Libsyn Payouts to Producers over $100 Mil! Finally, what you've been waiting for, our thoughts on the Taylor Swift podcast appearance, plus, a bit of a Podcast Movement recap, some YouTube data audience percentages, what gets searched in Apple Podcasts and mean, median, geographic and user agents stats! --- and FYI: WE RECORDED BEFORE TAYLOR & TRAVIS GOT ENGAGED!

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• (2:27) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:07) Over 100M of payouts to creators from Libsyn!
• (4:26) The Taylor Swift appearance on a podcast
• (12:25) Podcast Movement merger news
• (24:36) Analysis of podcasting trends & the Hollywood Reporter article
• (36:35) What actually works in search in Apple Podcasts + naming best practices
• (43:40) The Age of Audio!
• (50:02) Podcast playback errors? YouTube links in the enclosure!
• (53:50) Stats! Mean, median, geographic and user agents
• (59:11) Where have we been and where are we going?

Where have we been and where are we going

• CrimeCon
• Afros & Audio

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• Libsyn 100M Creator Payouts Press Release!
• Libsyn Creator Payouts Jump 40% In First Half Ahead Of Expansion To Smaller Shows. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce - YouTube
• Taylor Swift’s First Podcast Appearance Sends ‘New Heights’ To 10 Million Views. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Seven-Figure Merger Brings Together Sounds Profitable, Podcast Movement. | Story | insideradio.com
• What’s Next for Sounds Profitable - Sounds Profitable
• Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #1
• Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #2
• Who’s Really Winning the Podcast Wars — and How

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Amazon is breaking up the operations of its Wondery podcast network and we get into it, working with AI to help with your podcast and keeping it human, rebranding your podcast, what to do before you change the name, plus we're headed to Podcast Movement!

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• (2:03) PROMO: Video Fuzzy
• (2:38) Elsie and Brian conversation
• (3:47) Wondery’s Restructure
• (33:35) Broader creator economy themes
• (35:47) Using AI/automation for “Smarter, Not Harder” podcasting!
• (51:42) Podcast rebranding
• (1:01:56) The Libsyn Team at Podcast Movement
• (1:04:14) Where have we been and where are we going?

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• PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy

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• Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business - Bloomberg
• Amazon denies report it's shutting down Wondery podcast studio | TechCrunch
• Amazon's Wondery Restructure: Steve Boom on More Celebrity-Led Titles
• American Eagle Stock Soars After Trump Backs Sydney Sweeney Ad
• Libsyn Podcast Movement Dallas 2025 Sessions
• Dissecting...CON AIR (1998): The Pinnacle of 90's Action Movies? - Dissect That Film Podcast #213 - YouTube
• The Cinema Psychos Show -

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Apple Podcasts new listening reports, discussing global consumer trends and podcast marketing trends, geographic and user agents download stats and a lot more!

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• (1:57) Rob and Elsie conversation
• Condolences to the Osbourne family
• (3:14) If you sign up for Automatic Podcast Ads, make sure that you fill out all the relevant tax information!
• (5:50) Apple Podcasts have announced enhancements to their Listening Reports
• (8:58) Discussing the Times 100 best podcasts list
• (15:27) Conversation about the roll back of public media funding
• (21:18) When will Stephen Colbert start his podcast?
• (24:51) Creating private and accessible content for your audience
• The hybrid approach of membership plus advertising
• (28:27) Audio Feedback: Marc Gunn's Irish and Celtic Music podcast is 20!
• (29:43) WARC's 2025 Global Consumer Trends report
• (31:48) The Podcast Marketing Trends Report
• (45:42) Stats, geographic and user agent
• (49:12) Where have we been and where are we going?

