The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

In this episode, listen to what the podcasting ready microphones of the new 2019 MacBook Pro sound like. And staying on that same topic, we discuss the mics we use and the processing workflow for the show. We also cover the latest Apple News including their new hire, plus the latest email sent out to podcasters. We answer and comment on a very interesting question what would be the impact and slowdown for indie podcasters if there's an economic downturn? And lastly Rob dives into nuanced discussion about protecting the privacy of podcast listeners.

And some fun stats about raw percentage growth…

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!
• 3:09 PROMO 1: Dot To Dot
• 3:54 Rob and Elsie conversation
• Quick Star Wars chat - ZERO SPOILERS
• Call to KC podcasters for a panel at Planet Comicon!
• Our first email, we think that it's a compliment ;)
• This is what we use to record the show plus our editing workflow
• Rob has a new MacBook Pro and he's found out some stuff about Leveling his audio
• There is a new podcast app in town! We have not had a chance to test it out, will you?
• The most downloaded episodes of 2019 for The Feed and for Today in iOS
• More hires from Apple for their podcast business
• And podcasters got an email from Apple letting us know about Alexa, marketing podcasts and a holiday submission schedule
• 32:00 PROMO 2: All Aboard The Dream Train
• The father son podcasting microphone skit on SNL is true
• Thoughts on podcast advertising companies demanding podcasters move to the hosts that they want in order for them to work with them
• Podcasters can now qualify to win a pulitzer prize!
• MP3 vs M4A
• RadioPublic is now offering a PRO offering and it's gorgeous!
• What should you do if there's an economic downturn in podcasting?
• What if an ad agency gives you an ad that contains copyrighted music, what should you do?
• Worst email of the week! And it's over 20!
• Inside Podcasting covers our new prepend within Libsyn
• Rob on privacy
• 1:05:05 PROMO 3: The Blacklist Exposed
• Stats! Raw growth!
• Where have we been? Elsie's been on What Works, Rob's been on Bloomberg

• PROMO 1: Dot To Dot
• PROMO 2: All Aboard The Dream Train
• PROMO 3: The Blacklist Exposed

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 :)
• Science Talk Podcast Session Proposal
• The Podcast Studio App
• Apple Hires Ex-Vox Media Marketer Zach Kahn to Head Podcast PR (EXCLUSIVE)
• Apple Tells Podcasters About Alexa, Marketing With Apple And Their Holiday Hours
• Steve Goldstein: Podcast listening on smart speakers is less than 1%, but things are looking up
• Father-Son Podcasting Microphone - SNL
• I'm Being Bullied Into Sharing Your Data
• Pulitzer Prize Board Announces New Audio Reporting Category
• RadioPublic PRO
• Spotify Wrapped expands to include your favorite music from the decade, plus podcaster metrics
• EP 255: Taking Stock & Setting New Intentions With Podcasting Advocate Elsie Escobar

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

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Sending congrats and discussing Apple's top podcasts of 2019, why podcasts are headed for disaster, pre-fixes on Libsyn, the coalition to expand RSS, mean and median stats and so much more, including soapboxes from both Rob and Elsie!

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• :07 Intro!
• 2:43 PROMO 1: Night Work Pod
• 3:13 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Oh man, when spaghetti at the wall doesn't work, it sucks
• 8:06 Audio feedback about using Overcast to share audio clips via Kevin
• A new app that Elsie found with automatic transcriptions for video
• Congrats to Dave Ramsey and Joe Rogan
• There is something in common that these top podcasts have, we discuss
• Rob is getting a new computer and he needs to use a new program to level out his audio!
• Shout out from Tony from Sci-fi talk - thank you ♥
• Are podcasts a disaster waiting to happen?
• New update to Libsyn! Podcasters will be able to add in a prefix to their show
• Rob Soapbox again, it's all about privacy
• 32:48 Audio Feedback from Marc about time codes
• Discussing a podcasters lauded for his "stupid podcast"
• 39:43 PROMO 2: WW 1 Digger History Podcast
• Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane want to form a coalition to expand RSS
• Some things to look for when your show falls from the Apple Podcasts
• Have you made sure to distribute your show everywhere from within your Libsyn account?
• 47:49 PROMO 3: Gotham Variety
• Stats! Mean and median
• Where have we been: Podcast Movement Sessions and Inside Podcasting
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Night Work Pod
• PROMO 2: WW1 Digger History Podcast
• PROMO 3: Gotham Variety
• Kevin from Tales of The Black Badge

