The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

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  • 188 Per The Word Subscribe

    Updates! Apple Podcasts 14.5 and what you should expect, The most important information for podcasters from the Spotify event, Podcast Movement submissions are open, CDPA is signed into law and what that means for podcasting, no, Spotify is not bigger than Apple Podcasts, mean and median download numbers + bonus data on the appropriate length for podcast episodes.

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 2:59 PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology
    • 3:21 Rob and Elsie Convo!
    • It seems like Vitamin D looks just like Melatonin, now you know
    • Update on Apple Podcasts iOS 14.5 and what you should expect
    • The most important information for podcasters from the Spotify event
    • Goats traveling in cars
    • Elsie got a new standing boom arm
    • Podcast Movement submission are open
    • An article about podcasting and adtech that got things right
    • Virginia's governor signed CDPA into law and what that means for privacy and podcasting
    • What to look for when you're asked to be part of a podcast network
    • Where have YOU been? Why Wondercon@Home of course!
    • 12 years of Tapping Q & A! Happy birthday!
    • 41:14 PROMO 2: Location Sound Podcast
    • Why did you leave us? Flaky co-hosts!
    • Is there a way to upload a different picture or size graphic for YouTube?
    • It seems like the narrative of Spotify being bigger than Apple Podcasts is still going strong
    • 50:48 PROMO 3: Podcast4Scifi
    • 51:18 Stats, stats, stats! Median and mean numbers!
    • What is the appropriate length of a podcast? We've got data
    • Where have you been? Slumberland, Podwoman and Amplifying Her Voice
    • Where are we going? Awesome Libsyn webinars!
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology
    • PROMO 2: Location Sound Podcast
    • PROMO 3: Podcast4Scifi

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • Podcast Companies Are Betting on Advertising Technology to Boost Business, but Some Remain Hesitant
    • Virginia's Gov. Signs The Customer Data Protection Act Into Law
    • Spotify podcast listener numbers will surpass Apple's this year
    • Spotify Bigger Than Apple? Really?
    • Elsie on Slumberland "Sugar Smacks"
    • PODWOMAN
    • Amplifying Her Voice
    • Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art
    • Libsyn 5 Q & A and Demo
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    1 hr 6 min
  • 187 Acquisitions, Social Audio and Receipts

    So many acquisitions! And this time we get in the game with acquiring Auxbus, chatting about Quilt, Spotify takedowns and patents, Vurbl, podcaster in the news, updates on the Google block tag, and Apple Podcasts podcasting strategy plus download stats, this time geographic and user agent!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 2:19 PROMO 1: Living a Life in Full
    • 2:56 Rob and Elsie Convo!
    • An update on Super Bowl advertising numbers. Woah.
    • Feedback for speaking truth and a goat zoom call service!
    • We purchased AuxBus, yahoo!
    • iHeart has acquired Triton from Scripps
    • And goodness, MORE Acast acquired RadioPublic
    • Quilt! Another audio community
    • Spotify was sending out some notifications of podcasts that were removed for content takedowns
    • And Spotify there was a story going around about a Spotify patent that would allow them to suggest audio content based on your mood
    • 18:50 Audio feedback from Moxie, so let's talk about Vurbl
    • Where have you been? Congrats to Kimberly Sumpter
    • 27:00 PROMO 2: Sneaky Art Podcast
    • eCamm Call Recorder is going away! And what we are doing to adjust
    • More numbering questions
    • Why would you want to add the Google block tag to your feed? We got an answer!
    • Ad insertion tool feedback
    • Podcasts on Amazon Music are now available in Canada
    • Why did you leave us segment
    • Remember when we first talked about Apple Podcasts and their possible strategy for creating podcasts?
    • Followed up by covering what has just been announced about Apple Podcasts and their podcasting strategy
    • 45:56 PROMO 3: Weird Darkness
    • Advanced stats! Geographic and user agent
    • Where have we been?
    • Where are we going: PODFEST!
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Living a Life in Full
    • PROMO 2: Sneaky Art Podcast
    • PROMO 3: Weird Darkness