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• Marc from The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

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• Subscription Listening Reports - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• 100 Best Podcasts of All Time | TIME
• NPR’s top editor Edith Chapin is stepping down days after funding cuts - The Washington Post
• Media Bias Chart | AllSides
• Starlink hits new customers in rural NC with $500 'Demand Surcharge' | VERIFY | wcnc.com
• Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' has been canceled by CBS | AP News
• Budden Opens The Books: $20 Million In Annual Revenue, Most From Patreon Subs. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Podcasting Poised To Benefit As Consumers Turn To Influencers. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy
• Episode 57: Redefining Success in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Immigrant Nation | Podcast on Spotify

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Is learning to create a press release an asset for podcasters? Things to think about if you're going to shut down your podcast, a co-hosted in-person podcast set-up that portable and modern, Podlink is back to its original owner! can you put a PDF in your RSS feed? We clarity gathering all the data for your podcast, we got some great feedback on Libsyn's Multi-user, the Age of Audio documentary, and download stats, mean and median numbers!

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• (2:17) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:52) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Libsyn multi-user feature via Steve Stewart
• (9:09) The independent podcaster's survey!
• (10:33) Podlink is back to its original owner
• (13:16) What's the value of teaching podcasting students about creating a press release?
• (16:14) Understanding download data and suspect growth
• (25:39) Getting a PDF in an RSS feed? Best practices
• (30:00) Libsyn stats vs Apple/Spotify stats
• (33:57) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Advice on ending a podcast via Civilla Morgan
• (40:41) Modern in-person, portable podcast setups!
• (47:59) How do you get short, clean podcast links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify?
• (51:08) Rob featured on The Age of Audio documentary!
• (53:15) Review of research into politically themed podcasts' popularity from Castbox
• (1:00:32) Process of AI-generated summarized race reports
• (1:06:27) Stats! Mean and median download numbers!
• (1:08:05) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• Steve Stewart
• Civilla Morgan

Where have we been and where are we going

• Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Audio)
• Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Video)
• Diversity, Inclusion & Representation in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Linkedin live video stream

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• Indie Podcasters' Survey 2025
• Podlink’s Next Chapter
• Rob's PDF: Stats
• Cycling Together with Kristin and Steve
• H1 XLR 2 Track Handy Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM
• PodTrak P4 Podcast Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM
• RØDECaster Duo | Integrated Audio Production Studio | RØDE
• AGE OF AUDIO - YouTube
• New Political Podcasts Surge Past Veterans In Subscriber Race, Says TheRighting. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Formula E and Google Cloud to Collaborate on Inclusivity Podcast for Visually Impaired - Jul 9, 2025

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Multi-user has rolled out! No more sharing your password with people that help you podcast! And it's totally easy to add them to your account! Insight into measuring digital audio in media mix models, tools to figure out our LUFS --- IYKYK, a workflow for getting control of channels in Apple Podcasts, discussing the Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' Podcast Download Spring 2025 Report, how to download all of your files from an RSS feed? We got answers! Plus, geographic and user agents!

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• (2:24) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:00) Wanna add team members to your podcast without sharing your password? All about Multi-user on Libsyn
• (6:25) Why would you need to grant others access to your Libsyn account?
• (12:03) Measuring digital audio in media mix models
• (14:03) Acast has a new CEO!
• (15:00) How to check your LUFS
• (21:34) iPad podcasting and glassy design
• (23:47) Getting access to an Apple Podcasts Connect account
• (31:16) Tencent Music Entertainment group buying Ximalaya
• (35:39) Discussing Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' podcast download spring 2025 report
• (42:47) Audio Feedback: Darren from Weird Darkness
• (43:46) The Liver King was after Joe Rogan?
• (51:09) Downloading all your files from an RSS feed!
• (52:30) The new Podcast Marketing Trend report is out
• (54:11) Stats: Geographic and User Agents
• (57:51) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• Darren from Weird Darkness

