Get Millions of Downloads by Gaming the System

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Tom Rossi joins Jordan and Kevin to discuss ways to celebrate International Podcast Day, why farming downloads isn't an effective growth hack, the significance Serial had on the podcasting world, what we can learn from audio fiction podcasts, and the importance of owning your podcast.

INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY

Friday, September 30th

https://internationalpodcastday.com/

WHAT'S NEW IN DIRECTORIES

Goodpods added!

Stitcher & Pandora removed (for now).

GAMING THE SYSTEM

Podcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners Through Mobile-Game Ads

by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/inside-podcasters-explosive-audience-growth

155,000 PROLIFIC PODCASTS?

https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/the-most-prolific-categories-in-podcasting

SERIAL IS BACK!

Another episode of Serial is released following the release of Adnan Syed.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123878679/adnan-syed-released-serial

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT

Tenderfoot TV has struck a deal to adapt a short film into two podcasts.

https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/podcasts-give-birth-to-film-now-tenderfoot-tv-is-flipping-the-script/article_7d496c96-3517-11ed-825a-337912be3e27.html

STUDENTS SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER PODCAST

https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/19/23362483/know-justice-know-peace-podcast-trademark-denver-students-lawsuit

HELLO INTERNET VINYL

http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/68

Kevin (49%), Jordan (27%), Tom (24%)

Thanks to guest host, Tom Rossi @tomrossi7!PodMatch

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