The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

A rundown of all the video podcast apps that actually support video, join the Libsyn 5 Preview! 10 easy wins for optimizing podcast growth, podcasting privacy discussion (of course,) The Zoom Podtrak P8, and mean + median stats! And of course so much more!

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• :13 Intro
• 2:58 PROMO 1: The Jeep Talk Show Ep 149
• 3:28 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Update on all the podcast apps that support the video from video podcasts
• Have you joined the Libsyn preview of Libsyn 5 yet?
• Yes, there is a problem with publishing to YouTube, and we hope to have it fixed, but no ETA
• Removing an episode featuring an anonymous question? Yay or nay?
• What the Player.FM destination is
• 23:04 Audio feedback from Brian
• Putting the playlist player on your site
• The top 10 easy wins for optimizing a podcast for growth
• When shows submitted to Amazon Music didn't make it in
• 50:10 PROMO 2: Fancy Free
• Getting podcasts on the Apple Watch
• The acquisition of Scout.FM
• This is the privacy in podcasting discussion of the episode
• When companies build business models based on stalking podcast listeners
• Spotify adds a poll feature
• Best email of the week
• The Zoom PodTrak P8!
• Rob needs some help with sound proofing his new home studio
• Prime Day is coming and it's finally on a prime day
• Happy late International Podcast Day!
• 1:13:54 Audio feedback from Carey
• 1:14:40 PROMO 3: Money Memories
• Stats! Mean and Median
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: The Jeep Talk Show Ep 149
• PROMO 2: Fancy Free
• PROMO 3: Money Memories
• Brian from Radio Skydive UK
• Carey from Podcastification

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• JOIN THE PREVIEW!
• Terrible Warriors with new Libsyn Player
• She Podcasts with new Libsyn Player
• The High Privacy Cost of a "Free" Website
• The Markup Blacklight
• Spotify adds an interactive feature for podcasts with launch of 'Polls'
• The Zoom PodTrak P8 : Introduction
• Audioseal Sound Barrier
• Elsie on Podcasts We Listen To Part 1
• Elsie on Podcasts We Listen To Part 2
• Rob on The Business of Podcasting
• Rob on the Checklist with Ken Ray
• Rob on Podcasting Business School
• Podcast Movement Virtual!
• The She Podcasts Super Squad - Sign Up
• Webinar with The Podcast Academy!
• Podcast Quickstart

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Covering, the Libsyn 5 beta! Get the scoop! News about Player.FM, new hires at Apple, what's up with iOS 14 for podcasters, what podcast apps support video podcasts? The Podcast Index and of COURSE the latest user agent stats with some surprising preliminary Amazon Music numbers!

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• :13 Intro
• 4:05 PROMO 1: Diabetes Connection
• 4:45 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Elsie has fiber internet!
• Libsyn wants YOU! Join the beta
• New destination! Player.FM is here!
• Apple has a new Head of Creator Partnership for Apple Podcasts
• What's up for podcasters on iOS 14?
• Amazon Music is live with podcasts! Did you submit yours?
• 27:54 PROMO 2: Good Patron Podcast
• Shout-outs to our newsletter subscribers!
• The Overcast update is live with their privacy functionality
• More on Anchor and pirated content
• What apps support video podcasts?
• There's a new thing called the Podcast Index!
• Spotify has released some updates to make podcast consumption a bit better on their app
• Westwood One's Podcast Report and some intriguing stats about blogs making money
• 58:34 PROMO 3: Couch To Active
• Advanced Stats! Geographic, user agent and preliminary Amazon Music!
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Diabetes Connection
• PROMO 2: Good Patron Podcast
• PROMO 3: Couch To Active

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

• No Driving Gloves
• Small Business Birmingham
• WDW Radio - Disney Parks, Movies and More!
• The Crate 808 Podcast
• Advanced TV Herstory
• Hearing Voices

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• JOIN THE BETA!
• Audio/podcasting entrepreneur Jake Shapiro leaves RadioPublic for Apple
• iOS 14 Home Screen Setup: App Library, Widgets, Hiding Apps
• Submitting your show into Amazon Music via Libsyn
• The Podcasts Index
• Westwood One's Podcast Download – Fall 2020 Report
• What is a Blog? – The Definition of Blog, Blogging, and Blogger
• Headliner Webinar!
• Created Branded Swag Shops For Your Podcast
• So Begins the Podcast Tracking Wars with Rob Walch
• Elsie on Latin Fest speaking on the Power of Latinx Podcasting
• Podcast Movement Virtual!