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 Future of the Paid Listens program
• Clipomatic
• Apple Reveals 2019's Most Popular Podcasts
• Are podcasts a disaster waiting to happen?
• Science Supports Your Habit of Falling Asleep to Stupid Podcasts
• Ne možete spavati? Možda vam ova 4 podcasta mogu pomoći utonuti u san
• Header Code info!
• Inside Podcasting Newsletter Dec 5, featuring Elsie, twice!
• Podcast Movement Sessions featuring Elsie

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

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We discuss the Apple email sent in mid November, deconstructing the email that we (Libsyn) sent out to make sure you get all the must know info! BIG thoughts on how to use consumption rate data, demographic vs psychographic info, teaser promos, show notes vs blog posts and oh so much more! OH and of course stats stats stats, this time user agent and geographic!

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• :07 Intro!
• 3:24 PROMO 1: Creatively Complicated
• Straight into discussing the Apple email sent out in mid November
• 14:47 The Libsyn Team sent out an email about the Spotify passthrough and we break down into a mass of details
• Should you still claim your podcast in Spotify?
• What to do with episode consumption rates
• 28:37Voicemail from Neil asking all sorts of questions about demographics, teaser promos and shownotes vs blog posts
• 38:40 PROMO 2: The MandaLore
• Rob discusses the new Macbook Pro with the fancy microphones
• What to use to share large files with your team
• Thoughts on Apple making some 'podcasting' content hires
• Worst email of the week
• 48:30 Voice feedback from Robin about Libsyn and accessibility
• BossJock Jr update
• A discussion about the Hollywood Reporter article on Spotify and podcasting
• Shout-out to Marco for mentioning us on ATP!
• 55:38 PROMO 3: In Clear Focus
• Stats! User agent and geographic

• PROMO 1: Creatively Complicated
• PROMO 2: The MaldaLore
• PROMO 3: In Clear Focus
• Neil from The Snooze Button
• Robin from Dot To Dot

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 :)
• Episode where we discussed guest and host images: 154 Invite To Celebrate And Setting The Podcasting History Record Straight
• The Low Down on Stats and Your Spotify Destination
• Inside Podcasting issue that mentions the Apple hire
• BossJock Jr App
• 'Last Podcast on the Left' Moving Exclusively to Spotify
• ATP Episode 352 where Marco mentions us about stats!

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

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We celebrate Libsyn's 15th bday! Spotify stats passthrough update, more information on guests and hosts features in Apple Podcasts, as well as how to prepare for Apple Podcasts during our upcoming end of year season, a massive Rob soapbox on privacy in podcasting, tips on whether or not you should join a network, don't have the rights to music? Watch out! Insider info on the new AirPods Pro and of course tons of stats discussion!

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• :07 Intro!
• 2:51 PROMO 1: Forensic Inservice
• 3:20 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• What were Rob and Elsie doing 15 years ago?
• 7:19 Happy Birthday from Based On A True Story
• Transitioning from Spotify rehosting to pass through
• 11:48 Paul Colligan shares some insight into Apple Podcasts hosts and guest features
• 20:08 PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• It's that time of year to prepare for Apple Podcasts holiday schedule!
• 24:41 Happy Birthday from Hope To Recharge
• Rob soap box about privacy in podcasting
• 32:33 Happy Birthday from the Bigg Success
• A bit of an update and explanation about Google Play Music and Google Podcasts
• Clarifying there is no way to 'enable' the option to have guest and host images featured in Apple Podcasts
• 37:37 Happy Birthday from Jim Harold from The Paranormal Podcast
• To join a network or not to join a network?
• 42:32 Happy Birthday from The Engineered Network
• PEX will now track music in Podcasts via the Podcast Business Journal
• 46:58 Happy Birthday from The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
• Insight into Apple's AirPods Pro from Rob!
• Stats from the CEO of Listen Notes
• 55:38 PROMO 3: Blind Luminations
• 56:09 Happy Birthday Fighting Through WW2
• Stats, mean and median numbers for September through October
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Forensic Inservice
• PROMO 2: VideoFuzzy
• PROMO 3: Blind Luminations
• HBD1: Based on a True Story
• HBD2: Hope to Recharge
• HBD3: Bigg Success
• HBD4: Jim Harold, The Panormal Podcast
• HBD 5: The Engineered Network
• HBD 6: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
• HBD 7: Fighting Through WW2

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 :)
• IAB CCPA Compliance Framework for Publishers & Technology Companies
• Pex Will Now Track Music In Podcasts
• Podcast Stats from Listen Notes
• Rob Walch on Were You Still Talking
• Rob Greenlee on the Break It Down Show

• Digital Hollywood
• Podcast Movement Evolutions
• National Religious Broadcasters
• Podfest
• NAB Las Vegas

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Help us celebrate our 15th year anniversary! An invite to be part of our beta for our mobile publishing app (all details in the shownotes.) Apple research enhancements including discovering topics and people. PLUS, show and episode pages display images of hosts and guests. We break it down for you. Setting the podcasting historically narrative straight and an ad insertion technology history lesson. And the latest geographic, Spotify and user agent stats…plus of course a whole lot more!

