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Season 4

2023 Podcast Predictions
Jan. 5, 2023

2023 Podcast Predictions

What's better than one podcast producer's 2023 predictions? How about 5? I moderate this month's roundtable with Matt Cundill of The Sound Off Media Company, Catherine O'Brien of Branch Out Programs, Johnny Podcasts of Stra...

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Happy 2023, Podcasters!
Jan. 2, 2023

Happy 2023, Podcasters!

Hey everyone, it's been a minute. Gonna break down the last month or so of podcast news and look forward to 2023. First, a programming note. Yes, I've "pod faded" with this show a bit. That's largely because I've been …

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10-ish Podcasting News Stories From The Last Month
Nov. 16, 2022

10-ish Podcasting News Stories From The Last Month

It's been awhile since we did a recap of news in the podcasting world - so I'm gonna share some headlines that have grabbed my attention over the last month or so: The biggest story is Edison Research's Spoken Word …

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Bonus: WJPZ at 50 Podcast Trailer
Nov. 7, 2022

Bonus: WJPZ at 50 Podcast Trailer

A great way to promote your podcast is in other podcasts. It's what's known as a "Feed drop." If you can work out a trade with a similar podcaster, you can promote each other's shows. The old adage is "fish …

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8 Things Disney World Can Teach You About Your Podcast
Nov. 2, 2022

8 Things Disney World Can Teach You About Your Podcast

My wife and I are back from a week in Disney World with some friends, and a lot of the things they do there can apply to you and your podcast. Now I realize Disney has about a 90 year …

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Are Podcasts Coming to TikTok?
Oct. 20, 2022

Are Podcasts Coming to TikTok?

TikTok continues to out-innovate (and out-grow) other social media apps. And podcasting could be their next feature. PodNews, via AudioMeans, reports that there is a new "bot scraping our feeds." Or, in English, another part...

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How Spotify's Greed Cost People Their Jobs
Oct. 13, 2022

How Spotify's Greed Cost People Their Jobs

The big news in podcasting this week was Spotify canceling 10 shows from its Parcast and Gimlet studios, leading to a layoff of just under 5% of its workforce. And it's all because of...greed. https://www.hollywoodreporter.c...

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Audacy's Problems Spread to Radio and Podcasting
Oct. 7, 2022

Audacy's Problems Spread to Radio and Podcasting

I really don't want this to be a podcast where I talk about radio, an industry I left in 2017 after almost 20 years. But for the second straight week, we've got a radio company who's trying to break podcasting. …

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Is iHeart Scamming the Podcasting Industry?
Sept. 29, 2022

Is iHeart Scamming the Podcasting Industry?

Is iHeart scamming the podcasting industry? That's the implication of an article this week that was widely discussed in the podcasting world. The story is from Bloomberg and written by Ashley Carman, one of the most respecte...

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When Should I Release My Podcast?
Sept. 23, 2022

When Should I Release My Podcast?

Yesterday, I went to the North American International Auto Show, known to locals here as the Detroit Auto Show, or just the Auto Show. And it reminded me of a common question I get from podcasters - when should I …

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What Shane Hawkins Can Teach Us About Podcasting
Sept. 15, 2022

What Shane Hawkins Can Teach Us About Podcasting

Did you see 16 year old Shane Hawkins pay tribute to his dad at the recent Foo Fighters tribute to Taylor Hawkins? Well, turns out how you heard about it and how you watched and reacted to it - can …

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Lessons from Podcast Movement 2022
Sept. 8, 2022

Lessons from Podcast Movement 2022

Season 4 of The Jag Show starts with a recap of what I learned at Podcast Movement about long and short form video, branded podcasts, how to grow your show, and finally, the dust up over Ben Shapiro's appearance.

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