In a recent article on Hollywood Reporter, top podcasters like Rachel Maddow, Bill Simmons, Josh Lindgren and more shared their take on the biggest issues facing podcasting. These included visibility, podcast apps, lower advertising, and more.

Join Danny and guest co-host Dan LeFebvre as they dissect the article and review each viewpoint.

Our guest co-host this week: Dan LeFebvre

Host of Based on a True Story, the podcast that compares Hollywood with history.

Dan's Website

@danlefeb on Twitter

Dan on YouTube

Dan's Facebook page

Dan's Facebook group

@basedonatruestorypodcast on Instagram

Links to interesting things from this episode

• Start Your Podcast Today - Worry Free - School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson
• Goodpods 🎧 | Discover, Play & Share Your Favorite Podcasts
• Apollo Pods | Best Podcast App for Fiction Lovers
• Wondery acquires New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce
• What The Hollywood Reporter Got Right & Wrong In Its Latest Podcast Story
• Podcasting's Biggest Challenges? Maddow, Simmons, Charlamagne Weigh In

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Introducing: Life's 2nd Act

Life's 2nd Act: a podcast journey into finding direction and purpose. This is the podcast that delves into the transformative phase of mid/later life, exploring its challenges, new directions and uncertainties that come with it. We do that through talking to people who have a story to tell and insight to...

Apple Podcasts is now available on the web, opening up the Android market and allowing users to listen on Windows. This is a significant milestone for podcasting as it provides more options for listeners and creators. The web player supports syncing across devices and allows for purchasing subscriptions to creators. However, there are potential risks with unethical marketing techniques and spoofing of download referrals. Overall, this move by Apple is a positive step forward for the industry.

Takeaways

• Apple Podcasts is now accessible on the web, expanding its reach to Android and Windows users.
• The web player supports syncing across devices and allows for purchasing subscriptions to creators.
• This move by Apple is a positive step forward for the podcasting industry, providing more options for listeners and creators.

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Currently, if a podcaster wants to get the full picture of their show's growth, they need to look at multiple analytics reports: their hosting company, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and now YouTube. Then they need to correlate how all this data is presented, since it can be very different, depending on IAB Certification, downloads, listens, and more. And that's just the podcaster - then you have media and ad buyer data, too.

So how do we bring all this convoluted data together, and where do podcast analytics need to improve to give that fuller picture? Join your host Danny Brown and guest co-host Dan Misener as they dive in to podcasting's analytics problem.

Our guest co-host this week:

Dan Misener

Dan Misener is co-founder of Bumper, a podcast growth agency. Prior to co-founding Bumper, Dan served as Director of Audience Development at Pacific Content. Prior to that, he spent a decade working in public radio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), both on-air and behind-the-scenes. He was involved in the CBC's earliest podcasting efforts, and served as producer on many national and local news and current affairs programs. Dan has taught podcasting and audio storytelling at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University, and through the Podcast Career Accelerator program at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival. Dan is host and producer of the independent live event and podcast series Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids, which has won several industry awards and been downloaded more than 10 million times.

Dan's Website

Links to interesting things from this episode

• TrueFans | Podcasting That Pays
• OP3: The Open Podcast Prefix Project
• Mobile Game Ads Are Boosting Podcast Follower Counts - Bloomberg
• Podcast Standards Project | Advocating for open podcasting
• The State of Podcast Agencies 2024
• Does Podcasting Still Need the IAB? - In & Around Podcasting
• Is the CPM Model in Podcasting Really Unsustainable? - In & Around Podcasting

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Welcome to this bonus episode of In & Around Podcasting. This week, Mark and Danny take a look at this year's Podcast Movement, taking place in Washington, D.C. between August 19 and 22.

They share tips for first time attendees, how to plan your schedule effectively, some things you shouldn't forget, and loads more useful tips.

Links to interesting things from this episode

• Podcast Movement 2024 | Podcast Conference | August in Washington, D.C.

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In episode 14, we discussed whether the V4V - Value4Value - model was dead, with a focus on streaming sats (Satoshis) since this is primarily what many podcasters associate V4V with.

The episode stirred up quite the conversation online, with some interesting takes on the episode and points raised. So this episode sees Mark chat with David Medus on how he uses V4V beyond sats and the overall philosophy behind it.

Links to interesting things from this episode

• Andy Lehman on X and V4V is not just streaming sats
• Is Value For Value's Future in Trouble?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Introducing: Life's 2nd Act

Life's 2nd Act: a podcast journey into finding direction and purpose. This is the podcast that delves into the transformative phase of mid/later life, exploring its challenges, new directions and uncertainties that come with it. We do that through talking to people who have a story to tell and insight to share, or a snippet of something special. Sharing stories, exploring dilemmas and seeking solutions together.

LIfe's 2nd Act Trailer

Welcome to a special bonus episode of In & Around Podcasting. This week, Mark and Danny are joined by guest co-host Garry Aylott, Head of Design at Captivate, to talk about the new Captivate 2.5 dashboard release.

This includes designing for both indie podcasters and large media production companies, as well as taking podcast networks up a notch for all Captivate podcasters. Sit back for an educational walk-though of the SaaS decision-making process.

Links to interesting things from this episode

• Captivate 2.5 - Unlimited Networks & a Sleek New Look
• Dashboard 2.5 Release Preview - YouTube

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It was recently announced that Alby, one of the most popular streaming sats platforms for podcasters when using Value4Value (V4V), is no longer offering new accounts to people in the US.

Does this news mean a major roadblock to growth and adoption of V4V, or just part of a new medium's growing pains? And what alternatives do podcasters have?

Join Mark and Danny and guest co-host Mathew Passy as they share their thoughts on where we are and what the future holds for the V4V approach to creator support.

Our guest co-host this week is Mathew Passy

Long time podcast producer and consultant, now trying to solve as many other problems as I can for podcasters via Custom Podcast Solutions!

Mathew's Website

Mathew's Facebook page

@mathewpassy on Instagram

@mathewpassy on Twitter

Mathew on YouTube

Links to interesting things from this episode

• Kevin Lowe - Grit, Grace, & Inspiration
• Trailergram – Promote Your Podcast Trailer to Targeted Potential Listeners
• Alby Hub
• Value 4 Value Podcasts | Podcastindex.org
• V4V Stats from the Podcast Index
• Alby no longer offering new accounts to people based in the US

In & Around Podcasting is a podcast industry podcast brought to you by Mark Asquith and Danny Brown.

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Please tell your friends that the show is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, plus wherever else they may listen to their podcasts.

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