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• :07 Intro!
• 3:10 PROMO 1: Femcanic Garage
• 3:34 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• 4:44 Krystal has an invitation for you to be part of our mobile publishing app beta! Gotta listen for deets!
• We are celebrating our 15 year anniversary and we would love your help!
• Straight up Apple search enhancements that include the guest image specifications
• Guess where you will get access to all the new things necessary? In Podcasts Connect not your RSS feed.
• Sometimes your artwork affects Apple Podcasts
• Levelator does not work with Catalina and it may not ever work
• Industry news about Luminary
• 20:55 Promo 2: Causality
• Having two different streams of content published concurrently on one feed, thoughts on using Apple Podcasts using seasons, is it a good idea?
• A couple of tips on Apple Podcasts categories
• 26:55 The libsyn podcast page, and went to use it? A question from Roberto
• We have a free upcoming webinar all about podcast websites!
• Uploading an episode and only having it available for people with a link
• Is it still a download if someone just plays the audio from your website?
• Where have YOU been: local newspapers
• Making sure we set the history of podcasting right
• The history of ad insertion technology, for the record - and it all began in 2005
• 45:53 Promo 3: Your Money Your Wealth
• Stats, stats, stats! Geographic, Spotify, and user agent
• Where have we been!
• Where are we going?

• PROMO 1: Femcanic Garage
• PROMO 2: Causality
• PROMO 3: Your Money Your Wealth
• Roberto from The Unstarving Musician

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 :)
• Link to the mobile publishng app application
• How 'Grammar Girl' turned a single hobby podcast into a growing media network
• Kiptronic on Crunchbase
• Podcast producers are worried about being screwed over by sketchy contracts; here's what to look for
• She Podcasts Live, It Was Magic!
• A Report From The She Podcasts Live Conference
• It's Only The Beginning. Wait Until We Get Going
• She Podcasts 2019 Conference Recap
• KC Podcaster Meetups

• She Podcasts Conference

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International Podcast Day recap and Libsyn's latest Q3 growth results, the death of Podcoin, a great resource for recording remote episodes, podcasting words of wisdom for college students, how to count your subscribers, all kinds of new stuff from Spotify including playlists! Y'all seriously, so much more!

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• :07 Intro!
• 2:48 PROMO 1: Threads From the National Tapestry
• 3:18 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• International Podcast Day and incredible Spanish speaking podcasters!
• Fantastic results for Libsyn Q3!
• Super cool data from Rob re: some top podcasts
• Podcoin is dead
• Pocketcasts is doing some great things
• What Mongobay Newscast does to get super great audio for their remote interviews
• A winner in the 2019 Podcast Awards
• Advice for college students about podcasting
• 20:53 Thoughts on Himalaya - audio feedback from Civilla
• Can you measure your subscribers?
• Update your RSS feed to your show on Spotify
• Podcast playlists on Spotify!
• Thoughts on the Descript app
• 39:53 PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool
• Downloads vs Streams discussion
• How long does it take to submit into Apple Podcasts?
• A now famous answer from Rob on Quora
• What to do with the 15% bottom half of your show artwork
• Worst email of the week!
• Oh! Best email of the week, and it's a good one!
• 56:38 PROMO 3: Mr. Media
• Stats, stats, stats: mean and median numbers
• Where have we been!
• Where are we going!

• PROMO 1: Threads From The National Tapestry
• PROMO 2: The Perfect Stool
• PROMO 3: Mr. Media
• Civilla from Childless Not By Choice

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 :)
• Elsie's The E-League (apply apply apply!)
• Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR's financial growth
• NPR's guide to sending audio
• 8 Ways Podcasters Can Use Our New Podcast Playlists
• The super cool Descript video
• Comparing the Accuracy of Automatic Transcription Services
• Which Automatic Transcription Service is the Most Accurate? — 2018
• Elsie's twitter thread to Simplecast
• LinkedIn post Rob talked about
• Rob's answer to "How did The Joe Rogan Experience podcast become so successful?"
• Rob on Episode of Go Beyond Disruption
• The Kansas City Podcasting & Social Media Meetup Group
• Elsie on The Primal Happiness Podcast: how to use your voice for self expression and growth

• She Podcasts Conference

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Covering: trademarking Taco Tuesday, plagiarism revisited, remote interview tips, design best practices for your artwork in Apple Podcasts, sealing with explicit content, best practices for using copyrighted music, more insight into IAB vs Uniques, and a double whammy of stats, mean and median, user agent and geographic!