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Some important news from Amazon Music/Audible, the latest Overcast beta that's all about privacy, Patreon becoming a unicorn, missing JRE episodes from Spotify, audio version of your episodes on YouTube, an email from Apple, why downloads are just one piece of measurement, Apple Watch no longer being counted by the AIB, our latest mean and median numbers and so much more!

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• :13 Intro
• 2:24 PROMO 1: Lady Mouth
• 2:58 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Important news from Amazon
• The new Overcast beta is all about privacy and it's glorious
• Patreon just raised 100 million in VC funding at a valuation of 1.2 Billion #unicorn
• Looks like Joe Rogan has some missing episodes in Spotify
• Wondering if your episodes publishing to YouTube is worth anything? We have answers
• 23:00 PROMO 2: My Pleasure: The Unofficial Chickfila Podcast
• Apple released search enhancements!
• A great perspective in having your download numbers go down
• What does the Intervenarte Podcast use to create their audiograms?
• What happens when your video podcasts is not encoded appropriately for Apple Podcasts
• Not adding a 301 redirect and only updating in Podcasts Connect will create issues
• Fradulent DMCA takedown notices
• 50:38 Dave Jackson on the Podtrak P4
• Private podcasting solution - Libsyn has one
• Song Exploder is also having issues with the music on their shows (follow up from last episode)
• 55:57 RSS feeds and Google Podcast, audio feedback
• Follow up on Apple Watch stats and the IAB
• 58:56 PROMO 3: The Curiosity & Consciousness
• Stats, stats, stats, mean and median numbers!
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?
• 1:11:07 Dave Jackson's review of the Podtrak P4! (The Feed Exclusive)

• PROMO 1: Lady Mouth
• PROMO 2: My Pleasure: The Unofficial Chickfila Podcast
• PROMO 3: The Curiosity & Consciousness

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 :)
• Overcast's latest beta update tells listeners which podcasts are tracking them
• Patreon, widely used by podcasters and musicians, reaches unicorn status with fundraise
• Why Are These Episodes Of 'The Joe Rogan Experience' Missing From Spotify?
• Every missing episode from Joe Rogan
• Joe Budden Says He's Taking His Podcast Off Spotify
• Searching For Non-English Language Podcasts? Now You Can in Apple Podcasts!
• Vegan Meat Company's Anti-Union Speeches Are Being Scrubbed from the Internet
• Google Podcast Manager
• Apple Watch podcast download counts were too high; now being corrected
• Elsie featured in this article: Latinoamérica vive un 'boom' del podcast liderado por México, Perú y Colombia
• How to (Finally) Listen to All Those Podcasts in Your Queue
• Mujer Emprende Latina Lunch and Learn
• Headliner Webinar!
• TeePublic Webinar
• Podcasting Quickstart

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A bit on the the Zoom PodTrack P4, awesome vanity headphones, more on the Stitcher purchase, podcast artwork woes, rebranding your podcast advice, pirated podcasts on Anchor, there is no compliant only IAB certified stats, and of course Geographic and user agent stats! Plus so much more.

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• :13 Intro
• 3:12 PROMO 1: Humans Now and Then
• 3:42 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Checking in with the Nashville podcaster
• Dave Jackson will have a review of the new Zoom P4
• Another less than $100 USB/XLR microphone
• Elsie got a new set of headphones
• Following up on the sale of Stitcher and their financials
• Congrats to Laurie, Brad and Richard
• When podcast artwork does not appear in Google Podcasts
• Apple recommending more of Rob's answers on their forum
• Migrating podcast assets to a new brand - pros and cons
• 24:28 PROMO 2: Crosspollinations
• 30% of Podtrac shows have pirated copies on Anchor
• When should you rebrand your show and keep the same feed and when you should change your feed
• Descript version 3.10 is out! Upgrade!
• You never know where your show will be a hit! Gaana seems to like us
• Worst email of the week, and it's all about artwork
• There is no IABv2 compliant vs certified
• Apple Watch stats are going to be a thing soon!
• 47:19 PROMO 3: Wildlife Weirdos
• Geographic stats
• User Agent stats overall
• Are Pandora and Spotify winning podcasting?
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Humans Now and Then
• PROMO 2: Crosspollinations
• PROMO 3: Wildlife Weirdos