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • CBS Set Super Bowl Record With $545M In Ad Revenue, Research Firm Estimates
    • Auxbus PR
    • IHeartMedia to buy Triton Digital for $230 million in podcast push
    • Acast acquires podcasting startup RadioPublic
    • Quilt, an audio social network focused on self care, raises $3.5 million in seed
    • Spotify's latest invention monitors your speech, determines your emotional state…and suggests music based on it
    • Kimberly Sumpter video on local news!
    • Call Recorder for Skype is joining the Hall of Fame
    • Apple Plans to Bankroll Original Podcasts to Fend Off Rivals
    • For All Mankind: The Official Podcas‪t
    • Paid Content Subscriptions - Selling Your Podcast webinar!
    • PODWOMAN
    • Amplifying Her Voice
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    57 min
  • 186 Follow Us!

    Covering iOS beta 14.5 and big changes to Apple Podcasts, a new strategy for promoting our podcast via blog, Stitcher search results, a changing podcast artwork, getting the video of your transcoded audio podcast, data privacy discussion inspired by Tim Cook and stats, this time, mean and median download numbers!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
    • 3:45 Rob and Elsie Convo!
    • Oh wowza! Pretty big change to the Apple Podcasts App in iOS 14.5 beta - the biggest change in quite some time
    • The many ways this change could possibly change so much about what we currently know about Apple Podcasts (speculation on steroids)
    • Should you include episode numbers in the title in Apple Podcasts?
    • 18:44 PROMO 2: In Clear Focus
    • MacBook Air and the keyboard issues!
    • New The Feed strategy going on on the blog
    • The problem with Stitcher search
    • A tip on changing your show artwork
    • How to get the video of your episode audio to crosspost in different audio platforms
    • Oh, oh! VODcasting making a comeback? Ummmmmmmm
    • How can show owners see how many downloads are generated per dedicated/custom tracking URL that they create
    • 46:29 AUDIO FEEDBACK: Pandora issues via Stephane
    • A quote from Tim Cook on data privacy
    • Why did you leave us?
    • A little perspective time for the Podcast industry
    • Chartable a pretty in depth amount of podcast consumption data!
    • 1:02:14 PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific
    • 1:02:45 Stats! Mean and median numbers
    • Where are we going?
    • Where have we been?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Childless not by Choice
    • PROMO 2: In Clear Focus
    • PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro
    • The Best Boom Arms for Your Home Podcasting Studio
    • The Benefits of Seasons for Your Podcast
    • Adam Carolla on the 'evolution of podcasting'
    • Tim Cook May Have Just Ended FacebookLooks like it's no more Mr. Nice Guy.
    • Podcasts Power Through The Pandemic
    • The Shure Microphone webinar!
    • Rob on Own Thy Audience - Why Podcasting Leads All The Audience Enagagement Channels So Far‬
    • Paid Content Subscriptions - Selling Your Podcast
    • Show Your Podcast Some Love - All About Upgrades For 2021
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    1 hr 12 min
  • 185 Podcast Etiquette

    Podcast etiquette, the power of clean HTML, Hopin acquisition of Streamyard, podcasters with COVID, Apple Spotlight and subscription speculation, clarifications, updated ad insertion tools, the power of Destinations, square vs wide format podcast art, geographic and user agent stats and oh, so much more

