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?

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• PROMO 1: Sound Strategy

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• 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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Quick Episode Summary

• (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

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

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• 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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Quick Episode Summary

• (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

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• 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

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• PROMO 1: I Shake My Head

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• 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!

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• 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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The intricacies of full time podcasting, discussing workflows, preparation, and the tools necessary for producing quality content, the reality of daily podcasting, the importance of research, plus tools and systems to get the work done! Then, analyzing insights from the Infinite Dial study 2025, highlighting trends in content consumption, the evolving landscape of podcasting, the importance of understanding audience preferences and adapting to the changing media environment ---- all with special guest Robb Dunewood!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (1:56) Libsyn PR Releases!
• (3:18) PROMO 1: Ellie’s Tale - The Last Of Us Podcast
• (3:51) Robb and Elsie conversation
• (5:27) Being a podcaster full time! A workflow of production
• (15:31) Podcasting hardware and software
• (27:20) Introducing The Infinite Dial 2025
• (29:04) How bluetooth headphones and Smart TVs impact content consumption
• (34:00) Social Media impact on podcasting
• (48:01) The influence of online audio on audience behavior and consumption
• (1:01:48) Everything podcast consumption data in 2025
• (1:09:49) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO: Ellie’s Tale - The Last Of Us Podcast

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• The Tech Jawn – Both a Black Tech Podcast and a Black Tech Podcast
• Daily Tech News Show – Helping each other understand
• Headlines – Daily Tech News Show
• LIVE – Daily Tech News Show
• Feedly
• Readwise Reader
• Google Sheets: Online Spreadsheets & Templates | Google Workspace
• MV7+ - Podcast Microphone - Shure USA
• RØDECaster Pro | Podcast Production Studio | RØDE
• Elgato Creator's Prompter 10WAD9901 B&H Photo Video
• StreamYard
• Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing
• Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS
• Ecamm Live - Powerful Live Streaming Platform for Mac
• Audacity ® | Free Audio editor, recorder, music making and more!
• Descript: Edit Videos & Podcasts Like a Doc | AI Video Editor
• The Infinite Dial 2025 - Edison Research
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How to make sure you don't lose your podcast without warning! New updated character count on podcast descriptions in Apple Podcasts, Edison Research launches Edison Download Metrics, MacWhisper 12 is so good! Pocket Casts has a web player, launching seasons out of order? Tips for keeping it clear, be part of the Podcast Marketing Trends Report And download stats, this time geographic and user agents!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:15) PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy
• (2:55) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:33) Podcast descriptions in Apple Podcasts now allow up to 10,000 characters!
• (7:02) "Spotify deleted my podcast for no reason and without warning"
• (19:34) Someone is centering podcasting in the next presidential election
• (25:38) Edison Research has just launched podcast download metrics
• (27:50) MacWhisper 12 is amazing
• (35:21) Pocket Casts has a web player
• (36:22) Audio feedback: percentage of income that comes from YouTube
• (38:46) Categorizing the naming of the second season of your podcast for discoverability
• (43:20) Audio feedback from Sheryl on 3 episodes!
• (46:11) How many directories and podcast apps can you get your podcast into?
• (52:21) Be counted! Take the survey for the Podcast Marketing Trends Report 2025
• (59:03) PROMO 2: Sibercast Network
• (1:00:52) Stats: Geographic and user agent
• (1:04:21) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy
• PROMO 2: The Sibercast Network
• Sheryl from The Hearts of Gold
• Sibercast Network: Tomorrow's Legends
• Sibercast Network: The Mandalore

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• A Podcaster’s Guide to RSS - A Podcaster’s Guide to RSS
• Rodney Ø⚡ on X: "It is with a heavy heart 💔 https://t.co/AZPuC8tp8w" / X
• RSS to CSV Converter - Scooter Labs
• Edison Research, SoundStack Launch Podcast Download Metrics Service. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• 🎙️ MacWhisper
• Pocket Casts’ Web Player Is Now Available to All – Pocket Casts Blog
• SherylM Robinson - YouTube
• Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 – Podcast Marketing Academy