Where have we been and where are we going

• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• Avoid Podcast Burnout: How to Build a Podcast Dream Team (Step-by-Step) - YouTube
• How to Add Users to Your Libsyn Account | Multi User Access - YouTube
• Add or Edit Users for Your Show – Libsyn 5
• IAB Measuring Digital Audio in Media Mix Models (MMM): A Beginner’s Guide
• Acast Names Greg Glenday CEO As Ross Adams Steps Down. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• MAZTR: Free Online Audio Loudness Meter
• Analyse your files - Loudness.app
• iPad podcasting and glassy design – Six Colors
• Create a channel - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Tencent Music to Buy Ximalaya to Drive Online Media Ambitions - Bloomberg
• YouTube Isn’t Dominating Podcasting - Signal Hill Insights
• Cumulus Media Podcast Download Spring 2025 • Cumulus Podcast Network
• 'Liver King' Arrested After 'Picking a Fight' With Joe Rogan
• Joe Rogan Kicks Harder Than Kickboxer Joe Schilling On Kicking Machine - YouTube
• Joe Rogan on Getting the KICK POWER WORLD RECORD! - YouTube
• Podcast Archiver on the Mac App Store
• Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy

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Everything WWDC '25 and podcasters including the new iPadOS 26 features that enhance audio recording capabilities for creators, AirPods studio-quality audio recording and Apple Podcasts updates, plus Libsyn has removed download limits to participate in Automatic Podcast Ads! Saying goodbye to WTF with Marc Maron and the discontinuation of the ATR-2100x. A bit about the dangers of artificial downloads and the importance of organic growth in podcasting and of course mean and median download numbers!

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• (2:24) PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy
• (2:56) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:34) Everything that you need to know about WWDC 2025 for podcasters
• (28:04) Apple Podcasts for Creator has always been a thing! And we got the receipts
• (28:47) Automatic Podcast Ads is open to everyonel and we answer questions
• (48:43) Sadly, WTF with Marc Maron is hanging up the microphone
• (51:53) The ATR-2100x is being discontinued
• (53:24) Using promotional growth services don't work
• (57:23) PROMO 2: Real Talk with Reginald D
• (57:58) Mean and median download numbers
• (59:46) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy
• PROMO 2: Real Talk with Reginald D

Where have we been and where are we going

• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!
• Mid-Year Podcast Kaigi - Elsie's signature planning session

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• iPadOS 26 introduces powerful new features that push iPad even further - Apple
• iPhone gets audio input controls with iOS 26 just like iPad! #wwdc25
• AirPods now more versatile with studio-quality audio recording and camera remote - Apple
• Apple just made AirPods beta firmware easier to get than ever in iOS 26 - 9to5Mac
• Apple Podcasts got some big changes in iOS 26. Home tab now has Liquid Glass navigation, listening speed is up to 3x, episode artwork is now cropped and shown edge-to-edge, and "Browse" has become "New."
• Apple Podcasts for Creators
• No Minimums: Libsyn Expands Access To Automatic Ads. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Automatic Podcast Ads FAQ: 10 Common Questions Answered About Earning with Programmatic Ads - Official Libsyn Blog
• ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ Coming To An End After Over 15 Years
• ATR2100x-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone | Audio-Technica
• Q2U | Samson

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Update on Spotify plays - remember that release? Plus they are making podcasts more prominent and a new following feed. New resource page on podcast artwork from Apple Podcasts for Creators, spammers creating bogus audio content about drugs. Woah. The new Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart on YouTube. And our stats section is all about an estimate of podcasts that get over 10,000 downloads per month.

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:04) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (2:39) Follow up on the Spotify public plays
• (9:12) New resource from Apple Podcasts for Creators
• (18:19) Spotify announced a handful of new features for discoverability
• (25:33) Spotify removing drug sales podcasts
• (34:43) YouTube now has a weekly chart to showcase the most popular shows in the U.S.
• (42:47) New service? Listener
• (49:34) Shout-out to Mongabay!
• (51:38) In a Nielsen report, podcast got a couple of mentions
• (52:55) PROMO: Sound Strategy
• (54:46) Stats: over 10000 downloads per month
• Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Sound Strategy

