To our podcasting community – from creators to advertisers and beyond: Our thoughts are with you as Southern California grapples with these devastating wildfires. We're here for you, and we’re committed to supporting one another through this challenging time. Stay safe. What a way to start 2025.

In addition to discussing the devastation of the wildfires in L.A. we share updates on public domain content for 2025, the Zoom H1 XLR, The Shure MV7i, advice for starting a podcast in 2025, the overwhelming popularity of true crime podcasts, exploring audience insights and trends, and of course stats! Mean and median numbers!

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• (2:45) PROMO 1: Civilla Morgan
• (3:09) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:20) The heartbreak of the Southern California fires
• (5:50) New works available in the public domain
• (14:46) The Zoom H1 XLR
• (18:43) The Shure MV7i
• (27:16) Starting a podcast in 2025
• (38:12) New trend bait headlines
• (44:44) What is WMPlayer?
• (46:12) What's up with Firefox?
• (47:35) Podtrac's Top 25 new shows of 2024
• Watch the True Crime listener report
• (55:40) A replacement to Chartable smartlinks
• (57:19) PROMO 2: She's All Over The Place
• (58:03) Stats: mean and median numbers
• (1:05:07) Where have we been and where are we going?
• (1:07:47) Brian and Elsie Talk Movies: Hot Frosty

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Civilla Morgan from Childless Not By Choice and Not Just Another Religion And Politics Podcast
• PROMO 2: She's All Over The Place Podcast

Where have we been and where are we going

• Podcasting Solo: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating & Publishing Your Episode - YouTube
• Transform Your Podcasting Journey with Podcast Kaigi - Reflection, Growth & Podcast Planning — Elsie Escobar
• Podfest Expo
• Podcast Hall of Fame 2025

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• Thanks to all of you who have sent warm thoughts and concerns about our well being. Marisol Martinez and I are both safe. Unfortunately our studios have been completely destroyed in the fire. At the moment we are both in shock, but in the near future we do plan to formally reach out to our friends and family for your support. Until then, thanks for the love.
• Fundraiser by Lance Anderson : Help Lance Anderson Recover from Eaton Fire
• Fundraiser by Belinda Martinez : Help Marisol Rebuild After Altadena Fire
• Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law
• H1 XLR 2 Track Handy Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM
• MV7i - Smart Microphone & Interface - Shure USA
• True Crime Dominates Podtrac’s Ranking Of 2024’s Top New Shows. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• The True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape: Exclusive 2024 Webinar - YouTube

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Reflecting on the past year of podcasting, significant updates in the podcasting world, including Google search visibility, YouTube performance, and Apple Podcasts features. We recognize the Hall of Fame inductees, discuss the impact of platform closures, the growing influence of YouTube and Spotify, touch on the importance of long-form content in political discourse, big love for all things Libsyn, and of course podcasting stats!

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• (2:34) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (4:49) Welcome to the new class of Podcast Hall of Fame inductees!
• (8:54) "The Feed podcast" on google search results are surprising
• Have you googled your podcast in incognito mode lately?
• (17:30) Covering The Feed's YouTube stats for 2024
• The top The Feed episodes on YouTube
• (28:54) The big podcasting stories of 2024
• (35:47) 2024 Podcasting industry trends and events
• (54:06) Libsyn-centric highlights for the year
• (1:02:13) Stats: geographic and user agents
• (1:07:46) Where have we been and where are we going?

Where have we been and where are we going

• The True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape: Exclusive 2024 Webinar - YouTube
• Podcasting Solo: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating & Publishing Your Episode - YouTube
• The Latino Podcast Listener Report 2024 - Edison Research
• PODFEST EXPO | Where Your Voice Matters
• Podcast Hall of Fame Announces Eleven 2025 Inductees

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The closing of Samsung podcasts and Chartable, Chartable chart and ranking replacements, getting access to Apple Podcasts Connect and Spotify Podcasts without creating duplicate podcasts and how to do it! Our take on Spotify for Creators and Daniel Ek's vision for the platform moving forward, what happens if you have an audio RSS feed in Spotify and you upload a video version of an episode? Spotify Wrapped, Overcasts new updates! New Podcast apps to check out And stats, mean and median download numbers.