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YouTube's TV takeover, a billion-user podcast boom, and the end of Skype? Get ready for massive shifts in the digital landscape. We're diving into YouTube's 2025 plans, how to leverage their podcast power, the surprising return of Digg, and crucial podcasting tips – plus, a new VP of Marketing!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:14) PROMO 1: Otherwise Objectionable
• (4:14) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:20) Welcome new VP of Marketing, Chris Avello!
• (7:51) Skype will be shutting down
• (9:32) Digg is coming back
• (17:36) Into the YouTube podcast strategy
• (17:36) YouTube big bets for 2025
• (41:01) Why you need a podcast guest release
• (43:08) Replacing your episode after you've made a mistake
• (46:17) Podcast apps that have closed
• (54:25) PROMO 2: AdStops - Podcast Advertising On Track
• (55:49) Stats: mean and median numbers
• (57:32) Where have we been and where are we going

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Otherwise Objectionable
• PROMO 2: AdStops - Podcast Advertising On Track
• The Critical Role of Ad Ops: Proactive Strategies for Success featuring our own Sydney Dennis!

Where have we been and where are we going

• Elsie Escobar: Find Your Podcast Process
• Elsie Escobar: Pioneering a Path for Diverse Voices - Blubrry Podcasting
• Podcast Movement Evolutions | Chicago 2025
• NAB Show
• The Podcast Show 2025

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• Christopher Avello To Lead Libsyn Marketing, Focus On Next Phase Of Brand’s Growth. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Skype is shutting down after two decades | CNN Business
• Smash that replay button: A 2024 recap of YouTube on TV - YouTube Blog
• From the YouTube CEO: Our big bets for 2025 - YouTube Blog
• Understand your YouTube engagement - Computer - YouTube Help
• YouTube is the Preferred Podcast Listening Service - Edison Research
• Celebrating 1 billion monthly podcast users on YouTube - YouTube Blog
• Free Podcast Guest Release Form
• Podcast App Graveyard
• Inviting your team to manage a show - Spotify
• Meghan Markle Reveals When New Podcast Is Launching with Lemonada Media
• Elsie Escobar: Find Your Podcast Process
• Elsie Escobar: Pioneering a Path for Diverse Voices - Blubrry Podcasting

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Updates to submitting and claiming your podcast on Apple Podcasts with Libsyn, best practices when switching hosting platforms, Castro updates, and love for Sofa, not all podcast apps support playing video, the challenges of creating the perfect video podcast background and why it's not as easy as it seems and finally Stats! Geographic and user agents

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:12) PROMO 1: Educational Duct tape Podcast
• (3:05) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:42) Apple Podcasts announced updates for submitting your podcast directly from podcast hosts and the ability to claim existing shows
• (7:43) Apple Podcasts will be unavailable for up to 8 hours on March 1
• (9:18) When should you delete your old podcast hosting account once you have moved to a new one?
• (11:41) Castro now supports the Transcript Tag!
• (14:55) Audio quality is still important even though you've started to create a video podcast
• (18:54) How do you publish a video podcast on Libsyn and what are the best practices?
• (26:45) Ask permission when using bits of other people's podcasts on your podcast
• (31:03) The challenge of finding a great backdrop for your podcast
• (38:50) Have you heard of Station?
• (40:29) How to upload your podcast to YouTube automatically with Libsyn
• (43:28) Elsie's new favorite app: Sofa
• (53:06) PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool
• (54:01) Stats: geographic and user agent
• (57:37) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Educational Duct tape Podcast
• PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• About Your Podcast Settings – Libsyn 5
• Submit Your Show to Apple Podcasts – Libsyn 5
• Claim your show - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: Podcast Apps that Support Video Podcasts
• What’s the Best Background for Podcast Video? | Lower Street
• Station | Join your podcast tribe
• Upload Your Podcast to YouTube AUTOMATICALLY! | Start to Finish - YouTube
• Sofa: Downtime Organizer - Sofa

