The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

Update on the Google Podcasts Manager, the new Libsyn Support Widget, PodcastOne acquired by LiveXLive, Luminary cash troubles, the pre-obituary of Google Play Music, Podcast Addict removed from the Google Play App store and so much more! Including geographic, user agent stats and an update on pandemic downloads

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 2:18 PROMO 1: I Know Dino
• 2:47 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Google Podcast Manager is doing great!
• Interesting Google Podcasts stats and distribution insights with a side of Spotify
• We have a new support widget
• Apple sent an email! They're in more countries!
• PodcastsOne was acquired by LiveXLive
• Luminary's troubles
• How long can an podcast episode be?
• Do podcast listeners want more or less content?
• Meet the Maonocaster, it's like a Rodecaster Pro but smaller
• A tip from Rob about your Apple Podcasts URL
• Google Play Music's pre-obituary
• 3 interesting social media sites that might interest podcasters
• 45:41 PROMO 2: Social Media Lab
• FTP is changing on Libsyn!
• Interesting tool that can get you your episode titles and descriptions
• Podcast Movement is moving to October
• Optimizing the way you show up on Apple Podcasts
• Congrats to the show Bubble
• 54:38UPDATE! Podcast Addict kicked out of the Google Play App Store
• Worst emails of the week
• Are our stats written down anywhere?
• 1:07:21PROMO 3: Legends From The Pacific
• Stats, stats, stats: geographic, user agent and pandemic trends
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: I Know Dino
• PROMO 2: Social Media Lab
• 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

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• Google Podcasts Podcast Manager
• Google Podcasts Manager About Page
• Adding new and existing podcasts
• LiveXLive to Acquire PodcastOne in $18 Million Stock Deal
• Podcaster Luminary Seeks Fresh Cash to Buoy Struggling Business
• MAONOCASTER: A Portable All-In-One Podcast Production Studio
• Swoot
• Eccco
• Launchyoo
• Libsyn Helpdesk: Using FTP
• Libsyn Helpdesk: Cyberduck
• Libsyn Helpdesk: FileZilla
• Libsyn Helpdesk: WinSCP
• Scooter Labs
• Podcast Addict suspended from Play Store due to overzealous application of COVID–19 policies
• Latina Podcasters FB Group
• Latina Podcasters Instagram
• Mother's Quest Manifesto Challenge
• What Will Podcasting Look Like After COVID–19?
• We Are Podcast use code libsyn50 for 50% off!

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Tons of details on all things Google Podcasts Manager! It's like Apple Podcasts connect but of course Google. Then, we move on to jobs in podcasting, so much about feedback about Cleanfeed, some very interesting Facebook updates, Libsyn player automation, what if someone uses YOUR podcast name, a massive breakdown of the podfader types and of course we've got a crazy amount of stats!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 3:04 PROMO 1: Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond
• 3:34 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Announcement of Google Podcasts Manager!
• What it is, what it gives you and how it it different than Apple Podcasts analytics
• 9:46 Apple is hiring for all kinds of podcasting positions
• 13:56 Cleanfeed audio feedback from Carey Green
• Emails about Cleanfeed
• 18:08 Cleanfeed audio feedback from CG
• Thoughts and processes about remote recording
• There's a new kid in town
• 27:35 Facebook updates about charging for online events and listening to Faceboook Lives
• 30:58 PROMO 2: The Naturist Living Show
• New version of Podcast Addict now with reviews
• Custom automation for the libsyn players
• Face ID and masks
• 39:55 What if someone is using the name of your show? How do you go about dealing with it?
• A show appearing twice on some apps
• 49:43 Podfading - the key main groups
• UK data from Rajar on internet delivery audio services via Neil!
• 57:38 PROMO 3: The Europe Desk
• Stats, stats, stats: mean and median
• 59:52 COVID–19 libsyn stats
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond
• PROMO 2: The Naturist Living Show
• PROMO 3: The Europe Desk
• Carey Green from Podcast Fast Track
• CB from the Rocketry Show

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 :)
• Google Podcasts Podcast Manager
• Google Podcasts Manager About Page
• Adding new and existing podcasts
• Is your show already in Google Podcasts? Check here
• Manage users and permissions on Google Podcasts Manager
• Google Podcasts Manager Support
• Podcasts Operations Manager
• Program Manager, Podcasts, Apple Media Products
• UI Engineer, Apple Media Products (Podcasts)
• Carey's Cleanfeed demo video
• Carey's interview with Mark from Cleanfeed
• Chris Curran's interview with Marc from Cleanfeed
• Services and applications to allow remote recordings of remote guests and co-hosts. - Reddit
• Rob's PDF
• Resonate Recordings new recorder
• Facebook news
• Rajar data for Measurement of Internet Delivery Audio Services
• Rob's #CMWorld twitter chat
• There Are Over A Million Podcasts In Apple's Podcasts App, What Does It Mean?
• Walch: Proof Of Podcast 'Stickiness.'

