299 Wondery’s Shake-Up, Human-First AI Tools, and The Art of Rebranding Your Show
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Amazon is breaking up the operations of its Wondery podcast network and we get into it, working with AI to help with your podcast and keeping it human, rebranding your podcast, what to do before you change the name, plus we're headed to Podcast Movement! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on ! 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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298 Apple Listening Reports, Monetization Realities, and Podcast Marketing Trends
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Apple Podcasts new listening reports, discussing global consumer trends and podcast marketing trends, geographic and user agents download stats and a lot more! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on ! 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 ! Quick Episode Summary (1:57) Rob and Elsie conversation Condolences...
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297 Metrics That Matter, Pro Multi-User Management and Podcast Shut Down Best Practices
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Is learning to create a press release an asset for podcasters? Things to think about if you're going to shut down your podcast, a co-hosted in-person podcast set-up that portable and modern, Podlink is back to its original owner! can you put a PDF in your RSS feed? We clarity gathering all the data for your podcast, we got some great feedback on Libsyn's Multi-user, the Age of Audio documentary, and download stats, mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us...
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296 Libsyn Multi-User, New Podcast Audience Data and LUFS!
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Multi-user has rolled out! No more sharing your password with people that help you podcast! And it's totally easy to add them to your account! Insight into measuring digital audio in media mix models, tools to figure out our LUFS --- IYKYK, a workflow for getting control of channels in Apple Podcasts, discussing the Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' Podcast Download Spring 2025 Report, how to download all of your files from an RSS feed? We got answers! Plus, geographic and user agents! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going!...
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295 WWDC News For Podcasters, Automated Podcast Ads Open To All and Saying Goodbye to WTF with Marc Maron
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Everything WWDC '25 and podcasters including the new iPadOS 26 features that enhance audio recording capabilities for creators, AirPods studio-quality audio recording and Apple Podcasts updates, plus Libsyn has removed download limits to participate in Automatic Podcast Ads! Saying goodbye to WTF with Marc Maron and the discontinuation of the ATR-2100x. A bit about the dangers of artificial downloads and the importance of organic growth in podcasting and of course mean and median download numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation...
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294 Spotify Badge Limits, Apple’s New Design Resources and YouTube's Weekly Podcast Charts
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Update on Spotify plays - remember that release? Plus they are making podcasts more prominent and a new following feed. New resource page on podcast artwork from Apple Podcasts for Creators, spammers creating bogus audio content about drugs. Woah. The new Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart on YouTube. And our stats section is all about an estimate of podcasts that get over 10,000 downloads per month. Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on ! We'd love to hear from you!...
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293 Transparency, Trophies, & Technology: Spotify's New Play Numbers, Golden Globes for Podcasts, and the FTC's AI Ad Guidelines
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Yes, your podcast can win a Golden Globe-ish, what you need to know about the FTC and AI podcast ad reads, covering Spotify announcing public plays and how they encountered the wrath of podcasters. iOS 19's new accessibility features, Libsyn's downloads per podcast category! And mean, media and user agents stats are back. Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on ! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your...
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292 Spotify's Trending Charts, Fact Checking The Hype, and Podcasts on Youtube as TV
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When Variety discusses podcasts as television, have podcasts beaten Joe Rogan, Spotify's new podcast charts, why I am obsessed with the Sofa App, IAB upfront news and Podcast advertising growth year over year and oh so much more! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email [email protected], call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on ! 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...
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291 Podcaster Travel Warnings, No Fakes Act and Digg's $5 Groundbreakers
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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...
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290 Evolving Podcast Consumption: Infinite Dial 2025
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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...
info_outlineNew updates to how episode artwork shows up on your show page in Apple Podcasts, the latest on short-form video on social media, including a deep dive into the Instagram algorithm and best practices, a Podfest and Podcasting Hall of Fame recap, the new strategy building up The Feed ecosystem by adding short-form video and a newsletter, the LARK M2S by Hollyland, revisiting the best day of the week to release an episode, and of course, stats—this time geographic and user agent!
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Quick Episode Summary
- (2:25) Rob and Elsie conversation
- (3:36) Podcasting Hall of Fame and Podfest redux
- (4:24) Do not let the unicorns die
- (5:14) A bit of love for Dave Mansueto
- (8:00) More on the Hall of Fame Inductees
- (18:21) Apple Podcasts no longer showing episode artwork on the show page
- (26:05) Discussing Breaking into Podcasts: Media Relations Tools
- (36:10) The new The Feed ecosystem strategy
- (40:08) The new LARK M2S!
- (45:02) What is the best day of the week to publish a podcast based on data
- (49:47) All about vertical video trends
- (51:16) How the Instagram algorithm works and best practices
- (59:23) PROMO: Podcast Coaching for Kingdom Entrepreneurs
- (1:03:47) Stats: geographic and user agent
- (1:08:54) Dave Mansueto's induction into the Hall of Fame - full acceptance speech
Featured Podcast Promo + Audio
Where have we been and where are we going
- NAB Show
- The Podcast Show 2025
- Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Chicago 2025
Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie ☎️ Leave us voice feedback!
- HALL OF FAME - Podcast Hall of Fame
- podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: 411 Item 171 French Maid TV Podcast - Voicemail line 206–666–4357
- podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: 411 Item 170 Amateur Traveler Podcast - Voicemail line 206–666–4357
- podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: 411 Item 221 - Geologic Podcast and RIM Interviews - Voicemail line - 206–666–4357
- podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: 411 Item 126 Lance from Verge of the Fringe - Voicemail line 206–666–4357
- podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News: 411 Item 121 Libsyn and Kiptronic Interview - Voicemail line 206–666–4357
- Breaking into Podcasts: Media Relations Tools
- Fundraiser by Lance Anderson : Help Lance Anderson Recover from Eaton Fire
- The Feed Mini on Instagram!
- Episode 284 Insights: 2025 Podcasting Essentials: Public Domain Goldmine, True Crime Dominance and The Latest Podcasting Gear
- Hollyland LARK M2S Announced - Mini Concealed Wireless Microphone Set | CineD
- Hollyland LARK M2S - Logo-Free Wireless Microphone | Hidden Mic
- Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties - The Verge
- Instagram: All about algorithms and rankings
- Instagram: best practices
- Coverage of the TikTok oral arguements - YouTube
- TikTok: What does Trump’s executive order mean and who might buy it?
- Building A Binge-Worthy Podcast: Expert Tips From Rob Walch – Generations Of Wealth
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