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• (2:40) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:25) Samsung podcast is terminated
• (6:50) Chartable closing
• (13:31) Chartable replacements
• (16:35) Getting access to Apple Podcasts Connect and Spotify Podcasts accounts without creating duplicate podcasts
• (17:36) Claiming your existing show in Apple Podcasts
• (20:07) Claiming your existing show on Spotify
• (22:20) Commenting on the latest news from Spotify and interview with Daniel Ek
• (40:51) What happens when you have an existing RSS feed for your audio podcast but then upload a video?
• (43:23) Spotify Wrapped is here, and we have thoughts
• (47:42) Overcast has released a stats feature and a new 48-hour listening history
• (50:16) Some interesting podcast apps to take a look at
• (53:09) Promo: Video Fuzzy
• (56:41) Stats, mean and median numbers!

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO: Video Fuzzy

Where have we been and where are we going

• The True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape: Exclusive 2024 Webinar - YouTube
• Podcasting Solo: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating & Publishing Your Episode - YouTube
• Edison Research to Publish the Fifth Year of the Latino Podcast Listener Report  - Edison Research
• PODFEST EXPO | Where Your Voice Matters
• Transform Your Podcasting Journey with Podcast Kaigi - Reflection, Growth & Podcast Planning — Elsie Escobar

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• We interviewed the CEO of Spotify - YouTube
• Q3 Spotify Shareholder Deck
• Spotify for Creators vs YouTube: The Key Differences Podcasters Need to Know — Elsie Escobar
• Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast powered by Google's NotebookLM | TechCrunch
• Our Wrapped for Creators Experience Toasts 2024 Podcast Listening — Spotify
• Overcast adds new listening stats and 48-hour undo features - 9to5Mac
• Queue
• Neuecast
• Sofa: Downtime Organizer - Sofa

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Preparing to launch a podcast in 2025? We have dates to look out for! Podcasts and election follow up, Spotify takes on YouTube, Libsyn partners with Revolutions, Section 230 changes loom, and the latest stats on mean, median numbers and geographic and user agent!

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• (2:24) PROMO: Kamuela Kaneshiro
• (2:40) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:51) When to launch your new show, channel or subscription for 2025
• (5:17) BlogTalkRadio will no longer be operating in January 2025
• (6:27) "The Podcast Election" follow up
• (37:23) Spotify is looking to be YouTube
• (45:32) Revolutions exclusively partners with Libsyn to enhance podcast advertising experience
• (49:36) IAB and others urging court to reconsider ruling curbing section 230
• (52:02) Stats: mean, median, geographic and user agent
• (57:47) Where have we been and where are we going

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• PROMO: Kamuela Kaneshiro - Legends From The Pacific

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• Holiday season delivery schedule - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Create and Listen to Online Radio Shows | Blog Talk Radio
• Trump Wins the First Influencer Election
• Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
• joe rogan bernie sanders - YouTube
• Podcasts greatest impact is from their clips that are distributed on social media. IMO, young men don’t have the attention span for the whole thing. They scan through it or are doing 5 different things while they listen
• Podcasts were only indirectly relevant. IMO, it was the non-stop, algorithmically driven, reinforcement of the echo chambers we all step into on social media. Young men of any demo were not going to see clips of Kamala Harris in between clips of sports, cars, fantasy football and girls. Even if she did Rogan, TheoVonn, NelkBoys, etc Trump clips would make it in that mix SOME, because the topics like the assasination attempts and things guys were more interested in
• The Podcast Election | No Mercy / No Malice
• The new home of podcasting on Spotify: monetize, get discovered, and stand out with video
• Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform | TechCrunch
• Libsyn x Revolutions Release
• IAB, Others Urge Court To Reconsider Ruling That Curbed Section 230 10/10/2024

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It's our Libsyn 20th Birthday episode extravaganza! We're diving into a mini podcast history journey, packed with your incredible listener voices. We'll also rewind to podcasts' role in the Election (heads up: this drops November 5th morning, so election results are TBD!)

Big media moves alert: Veritone One and Oxford Road have joined forces, creating the podcast ad world's newest powerhouse. Plus, we're geeking out over Apple's latest hardware drops and breaking down Podtrac's fresh metrics announcement.