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Covering, #Reviews4Good, the iPhone SE and podcasters, COVID–19 episode takedown updates AGAIN, ad buyer data, update on the Podcast Discovery survey, and of course stats stats stats! Geographic and user agent! Plus many, many more in between topics.

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 2:57 PROMO 1: The Football History Dude
• 3:27 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Elsie has a new piece of tech!
• Podchaser's initiative #Reviews4Good, and we're joining in!
• The iPhone SE announced and why that affects podcasters
• Update on episodes being taken down because of COVID–19
• 16:36 PROMO 2: Podcasting Tips From The Front Porch
• Why are not all episodes showing up on the Google Podcasts feed?
• How to deal with the drastic difference in levels when using classical music in a podcast
• Problems with a MacBook Pro 2015 and Skype, help?
• Have any of you used Cleanfeed to record your podcast?
• Is there a way to only have your podcast show up on Apple Podcasts and nowhere else?
• Where have YOU been?
• The goats and Zoom get a shout-out!
• Worst email of the week! We promise you won't believe it
• More data, insight and analysis from the Podcast Discovery Survey
• Rob makes a Google Play Music correction
• A MILLION DOWNLOADS IN APPLE PODCASTS
• 44:27 PROMO 3: Controller Disconnected
• Stats! Country, user agent and pandemic download numbers
• Apple's Mobility Trend Reports
• Where have we been and where are we going

• PROMO 1: The Football History Dude
• PROMO 2: Tips From The Front Porch
• PROMO 3: Controller Disconnected

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 :)
• Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self
• Cloudlifter
• Podchaser and Libsyn Teaming Up For Some #Reviews4Good Love!
• iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design
• Cleanfeed
• Podcast Discovery Stats in 2020
• Over 1 million podcasts in Apple Podcasts via Podcast Industry Stats
• Mobility Trends Reports
• The Truth About Downloads
• Digital Audio Sees Shift Due To Coronavirus
• How To Keep Your Sanity
• What Do The Experts Think?
• Headliner Webinar!

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In this episode, the new redesigned Google Podcasts app and it's in iOS, more clarification on Google Play Music, more on pandemic titles best practices, what if you want your podcast out of a specific podcast app, what do you do? Cool Ad Stitching functionality in Libsyn Pro. Should you use Zoom to podcast? Oi vs Oy, Podcast Discoverability Survey results and of course Stats stats stats! This time covering the latest mean and median numbers.

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• :07 Intro!
• 2:52 PROMO 1: Beyond Westworld
• 3:31 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Google Podcasts has been redesigned and now there's an iOS App
• A great interview with Zack by Rene Ritchie
• What's up with Google Play Music, is it dead?
• What happens if you keyword spam our podcast or podcast episode titles with pandemic words
• We have examples!
• 24:37 PROMO 2: .NET Core Podcast
• Rob earns more reputation points on the Apple Support forums, this time about podcast artwork specs
• It was MeWe
• What to do if you want to be removed from a podcast app
• LibsynPro and fancy Ad Stitching tools
• Zoom to record?
• It's the Oi vs Oy segment!
• 38:44 Moxie audio feedback
• 39:31 Craig audio feedback
• Social media wisdom via Elsie
• The Podcast Discoverability survey results and thoughts
• Libsyn and Shopify?
• 54:30 PROMO 3: Trek Profiles
• Stats, stats, stats! Mean and median
• Where have we been?