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• :07 Intro!
• 1:35 Audio Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: The Advent of Computing
• 6:34 How to get featured on the show!
• 8:01 Promo 1: the Inappropriate Traveler
• 8:31 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• What happens when someone files for a trademark of Taco Tuesday
• Amazing job opening in Arizona to work for Kim Komando!
• Plagarism revisited
• When having connection issues on Skype, what to do?
• Best designed practices for Apple Podcasts
• Do check Apple Podcasts to see if your podcast has updated, just not IMMEDIATELY after publishing
• 29:35 Promo 2: The Nik Ingersoll Show
• How do you post a trailer to your podcast feed
• When the nature of a podcast episode is explicit, do you mark it explicit?
• Do you want Elsie to create a shownotes tutorial?
• We got an awesome tweet shout-out!
• Why is Rob saying "run away, run away!" again?
• An app that has really awesome shownotes….and that's it
• So, copyright music, how much can you get away with?
• An update on some goings on of the YouTube Libsyn destination
• 55:02* Where have you been from the Celtfather!
• Being sceptical of the Netflixes of podcasting
• Clarifying IAB stats and how they compare to Uniques
• ****1:06:56*** Promo 3: Are You Still Talking?
• 1:07:35 Stats, mean, median, geographic and user agents
• 1:23:39 Apple event re-cap

• PROMO 1: The Innappropriate Traveler
• PROMO 2: The Nik Ingersoll Show
• PROMO 3: Were You Still Talking?
• Audio Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: The Advent of Computing
• Marc the Celtfather

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 :)
• Call screener for Kim Komando
• NPR Acknowledges Plagiarism In 10 Music Stories
• Public radio station hit with plagiarism allegations
• Podcast startup Entale secures £2m backing from Daily Mail
• Podsafe Music
• Data Suggests Women Making Progress In Closing The Podcast Hosting Gap.
• Inside Podcasting podcast, check out episode with Martine Powers

• She Podcasts Conference
• Content Marketing World

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We begin by addressing whether or not podcasting has a plagiarism problem, podcast hosts not providing a 301 redirect, when you are ready to start offering premium content, the latest RODEcaster Pro firmware update, getting your Spotify stats, Apple Podcasts metadata best practices, plus our recap of Podcast Movement!

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!

• Plagairism and podcasting, is it a problem :(
• Kudos to Oprah Magazine for doing their homework
• Can one activate ID3 tags after an episode is published?
• What if your RSS feed description gives you issues?
• The long time issue of podcast hosts not offering 301 redirects
• Can a podcast be penalized for using click farms? Audio feedback from Neil
• Acast raising 25 million euro and what that means for building a profitable podcasting business
• When new companies pose privacy problems and are not GDPR or CCPA compliant
• When are you ready to start offering Premium content?
• Is there a benefit to being listed in a sub-category versus the general category in Apple Podcasts
• RØDECaster Pro Firmware Update! 2.0 baby!
• Where have you been? Alain
• Where have you been? Carey
• Is there a way for me to tell in the Libsyn stats how many are native subscribers versus the number that are being re-directed from an old feed?
• All kinds of details on how to use the Spotify for Podcasters dashboard
• Apple Podcasts meta data best practices
• Stats: breakdown of unique vs IAB certified stats
• Gene shares some amazind data with us!
• Podcast Movement 2019 recap

• Promo 1: Learn From Others
• Promo 2: Disney Discussions
• Promo 3: Global Studio Marketing Podcast
• Neil from The Mourning DJ
• Pilar from 21st Century Worklife
• Alain from Alain Guillot Show
• Carey from Podcast Fast Track

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 :)
• Is Podcasting Getting A Black Eye From Plagiarism?
• The Best Spanish and Latino Podcasts for Learning—and Laughing
• RØDECaster Pro Firmware Version 2.0 Is Here! Check Out The Powerful New Features
• Metro Detroit podcasts you should be listening to now
• Twelve Minute Conversations featuring Rob Walch
• 082 Rob Walch; The ins and outs of the podcasting business
• Podcasting: It's A Matter Of Legacy

• She Podcasts Conference
• DragonCon
• Content Marketing World
• Military Influencer Conference

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This is special show, recorded right before Podcast Movement 2019 on August 11, featuring not only my awesome co-host Rob Walch VP of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn, but also, Rob Greenlee VP of Podcasting Partnerships and Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and also part of our awesome support team!