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• (0:00) From Emilio from Libsyn
• Intro!
• (2:47) From THE Dave Jackson
• (3:37) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:02) What were Rob and Elsie doing 20 years ago?
• (8:47) From Chris
• (9:13) The early podcast iTunes experience
• (11:47) 20 years of Libsyn! A look back
• (20:21) From Ken and G
• (20:37) A mini historical podcasting timeline
• (35:51) From Naomi
• (36:11) A bit of The Feed's origin story
• (42:37) From Sheryl
• (43:00) Looking into the future of podcasting
• (45:56) Political podcasts revisited!
• (1:00:25) From John
• (1:00:41) Veritone One and Oxford Road merge!
• (1:02:28) A bunch of new Apple hardware
• (1:08:15) From Kristin
• (1:09:41) Podtrac stats
• (1:12:51) From Kevin
• (1:13:48) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• Emilio from Libsyn
• Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting
• Chris from Orphaned Signal 
• Ken from the Ken and G Podcast
• Naomi from the Leaving Well Podcast
• John from The Totally Tanked podcast
• Kristin from Podcast Coaching for Kingdom Entrepreneurs
• Kevin from Tuning into SciFi TV

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• Engadget Podcast 001 - 10.05.2004 / How-To: Podcasting (get Podcasts and make your own)
• Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio | WIRED
• Apple Takes Podcasting Mainstream - Apple
• Joe's Thoughts on the Trump Podcast and If Kamala Will Be On - YouTube
• Harris and Trump - Podcast Interviews
• How social media video clippers have become some of the most powerful outlets of the 2024 campaign | CNN Business
• Podcast Ad Giant Forms With Veritone One, Oxford Road Merger - Radio Ink
• The Verge
• Podtrac Expands Podcast Measurement To 30 Countries. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Top Podcasts by Country - NEW - Podtrac
• Video Editing For Podcasters: Descript Edition - YouTube

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Libsyn has a new CEO! A whole lot of disaster tech. How you can help a study about Podfading, covering all the podcasts that had presidential candidates with some suggestions and insights. The predictive promo planner from Podtrac, and stats! geographic and user agent!

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• (2:09) PROMO: Legends From The Pacific - The Concubine Demon
• (2:59) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:13) Libsyn Appoints Brendan Monaghan as Chief Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors!
• (9:48) All things disaster tech lessons from Hurricane Helene
• (38:45) Castro released some really cool icons
• (39:39) Looking for YOU - are you podfading?
• (42:58) There's a new podcasters meet-up in Colorado Springs
• (43:42) Presidential candidates on podcasts, we have thoughts
• (54:41) All episodes disappearing from Apple Podcasts?
• (57:05) Podtrac announced its new Predictive Promo Planner
• (59:00) Stats: geographic and user agents!
• (1:02:31) Where have we been and where are we going?

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• PROMO: Legends From The Pacific - 154 The Concubine Demon

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• Libsyn CEO announcement
• Why did so much water flow to Chimney Rock during the Helene flood? - YouTube
• I walked to Chimney Rock for answers… Hurricane Helene Aftermath - YouTube
• Business Internet at the Speed of Light - PANGAEA
• Radio Has Been 'A Godsend For So Many' In Helene's Aftermath - Radio Ink
• Drafts | Where Text Starts
• @castropodcasts • Castro 2024.10.1 out today with some new icons and most importantly a pumpkin. • Threads
• Colorado Springs Podcaster Meetup
• Podcasts Offer Candidates A Way To Target Voter Niches, Edison Research Says. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Harris and Trump - Podcast Interviews
• Harris and Trump - Podcast Interviews Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts
• Podcast Marketing Attribution - Podtrac
• Best Podcast Guests — How to Get Them & How to Be One - YouTube
• Video Editing For Podcasters: CapCut Edition - YouTube
• Video Editing For Podcasters: Descript Edition - YouTube

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Exploring the dynamic landscape of podcasting amidst natural disasters and industry shifts. Key topics include the impacts of tropical storm Helene on North Carolina and the crucial role of radio in emergencies, the closure of Chartable and the need for podcasters to adapt by updating their setups, and the arrival of new tools like the Rodecaster Video switcher. We also discuss Netflix's series 'Nobody Wants This,' and provide updates from Libsyn along with insights into podcast advertising trends.

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Quick Episode Summary

• (1:35) Elsie's on the ground floor Helene update
• (6:16) Rob and Matthew conversation
• (7:22) Bank content! And back up plans!
• (8:42) Chartable is going away and alternatives
• (18:52) Mathew Passy shares his background in podcasting
• (26:05) Apple Podcasts chart updates and Rob's iPhone story
• (28:41) 8 more languages added to Apple Podcasts auto-generated transcripts
• (30:34) The Rodecaster Video - new podcasting gear is on the scene
• (34:14) Welcome to Lauren to the Board of Directors
• (38:16) Overpayment news?
• (40:29) Podcasts on the radio? Podcast radio as a thing? We discuss
• (47:14) Why did you leave us?
• (51:23) YouTube is all in on building communities!
• (1:00:38) Mainstream shows and all the podcast producers
• (1:03:32) Stats: mean and median numbers
• (1:07:09) Libsyn Ads latest monthly advertising dates
• (1:10:36) Where have we been and where are we going?

