson Q9U and fancy XLR cables
• 11:50 Twitter and Elon
• 14:08 Apple Podcasts podcast export reports and very nice collections
• 18:29 Audio feedback from Podcaster Jay
• 20:57 Elsie was right about that Joe Rogan strategy
• 25:58 NAB Las Vegas update from Rob
• Calling Asian Pacific and Pacific Islander podcasters!
• 31:15 Are the Obama’s breaking up with Spotify?
• 35:34 Make sure you that your Libsyn account default setting is not set to 100
• 37:52 The Feed made the Goodpods charts!
• 40:05 Guess who has a YouTube channel?
• 41:34 The two ways people increase audience, according to Rob
• 44:15 PROMO 2: Women Amplified
• 46:20 The Libsyn office is truly remote
• 48:04 Getting your Apple Podcasts’s account live again
• 49:51 Acast closing down their podcast listening app
• 51:08 Interview segment: Titus
• 56:51 Covering some projections on podcast ad sales through 2026
• 1:01:12 PROMO 3: Experience Junkies
• 1:02:03 Stats! Discussing data on what podcasters are thinking
• 1:07:13 Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Into The Woods
• PROMO 2: Women Amplified
• PROMO 3: Experience Junkies
• PodcasterJay from The .NET Core Show

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Samson Q9U
• Samson MBA38 Boom Arm
• Pig Hog PHM10BKW Black/White Woven High Performance XLR Microphone Cable
• MOGAMI® Cables
• New Listening Reports for subscriptions
• Introducing three new Apple Podcasts Collections: Darkside, tbh, and Popped
• Obamas to Leave Spotify, Seek Podcast Deal Elsewhere
• The Libsyn YouTube Channel
• Get Started with Advertisecast
• SOUND OFF Acast warns podcast app is shutting down for millions of users after 8 years
• Podcasts will account for more than one-fourth of digital audio ad spending
• What Are Podcasters Thinking? The Answer May Depend On How Long They’ve Been Podcasting.
• What Do Podcasters Actually Care About?
• How to build a podcast promotion strategy that works
• PODWORK
• Make Real Money Podcasting

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