• PROMO 1: Beyond Westworld
• PROMO 2: .NET Core Podcast
• PROMO 3: Trek Profiles
• Moxie from Brain on Facts
• Craig from The Ingles 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 :)
• Why Google Podcasts is now on iPhone - Interview
• Zoom: We're freezing all new features to sort out security and privacy
• Following Mac flaw patches, Zoom fixes 'malware-like' macOS installer in latest update
• Podcast Discovery Stats 2020

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Communication from the president of Libsyn, Laurie Simms. Tips for remote recording. How the pandemic is affecting downloads - with some actual data. What is happening to podcast advertising during this time. Why your audience is the most important thing ever. Apple releases all kinds of new toys. Shows being taken off Spotify. The difference between listens and downloads. And oh goodness all kinds of stats!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 3:04 PROMO 1: Fighting Through
• 3:40 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Coronavirus email from Laurie
• Going from live to remote recording? Rob and Elsie quick-tips
• Download numbers going down and YouTube doesn't want you to make money with 14:48 COVID–19 - audio feedback from Jon from Professor Slots
• Insight into download numbers during this time
• Anything we can glean from 2008
• This is when connecting with your audience is of the upmost importance!
• New update to Libsyn is here!
• Apple announced the new 4th generations iPads plus, new keyboard with trackpad
• Can you use music performed by the US Marine Band?
• 36:40 A show on Spotify taken down NOT because of copyright music infringement from Stéphane
• 41:34 PROMO 2: The Celtic Myth Podshow
• Samson Q2U, H6, double enders, and Headliner integration
• The Google Play destination deprecated and it has nothing to do with Google Podcasts
• A celebration of 200 episodes with 1 star reviews
• Chartable integration and a possible swell in downloads?
• Focus on telling your audience to subscribe and listen to your show in Apple Podcasts vs asking for reviews
• Where have YOU been? Fish Nerds was on the NY Times!
• What is a download and what is a listen?
• 1:05:15 PROMO 3: Sleepy Time Tales
• Recounting the Infinite Dial Stats
• Advanced stats update! Agregator apps!

• PROMO 1: Fighting Through
• PROMO 2: Celtic Myth Podshow
• PROMO 3: Sleepy Time Tales
• Jon from Professor Slots

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 :)
• Apple unveils new iPad Pro with breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and brings trackpad support to iPadOS
• United States Marine Band YouTube
• Ice Fishing Is Fun!
• SiriusXM Ends 2019 With 34.9 Million Paid Subscribers
• Number of Pandora's active users in the United States from the 4th quarter of 2013 to the 3rd quarter of 2019
• Is Amazon beating Spotify and Apple Music for US subscribers?
• Podcasting Time Increase Influence With Rob Walch
• Create Like A Mother Ep 12 with Elsie

• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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The new Libsyn release which includes Headliner integration, yipeee (ya'll people are really digging it), discussing the PRX privacy summit, the podcast academy, all kinds of feedback and of course stats stats stats! The latest mean, median, user agent and geographic!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 1:35 PROMO 1: The Renaissance Festival Podcast
• 2:08 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Right into Libsyn 4.23 Release - Headliner support! And so much more
• Apple is once again kicking a bunch of folks out of Apple Podcasts, we tell you why
• Why you need a podcast host that supports byte-range request and don't use your podcast on Google Drive
• Nope, you cannot just publish to Apple Podcasts
• 19:20 Auphonic and ID3 Tags question from Kit
• No way to change the episodes Apple Podcasts suggests you listen to
• Prompting Spotify to play the most recent episode first
• Feedburner has added an engineer!
• The PRX Privacy summit was private!
• And a discussion about the Podcast Academy
• 35:17 PROMO 2: Tabs and Spaces
• Why so many peeps using VBR instead of CBR
• Looks like Spotify trailers are looking good!
• Why are all my episodes after 100 missing?
• A new Discoverability podcast survey
• 55:04 PROMO 3: Think Energy
• Apple Podcasts has crossed more than 900,000 podcasts!
• Mean and media numbers
• Geographic and user agents

• PROMO 1: The Renaissance Festival Podcast
• PROMO 2: Tabs and Spaces
• PROMO 3: Think Energy
• Kit from The Active Travel Adventures 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 :)
• Headliner Support Article
• Blog post with details of the 4.23 Libsyn release
• Configuring 301 redirects on Libsyn
• RadioPublic Support article
• Deezer support article
• Google Podcast support. article
• Podcast Discovery survey
• My Podcast Reviews Industry stats

• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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On this episode Apple hiring all kinds of positions, and you get the scoop, Spotify announced some podcasting cool updates on their app, Spotify says their podcast service is not a music distribution tool, and some are getting their show pulled, Audio Hijack vs eCamm Call Recorder, which one is better? Discussing The Podcast Academy + Golden Mic, Castro feedback, IAB vs unique download numbers and of course stats, this time, geographic and user agents.