Where have we been and where are we going

• Video Editing For Podcasters: CapCut Edition - YouTube
• Mentorship for Podcasting Professionals and Creatives Seeking Clarity, Change, and Fresh Starts — Elsie Escobar

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• Podstatus - Podcast reviews and rankings
• Podkite - All of your podcast's chart rankings, reviews and podcast links in one place
• Podcharts - Track your podcast rankings
• Podrover - Collect and share your podcast reviews, automatically
• Podcards | The Smartest Link for Podcasters
• Podgagement - Engage your audience. Grow your podcast!
• Chartable is closing. What should I use instead? — Bumper | data-driven podcast growth agency
• Top Series charts - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Eight More Languages Added To Apple Podcasts’ Auto-Transcript Feature. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• The Rodecaster Video could help podcasters become broadcasters - The Verge
• Libsyn Board announcement
• KAUS 1480 Adds Podcast Radio to Several Dayparts | Barrett Media
• A new YouTube Communities experience for fans, by fans - YouTube Blog
• YouTube launches Communities, a Discord-like space for creators and fans to interact with each other | TechCrunch
• Junaid Ahmed - YouTube is about to make a huge play against FB, IG… | Facebook
• Classified State Department Documents Credibly Suggest COVID-19 Lab Leak, Wenstrup Pushes for Declassification - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• 🎙 Mathew Passy 🎙 on X: "This scene hits too close to home. #podcastproducer #podcasting #podcasters #InternationalPodcastDay #omitb https://t.co/plop67o4qZ" / X
• Nobody Wants This | Rotten Tomatoes
• The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts
• Podcast Advertising Rates 2024
• Libsyn Ads Sept 24 Ad Rates

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Still more audio issues. BOO. iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Intelligence thoughts for podcasters, Spotify removed over 500 episodes! Find out why. Big updates for Pocket Casts and Castro, Episodes.FM is getting better; Using your old feed for new content? We have thoughts Why is public radio cutting more staff? And as always, stats! geographic and user agents.

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• (2:13) PROMO 1: Dealcraft
• Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:17) All things podcasting related from the Apple Event!
• (19:03) Spotify had over 500 episodes removed
• (21:20) Updates to Pocket Casts
• (24:30) Updates to Castro
• (25:59) Updates to Episodes.FM
• (29:03) Elgato's latest Stream Deck is $900!
• (30:42) In order for your widescreen image to show up on YouTube through Libsyn you need to connect the Destination
• (35:06) How to update a legacy RSS feed with a new podcast
• (39:03) Would you pay $800 to be on a podcast?
• (45:10) Libsyn's annual meeting of stockholders is on September 25
• (46:52) More cuts to public radio jobs
• (53:18) Spotify's head of podcast business is departing
• (54:55) Underscore Talent appointed a new head of podcasting
• (55:31) Libsyn has hired Mathew Passy
• (56:17) PROMO 2: Long Term
• (57:31) Stats: geographic and user agent
• (1:01:31) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Dealcraft
• PROMO 2: Long Term

Where have we been and where are we going

• Video Editing For Podcasters: CapCut Edition - YouTube
• Mentorship for Podcasting Professionals and Creatives Seeking Clarity, Change, and Fresh Starts — Elsie Escobar

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• iOS 18.1 Beta 4 Expands Phone Call Recording and Transcribing to Select Older iPhone Models - MacRumors
• How iPhone 16 Pro's Audio Mix provides studio quality sound | ZDNET
• @verge • We tested the new Audio Mix feature in the iPhone 16 Pro that can isolate voices and mute backgro… • Threads
• The Apple Watch Series 10 now has a speaker for media playback, but why? - SoundGuys
• Pocket Casts for Android adding clip sharing, transcripts
• Expanding supported apps and feeds
• Elgato's latest Stream Deck is a $900 rackmount unit for pros
• Press-Release-Sept-11-2024-Libsyn-Shareholder-Meeting.pdf
• WNYC Studios Parent New York Public Radio Again Cuts Staff. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• NPR reels from editor’s public rebuke, allegations of liberal bias
• Spotify Podcast Head Sahar Elhabashi To Exit At Year's End - Radio Ink
• Moorea Mongelli Named Podcasting Lead At Management Firm Underscore Talent. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com

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FYI: WE HAD SOME AUDIO ISSUES. 🙏🏽 The Kelce brothers 100 million dollar deal! Discussing Nielsen's quarterly report, The Record that has some pretty astounding data! Skullcandy headphones with "podcast mode," Rob reacts to the Hollywood Reporter's story on podcast challenges for Barrett Media --- that's a mini soapbox moment. Follow up on the Universal Music for Creators partnership with Libsyn; How to optimize your shownotes formatting for most podcast apps, stats, mean and median numbers and a whole lot of other podcasting tips and bits.

