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Household names have become persistent in podcasting, and Sunday evening's episode of the Simpson's and a new show called Newt's World are no exception. Longtime podcaster Marc Maron was a guest on the Simpson's recently and his character interviewed Krusty. Well-known politician, Newt Gingrich, has a new podcast on society. Many would argue that well-known names like Marc and Newt flood the podcasting space, but they certainly do bring some more popularity to the medium. This week Mike was joined by a relatively new intern, Grant Coleman. He's working with the team in Columbus as a developer.

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News:

Marc Maron interviews Krusty on a podcast for The Simpsons!

Newt Gingrich has launched a new podcast with Westwood One called, Newt's World Podcast. Honing in on all aspects of society, and his background in politics, history, and teaching, he'll focus on a variety of topics.

Not a ton of information we can provide, but Apple has changed the Terms of Service for podcast statistics.

Topics:

About Grant: College student from Ohio.

Development/software internship at Blubrry

Do you need a website for your podcast? This topics keeps coming up. Our take on it; the answer is yes, you do want a website.

Support:

Email Address changes: Based on our system, they have to be made by Blubrry support staff.

Requirements for Spotify via Blubrry: What are the reasons shows do not get approved for Spotify?

PowerPress tip: UNLESS you know why you are doing it, do not use Category Podcasting, Custom Podcast Channels, taxonomy Podcasting or Post-Type podcasting in PowerPress. There are specific reasons you might want to do it, but please, PLEASE ask support first. We may have a better way to do what you want to accomplish.

To ask questions or to comment on the show, you can contact Todd or Mike here: [email protected].

Sometimes, podcasting is as easy as setting a schedule and sticking to it. Sure, there are a myriad of other factors that go into the production, publishing, etc. but there is no show if you can’t sit down and record. Sarah Duncan and Pamela Walker-Dees know a thing or two about managing schedules and they decided Monday evenings were their go-to recording schedule for their podcast, Motherhood on Tap.

And in the theme of setting schedules, we might have reordered this one a bit too early. A big topic of discussion on this episode was about Spotify purchasing Gimlet and in the time between recording and publishing, it happened. Regardless, still some good discussion on the topic, as well as Apple stepping up their game a bit once again by providing more opportunities for listeners and creators.

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We’ve been loving our new desk by the team over at Convo by Design. Josh Cooperman is also a podcaster and knew we wanted something specific to fit our needs. If you’re looking to upgrade your podcasting set up, give him a shot.

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Show notes:

Spotify and Gimlet: We were a bit ahead of the game recording this episode, so on Monday, Feb 4th this was all hearsay. As of Wednesday, Feb 6, Spotify purchased Gimlet Media and Anchor.

Motherhood on Tap: Hosted by two crazy mama’s just trying to make their way through parenting.

Apple is trying to ease some podcasting pains: For listeners and creators. Apple stats can now be downloaded, and Siri can now play a podcast for you.

PowerPress Webinar: Wed, Feb 20 3 – 4 ET. Sign up here.

Mike is joined by Jeff Hinz, Chief Growth Officer for RawVoice / Blubrry. Taking podcasting mainstream once again, they talked about the rumor that Spotify may be looking to acquire Gimlet Media and what that can mean. A popular podcast Nerd On! scored a great interview with a Star Trek actor/director, and they talk about the new RODECaster Pro.

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People create podcasts for lots of reasons, such as to discuss their favorite whiskeys with their friends, or review the latest Cavs game. Others, are a bit more serious and every once in a while it’s important to evaluate the purpose of your podcast. Kendall Ann Byrd started her show, High Heels and Heartache, to help women recovering from all kinds of unhealthy, toxic or abusive relationships. Almost a year later she is sharing episodes about once a month on topics that range from therapy to the science of accepting trauma.

Before and after the discussion of why a podcast should have a purpose that you’re passionate about, they chat about an initiative from APM and social media trends. While they highly encourage people to check out the podcast pitch exercise, they’re not convinced all the social media trends will be for the greater good of the internet.

