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Quick Episode Summary:

• Intro :07
• Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Plantrama2:20
• How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:22
• PROMO 1: The Strokecast 8:40
• Elsie and Rob Conversation 9:27
  • Different place, no microphone
  • Let’s talk about the Google Podcast strategy - this is what they’re up to
  • Question from Justin about whether or not the RSS link on the player counts
  • How to optimize google search results to show your podcast
  • Setting custom defaults for your player to save you time!
  • Using audio clips from a sports broadcast!
  • PROMO 2: The Corner Office 35:15
  • Rob’s hardware set-up with the Zoom H6 and what needs to be done to make it all work minus a mixer - an email story with Lillian
  • Audio feedback: thank you from Kelly from Go Legal Yourself 39:59
  • There was a Twitter password breach
  • NPR, WNYC, WBEZ and This American Life bought Shifty Jelly Pocketcasts and what we think about that
  • Delays for Spotify have now grown, they are not accepting new submissions until June!
  • Apple Podcasts passed the 50 Billion episodes served mark recently
  • Trader Joe’s just launched a podcast series and Rob is happy
  • Wondery proved they are not against Spamming Podcasters
  • The BBC - just released 16,000 sound effects
  • What happens when you change your podcast title?
  • What’s Libsyn doing about GDPR?
  • Overcast 4.2 has had a privacy update
  • PROMO 3: Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars. 1:06:03
  • Stats! Median and mean stats from the end of March until the end of April!

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• The Strokecast
• The Corner Office
• Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars.
• Plantrama
• Kelly from Go Legal Yourself

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Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• Libsyn Supports Google’s Podcasting Strategy
• HTML5 Show Player
• Rob’s mixer set up
• Video shared by Lillian re: Zoom H6 set-up
• Pocket Casts acquired by NPR, other public radio stations, and This American Life
• From the Shifty Jelly blog: the next chapter
• Apple’s podcasts just topped 50 billion all-time downloads and streams
• Inside Trader Joe’s Podcast
• BBC Sound Effects
• Libsyn Support: Upcoming Privacy Changes and GDPR
• Overcast 4.2: The privacy update
• Elsie on Cafe con Pam - link to Overcast
• Elsie on Emotions in Harmony - the Spanish Episode

Where is Libsyn Going? (In Real Life)

• Podcast Movement 2018

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