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291 Podcaster Travel Warnings, No Fakes Act and Digg's $5 Groundbreakers22 Apr 202501:05:59

Unpacking the highlights from Podcast Movement Evolutions, including the sessions, trends, and takeaways that stood out. We cover brand-new Apple Podcasts widgets, a heads-up for international podcasters traveling to the U.S., and the latest push to define what actually is a podcast. Plus: YouTube backs the No Fakes Act, Kai Chuk exits the YouTube Podcasting team, and we dig into updated podcast stats: mean, median, user agents, and more. Oh, and… are you on the new Digg? We are.

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you!

🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • (2:06) PROMO: I Shake My Head
  • (2:40) Rob and Elsie conversation
  • (5:07) We are groundbreakers at Digg
  • (11:40) Podcast Movement Evolutions debrief from the show and was there FOMO?
  • (20:37) What is a podcast?
  • (29:19) New widgets for Apple Podcasts
  • (31:09) Remember the producer that got kicked off of Spotify? We have an answer!
  • (33:33) Advice for podcasters traveling into the U.S.
  • (38:44) YouTube supporting the No Fakes Act
  • (45:56) YouTube's podcast head Kai Chuk exits
  • (47:37) Libsyn PR releases
  • (59:13) Stats: mean, median, geographic and user agents
Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Where have we been and where are we going

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️

Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Subscribe on YouTube

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here's our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

290 Evolving Podcast Consumption: Infinite Dial 202508 Apr 202501:13:52

The intricacies of full time podcasting, discussing workflows, preparation, and the tools necessary for producing quality content, the reality of daily podcasting, the importance of research, plus tools and systems to get the work done! Then, analyzing insights from the Infinite Dial study 2025, highlighting trends in content consumption, the evolving landscape of podcasting, the importance of understanding audience preferences and adapting to the changing media environment ---- all with special guest Robb Dunewood!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you!

🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

Connect with Robb Dunewood:

Quick Episode Summary
  • (1:56) Libsyn PR Releases!
  • (3:18) PROMO 1: Ellie’s Tale - The Last Of Us Podcast
  • (3:51) Robb and Elsie conversation
  • (5:27) Being a podcaster full time! A workflow of production
  • (15:31) Podcasting hardware and software
  • (27:20) Introducing The Infinite Dial 2025
  • (29:04) How bluetooth headphones and Smart TVs impact content consumption
  • (34:00) Social Media impact on podcasting
  • (48:01) The influence of online audio on audience behavior and consumption
  • (1:01:48) Everything podcast consumption data in 2025
  • (1:09:49) Where have we been and where are we going?
Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️

Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts!

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FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

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281 The Surging Influence of Podcasts and Spotify’s New Video Monetization Push19 Nov 202401:03:48

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!

Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • (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
Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Where have we been and where are we going
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Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️

Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts!

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→ Subscribe on YouTube

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here's our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

191 Inflection Points20 Apr 202101:26:59

Recap on acquisitions and of course Glow, iOS 14.5 (again,) listener privacy, Feedburner coming back from the dead? Amazon Music in more countries Shout-outs from Elsie, the RIAA busy with takedown notices and podcasters needing to get DMCA takedown lessons, plus of course stats, geographic and user agent!

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Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:38 PROMO 1: The Audiophile Style Podcast
  • 4:20 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Recap of all the things acquisitions and of course Glow
  • Glow and MyLibsyn?
  • Guess what? iOS 14.5 should be out by the time this episode is out
  • Listener privacy is not a roadblock to get around
  • 33:05 PROMO 2: K12Science Podcast
  • Feedburner is not dead!
  • Amazon Music has opened up access to more countries and they have a new portal
  • Apple Podcasts making recommendations?
  • Publishing to social media from Libsyn and optimizing what it looks like
  • Google has 100 million installs of Google Podcasts!
  • Elsie has some shout-outs: Britany Felix, Jeni Wren Stottrup, Lauren Wrighton and Sam Sethi
  • The RIAA is busy with takedown notices for podcasters
  • It looks like someone else on Anchor completely pirated another podcast
  • Time for a DMCA takedown lesson
  • 1:09:48 PROMO 3: Making Ways Podcast
  • Stats! Geographic and user agent
  • The next inflection point is iOS vs Android
Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Follow via Google Podcasts

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

Bonus: Glow!12 Apr 202100:18:19

Another BONUS episode and another acquisition! Libsyn has acquired Glow.FM and we have Founder Amira Valliani with inside scoop on what it is, who it’s for and why Libsyn!