Where have we been and where are we going

• The Podcast Show 2025
• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• Spotify Introduces Plays, a New Way To See What Content Is Resonating With Podcast Fans — Spotify
• Design - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Artwork guide - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Canva + Apple Podcasts | Podcast templates for creators
• Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features | TechCrunch
• Spotify is adding a Following feed for podcasts | The Verge
• Spotify is scrambling to remove dozens of podcasts promoting online prescription drug sales | CNN Business
• Senator Demands Answers As Spotify Pulls Podcasts Pushing Fake Pharmacies. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• See, Hear: Launching YouTube Charts for top U.S. podcasts - YouTube Blog
• YouTube podcast charts: United States Weekly Top Podcast Shows
• listener.com
• 2025-Annual-Marketing-Report.pdf
• Mongabay Podcasts
• Sound Strategy with Lucas Dickey
• Sound Strategy with Lucas Dickey - with Rob and Elsie!

 

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Yes, your podcast can win a Golden Globe-ish, what you need to know about the FTC and AI podcast ad reads, covering Spotify announcing public plays and how they encountered the wrath of podcasters. iOS 19's new accessibility features, Libsyn's downloads per podcast category! And mean, media and user agents stats are back.

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• (2:08) Spotify update recorded after we recorded the show
• (3:17) Rob and Elsie conversation
• Bears and trash
• (5:55) Welcome to Andy Wright as Libsyn's Vice President of Technology!
• (7:12) Practical advice for when using AI voices for your podcast ad reads
• (22:41) Woah! The Golden Globes has a podcast category
• (29:07) Spotify plays breakdown
• (50:34) Big shout-out to the iOS 19 accessibility features
• (55:05) Great article by Justin Jackson
• (56:25) Libsyn’s latest top level podcast category download stats
• (58:21) PROMO: Prairie Tales Podcast
• (1:00:07) All the stats! Mean, median and user agent
• (1:05:37) Where have we been and where are we going

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Prairie Tales - Real Life Stories from the Central Plains

Where have we been and where are we going

• The Podcast Show 2025
• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!

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• Instagram post from Spotify for Creators - UPDATE
• Andy Wright Joins Libsyn To Lead Tech Strategy And Innovation. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Golden Globes Breaks Ground With New Podcast Award - Golden Globes
• AwardsWatch - Golden Globes to Add Best Podcast Category for 2026 Awards
• Golden Globes to Add a Best Podcast Category in 2026 - Awards Radar
• Spotify Introduces Plays, a New Way To See What Content Is Resonating With Podcast Fans — Spotify
• Introducing plays on Spotify
• How we count engagement metrics - Spotify
• Petition · Spotify: Don’t Suppress Small Podcasts With the New “Plays” Feature - United States · Change.org
• Some podcasters fear Spotify's new play count will crowd out smaller shows
• Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more - 9to5Mac
• Will YouTube kill the podcast industry?

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When Variety discusses podcasts as television, have podcasts beaten Joe Rogan, Spotify's new podcast charts, why I am obsessed with the Sofa App, IAB upfront news and Podcast advertising growth year over year and oh so much more!

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• (1:56) PROMO 1: Spiritual Spotlight
• (2:39) Rob and Elsie conversation
• Catching up travel things
• (5:23) Podcasting becoming just television?
• (15:01) No, that show did not beat Joe Rogan
• (25:33) Spotify has new podcast charts
• (32:25) Elsie's love for the Sofa App
• (38:55) Tips for posting on Archive.org
• (39:59) IAB up-fronts have once again moved to the Fall
• (41:01) Apple Podcasts Connect will be unavailable on May 10
• (42:03) What happened to The Feed newsletter?
• (43:47) Audio Feedback: when you've podfaded and you wanna come back!
• (47:20) The Internet Advertising Revenue Report from 2024
• (52:02) Other mean and median numbers! This time from Omny
• (55:17) Whole Foods just launched a podcast!
• (58:36) PROMO 2: Beyond the Board
• (1:01:06) Where have we been
• (1:02:34) Where are we going

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Spiritual Spotlight
• PROMO 2: Beyond the Board

Where have we been and where are we going

• The Podcast Show 2025
• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!
• The E-League: 5-Week Reset for Experienced Podcasting People Navigating a Career or Brand Pivot — Elsie Escobar - Use code THEFEED40 for 40% off!