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:22) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (3:18) 100 million podcast deal with the Kelce brothers
• (8:26) Discussing Nielsen's The Record data on adult listening
• (9:05) Skullcandy headphones have added "podcast" mode
• (11:15) Rob soapbox in response to Hollywood Reporter's story on podcasting via Barrett media
• (24:32) Audio feedback from Naomi on mattering
• Subscribe to The Feed newsletter!
• (25:26) Is it worth sharing rankings from Goodpods?
• (28:15) What happens to the music after the 6 month trial with Universal Music Group expires?
• (30:40) No Such Podcast has launched aka the NSA Podcast!
• (32:35) How to make sure your shownotes show up nicely in most podcast apps
• (45:44) Using podcasts to support political campaigns
• (47:45) The Hawk Tuah girl is launching a podcast
• (50:00) An interesting resource: Pod Cards
• (51:00) Audio feedback from Terry, how much of your podcast can be in a different language?
• (52:39) $25.62 billion is a huge overestimate of the podcasting market
• (54:34) PROMO: Child Care Director's Chair podcast
• (55:23) Stats: Mean and median numbers
• (59:50) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO: Child Care Director's Cut
• Audio feedback: Naomi from the Leaving Well
• Audio feedback: Terry from Video Fuzzy

Where have we been and where are we going

• Video Editing for Podcasters: Premiere Pro Edition - YouTube
• PODFEST EXPO | Where Your Voice Matters
• Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Chicago 2025
• 2025 NAB Show
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Alex Cooper signs a 125 million dollar deal, Apple Podcasts is available via browser! New rules from the FTC banning fake testimonials, best practices on changing the name of your show, Libsyn and Barometer join forces to bolster brand safety and Libsyn teams up with Universal Music Group! Plus stats, mean and median numbers.

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Quick Episode Summary

• PROMO 1: The Relaxed Male
• Rob and Elsie conversation
• Quick Podcast Movement debrief
• That Call Her Daddy multi-million dollar deal - hey we were right!
• Apple Podcasts is now available via browser
• Feedback on explicit content not being available through Apple Podcasts via web
• Libsyn Ads has achieved 24% year over year growth for host read ads in the first half of 2024
• Podcast 2.0 follow up
• New rules from the FTC banning fake testimonials
• Best practices for changing the name of your show
• Bolstering brand safety as Libsyn partners with Barometer
• Social media followers not correlate to podcast listeners
• Libsyn teams up with Universal Production Music for offer "Universal Music for Creators"
• Congratulations to Relay.FM on their 10th birthday
• PROMO 2: Over Here, Over There
• Stats: mean and median numbers

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• [PROMO 1: The Relaxed Male]
• [PROMO 2: Over Here, Over There]

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• Alex Cooper’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast signs deal with SiriusXM for $125 million | CNN Business
• Apple Podcasts on the web - Apple Podcasts for Creators
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• Libsyn Boosts Leadership, Moving Rick Selah To CRO - Radio Ink
• FTC Approves Final Rules Banning Fake Testimonials. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• 08.15.24-Libsyn-Barometer-press-release-compressed.pdf
• Doom Generation Podcast on X: "Fellow pods: Do you find that the amount of follows you have on socials correlates to the amount of listeners/viewers you have? Currently we're only seeing about 10% that actually consume us. Just wondering if our time would be better spent elsewhere. And if so, where? 🤔" / X
• Twitter Followers vs Podcast Listeners-A Podcaster Perspective - Official Libsyn Blog
• 08.20.24-UMG-x-Libsyn-partnership.pdf
• Myke Hurley | I may be posting photos of this night for a long time to come 😅 These are some amazing up-close photos from my friend @_ianofearth, who… | Instagram
• Video Editing for Podcasters: Premiere Pro Edition - YouTube
• Libsyn · Luma

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