We cover the big news released last week that Libsyn is IAB 2. 0 compliant aka we are certified! Some fantastic Google Podcasts updates , an interesting study from Coleman Insights, leaving Apple Podcasts because of negative ratings, women podcasting stats, plus of course our latest user agent and geographic stats! You will not wanna miss this!

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!

• Special intro with Elsie and her daughter
• The Rob, Rob, Dave and Elsie conversation
• Libsyn is IAB v2 certified! And what exactly does that mean?
• Entercom buys Pineapple Street Media and Cadence 13 and what that means to podcasters
• Google Podcasts updates directly from the Google Team!
• A very interesting study from Coleman Insights
• Can you record a Skype conversation from your iPhone? Folks we need help!
• The Top 7 Creative Business Podcasts You Should Listen to Right Now
• There is a difference between your feed categories and Apple Podcasts categories, we clarify a bit
• So who is the oldest podcaster out there?
• Jen Briney from Congressional Dish was on C-SPAN!
• Do negative ratings affect your ranking on Apple Podcasts? You will be surprised by the answer!
• Rob's worst email of the week
• Geographic stats!
• Country Spotify stats!
• User agent stats!
• During our where have we been segment Rob reveals some incredible stats about women in podcasting

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 will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results
• Google․com adds powerful podcast search, also coming to Assistant
• Coleman Insights Study Shows Joe Rogan Topping Podcast Listener Awareness
• The Top 7 Creative Business Podcasts You Should Listen to Right Now
• Why a 94-year-old war veteran started a podcast to save democracy
• New Media Show Live @ Podcast Movement 2019 #297

• She Podcasts Conference
• DragonCon
• Content Marketing World
• Military Influencer Conference

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Going over the Apple Podcasts categories again, OMG a new Libsyn front end website! New look y'all! Super awesome. Breaking down deets of what's going on with Libsyn and Podcast Movement, plus we answer what are the Top 5 things a Podcaster should do BEFORE recording their first episode? And what to do after publishing their first 5 episodes, and y'all we don't stop there because we have 2 Rob mini soap boxes and the latest stats! Mean and median numbers!

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 & how you can be featured by Libsyn!
• 2:50 PROMO 1: History of the Bible
• 3:19 Rob and Elsie Conversation
• Right into more details about Apple Podcasts categories
• Hey! We have a new Libsyn front-facing Libsyn website!
• 13:20 A break down of when, where and what the Libsyn Team will be doing at Podcast Movement 2019!
• Audio listeners in the UK survey
• 24:42 PROMO 2: Your Brain on Facts
• What exactly is the field NOT to fill out anymore, hint: Apple Podcasts Summary field
• Making episodes disappear, on purpose and building a newsletter
• 31:04 What are the top 5 things a podcasters should do before recording their first episode
• 36:14 What are the top 5 tips for a podcaster after producing their first 5 episodes
• Is there a rule within the Apple TOS that boots you for doing a giveaway in exchange for ratings and reviews?
• Spotify and Apple Music are dueling, really?
• The best place to put paranormal podcasts with the new categories
• When a CEO compares podcasters to a flea market
• To have a website for your show or not to have a website for your show
• Rob goes Libsyn 301 in setting all kinds of special feeds!
• The Lore TV show got cancelled
• Why is there no Libsyn mobile app?
• Worst email of the week
• What we think of a business that is built on making money off of user feedback
• 64:40 Oh yes, should you use Amazon AWS to host your podcast? #RobSoapBox
• Shockingly, people lie about their podcast numbers
• 76:08 PROMO 3: Project Woo Woo
• 74:26 Where are we going?

• Promo 1: History of The Bible
• Promo 2: Your Brain on Facts
• Promo 3: Project Woo Woo

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 New Libsyn Website The Feed Landing page!
• Sobre Podcasting
• Podcast Movement Schedule
• MIDAS Measurement of Internet Delivered Audio Services
• Podcasts set to overtake music-downloads listening in UK
• Spotify and Apple Music's Newest Duel Has Nothing to Do With Music
• Sirius CEO: Podcasting Is Like A Flea Market

• Podcast Movement
• She Podcasts Conference
• DragonCon
• Content Marketing World
• Military Influencer Conference

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