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! Who are the Latinos in Podcasting sign up! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear fro...
Jul 14, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 172
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the con...
Jun 30, 2020•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 171
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 Latinx! Have you s...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 25 min
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. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Ep...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 169
Update on the Google Podcasts Manager, the new Libsyn Support Widget, PodcastOne acquired by LiveXLive, Luminary cash troubles, the pre-obituary of Google Play Music, Podcast Addict removed from the Google Play App store and so much more! Including geographic, user agent stats and an update on pandemic downloads Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 168
Tons of details on all things Google Podcasts Manager! It’s like Apple Podcasts connect but of course Google. Then, we move on to jobs in podcasting, so much about feedback about Cleanfeed, some very interesting Facebook updates, Libsyn player automation, what if someone uses YOUR podcast name, a massive breakdown of the podfader types and of course we’ve got a crazy amount of stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@l...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 167
Covering, #Reviews4Good, the iPhone SE and podcasters, COVID–19 episode takedown updates AGAIN, ad buyer data, update on the Podcast Discovery survey, and of course stats stats stats! Geographic and user agent! Plus many, many more in between topics. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro! 2:57 PROMO 1: The Football History Dude 3:2...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 166
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. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you ...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 165
Communication from the president of Libsyn, Laurie Simms. Tips for remote recording. How the pandemic is affecting downloads - with some actual data. What is happening to podcast advertising during this time. Why your audience is the most important thing ever. Apple releases all kinds of new toys. Shows being taken off Spotify. The difference between listens and downloads. And oh goodness all kinds of stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversati...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 164
The new Libsyn release which includes Headliner integration, yipeee (ya’ll people are really digging it), discussing the PRX privacy summit, the podcast academy, all kinds of feedback and of course stats stats stats! The latest mean, median, user agent and geographic! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro! 1:35 PROMO 1: The Renaiss...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 163
On this episode Apple hiring all kinds of positions, and you get the scoop, Spotify announced some podcasting cool updates on their app, Spotify says their podcast service is not a music distribution tool, and some are getting their show pulled, Audio Hijack vs eCamm Call Recorder, which one is better? Discussing The Podcast Academy + Golden Mic, Castro feedback, IAB vs unique download numbers and of course stats, this time, geographic and user agents. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d lov...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 162
Breaking down the Apple email in early February, where you should look for your Spotify stats, Castro’s new promoted podcasts feature! What are good download numbers after you launch? What does being at the top of the Apple Podcasts really mean? listens vs downloads, a really bad one star review, chatting about the IAB Privacy and Compliance Unit and of course stats! It’s mean and median number time! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 161
Apple creating podcasts to support their TV+ offerings, the Music Modernization Act, more into Google Podcasts and your podcast website, Rob’s new Facebook policies, DMCA takedown notices, geographic and user agent stats and we finish off with a discussion all about the whole Spotify is bigger than Apple Podcasts narrative out there! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear ...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 160
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 p...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 159
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 discuss...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 158
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro! 2:43 PROMO 1: Night Work Pod 3:13 Rob and Elsie Conversatio...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 157
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–5...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 156
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us a...
Nov 10, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 155
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 ...
Oct 27, 2019•59 min•Ep. 154
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summ...
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 153
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quic...
Sep 15, 2019•2 hr 30 min
We begin by addressing whether or not podcasting has a plagiarism problem, podcast hosts not providing a 301 redirect, when you are ready to start offering premium content, the latest RODEcaster Pro firmware update, getting your Spotify stats, Apple Podcasts metadata best practices, plus our recap of Podcast Movement! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick E...
Sep 01, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 151
This is special show, recorded right before Podcast Movement 2019 on August 11, featuring not only my awesome co-host Rob Walch VP of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn, but also, Rob Greenlee VP of Podcasting Partnerships and Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and also part of our awesome support team! We cover the big news released last week that Libsyn is IAB 2. 0 compliant aka we are certified! Some fantastic Google Podcasts updates , an interesting study from Coleman Insights, leaving Ap...
Aug 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 150
Going over the Apple Podcasts categories again, OMG a new Libsyn front end website! New look y’all! Super awesome. Breaking down deets of what’s going on with Libsyn and Podcast Movement, plus we answer what are the Top 5 things a Podcaster should do BEFORE recording their first episode? And what to do after publishing their first 5 episodes, and y’all we don’t stop there because we have 2 Rob mini soap boxes and the latest stats! Mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d ...
Aug 04, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 149
Everything that you know about the new updated Apple Podcasts categories! And how to update yours NOW on the Libsyn interface. Also covering that story from Bloomberg about Apple Podcasts exclusive content strategy and the plethora of derivative articles that spun and spun it, the Onion like article on podcasting by the NYTimes, discussing how the beauty of podcasting is creating a show that is exactly how you want it to be, and stats, this time centering on all the geographic and user agent dat...
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 148
This episode dives into an incremental simplifying release to Libsyn, Spotify allowing direct access to their Spotify-specific performance stats, follow up on wireless recording with the Zoom H6, handling bonus episode numbering, recording quality tips, random podcasts dot com, the fastest podcast hosts and finally mean and median number stats! And there is a lot more in between, so yes, this is a jammed packed one. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the co...
Jul 14, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 147
This episode has follow up on the Apple category announcements and when you can expect to be able to update them, Spotify adding ads to podcasts, NASA makes their entire library copyright free! Using an H6 and a wireless mic, when you need to fire your podcasting agency, Rob soapbox! Privacy vs podcasting! And of course stats! This time it’s all about user agents, and geographic data! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 146
Starting with WWDC 2019 and the big news that iTunes will never be the same to Apple’s latest email letting all podcasters know that all podcast categories will be changing and exactly how that affects podcasters. We don’t only keep it to Apple, we share the latest podcasting insight from Google I/O last month and so much more! Including the latest mean and median download number stats so that you can get some clear metrics to know where you and your show stand. Audience feedback drives the show...
Jun 09, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 145
All 4 of Libsyn’s Hall of Famers are recording together face to face for the very first time to bring you the news that we have a new agreement with Entercom, to distribute Libsyn podcasts on RADIO.COM, Entercom’s integrated digital platform! Plus, some insight into Rob Greenlee’s move to Libsyn. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Featured Podcast Promos + Aud...
May 29, 2019•21 min
Starting off with some big news from The Libsyn Team, Google now including podcasting in their search results, Podfund thoughts and feelings, advice on making agreements with advertising companies, Tackling the Apple Podcasts review myth, insight in about Podcoin and as always, STATS, country breakdowns, Spotify country breakdowns and user agents Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected] or call 412–573–1934. We’d l...
May 19, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 144