LINKS LINKS LINKS!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Follow via Google Podcasts

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art

190 It's all About Us06 Apr 202101:22:57

All the Libsyn news! Libsyn 5 beta is released, Libsyn acquires Advertisecast, Samsung Podcasts are in the house 🔥

Plus Apple teams up with Common Sense Media, Audacy, email worst practices, breaking down the steps to DMCA takedown notices, Podstatus, and of course Mean and Median numbers!

SIGN UP FOR THE LIBSYN 5 DEMO AND QA WEBINAR!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:48 PROMO 1: Unitatiran Christian Alliance
  • 4:18 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Floods and van breakdowns
  • Libsyn 5!
  • Advertisecast!
  • Samsung Podcasts!
  • Apple teaming up with Common Sense Media
  • Where do Soundcloud analytics come from?
  • 32:46 Audio feedback from Michael from Gospel in Real Life
  • Congratulations to Dave Ramsey on hitting the 1 billion download mark
  • How is Clubhouse the same as Second Life, Snapchat, Meerkat, and Periscope?
  • Say hello to Audacy
  • 41:08 PROMO 2: Dance of Joy - A Perfect Strangers Rewatch
  • When you wish folks wouldn’t just blanket email all the podcasters ever
  • And please don’t add public email addresses to your email list just because they are public and interested in the same things that you are
  • 54:53 The step by step of DMCA takedowns for podcast hosts
  • 1:03:26 How to ask Apple to take down an anti-semite review
  • Listen Notes global rankings and listen scores
  • Thoughts on Podstatus?
  • 1:13:24 PROMO 3: The Jock and Nerd Podcast
  • 1:14:33 Stats! Mean and Median
  • 1:16:54 Where have we been and where are we going?
Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Follow via Google Podcasts

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

Bonus: Samsung25 Mar 202100:08:36

Announcing our new Samsung destination! We are once again a launch partner, this time with Samsung as they bring podcasts under the “Listen” tab in the Samsung Free application! Listen to get the scoop 🎧

LINKS LINKS LINKS!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Follow via Google Podcasts

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art

189 The Pendulum Swings Back 23 Mar 202101:03:17

More acquisitions, breaking down iOS 14.5 updates, plus a bit of a clarification from Rob, the privacy conversation and when the pendulum swings back, The Feed was listened to in the Arctic! Podcasters on the cover of a magazine, the worth of festivals and awards, stats geographic and user agent plus a bonus recap of The Infinite Dial data!

SIGN UP FOR THE LIBSYN 5 DEMO AND QA WEBINAR!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 2:59 PROMO 1: Backyard Ecology
  • 3:28 Rob and Elsie Convo!
  • Podcorn acquired by Entercom
  • Update on iOS 14.5 and the new features
  • When eCamm Call Recorder keeps working
  • Auto-updating player that updates to the latest episode
  • 15:38 Audio feedback - listener privacy
  • The pendulum swinging back, when a brand does not want to advertise with you if you are tracking your audience
  • Questions about Gaana’s TOS
  • Our show was listened to in the Arctic! This is amazing!!!
  • A request to Apple and Spotify to offer prepaid music plans for military members
  • Overcast episode artwork changes, how and when does that happen?
  • 27:53 PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
  • Where have YOU been? Getting featured on a magazine cover!
  • Festivals and awards shows, are they worth it?
  • Do podcast category settings have an impact on search in Apple Podcasts?
  • When the world’s biggest flower is your episode artwork
  • Good bots and bad bots
  • 42:27 PROMO 3: Mojo For Musicians
  • 43:00 STATS: Geographic and user agent
  • A recap of the Infinite Dial data
  • Where have we been
  • Where are we going
Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

→ Follow via Apple Podcasts

→ Follow via Google Podcasts

→ Follow via Spotify

→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

188 Per The Word Subscribe09 Mar 202101:05:15

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

If you’re interested in Podcast Branding and how that can help you grow your show attend our free webinar!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

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

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

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→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

187 Acquisitions, Social Audio and Receipts23 Feb 202100:56:23

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

GET A FREE PODFEST GLOBAL TICKET! Use coupon code libsyn5 for a free entry level pass!

