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196 Audio Rooms and Antitrust Bills Jun 29, 2021

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Talking about Spotify! Their latest 60 million dollar deal with Alex Cooper from Call Her Daddy and its new Greenroom, then all that we know about Facebook Podcasts aka all that we don't, the Kindle Vella and what it can mean for podcasters, an antitrust bill that could impact podcasting and of course our stats, geographic and user agent! Plus a bunch bunch more.

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Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
3:30 PROMO 1: The David Cassidy Connections Podcast
Rob and Elsie conversation
Apple Channels and Apple Subscriptions are live!
No, any plays or downloads on Apple Podcasts premium content will not show up in your podcast host's analytics
Alex Cooper scored a 60 million dollar deal with Spotify
Spotify launched Greenroom, yet another audio chatroom!
All about Facebook Podcast support and information, which at this point is about zero
Amazon Music is launching the Kindle Vella, and it seems super cool
Can you use libsyn for hosting files only and use all the advanced features?
Podcasters should learn more about ad tech in podcasting
PROMO 2: Tomorrow's Legends
Should you use MyLibsyn or Glow.fm, what's the difference?
Yes, Apple Podcasts is still taking new show in for submission
Looks like Clubhouse is dying
Anchor is no longer autosubmitting the RSS feed to Apple Podcasts
An antitrust bill presented to congress if passed could prohibit Apple from pre-installing its own apps on Apple devices
What exactly is the Libsyn classic feed?
PROMO 3: The Banned Media Podcast
Stats, geograhic and user agent

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195 You Have A Great Personality For Having A Podcast Jun 15, 2021

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On this episode we fill you in on the closing of Advertisecast, warning you about a serious scam from folks sending out DMCA takedowns for images and in the email they send there is a link that uses java script to infect your computer, keeping you posted on the latest Apple Podcasts emails plus subscriptions and channels are live today! Changing ownership in Apple Podcasts plus of course mean and median stats!

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Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
3:30 PROMO 1: Strokecast - Episode 132
4:02 Rob and Elsie Conversation
Libsyn has closed the Advertisecast deal!
WARNING! Scam! Emails and comments on blogs demanding that a copyrighted image be taken down. Beware.
Apple sent an email a couple of weeks ago updating folks that subscriptions would be delayed and they've been having troubles.
Apple sent another email updating everyone that subscriptions will go live June 15
IP addresses are personal data
If I change my podcast name will that negatively affect me?
25:49 Audio feedback: Do you HAVE to sign up for the Apple subscription program?
Prime day is coming! Get ready!
An alternative to feedburner is feed.press
29:46 PROMO 2: Healthcare Disparities in IBD
If you want to change ownership in Apple Podcasts Connect from one account to another, you need proof that you own and control the feed
Why does the RSS button not work?
KaiOS devices are another opportunity for your show to be heard!
Worst email of the week
A Stranger Things podcast from Netflix
Some troubles with Apple Podcasts on a Mac
50:32 PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast
Stats: Mean and Median!
Where have we been?
Where are we going?

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194 How To Profit Your Audience Jun 01, 2021

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Canva integration, MGM studios, Netflix, images not showing up while searching on Google for podcasts, Artwork specs (yep, again,) all kinds of Apple Podcasts stuff including a very interesting word being censored that starts with m, and this time the stats convo is all about Call Her Daddy!

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Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
3:08 PROMO 1: Not Just Another Religion and Politics Podcast
3:36 Rob and Elsie Conversation
Canva integration!
Amazon acquired MGM Studios and what that means for podcasting
Netflix is 'expanding' it's podcasting footprint
21:54 Voice feedback about Voicelink.fm from Neal
How important is your description to find potential listeners?
Why when searching on Google for podcasts, some results come out with images and some without?
Artwork specs! Yep, we mention them again and how the wrong specs could possibly cause issues with some podcast apps updating
35:48 PROMO 2: I Love Kentucky
IAB stats vs unique download stats
Double episodes in Apple Podcasts
42:54 Audio feedback from Jonathan about our meet-up on shownotes! via Voicelink.fm
Apple Podcasts, shownotes and iOS 14.6
Good stuff about Apple supporting people with disabilities
Apple has expanded their affiliate program to cover podcast subscriptions!
Podcasters - hobby vs career
Worst email of the week: how to profit from your audience
Spotify brought downloaded podcasts to Apple Watch
Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces!
IAB's survey of podcast ad revenue
There is a word that's being censored in Apple Podcasts as a verb, not a noun
1:13:35 PROMO 3: The Strokecast
Stats EXTRA! No end of the month data yet, as when we recorded the episode it was not the end of the show
Talking about Call Her Daddy as number 5 for Podtrac
Where have we been?
Where are we going?

