Media Roundtable

Ah, podcasts–those “little masterpieces for your ears.” 

We’re back with another episode of our limited series, ‘What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews.’ We have an all-star panel of industry insiders to debate what a podcast is — and what it could be. 

Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) hosts:

Larry Rosin (President, Edison Research)

Hilary Ross Shafer (VP, Podcast and YouTube Influencer,  Oxford Road)

James Cridland (Editor, Podnews and Podcast Business Journal) and 

Nick Giorgio (Director, Media and Customer Acquisition, SimpliSafe)

”Podcasting's unique selling point has always been that it's something for your ears when your eyes are busy.”

-James Cridland (Editor, Podnews and Podcast Business Journal)

The team’s talking: Podcasting’s Identity Crisis, Podcast Growing Pains, and CAO ad outlook. Let’s dive in.

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Three brothers have taken podcasting by storm. And this week, they share the secret to turning everything they touch to podcast gold. In our limited series “What’s a Podcast? The Extended Interviews,” we sit down with the creators of the fastest-growing independent media network in the world, the MeidasTouch. 

Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) hosts Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (Co-founders, MeidasTouch Network) to discuss the tips and tricks the brothers use to build and scale their wildly successful podcast-turned-media-network.

“ Everything we do is malleable. While podcasts feel like they have been around for a long time, it's still such a new industry… You can never get too comfortable. Always be looking at ‘how is this changing? What's next?”

-Brett Meiselas, (Co-founder, MeidasTouch Network)

They’re talking: Growth Hacks, Serving your Audience, Family SWOT Analysis, and more. Let’s dive in.

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The Media Roundtable limited series: “What’s a Podcast? – The Extended Interviews” continues with this crucial debate. This week's episode is sponsored by Fairing.

Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) teams up with Larry Rosin (President, Edison Research) for our extensive qualitative and quantitative journey to define what a ‘podcast’ is in 2025. This episode is a culmination of all that work: a debate to finally forge one definition to rule them all. 

“ It's such an American idea, this democratization of voices–this fact that now there is actually representation of interests that were underserved for so long.”

-Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road)

Together we're talking: Consumers vs the Industry, the Spirit of Podcasting, Video Inclusion, and more. Let's dig in.

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Presenting, The Media Roundtable Limited Series: “What’s a Podcast? – The Extended Interviews.” This week we have a guest who’s not only influential in podcasting history but in Oxford Road history too. This week's episode is sponsored by our friends at ALLCITY Network. 

During interviews for the series, Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) got a chance to sit down with audio legend Adam Carolla (Host of The Adam Carolla Show).

“ Big picture, the people with the voices and the people with the ideas are gonna win. That's what makes it pure.”

• Adam Carolla (Podcast Pioneer, Host of The Adam Carolla Show)

Together they talked: Audio Magic, Betting on Yourself, Podcasting’s Meritocracy, and more. Let’s dive in.

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The Media Roundtable is back, assuaging your FOMO by recapping the highlights of Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025. This week's episode is sponsored by The Daily Wire. 

Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) hosts a full panel of Audio All-Stars:

Bart Roselli (SVP, Media, Oxford Road)

Conor Doyle (President, Oxford Road)

Miranda Romano (SVP, Media, Oxford Road)

Stew Redwine (VP Creative Services, Oxford Road)

“Now we can go out to the marketplace and try to get a lot of competing factions to start rowing in the same direction for everybody's mutual benefit.”

-Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road)

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So… what is a podcast in 2025? As video takes over and platforms tighten their grip, the medium faces an identity crisis. In our final episode, we examine what’s at stake and where podcasting might go next. You’ll hear from industry leaders like Guy Raz, James Cridland, Dan Franks, and AJ Feliciano as they wrestle with the evolving definition of podcasting, the tension between independence and algorithms, and the future of audio-first storytelling. Because the word “podcast” might be up for debate—but its power is not.

For the most comprehensive picture of what podcasting means to consumers today, check out our accompanying white paper with Edison Research, “What is a Podcast?: Preserving its Essence, Structuring for Expansion,” featuring quantitative and qualitative data compiled from over 4,000 Americans.

Download the White Paper Here: https://oxfordroad.com/whats-a-podcast

And if you’re really invested in the future of podcasting, there’s something you can do today. Help us bring YouTube, Spotify, and other platforms to the table—not to regulate, but to collaborate. Sign our petition for a shared definition, an open measurement framework, and a future where podcasting remains open, inclusive, and built to last.

Add Your Name to the Petition Here: https://chng.it/6S5S7bPrjR

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After Serial broke the sound barrier, podcasting went from niche to everywhere—fast. In this episode, we follow the industry through its Hollywood makeover, the rise of podcast celebrities, and a pandemic-era boom that flooded the market with new voices. Hear from insiders like Bryan Barletta, Pete Birsinger, and the Meiselas Brothers on how podcasting became a business, a brand builder–for D2C brands and podcasters’ personal brands alike–and a battleground for independence. From million-dollar deals to the chaos of overproduction, this is the story of podcasting’s wildest decade.

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Podcasting didn’t start with a business plan—it started with rebels, weirdos, and accidental pioneers tinkering in garages. In Episode 1 of What’s A Podcast?, we trace the medium’s origin story—from the earliest RSS hacks to the moment Steve Jobs brought podcasts to iTunes. Along the way, you’ll hear from Adam Carolla and Leo Laporte on bypassing traditional media, and Ira Glass on how public radio helped shape podcasting’s storytelling DNA. Featuring firsthand interviews with the people who built podcasting before it had a name—and who are still fighting to define what it is today.

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The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back! Brought to you by this week’s sponsor Claritas, we give you Ad Infinitum Season 3, Episode 2 - "Stay Safe in Sound."

Host Stew Redwine (VP, Creative Services, Oxford Road) welcomes journalist Suzanne Rico to talk about her deeply personal, fascinating podcast The Man Who Calculated Death. Suzanne did the hard work of reconciling with her grandfather Robert Lusser’s dark legacy as a Nazi scientist, then had to find a way to sell her show to networks and advertisers. Suzanne and Stew dive into why difficult subject matter done well is well worth supporting.

“Clarity has a cleverness all of its own.”

-Stew Redwine (VP, Creative Services, Oxford Road)

And no episode of Ad Infinitum is complete with an ad break-down. This week, Stew and Suzanne check out winners and losers from BetterHelp, Amazon Pharmacy, Rocket Money, and Ritual. Let’s dig in.

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The Media Roundtable is back with our very special Podcasthon episode supporting the Koala Corps. Plus, a blockbuster industry edition with a round-up of last week’s biggest audio industry moves.

Fearless host James Ingrassia, (EVP of Client Services, Oxford Road) welcomes fellow audio all-stars:

- James Cridland, (Editor, Podnews and Podcast Business Journal)

- Neal Lucey, (EVP of Strategy & Product, Oxford Road)

- Spencer Semonson, (Media Supervisor, Oxford Road)

- Courtney O’Connor (Director of Podcast Media, Oxford Road)

“ If you cut your advertising, fewer people will buy your stuff.”

- James Cridland, (Editor, Podnews and Podcast Business Journal)  

The team is talking: Podcasting for Good, YouTube Lite, Wondery’s FAST moves, Tariffs vs Ad Budgets, and more. Let’s jump in.

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