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE!

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

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

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→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

186 Follow Us!09 Feb 202101:11:04

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:25 PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
  • 3:45 Rob and Elsie Convo!
  • Oh wowza! Pretty big change to the Apple Podcasts App in iOS 14.5 beta - the biggest change in quite some time
  • The many ways this change could possibly change so much about what we currently know about Apple Podcasts (speculation on steroids)
  • Should you include episode numbers in the title in Apple Podcasts?
  • 18:44 PROMO 2: In Clear Focus
  • MacBook Air and the keyboard issues!
  • New The Feed strategy going on on the blog
  • The problem with Stitcher search
  • A tip on changing your show artwork
  • How to get the video of your episode audio to crosspost in different audio platforms
  • Oh, oh! VODcasting making a comeback? Ummmmmmmm
  • How can show owners see how many downloads are generated per dedicated/custom tracking URL that they create
  • 46:29 AUDIO FEEDBACK: Pandora issues via Stephane 
  • A quote from Tim Cook on data privacy
  • Why did you leave us?
  • A little perspective time for the Podcast industry
  • Chartable a pretty in depth amount of podcast consumption data!
  • 1:02:14 PROMO 3: Legends from The Pacific
  • 1:02:45 Stats! Mean and median numbers
  • Where are we going?
  • Where have we been?
Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show!

Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio!

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→ Here’s our RSS feed!

FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW

You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.

185 Podcast Etiquette26 Jan 202101:35:19

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

🎤 Microphone Upgrade Webinar with Shure Microphones!

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

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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  • Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app)
  • Call 412 573 1934
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  • Use our SpeakPipe Page!
184 Privacy, Acquisitions and The Podcast Index12 Jan 202101:28:51

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

Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:30 PROMO 1: Blame Your Brother
  • 3:58 Rob & Elsie conversation
  • It’s a new year and time to change your copyright!
  • All kinds of new media has gone into the public domain
  • Elsie and her new M1 MacBook Air
  • Tim Cook, privacy and Megaphone
  • Amazon aqcuired Wondery and Breaker acquired by Twitter
  • Elsie weighs in about Clubhouse
  • Follow up on mic boom arms
  • 34:55 A conversation with Rob Greenlee about the Podcast Academy and The Podcast Index
  • Audio feedback from Christine about podcast seasons
  • Find us wherever you listen to audio is the new thing
  • 58:58 PROMO 2: FitFizz Podcast
  • Where have YOU been?
  • Golden Crane Podcast Awards shout-out!
  • When we discuss Shure and California proposition 65
  • Worst email of the week!
  • Why did you leave us?
  • 1:16:40 PROMO 3: Diplomatic Immunity
  • 1:17:10 Stats! Mean and median
  • Where have we been and where are we going?
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280 Celebrating 20 Years of Libsyn, Legacy and Future in Podcasting05 Nov 202401:16:25

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!)

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Quick Episode Summary
  • (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?
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183 Viral Goats and Predictions 22 Dec 202001:27:20

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:25 PROMO 1: Getting To The Truth In This Art
  • 3:45 Rob & Elsie conversation
  • And we begin with a discussion of a viral goat video
  • The privacy update in iOS 14 is out
  • The benefit of using seasons
  • We have an indie podcaster nominated for an iHeartRadio Awards!
  • The Golden Crane Awards!
  • An update on the Chartable update - very meta
  • 23:05 PROMO 2: The Sample Chapter
  • An update on Rob’s studio and a discussion about boom arms for microphones
  • Elsie’s set up and she’s looking for for some suggestions for standing boom arms
  • Levelater and Big Sur and update
  • We discussed the possibly last minute holiday gift #not that is the AirPods Max
  • Shout out to the authors of the new book Podcast Growth!
  • Should you change your show slug when you are rebranding
  • Google changed up their search algorithm and Elsie shares a Google podcast
  • Amazon looking at Wondery?
  • Quick comment on Edison’s Super Listener Report
  • Adam Curry’s prediction that Joe Rogan will not be with Spotify a year from now
  • The Elsie and Rob section of the show!
  • 1:12:24 PROMO 3: The Radical with Nick Terzo
  • 1:12:54 Stats! Geographic and user agent
  • Where have we been?
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182 You Might Also Like...08 Dec 202001:25:51