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193 Alexa, Play The Podcast May 18, 2021

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OMG Audacity was acquired, clarifying more about the Apple Podcasts summary tag, how to get promoted on Amazon Music, podcasting music history, testing a new voice feedback service, stats, geographic and user agent and folks listening to this, we have a segment where we speak to your Amazon smart speaker — over and over and over — so please make sure you're wearing headphones!

Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
2:58 PROMO 1: Your Brain on Facts
3:28 Rob and Elsie Conversation
Talking about the Apple Podcasts summary tag and why you should no longer use it
Audacity was acquired! WUT?
Apple Podcasts has been working around the clock to get the issues cleaned up!
Getting a new Apple ID to log into Apple Podcasts Connect
A service for your listeners to get your podcast delivered via email - it's called Blogtrottr
14:44 What do you need to know about podcasting privacy? Audio feedback from Stacy
Shout-out to Voicelink.fm
Started publishing episodes 2 times a week and podcast downloads went down by a lot - help?
25:30 PROMO 2: Legends From The Pacific
How to get your show promoted on the Amazon Music service!
Elsie and Rob might turn on your Alexa as they talk through asking Alexa to play a podcast
How to figure out how many plays or downloads are coming from the Libsyn player on the website
33:47 Does libsyn also offer website hosting? Audio feedback from Chaplain Jared
Spotify adds timestamped podcast sharing!
41:27 A bit of music in podcasting history - audio feedback from Jason
Sometimes seasons make podcast episodes disappear
Best tweet of the week!
Worst email of the week
54:10 PROMO 3: Louisville Cycling Podcast
Stats! Geographic and user agent
Where have we been? In A Few Minutes and Podcasting for Coaches
Where are we going? We Are Podcasts, Libsyn Meet-up and Libsyn Webinars

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192 Where Has Podcasting Been? May 04, 2021

Show notes

Starting off right off the bat with a ton of information and the mind-blowing amount of podcasting news: The Apple Event, subscriptions, Spotify, Facebook, Libsyn 5 & feedback, clarification about tags, keywords, and categories on Apple Podcasts, using the Zoom H2N as an external microphone, and of course mean and median numbers

Come hang out with Elsie Escobar and Rob Greenlee in the very first Clubhouse event in club LibsynPod! May 4 at 3 pm ET - You can join through this link! https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/libsynpod So sorry, iOS only for now 🥺

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Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
3:15 PROMO 1: Thrive Sister Thrive!
3:43 Rob and Elsie Conversation
6:03 Getting to it, the Apple Event and podcasting!
7:53 What about those Apple Podcasts subscriptions?
And the trouble?
iPad Pros, pretty iMacs and such
25:51 Spotify and Facebook
31:13 Spotify subscriptions!
"Will we be able to distribute our podcasts to Facebook?"
44:05 A bit of an update about Libsyn 5
Getting 3 hosts and guests on the individual episodes that they are on
Search traffic has dropped 40% for Joe Rogan since his Spotify exclusive began
53:36 PROMO 2: The Salty Yak Podcast
Where has podcasting been? In movies and commercials!
What about those tags and keywords?
58:35 Clarification about categories, and will they give you more exposure?
Getting your show back on Spotify
1:01:43 Using an H2N to podcast - Elsie tips!
Timecodes and dynamic ad insertions
1:10:46 PROMO 3: The Radio Vagabond
1:11:18 Stats: mean and median
Where have we been?
Where are we going?

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191 Inflection Points Apr 20, 2021

Show notes

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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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

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Bonus: Glow! Apr 12, 2021

Show notes

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!

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Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art

190 It's all About Us Apr 06, 2021

Show notes

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!

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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?

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Bonus: Samsung Mar 25, 2021

Show notes

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!

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Demystifying Visibility: Podcast Branding Beyond the Cover Art

189 The Pendulum Swings Back Mar 23, 2021

Show notes

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!

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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