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• The Zoom Podtrack P4 Portable Podcast Recorder
• Audio-Technica AT2005 microphone
• Luria Petrucci's video about BEST Headphones that are HIDDEN for Live Streaming (for Guests, Music & Alerts)!
• Anchor is hosting pirated podcasts
• Descript
• Intervenarte Podcast
• Intervenarte on Instagram
• Get all VIP Sessions from Podfest Global using promo code "PODFAM100" for $100 off
• World Audio Day on Radio World
• Rob Walch on the New Media Show

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Covering the Zoom PodTrak P4, Apple Podcasts directory troubles, Inside Podcasting news, more on the RIAA and podcast takedowns, tips on optimizing your podcast description, mean and median stats and so much more!

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• :13 Intro
• 2:45 PROMO 1: Dear Family
• 3:11 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• The coolness of the Zoom PodTrack P4
• Have you added Gaana and Amazon Music/Audible?
• Shout-outs to those that did their homework!
• Apple Podcasts directory issues
• Skye leaving Inside Podcasting
• What's worse than a walled garden in podcasting
• Libsyn has a new CFO!
• The RIAA and their continued takedown notices to podcasts
• Are royalty music services safe to use?
• 28:42 Audio feedback from Neal asking about Song Exploder
• Cool card achievements from Spotify
• Best practices on your podcast show description
• 39:46 PROMO 2: Ten Thousand Women
• Making sure you are not limiting your RSS feed
• When podcasts are not podcasts
• US Podcast ad spending surpassing $1 billion next year - again
• Pre-stats stats
• 52:03 PROMO 3: Rebel Girls Book Club
• Mean and median!
• Where have we been and where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Dear Family
• PROMO 2: Ten Thousand Women
• PROMO 3: Rebel Girls Book Club
• Neil from Podknows

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 Zoom PodTrack P4
• My Show Isn't Showing Up In Apple Podcasts. Why?
• She Podcasts Episode 279 featuring Skye Pillsbury!
• Season Finale of Inside Podcasting Starring the Founders of She Podcasts and Skye's husband Don
• Using Music in Podcasts – Talk to the Copyright Holders – Why You Can't Rely on Your ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange Licenses
• US Podcast Ad Spending to Surpass $1 Billion Next Year
• Rob on the Saige Jones Podcast
• Rob on Podquest
• Tickets to the Podfest Global Summit

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Update on the Gaana Destination, and now Audible/Amazon Music! We answer FAQs, Gimlet being sued and how that could affect the rest of us, the RIAA and all those DMCA takedown notices to podcasters, episodes only going to the web player, do Apple chart positions really matter? Podcaster Bingo and this time we have geographic, user agent and bonus language stats!

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• :13 Intro
• 3:10 PROMO 1: I Shake My Head At Lisa and Sam
• 4:09 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Gaana follow up and guess what? Now we have Audible/Amazon Music!
• And you must add your destinations, now, we're waiting
• A bit of follow up on the Stitcher Sirius deal
• 12:11 Audio feedback from Civilla
• Well, Gimlet got sued or is being sued and what that means to all of us!
• The RIAA has come out guns a blazing - watch out
• Spotify has some new fancy charts going on, did you get an announcement?
• 25:55 Audio feedback from Alain
• There's no way to get unified subscriber & download counts
• So chart trackers? Not worth it
• Shout out to Monica!
• How to be a success? We have thoughts
• 37:28 Audio feedback all about Eastern Standard Time
• Podcast Listener Bingo!
• What exactly is the mean and the median?
• 43:21 PROMO 2: Beyond 6 Seconds
• Stats, geographic, user agent and language stats

• PROMO 1: I Shake My Head With Lisa and Sam
• PROMO 2: Beyond 6 Seconds
• Civilla from Childless Not By Choice
• Alain from The Alain Guillot 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 :)
• Our new Gaana Destination!
• Our Audible/Amazon Music Destination!
• Podsafe Music
• Find Your Next Listen With New Top Podcasts and Trending Podcast Charts
• Listening Bingo
• Who are the Latinos in Podcasting
• The Podfest Global Summit
• We Are Diverse Creators

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We discuss Gaana, Stitcher sold to Sirius XM, follow up on show ownership + contracts, the Zoom H8, the evil of podcast attribution, the 300 episode limit in Apple Podcasts, and The Latino Podcast Listener Report data with special guest Tom Webster from Edison Research and of course stats!