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:20 PROMO 1: Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast
  • Apple now has an embed player for your podcast! The official Apple Podcasts Web embed player
  • Do ratings for your podcast really matter?
  • In case you are using Audio Hijack are running Big Sur and have an M1 Mac, get ready for a double reboot
  • It seems that more than just your podcast link is broken with Stitcher
  • You can now add RSS feeds to Google Podcasts!
  • PROMO 2: Dear Michelle
  • Gaana numbers!
  • You really don’t know how folks are consuming your show on platforms that you don’t know
  • People downloading your back-catalogue is a thing
  • Where does Apple pull the information from the “you might also like”?
  • Audio feedback, Alexa and falling asleep to The Feed
  • What do you need to do first to uplevel your audio on your show
  • You have permission to use a song on your show - how do you make sure it’s not pulled down?
  • Using artificial voices to read your audience feedback!
  • Audio feedback - when you move away from Libsyn and then come back!
  • Looks like another company is sending all kinds of emails to the podcasting community
  • Yay! Now you get Rob’s stats via our The Feed newsletter!
  • Best email of the week! The patent troll is officially dead
  • What exactly is the Chrome user agent?
  • PROMO 3: Unreserved Wine Talk
  • How to measure podcast growth through your download stats
  • Mean and median numbers!
  • iOS vs Android data conversation
  • Where have we been?
  • Where are we going?
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181 Soapy History18 Nov 202001:10:18

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:20 PROMO 1: Notnerd
  • 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Congrats to President Elects and Happy 16th Birthday to Libsyn
  • Audio feedback from Kamuela asking about Soapy!
  • iHeartMedia buys Voxnest
  • Spotify buys Megaphone
  • What do you when you’re podcast consultant quotes download number results that are awfully high?
  • Oh no! Stitcher had some issues with their URLs
  • Terry’s audio feedback on Gaana and Amazon Music
  • Apple seems to have dropped support for a couple of iTunes feed tags
  • Fun new toys from Zoom - again
  • PROMO 2: Memories With A Beat
  • Feedback on the experience of sharing podcasts from Audible
  • Elsie has some thoughts about how search in Audible works at the moment
  • An update on exporting stats from the Libsyn stat page
  • Do NOT make your trailer episode a 2 1/2 minute song because Spotify will kick you out
  • Audio feedback - Terry asks about Alexa
  • Some support for episode artwork!
  • Worst email of the week all about Spotify not owning podcasting
  • Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang gets called out for not taking responsibility to protect his podcast audience’s privacy
  • PROMO 3: The Freelance Roadtrip
  • Stats! Geographic and user agent
  • Q3 2020 Breakdowns by Apple Podcasts Top Categories
  • Where have we been?
  • Where are we going?
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180 An Elsie Soapbox03 Nov 202001:06:34

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 3:20 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films
  • 3:51 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Elsie has no power for there’s still a podcast!
  • In Apple news, the sports category and holiday submission headlines
  • Jon Stewart signs with Apple and is going to create a podcast
  • Podcasts in Audible!
  • iHeart Media acquiring Voxnest
  • The new Shure MV7 and wow is it cool
  • 26:27 Elsie’s soapbox to all podcasting hardware companies and current male podcasting influencers
  • Dumpster Fyre and solitary confinement
  • Marvel is hiring!
  • 37:27 PROMO 2: Citizens of Jobland
  • Libsyn update and tip! The YouTube destination is back and how to get your shows on YouTube
  • You are not transferring from Google Play Music to Google Podcasts not to YouTube Music
  • Changing from a general HTML5 player to the Libsyn player and why downloads went down
  • Oh! Quake!
  • Why did you leave us?
  • Rob is famous in Chile
  • There is a way to convert an RSS feed to xls
  • 54:07. Some crazy pre-stats from Daniel J Lewis broken down by Rob
  • 55:53 PROMO 3: All Access: Med School Admissions
  • 57:03 Stats! Mean and median numbers
  • Where have we been and where are we going
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179 Who is NR?20 Oct 202001:01:39