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
    • 3:55 Rob and Elsie Convo!
    • Kale is powerful!
    • Copyright follow-up "2018 - 2021" or just "2021"?
    • Does every Season have to start with episode 1? It depends
    • Podcast etiquette question: when are you off the podcast record?
    • 19:38 Making sure your HTML is clean so you don't have any RSS feed issues! Audio feedback from Carey Green
    • Hopin buying Streamyard!
    • Now you can put lip stick on and grow a beard via Zoom
    • Wishing good health to podcasters Greg and Jennifer Willits
    • Apple has a new Spotlight section
    • Speculation on Apple adding a subscription service
    • How to NOT be in Google Podcasts
    • 47:04 Podcast 2.0 Namespace and Podcast Index acknowledgement and update
    • Our ad insertion tools now have an updated HTML 5 slot picker replacing the flash based one!
    • 58:00 Awesome feedback on an easy way to grow your audience via Blogger - audio feedback from Bill
    • Spotify's investments may not be paying off
    • Why did you leave us? First, a blog, then a podcast
    • When should you use naked links so they show up in Apple Podcasts?
    • 1:10:36 PROMO 2: Hacker Valley Studio
    • Pocketcasts is for sale
    • Why you should fill out your Author filed in the Apple Podcasts Podcast optimization section
    • Dan Le Batard left ESPN and negotionated control of his RSS feed!
    • Where do you use square artwork and where do you use the wide format?
    • There is a lot, lot lot of room for growth in the podcasting space
    • 1:24:20 PROMO 3: Spun Today
    • 1:24:49 Stats: geographic and user agent
    • Where have we been?
    • Where are we going?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
    • PROMO 2: Hacker Valley Studio
    • PROMO 3: Spun Today

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • HTML Cleaner
    • Hopin buys livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M as it looks to expand its product lineup
    • Zoom Studio Effects: How to Change Your Eyebrow, Lip Color, Moustache and Beard With Filters
    • Update about Greg by Jennifer Podcaster with COVID
    • Update from Greg Willits on his COVID condition
    • Apple Puts Spotlight On Indies
    • Report: Apple in talks with production companies to launch 'podcasting subscription service'
    • The Podcast Index & Podcast 2.0 Namespace
    • Setting up the Blogger destination
    • Analyst Says Spotify Isn't Gaining Ground With Podcasts, Cuts Stock to Sell
    • Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform
    • Le Batard's ESPN Exit Settlement Included Rights to His Followers
    • Top Two Highest Grossing Mobile Games in 2020 Rake in $5.1 Billion, More than the Next Four Combined
    • Big Podcast Insider
    • Rob on the At Your Level Podcast
    • Microphone Upgrades! Webinar
    • Show Your Podcast Some Love - Meet Up
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    1 hr 36 min
  • 184 Privacy, Acquisitions and The Podcast Index

    Starting off the year with more conversations about privacy, acquisitions of Wondery and Breaker, Clubhouse, lots of feedback from YOU, mean and median download stats and so much more, including a bonus discussion with Rob Greenlee about the Podcast Academy and the Podcast Index!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:30 PROMO 1: Blame Your Brother
    • 3:58 Rob & Elsie conversation
    • It's a new year and time to change your copyright!
    • All kinds of new media has gone into the public domain
    • Elsie and her new M1 MacBook Air
    • Tim Cook, privacy and Megaphone
    • Amazon aqcuired Wondery and Breaker acquired by Twitter
    • Elsie weighs in about Clubhouse
    • Follow up on mic boom arms
    • 34:55 A conversation with Rob Greenlee about the Podcast Academy and The Podcast Index
    • Audio feedback from Christine about podcast seasons
    • Find us wherever you listen to audio is the new thing
    • 58:58 PROMO 2: FitFizz Podcast
    • Where have YOU been?
    • Golden Crane Podcast Awards shout-out!
    • When we discuss Shure and California proposition 65
    • Worst email of the week!
    • Why did you leave us?
    • 1:16:40 PROMO 3: Diplomatic Immunity
    • 1:17:10 Stats! Mean and median
    • Where have we been and where are we going?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Blame Your Brother
    • PROMO 2: FitFizz Podcast
    • PROMO 3: Diplomatic Immunity