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 3:27 Rob and Elsie conversation
• All kinds of job opportunities for Apple in podcasting!
• Spotify is now featuring trailers
• Spotify does not want you to use their podcast feature to bootleg music - not cool
• Wanna know what happens when Spotify removes your show for music copyright violation? We got you
• Does Spotify have a chance of becoming podcasting's gatekeeper?
• 22:43 Audio Hijack vs eCamm Call Recorder, audio feedback from Ginger Campbell
• YouTube destination is working again!
• Discussing the Golden Mics and The Podcast Academy
• We got some Castro feedback!
• Media Monitors has a new podcast survey
• 45:26 1 star review from Jack! Audio feedback
• Getting Google home mini to play episodes by number
• Private podcasting solutions
• Matchmaker for finding podcast guests!
• 53:31CinemaVoz at Podfest, audio feedback from Hilda
• Thank you, from Gene
• 58:24 What is the difference between IAB stats and unique?
• 1:08:19 PROMO 3: Tomorrow's Legend
• 1:08:51 Stats, stats, stats, geographic, user agents
• Where have we been? And where are we going?

• PROMO: Tomorrow's Legend
• Ginger from Brain Science, Books and Ideas and Graying Rainbows
• Jack from Darknet Diaries
• Hilda from Wise Traditions

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 :)
• Head of Podcast Partner Relations at Apple
• Product Manager, Apple Podcasts, Consumer
• Product Manager, Apple Podcasts, Personalization
• Podcast Trailers from Spotify
• Bootleg Podcasts Are a New Frontier for Unlicensed Music on Spotify
• Am I allowed to submit music via Spotify for Podcasters?
• Spotify is trying to become podcasting's gatekeeper. We musn't let them.
• She Podcasts 257: Golden Podcast Academy Tears
• The Podcast Academy
• 2019 Golden Mic Awards: See the Full List of Nominees … and Vote!
• The Podcast Academy Launched; Annual Awards Program Announced
• Niche Podcasts Have More Listeners, Indicating Untapped Advertising Opportunities
• Matchmaker.fm
• CinemaVoz
• Interview with Elsie on Inside Podcasting

• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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Breaking down the Apple email in early February, where you should look for your Spotify stats, Castro's new promoted podcasts feature! What are good download numbers after you launch? What does being at the top of the Apple Podcasts really mean? listens vs downloads, a really bad one star review, chatting about the IAB Privacy and Compliance Unit and of course stats! It's mean and median number time!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 4:07 PROMO 1: Daily Detroit
• 4:36 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Oh goodie! An email from Apple! We have content!
• Show availability and content updates
• Spotify acquiring Ringer
• Tips on updating Spotify RSS set-up
• Elsie shares her love for Castro and the new promoted podcasts!
• Pay for Castro Premium - it will make Elsie happy
• Podcast Movement speaker submissions are open
• Congrats Podchaser
• How many downloads is a good number to have after launching?
• 34:42 PROMO 2: Active Travel Adventures podcast
• What does it take to get to the Apple Podcasts charts?
• How did Forbes get those revenue numbers for the top earning podcasts?
• Rob had another answer recommended by the Apple Podcasts team! More reputations points
• If you are not planning on using a service, don't use their prefix
• Rob gets to brag about his upload speeds
• The worst 1 star review ever
• The worst phone call of the week
• And yet another JADA (Just Another Discovery Article)
• Least expensive/most accurate transcription service or software?
• Rob shares a great article about licensing music or lack thereof in podcasting
• Chatting about the IAB Privacy and Compliance Unit
• 1:09:46 PROMO 3: Narco Mindset Podcast
• Stats: mean and median number

• PROMO 1: Daily Detroit
• PROMO 2: Active Travel Adventures podcast
• PROMO 3: Narco Mindset 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 :)
• Apple email on our blog
• Spotify Is Buying Ringer
• She Podcasts 254 Taking Your Life Back Is Hard - where Elsie talks about Ringer
• Castro introduces promoted podcasts!
• Podcast Movement speaker submissions are open
• Forbes article about biggest earners!
• The first and last word on the CBR vs VBR question.
• My Podcast Reviews
• Meet HeadlinerFlix: a Netflix for podcasts hoping to solve discoverability problems
• Temi
• Descript
• Otter.ai
• BMI Settlement of Royalty Battle with RMLC to Include Music in Podcasts? – Not So Fast
• What is a podcast - again

