Sounds Profitable

By Bryan Barletta

The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. An... more

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The podcast currently has 954 episodes available.

Sounds Profitable episodes:

October 20, 2025 NRF Projects Healthy Holidays, Research Fueling Creativity, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: the collaboration that goes into making The Hidden Third, using research as your podcast creative partner, legacy media's dismissive attitude towards content creators might be their downfall, media buyers are anxious about setting 2026 budgets given 2025's volatility, and U.S. consumers expect to spend upwards of $900 on average this holiday shopping season.

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8min
October 17, 2025 Spotify's Video Distribution Deals, Students Critique AI Podcasts, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify distributes video podcasts to Netflix and Samsung TV Plus, LiveRead.io and Companion discuss their collaboration, NYU students discuss AI generated podcasts, and how advertisers were advertising to advertisers at Advertising Week New York.

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9min
October 16, 2025 Advertising to Advertisers, The Ringer 🔜 Samsung TVs, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify launches first FAST channel, ICE ads keep appearing on incongruous content in streaming services, advertisers advertise to advertisers at AWNY, an op-ed on South African podcast advertising, and the Signal Awards winners are now live.

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8min
October 16, 2025 What Makes Armchair Expert a Great Podcast
A breakdown of the simple psychology behind Dax Shepard’s interview style.

Written and narrated by Tom Webster
Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
Audio editing by Gavin Gaddis

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6min
October 15, 2025 Measurement's Upfront Moment, $1,600 Netflix Subscribers, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Measurement is having a moment at IAB Upfronts, MrBeast launches clipping company, the divide with content creators and AI, Netflix's $1,600 subscribers, SSRS acquires Edison Research.

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7min
October 14, 2025 Spotify’s Netflix Podcast Partnership, New EU Podcast Law, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify to air video podcasts on Netflix, LiveRead.io and Companion talk collaboration, students discuss AI generated podcasts, new EU law on political advertisements, and YouTube introduces AI powered multimodal measurement.

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7min
October 10, 2025 Recapping Advertising Week NYC, Spotify's in ChatGPT, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: what happened at Advertising Week New York, Tom Webster talks parasocial relationships with podcast AI ads, Spotify is now integrated into ChatGPT queries, and an interview with Greg Glenday.

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12min
October 09, 2025 Amazon DSP x Microsoft, Podcasting Without Borders, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Amazon is taking over Microsoft's DSP, Tom Webster on how AI could be used to leverage existing parasocial relationships, a conversation with Acast CEO Greg Glenday, why Poppies Studios is opening a creator studio near Burbank, and podcasts seem to be a popular lunch activity given listen-time trends.

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8min
October 08, 2025 Creators as Power Brokers, Companies Eye Audioboom, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: how creators are becoming power brokers at events like Advertising Week New York, Spotify talks the power of fandom, Twitch could be video podcasting's training ground, and iHeart might be making a play for Audioboom.

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6min
October 07, 2025 ChatGPT Integrates Spotify, Alex Cooper Launches Ad Agency, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: ChatGPT debuts Spotify integration, Alex Cooper's new creative agency lands Google as first client, and reflections on what new generative AI video tools mean for content advertising.

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5min

FAQs about Sounds Profitable:

How many episodes does Sounds Profitable have?

The podcast currently has 954 episodes available.