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• :13 Intro
• 3:08 PROMO 1: Mongabay Explorers
• 3:38 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• We have a new Destination! Say hello to Gaana
• So, Sirius XM purchased Stitcher from Scripps
• How do you get that whole, "more by this network" underneath the other podcast suggestions in Apple Podcasts?
• Google is not indexing ID3 Tags
• Following up on the conversation about Show Ownership from Ep 271
• Oh, oh! We have a new piece of hardware! Say hello to the Zoom H8 (and we know some podcasters that would be willing to test it..hint, hint)
• Some podcast listeners do set their apps to download all your episodes
• 33:17 PROMO 2: Young Legends
• We are a naming names of a company that was misleading podcasters about podcast art creation!
• Our listeners made a difference! Thank you Descript and Bob Wood!
• When your listener's information is shared without their consent. This is not good
• Follow up on another podcast call-in service, this one for Canada
• Shout outs to those that listened to the show in one sitting!
• Worst email of the week, and this time it has to do with DMCA takedown requests
• Dreampath vs Dream Path
• 49:49 We have a guest join the show! Say hello to Tom Webster
• 1:22:17 PROMO 3: Grognostics Podcast
• 1:22:52 Stats! Median and mean numbers!
• 1:29:50 Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Mongabay Explorers
• PROMO 2: Young Legends
• PROMO 3: Grognostics 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 :)
• Our new Gaana Destination!
• SiriusXM to Buy Stitcher Podcasting Unit From Scripps
• SiriusXM to Buy Stitcher Podcasting Unit From Scripps
• Zoom H8 Handy Recorder
• Descript
• Fongoworks
• Shelf Aware Books Podcast
• Shame Piñata
• Latino Podcast Listener Report
• How to find your voice and purpose in podcasting with Elsie Escobar
• Podcasting Tips 2020 with Rob Walch
• Who are the Latinos in Podcasting
• The Podfest Global Summit
• We Are Diverse Creators

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BTS of how Rob G ended up as Chairperson of The Podcast Academy, and you won't believe it! Levelator updated for Catalina, SiriusXM acquires Simplecast, Spotify signs more exclusive deals, Skype/eCamm Call Recorder issues, call in number services for your show, does episode level artwork matter? Episodic vs serial podcast stats, Twitter audio, advanced stats, this time geographic and user agent and oh so much more!

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• :13 Intro
• 2:36 PROMO 1: Jeep Talk Show
• 3:12 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• We have a guest! Double Rob time!
• Levelator was updated for Catalina. It's a miracle!
• Sirius XM acquires Simplecast
• Stitcher for sale?
• Spotify keeps on signing more exclusive podcasts + some BTS from Rob G on being at Podcast One when Snookie did her show
• Guess what? User agents for all Apple Podcasts stuff is now ALL ONE.
• SSL certificate updates
• More Skype troubleshooting and eCamm Call Recorder - help?
• 19:03 Diving into all things call-in numbers for your podcast
• Rob W has things to say about WWDC 2020 and exactly how many times podcasts were mentioned and what that means
• 28:52 Some extra data on how many podcasts use the serial vs episodic
• Elsie's daughter was featured on Ochenta Stories!
• Twitter is rolling out an audio functionality - woah
• Castro got an update and Elsie is happy
• 47:48 PROMO 2: Books and Ideas
• 48:35. All about episode level artwork with tons of incredible tips as to why or why not use it
• Podcast Academy talk time! Rob G goes all in giving us insight into the why of The Podcast Academy
• So, podcaster IP issues
• Mini podcast soap box from Rob W about the first podcast about podcasting
• 1:38:14 PROMO 3: Weird Darkness
• 1:39:10 It's stats time! Yas! User agent info
• Where have we been? And where are we going?