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :13 Intro
  • 4:08 PROMO 1: Legally Insane Films
  • 4:46 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Apple had their iPhone event! What matters to podcasters
  • Podcast Addict does support actual video from video podcasts and othe updates from podcast apps
  • Where are podcasts available in Amazon Music available?
  • Troubles with trailers in Amazon Music
  • We forgot “developing a podcast app!” as another easy win for podcast growth
  • Elsie uses Forecast for chapter markers
  • Nope, it’s not a spike
  • 31:07 PROMO 2: Lady Mouth
  • You don’t need to upload episode artwork, but we recommend it
  • Norman Rodecaster weighs in on NR
  • Podcast.com will not be changing hands anytime soon
  • Why did you leave us? For a dream job!
  • Spotify allows music in podcasts?
  • Soap Box: Privacy
  • 49:56 PROMO 3: About IBD
  • Stats! Geographic and User Agent
  • Where have we been?
  • Where are we going?
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178 Top 10 Easy Podcasting Wins06 Oct 202001:29:12

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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177 It's Beta Time!22 Sep 202001:12:35

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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176 Well, That Didn't Take Long09 Sep 202001:14:43

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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)
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175 RSS Is The Path To Content25 Aug 202001:07:34

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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174 A Nashville Podcaster10 Aug 202001:04:58

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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279 Disaster Tech Lessons From Hurricane Helene and Leveraging Podcasts for Political Edge22 Oct 202401:08:10

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!
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173 Do Your Homework28 Jul 202001:04:29

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
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172 Hey, It's Tom!14 Jul 202001:35:13

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?
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171 Double The Robs30 Jun 202001:49:20

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?
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170 One Star Power16 Jun 202001:24:55

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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169 The Indie Vernacular03 Jun 202001:24:01

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?
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168 Pre-obituaries and Takedowns19 May 202001:20:38

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

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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167 Cleanfeed With A Side of Google Podcasts05 May 202001:12:17

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!

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  • :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?
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166 We Are Reviewing For Good 22 Apr 202001:04:41

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.

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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165 Is it an I or a Y?08 Apr 202001:07:35

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?
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164 The Episode Talking About 'It'25 Mar 202001:25:59

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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!
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278 Exploring Chartable's Shutdown Plus Backups and Content Banking for Podcasters08 Oct 202401:13:42

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?
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163 Headliner, VBR and It's Private 12 Mar 202001:18:36

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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162 Scaring Clearnet Boomer Normies25 Feb 202001:21:25

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.

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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161 No, That's Editing11 Feb 202001:17:16

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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160 Seven Reputation Points and Lawsplaining28 Jan 202001:21:37

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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159 Ready For 2020?14 Jan 202001:06:47

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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158 Prepends, Privacy and Raw Growth23 Dec 201901:18:49

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…

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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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157 I Stand For Pethics11 Dec 201901:00:46

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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156 Spotify Passthrough Update and Other Things24 Nov 201901:06:42

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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155 The Issue Is Privacy And Podcasting With a Slice of Birthday Cake10 Nov 201901:02:34

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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154 Invite To Celebrate And Setting The Podcasting History Record Straight27 Oct 201900:59:27

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!

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you!

Quick Episode Summary
  • :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?
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277 iPhone 16, iOS 18, Apple Intelligence For Podcasting and Podcast App Updates24 Sep 202401:06:42

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • (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?
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153 Talking About Religion and Politics06 Oct 201901:06:50

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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!
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152 Trademarking Taco Tuesday15 Sep 201901:29:30

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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Quick Episode Summary
  • :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
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151 Apple Podcasts Meta Data Best Practices and Are You Ready For Premium Content?01 Sep 201901:17:11

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!

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Quick Episode Summary
  • 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
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