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • The Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts of 2020
    • January 1, 2021 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1925 are open to all!
    • Tim Cook tweet
    • Megaphone Is Now On Multiple Blocklists For Tracking Podcast Listeners
    • About Spaces on Twitter
    • What did Rob Greenlee Say?
    • The Podcast Index & Podcast 2.0 Namespace
    • Scribe Media
    • Sennheiser Survey!
    • 2021 Political Predictions: 8 Burning Questions Answered
    • Warning Label on Shure Products
    • 10 Music Business Predictions
    • Eric Nuzum's Newsletter
    • Webinar: 2021, el año del podcasting en español
    • Libsyn on Crowdcast!
    • Podcast Microphone Upgrades & Options 2021
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    1 hr 29 min
  • 183 Viral Goats and Predictions

    The Feed 2020 is over! And we cover Elsie's goat going viral, the iOS 14 privacy update, is there a benefit to doing 'seasons?' The Golden Crane Awards, Chartable updates, AirPods Max, Elsie & Rob 2021 podcast predictions, plus of course stats, geographic and user agent!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:25 PROMO 1: Getting To The Truth In This Art
    • 3:45 Rob & Elsie conversation
    • And we begin with a discussion of a viral goat video
    • The privacy update in iOS 14 is out
    • The benefit of using seasons
    • We have an indie podcaster nominated for an iHeartRadio Awards!
    • The Golden Crane Awards!
    • An update on the Chartable update - very meta
    • 23:05 PROMO 2: The Sample Chapter
    • An update on Rob's studio and a discussion about boom arms for microphones
    • Elsie's set up and she's looking for for some suggestions for standing boom arms
    • Levelater and Big Sur and update
    • We discussed the possibly last minute holiday gift #not that is the AirPods Max
    • Shout out to the authors of the new book Podcast Growth!
    • Should you change your show slug when you are rebranding
    • Google changed up their search algorithm and Elsie shares a Google podcast
    • Amazon looking at Wondery?
    • Quick comment on Edison's Super Listener Report
    • Adam Curry's prediction that Joe Rogan will not be with Spotify a year from now
    • The Elsie and Rob section of the show!
    • 1:12:24 PROMO 3: The Radical with Nick Terzo
    • 1:12:54 Stats! Geographic and user agent
    • Where have we been?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Getting To The Truth In This Art
    • PROMO 2: The Sample Chapter
    • PROMO 3: The Radical with Nick Terzo

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • Pine (the goat) video on TikTok accosting the UPS man
    • Here is Pine as a little baby goat
    • iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2021: See The Full List Of Nominees
    • The Golden Crane Awards 2020
    • Heil Sound PL–2T Overhead Broadcast Boom
    • Yellowtec Mikarm Studio Mic Boom (Aluminium) YT3201
    • Gator Frameworks Deluxe Desk-Mounted Broadcast Microphone Boom Stand For Podcasts & Recording; Integrated XLR Cable (GFWBCBM3000)
    • Samson SB100 Studio Boom Stand
    • Apple AirPodcast Max Review: Luxurious Sound For A Luxury Price
    • Podcast Growth: How to Grow Your Podcast Audience
    • Google December 2020 core update is now fully rolled out
    • Google Confirms Rollout of Core Algorithm Update
    • Search Off The Record Podcast
    • Edison's Super Listener's Report 2020
    • 14 Podcast Predictions for 2021 from Industry Leaders
    • Apple Announces AirPods Max: It's News Rob - In a Few Minutes
    • Podchaser Webinar! Optimizing for Discovery - Podcast Growth Strategies That Work
    • Get Ready To Record Your Podcast
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    1 hr 28 min
  • 182 You Might Also Like...