Again, apologies for the less than stellar recording quality this time around, but the new studio will be worth it for this episode. More pictures to come.

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Show notes:

Are you an ideas person: Pitch your show to APM now!

High Heels and Heartache: Hosted by Kendall Ann Byrd, helping people understand the truth about relationships.

Social Media Trends in 2019: Top 5 that will take over the social media world.

While the cat is away, the mice will play. MacKenzie is at PodCon and Todd is out at an undisclosed location so Mike and (guest host) John Hankins, from the the Blubrry support team, do a combined episode of Your Podcast and PowerPress Podcast.

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Welcome to 2019! Happy New Year from Blubrry podcasting! Diving into the year Todd and Mike discuss Todd's recent guest appearance on a podcast discussing something he's very familiar with, podcast statistics. If you're someone that likes to podcast on the go or just doesn't have an extensive studio, BackPack Studio might be for you. It replaced the longstanding BossJock app. In a world where more and more celebrities are getting involved, Kanye West will be a guest on a prominent podcast sometime soon. They end the show with a case study and what NOT to do when promoting your podcast. Also, Mike starts a new segment on PowerPress in-depth settings starting with the Feeds tab.

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Todd and Mike talk about Blubrry being the first Podcast Company with IAB Certification for the podcast stats and what this means for you and the industry.  Also, get in on our 30 day giveaway #buildyourblubrry. They talk about Apple Reviews and Ratings, RAD and lots more!

We hope you and yours have a great Holiday season!

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An RSS feed is crucial for a podcast, in fact without one you technically don’t have a podcast, you’re just sharing audio. Regardless, they’re not as simple as they sound always, and there are many RSS feed misconceptions out there that podcasters don’t necessarily release they’re falling for. Mike Dell, from Blubrry’s support team and Your Podcast, joined MacKenzie to discuss the introduction of Pandora into the podcasting industry, in a much larger way than the past. As time goes on, more companies will be getting involved in Pandora submissions. Wrapped up with ideas on what a Blubrry podcast bootcamp would encompass. It’s becoming more popular for organizations to put the call out there to teach minority groups how to podcast and get them more involved.

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Thanks for listening and please subscribe via your favorite podcast app. If you’d like to be a guest on the show reach out to MacKenzie. She’s always looking for fun, new podcasters that use Blubrry services, specifically PowerPress. There is one last episode to be released for 2018, let MacKenzie know what you want to hear in 2019.

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Show notes:

Pandora is Joining the Podcasting Game: But MacKenzie and Mike are a bit more interested in the podcast genome project.

What Is A Podcast Feed?: From our blog earlier this year, alleviating confusion on RSS feeds.

Futuro Media and various others creating podcast bootcamps: What would Blubrry included in their own?

If one thing is for certain, it’s change and the same can be said for anyone that has a podcast. The latest episode of the PowerPress Podcast talks about continuous change in your podcast. It might not always be on the forefront of your mind but shows do evolve from influence from guests, podcasters, listening to other shows and specific self guided direction. Starting out discussing how frequently podcasters are not always their best marketing team turned into a much longer discussion of taking insight from other and yourself to make sure you’re putting out the best show possible. MacKenzie was joined by Lauren Gombas, host of the show From Blueprint to Solved.

Thanks for listening and please subscribe via your favorite podcast app. If you’d like to be a guest on the show reach out to MacKenzie. She’s always looking for fun, new podcasters that use Blubrry services, specifically PowerPress.

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Show notes:

Podcasters make for terrible self promoters

From Blueprint to Solved

Why We Need More Women in Podcasting

The Blubrry team wanted to get one last feature out to you before the end of the year, and it's an update to our podcast statistics. Free and Pro stats users now have details for Mexico and Germany, hourly reporting and more. M*A*S*H fans rejoice - Alan Alda is having a reunion on his podcast. Swedish podcast business, Acast recently acquired additional funding, a tactic becoming more and more popular for hosting companies in this industry. WordPress users, are you enjoying the the Gutenberg update? Obviously we're on the WordPress wagon, so we're curious to know your thoughts.

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