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• How Ezra Klein’s YouTube Makeover Points to Podcasting’s TV Future | Vanity Fair
• 5 Fast Facts About Spotify’s New Podcast Charts — Spotify
• Joe Rogan is the Most Popular Podcaster in the US. Can anyone challenge him? - Bloomberg
• 5 Fast Facts About Spotify’s New Podcast Charts — Spotify
• The Podcast Charts | Spotify Charts
• What's the Snark on Joe Rogan?
• Sofa Podcast Player - Sofa
• IAB Podcast Upfront Moves Back To September. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• IAB | Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year 2024
• Benchmarking's back, alright! | LinkedIn
• Whole Foods Market debuts podcast - The Packer - Fruit and Vegetable Industry’s Leading News Source
• The E-League: 5-Week Reset for Experienced Podcasting People Navigating a Career or Brand Pivot — Elsie Escobar - Use code THEFEED40 for 40% off!

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Unpacking the highlights from Podcast Movement Evolutions, including the sessions, trends, and takeaways that stood out. We cover brand-new Apple Podcasts widgets, a heads-up for international podcasters traveling to the U.S., and the latest push to define what actually is a podcast. Plus: YouTube backs the No Fakes Act, Kai Chuk exits the YouTube Podcasting team, and we dig into updated podcast stats: mean, median, user agents, and more. Oh, and… are you on the new Digg? We are.

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:06) PROMO: I Shake My Head
• (2:40) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:07) We are groundbreakers at Digg
• (11:40) Podcast Movement Evolutions debrief from the show and was there FOMO?
• (20:37) What is a podcast?
• (29:19) New widgets for Apple Podcasts
• (31:09) Remember the producer that got kicked off of Spotify? We have an answer!
• (33:33) Advice for podcasters traveling into the U.S.
• (38:44) YouTube supporting the No Fakes Act
• (45:56) YouTube's podcast head Kai Chuk exits
• (47:37) Libsyn PR releases
• (59:13) Stats: mean, median, geographic and user agents

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: I Shake My Head

Where have we been and where are we going

• The Podcast Show 2025
• Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!
• The E-League Mentorship AMA · Luma
• The E-League: 5-Week Reset for Experienced Podcasting People Navigating a Career or Brand Pivot — Elsie Escobar - Use code THEFEED40 for 40% off!

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Rob - Digg Groundbreakers
• Elsie - Digg Groundbreakers
• 411 Item 187 - Interview with Alex and Kevin from Diggnation - Voicemail line 206-666-4357
• Podcast Advertising Right Now: Key Insights from Libsyn Ads
• So What is a Podcast? We Polled Over 4,000 People, Launched a Docuseries, and May Have Started a Revolution. | LinkedIn
• What is a Podcast pdf
• New widgets available - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Instagram about traveling into the US for podcasters
• The Trump administration has started detaining some European travelers—and things could get dire for U.S. tourism - Fast Company
• B.C. woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials | CBC News
• U.S. Denied Entry to French Scientist Over Views on Trump Policies, France Says - The New York Times
• YouTube supports the NO FAKES Act - YouTube Blog
• After YouTube's Rise To #1, Platform Podcast Head Kai Chuk Exits - Radio Ink
• Nick Viall x Libsyn Renewal Deal 2025
• Libsyn x Podcast Heat release
• 10% Happier Dan Harris exclusive release
• Podgagement - Engage your audience. Grow your podcast!
• The E-League: 5-Week Reset for Experienced Podcasting People Navigating a Career or Brand Pivot — Elsie Escobar

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