EPISODE 84 As 2021 winds down, my team members and I look forward to the new year and new advancements in podcasting. Today on the show, my friend and colleague, Sara Whittaker joins me to speculate on podcasting trends we expect (and hope!) to see. We talk about different ways that podcasting may be used in the future and ways that companies could bridge the gap between podcast listening aps and social media. We also share our guesses about improvements in stats, automation and learning. 

Sara Whittaker is a former student of mine and a collaborator in the Podcast Manager Program. She is also a Podcast Manager in her own right and brings a unique perspective to the show, as her client base consists of teachers and educators. Sara provides some great insights into the growing use of private podcasts for business, course creators, and other industries. While we focus on 5 main areas in our discussion today, Sara and I do a deep dive on all things trending in the podcast space!

In this episode, we cover:

- Direct-sharing of podcast links on social media platforms

- New ways to access podcasts

- Creepy but helpful user predictions and suggestions

- Improved ability to receive listener feedback

- Better accuracy and more useful metrics from podcast hosts

- Why some updates are harder to make across the board than others

- Show searchability on listening aps

- Free vs. Paid podcasts

- The up and coming world of Private podcasts

- The celebrity host trend

- Room for growth in the online space

If you want to chat more about this topic, I would love to continue this conversation with you, over on Instagram!

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