    On this episode, the new Apple Podcasts Web player, do ratings for your show really matter? Why some platforms are great for some shows and not others, people downloading your back-catalogue is a thing, measuring podcast growth from your download data, and mean and median numbers! (With bonus insight into Android vs iOS) and so many other great insight!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:20 PROMO 1: Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast
    • Apple now has an embed player for your podcast! The official Apple Podcasts Web embed player
    • Do ratings for your podcast really matter?
    • In case you are using Audio Hijack are running Big Sur and have an M1 Mac, get ready for a double reboot
    • It seems that more than just your podcast link is broken with Stitcher
    • You can now add RSS feeds to Google Podcasts!
    • PROMO 2: Dear Michelle
    • Gaana numbers!
    • You really don't know how folks are consuming your show on platforms that you don't know
    • People downloading your back-catalogue is a thing
    • Where does Apple pull the information from the "you might also like"?
    • Audio feedback, Alexa and falling asleep to The Feed
    • What do you need to do first to uplevel your audio on your show
    • You have permission to use a song on your show - how do you make sure it's not pulled down?
    • Using artificial voices to read your audience feedback!
    • Audio feedback - when you move away from Libsyn and then come back!
    • Looks like another company is sending all kinds of emails to the podcasting community
    • Yay! Now you get Rob's stats via our The Feed newsletter!
    • Best email of the week! The patent troll is officially dead
    • What exactly is the Chrome user agent?
    • PROMO 3: Unreserved Wine Talk
    • How to measure podcast growth through your download stats
    • Mean and median numbers!
    • iOS vs Android data conversation
    • Where have we been?
    • Where are we going?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast
    • PROMO 2: Dear Michelle
    • PROMO 3: Unreserved Wine Talk

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • I analyzed 20 million Apple Podcasts star ratings. Here's what I learned.
    • Rogue Amomeba's Apps Updated for M1 - With A Catch
    • Google Podcasts on Android, iOS, and web now lets you add shows by RSS feed
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    1 hr 26 min
  • 181 Soapy History

    Who is the Soapy the libsyn mascot? iHeartMedia, Spotify, Voxnest and Megaphone news, Stitcher issues, more fun new gear from Zoom, search in Audible, pro-privacy former presidential candidate fails at podcasting privacy and of course, the latest in geographic and user agent with a bonus of Q3 breakdowns of Apple Podcasts' top categories!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:20 PROMO 1: Notnerd
    • 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation
    • Congrats to President Elects and Happy 16th Birthday to Libsyn
    • Audio feedback from Kamuela asking about Soapy!
    • iHeartMedia buys Voxnest
    • Spotify buys Megaphone
    • What do you when you're podcast consultant quotes download number results that are awfully high?
    • Oh no! Stitcher had some issues with their URLs
    • Terry's audio feedback on Gaana and Amazon Music
    • Apple seems to have dropped support for a couple of iTunes feed tags
    • Fun new toys from Zoom - again
    • PROMO 2: Memories With A Beat
    • Feedback on the experience of sharing podcasts from Audible
    • Elsie has some thoughts about how search in Audible works at the moment
    • An update on exporting stats from the Libsyn stat page
    • Do NOT make your trailer episode a 2 1/2 minute song because Spotify will kick you out
    • Audio feedback - Terry asks about Alexa
    • Some support for episode artwork!
    • Worst email of the week all about Spotify not owning podcasting
    • Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang gets called out for not taking responsibility to protect his podcast audience's privacy
    • PROMO 3: The Freelance Roadtrip
    • Stats! Geographic and user agent
    • Q3 2020 Breakdowns by Apple Podcasts Top Categories
    • Where have we been?
    • Where are we going?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Notnerd
    • PROMO 2: Memories With A Beat
    • PROMO 3: The Freelance Roadtrip
    • Kamuela from Legends of The Pacific
    • Terry from VideoFuzzy
    • Terry from The Discovering America Podcast

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • Now You Can Embed an Apple Podcasts Player For Your Website!
    • iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
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    1 hr 11 min
  • 180 An Elsie Soapbox

    Apple getting you ready for the end of the year via their holiday submission deadlines, getting their podcast strategy going with Jon Stewart, podcasts in Audible, when a podcaster is put into solitary confinement because of his podcast, an Elsie soapbox and of course stats, it's mean and median number time!