• PROMO 1: The Jeep Talk Show
• PROMO 2: Books and Ideas
• 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 :)
• Latino Podcast Listener Report
• Levelator
• Sirius Still Acquires Simplecast Still In Talks With Howard Stern
• Scripps Exploring Sale of Podcast Service Stitcher
• Kall8
• Speakpipe
• Sideline
• Rev Apple Keynote transcript
• Exclusive: iOS 14 to include overhauled Podcasts app with 'For You', bonus content, more
• Twitter starts rolling out audio tweets on iOS
• Siri Shortcuts and rich commands come to Castro Podcast Player for iPhone and Apple Watch
• The Feed in the Libsyn Podcast Directory
• An introduction to The Podcast Academy – Session 1
• An Introduction to The Podcast Academy – Session 2
• Tricks Of The Podcasting Masters with Podcasting Hall of Famer Rob Walch
• Rob on In a Few Minutes - Talking about top 10 WWDC takeaways
• She Podcasts' Elsie Escobar: How To "Own Your Expertise" Through Podcasting

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A round-up of cancelled podcasting conferences, embed player specific download numbers, the Rodecaster Pro firmware update, Zencaster has a new update, the best one star review ever, the Podcast Academy is opening up, Apple pulling podcast apps from China, first steps to start a podcast, getting your show on IMDB, a discussion on subscription models and podcasting tech coverage fail, once again…And stats! This time it's median and mean plus an update on pandemic impact numbers

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• :13 Intro
• 5:16 PROMO 1: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID–19
• 5:52 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Elsie got some new gear and she does a test
• Conferences are cancelling!
• Unique player episode download numbers
• Rodecaster Pro firmware update 2.1
• Zencastr also had a big update
• 29:51 Weird Darkness got a pretty fantastic one star review
• The Podcast Academy is opening up
• Apple pulling podcast apps from the China App Store
• Facebook ads used to promote your show leading directly to Apple Podcasts and Spotify?
• Update on Rob and Nashville
• Start a podcast must have steps
• Submitting into IMDB
• The Podcast Awards submissions are open
• 1:02:02 PROMO 2: Graying Rainbows
• Launch a podcast in 30 days?
• 1:10:43 PROMO 3: Strokecast Ep 96
• Stats! Median and mean
• Where we've been and where are we going

• PROMO 1: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID–19
• PROMO 2: Graying Rainbows
• PROMO 3: The Strokecast Ep 98
• Darren From 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 :)
• Inkeltech Ring Light - 18 inch 2700K–5600K Dimmable Bi-Color Light Ring, 60W LED Ring Light with Stand, Lighting Kit
• Samson Go Mic Mobile
• Rodecaster Pro firmware update
• Zencastr
• The Podcast Academy webinars
• Apple pulls podcast apps in China after government pressure
• Getting into IMDB!
• Getting an IMDB account
• YouTube IMDB video!
• The Podcast Awards
• We Are Podcast - for Rob's prezzo
• Rob on Advertising Stories
• She Podcast: Elsie Escobar Shares How Her Past Affiliations Made Way To Podcasting. | 052

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A Special Intro. Joe Rogan/Spotify deal, Call Her Daddy, Apple and podcasting, public raw podcasting data, issues with pandemic-centric titles - yes AGAIN - its a total thing, feedback about We Are Podcasts, and we have the latest podcasting stats, this time focusing on COVID stats only - plus, of course, a lot more.

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• :00 Special Intro
• 2:13 The show begins
• 3:45 PROMO 1: I Know Dino
• 4:15 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Podcast Addict was added back
• The Joe Rogan section
• Indie vs Inde
• Oh! Call Her Daddy
• Apple is looking for an exec to lead
• Apple articles speculating on response to Spotify
• Why does Libsyn not offer national ranking of podcasts in raw data format
• Audacity 2.4.0 Release
• A podcaster signed a book deal!
• What about the words 'Corona' or 'Pandemic'?
• Does a player play count as a download?
• 46:34 PROMO 2: The Strokecast Ep 98
• Easy editing editing via text?
• Some issues happening with eCamm Call Recorder and Skype
• Either use seasons, or don't use seasons in Apple Podcasts
• 57:38 Audio feedback from We Are Podcasts
• Follow up on Launchyoo
• The Podcast Academy has released their board of governors
• When can you see your Apple Podcasts consumption stats?
• The Worst Email of The Week
• FTP update! Remember!
• 1:12:46 PROMO 3: Brain Science
• Podcast COVID–19 stats
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: So Much JENergy
• PROMO 2: The Strokecast Ep 98
• PROMO 3: Brain Science
• Kamuela from Legends From The Pacific

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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• Apple Looking for Exec to Lead Original Podcasts Push
• If Apple is Going to Make Original Podcasts it Should be Bold
• Apple Ramps Up Original Podcasts, in Part to Help Promote TV+
• Audacity 2.4.0 Release (withdrawn)
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• The Podcast Academy Board of Governors
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• Podcasting Quickstart

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