• Podcast Movement Evolutions
• National Religious Broadcasters
• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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Apple creating podcasts to support their TV+ offerings, the Music Modernization Act, more into Google Podcasts and your podcast website, Rob's new Facebook policies, DMCA takedown notices, geographic and user agent stats and we finish off with a discussion all about the whole Spotify is bigger than Apple Podcasts narrative out there!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 3:54 PROMO 1: Disney Chat With Pixie Dust Fan
• 4:21 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Elsie is using a cool new app called TripMode
• Go Chiefs!
• Bloomberg says that Apple is discussing making original podcasts related to programs on TV+
• A bit into Elsie's post production
• We're correcting something we said in the past episode about public domain recordings and we find out about the Music Modernization Act
• Do we have any suggestions on where one can look for podcasts that are looking for hosts?
• Trying to clarify more info on Google Podcasts and podcast websites
• Don't use wav files for podcasting, use MP3s
• Rebranding a show and keeping the same feed
• Rob has a new policy about Facebook
• Rob got 7 reputation points from the Apple Podcast community from the Apple Team!
• 46:50 PROMO 2: CherryPickin'
• The issues that arise when your podcast's name is too basic
• Congrats Jim Harold!
• Worst Email of The Week and it's all about DMCA takedown notices
• Yep, our stats are Libsyn only shows
• 59:26 PROMO 3: Hot Flashes and Cool Topics
• Stats: geographic and and user agent stats
• Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all those articles

• PROMO 1: Disney Chat With Pixie Dust Fan
• PROMO 2: CherryPickin'
• PROMO 3: Hot Flashes and Cool Topics

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 :)
• Apple Podcast Directory Update Issues
• TripMode
• Apple Plans to Bankroll Original Podcasts to Fend Off Rivals
• Apple Planning to Make Original Podcasts Promoting Its TV Shows
• Music Modernization Act
• Libsyn Supports Google's Podcasting Strategy
• Who Offers the Fastest Podcast Hosting?
• Just What Is a Podcast, Anyway?
• Start A Podcast Series

• Podcast Movement Evolutions
• National Religious Broadcasters
• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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Elsie has a new toy (and she'd love your help with it,) updating your copyright, what's available via public domain, not everyone is getting the Apple emails from Apple Podcasts, Google gives us some key insights into getting your podcast website ready for 2020, Spotify brings their own streaming ad insertion technology, how to manage new types of content on your podcast feed and what to do when you hit 300 podcasts, we got feedback on using the new MacBook Pros internal speakers, all kinds of predict the future posts about the podcasting industry, the worst email of the week and of course stats!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We'd love to hear from you!

• :07 Intro!
• 2:20 PROMO 1: The Steaming Cup
• 2:43 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Guess what Elsie got? And can she find a new workflow to podcast?
• Have you changed your copyright notice? It's your yearly reminder
• Oh! New public domain works available for podcasters to use! With a few caveats
• Not everyone is getting the Apple emails related to Apple Podcasts
• Details from Google on optimizing your website for Google Podcasts
• Issues that some podcasters are concerned about because of Spotify bringing streaming ad insertion technology to the platform
• Want to ad a new type of content to your feed? How should you number it?
• 31:04 PROMO 2: Master Your Story
• 31:57 Stacey asks about what happens when you get more than 300 episodes into your show!
• Feedback on the MacBook Pros built in speakers and Rob's AM sound
• Non-linked to commentary on the future of podcasting
• What are the rules on using clips from films on a podcast?
• What exactly is square artwork and it's hip to be squared
• Why podcasting needs IAB v2
• 53:38 PROMO 3: Art Ink
• Stats! Mean and median!
• Rob shares his post from The Podcast Business Journal
• And where will be going?

• PROMO 1: The Steaming Cup
• PROMO 2: Master Your Story
• PROMO 3: Art Ink
• Stacey from Diabetes Connections

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 :)
• Public Domain Name 2020
• Art From 1924 Is About to Enter the Public Domain. According to Critics From 1924, Here's the Worst of It.
• Finding public domains online
• Podcast Guidelines via Google
• Spotify Brings Ad Insertion Technology To Podcasts
• Using Film Clips in Movie Reviews - Entertainment Law Asked & Answered
• A brief explanation of "Fair Use"
• CollegeHumor laid off almost everyone because they trusted Facebook's inflated metrics
• Podcast Movement Sessions Ep 6: Embracing Diversity in Podcasting
• Rob Walch of Libsyn talks Privacy in Podcasting, Attribution and Podcast Ethics
• Our Crystal Ball Series With Libysn's Rob Walch

• Podcast Movement Evolutions
• National Religious Broadcasters
• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas
• KC Podcaster Meet-up

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