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 3:20 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films
    • 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation
    • Elsie has no power for there's still a podcast!
    • In Apple news, the sports category and holiday submission headlines
    • Jon Stewart signs with Apple and is going to create a podcast
    • Podcasts in Audible!
    • iHeart Media acquiring Voxnest
    • The new Shure MV7 and wow is it cool
    • 26:27 Elsie's soapbox to all podcasting hardware companies and current male podcasting influencers
    • Dumpster Fyre and solitary confinement
    • Marvel is hiring!
    • 37:27 PROMO 2: Citizens of Jobland
    • Libsyn update and tip! The YouTube destination is back and how to get your shows on YouTube
    • You are not transferring from Google Play Music to Google Podcasts not to YouTube Music
    • Changing from a general HTML5 player to the Libsyn player and why downloads went down
    • Oh! Quake!
    • Why did you leave us?
    • Rob is famous in Chile
    • There is a way to convert an RSS feed to xls
    • 54:07. Some crazy pre-stats from Daniel J Lewis broken down by Rob
    • 55:53 PROMO 3: All Access: Med School Admissions
    • 57:03 Stats! Mean and median numbers
    • Where have we been and where are we going
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Based on a True Story
    • PROMO 2: Citizens of Jobland
    • PROMO 3: All Access: Med School Admission

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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    • Jon Stewart signs with Apple to launch a new current affairs series
    • Amazon's Audible Adds 100,000 Podcast Shows for Free
    • The Feed in Audible
    • iHeartMedia To Acquire Voxnest
    • Shure MV7 USB/XLR Microphone Review from Ray Ortega
    • Billy McFarland, of Fyre Festival infamy, now in solitary confinement after podcast interview
    • Marvel is hiring!
    • Publishing to YouTube via Libsyn OnPublish
    • RSS to CSV converter
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    1 hr 7 min
  • 179 Who is NR?

    The iPhone event and what it means to podcasters, update on podcast apps that support video podcasts, Amazon Music troubleshooting, another easy win for podcast growth, speaking of growth, the difference between a spike and growth, recommending podcast artwork, a podcast privacy soap box, and geographic and user agent stats

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    Quick Episode Summary
    • :13 Intro
    • 4:08 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films
    • 4:46 Rob and Elsie Conversation
    • Apple had their iPhone event! What matters to podcasters
    • Podcast Addict does support actual video from video podcasts and othe updates from podcast apps
    • Where are podcasts available in Amazon Music available?
    • Troubles with trailers in Amazon Music
    • We forgot "developing a podcast app!" as another easy win for podcast growth
    • Elsie uses Forecast for chapter markers
    • Nope, it's not a spike
    • 31:07 PROMO 2: Lady Mouth
    • You don't need to upload episode artwork, but we recommend it
    • Norman Rodecaster weighs in on NR
    • Podcast.com will not be changing hands anytime soon
    • Why did you leave us? For a dream job!
    • Spotify allows music in podcasts?
    • Soap Box: Privacy
    • 49:56 PROMO 3: About IBD
    • Stats! Geographic and User Agent
    • Where have we been?
    • Where are we going?
    Featured Podcast Promos + Audio
    • PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films
    • PROMO 2: Lady Mouth
    • PROMO 3: About IBD

    Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

    Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

    • Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
    • Today in iOS Episode 500
    • Smartphone Apps FAQs
    • Forecast
    • Podcast.com Domain Name Acquired by Amazon
    • Spotify will let its podcast hosts include full songs in their shows
    • What is considered personal data under the EU GDPR?
    • Recital 30 EU GDPR
    • CCPA: personal information | CCPA Compliance With Cookiebot
    • Monetize your podcast with Rob Walch
    • Libsyn at Podcast Movement! Full schedule
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    1 hr 2 min

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