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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, sees podcasts shaping YouTube, discussing the Triton Podcast Report, the difference between survey data and server data, why both are important and how YOU can tell for yourself, how what you say on a podcast can impact your profession, when you have a podcast troll, and stats, mean and median numbers!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:39) PROMO 1: Podtastic Audio
• (3:12) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:19) Alphabet's earnings, looking at YouTube and podcasts
• (23:22) The Triton Podcast Report
• (26:43) The difference between survey data and server data
• (34:06) Libsyn Ads exclusive! The Video Archives
• (36:25) Chris Cuomo commentary on podcast's infuence
• (45:46) White House opens their doors to podcasters
• (48:29) We got feedback from a legacy podcaster!
• (49:37) What if you have a podcast troll?
• (58:25) PROMO 2: The JFK Files
• (1:00:47) Mean and median numbers
• (1:02:37) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Podcastic Audio
• PROMO 2: The JFK Files

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• 2025 The Feed Shownotes - Google Docs
• Alphabet (GOOG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript | The Motley Fool
• 2024 U.S. Podcast Report.pdf
• 02.05.25 -- Libsyn x The Video Archives press release.
• Medcast - SNL - YouTube
• More than 7,400 influencers apply for White House press credentials 24 hours after Trump administration announces 'new media' initiative | Fortune
• Survey: White House Press Briefing
• Entertainment Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark - Los Angeles Entertainment Lawyers - Theatre, Film, TV & New Media
• Gordon Firemark - YouTube
• Emily D. Baker - YouTube

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New updates to how episode artwork shows up on your show page in Apple Podcasts, the latest on short-form video on social media, including a deep dive into the Instagram algorithm and best practices, a Podfest and Podcasting Hall of Fame recap, the new strategy building up The Feed ecosystem by adding short-form video and a newsletter, the LARK M2S by Hollyland, revisiting the best day of the week to release an episode, and of course, stats—this time geographic and user agent!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:25) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:36) Podcasting Hall of Fame and Podfest redux
• (4:24) Do not let the unicorns die
• (5:14) A bit of love for Dave Mansueto
• (8:00) More on the Hall of Fame Inductees
• (18:21) Apple Podcasts no longer showing episode artwork on the show page
• (26:05) Discussing Breaking into Podcasts: Media Relations Tools
• (36:10) The new The Feed ecosystem strategy
• (40:08) The new LARK M2S!
• (45:02) What is the best day of the week to publish a podcast based on data
• (49:47) All about vertical video trends
• (51:16) How the Instagram algorithm works and best practices
• (59:23) PROMO: Podcast Coaching for Kingdom Entrepreneurs
• (1:03:47) Stats: geographic and user agent
• (1:08:54) Dave Mansueto's induction into the Hall of Fame - full acceptance speech

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO: Podcast Coaching for Kingdom Entrepreneurs

Where have we been and where are we going

• NAB Show
• The Podcast Show 2025
• Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Chicago 2025

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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• HALL OF FAME - Podcast Hall of Fame
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• Breaking into Podcasts: Media Relations Tools
• Fundraiser by Lance Anderson : Help Lance Anderson Recover from Eaton Fire
• The Feed Mini on Instagram!
• Episode 284 Insights: 2025 Podcasting Essentials: Public Domain Goldmine, True Crime Dominance and The Latest Podcasting Gear
• Hollyland LARK M2S Announced - Mini Concealed Wireless Microphone Set | CineD
• Hollyland LARK M2S - Logo-Free Wireless Microphone | Hidden Mic
• Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties - The Verge
• Instagram: All about algorithms and rankings
• Instagram: best practices
• Coverage of the TikTok oral arguements - YouTube
• TikTok: What does Trump’s executive order mean and who might buy it?
• Building A Binge-Worthy Podcast: Expert Tips From Rob Walch – Generations Of Wealth
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