GLOW Launches Spotify Open Access for Podcast Creators

Libsyn 4 stats moving to Libsyn 5, Libsyn’s Glow launches Spotify Open Access! Libsyn appoints Patrick Dolan as Chairman of the Board, voice isolation in iOS 16.4 and how that affects podcasters, podcasting history via an Audio Hijack story, the Podcast Standards Project, podcasting is a secondary activity and what that means for podcast production, stats mean and median numbers and so much more!

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• (2:48) PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
• (3:18) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (7:14) Stats will be moving to Libsyn 5 and they will default to IAB
• (10:28) Libsyn’s Glow launches Spotify Open access
• (13:18) New Chairman of the Board! Welcome Patrick Dolan!
• (15:37) PROMO 2: Beyond The Todo List
• (16:51) A new fun feature in iOS 16.4 that might affect podcasters: voice isolation
• (23:03) Shout-out to Steve Goldstein as a new adjunct professor for NYU’s Steinhardt School for the business of podcasting
• (24:25) Audio Hijack, Steve Jobs and podcasting
• (28:48) Google adding “perspectives” and “about this author”
• (32:01) About Podcast Standards
• (34:52) Podcast listening is a secondary activity aka on the go!
• (39:42) Why you need to verify your Google account before posting video content longer than 15 minutes
• (42:14) Making sure your stats start on publish day
• (45:39) This week’s niche new podcast is the Commish Chat, An NBHL Podcast
• (47:16) What to do when your podcast doesn’t appear in the category that you chose to appear in
• (55:32) PROMO 3: 5 Minute Career Hack
• (56:01) Stats: mean and median numbers
• (57:57) Where have we been and where are we going

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool
• PROMO 2: Beyond The Todo List
• PROMO 3: 5 Minute Career Hack

Where have we been and where are we going

• The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube
• Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube
• 2023 NAB Show
• She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts
• The Podcast Show

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Libsyn Glow x Spotify Open Access - FINAL
• Libsyn Patrick Dolan Appt Release Final
• Apple’s iOS 16.4 has a cool feature that can make cellular calls better | Mashable
• Steve Goldstein To Teach Business of Podcasting Course At NYU. | Story | insideradio.com
• How Steve Jobs stepped in to protect this iconic Mac app from the ‘litigious’ RIAA - 9to5Mac
• Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » The RIAA v. Steve Jobs
• Google Search is adding new ‘Perspectives’ and ‘About this author’ features to help users verify info | TechCrunch
• Blog | Podcast Standards Project
• Frontiers | The relationship between environmental context and attentional engagement in podcast listening experiences
• How to Enable Long Videos on a YouTube Account
• Steps to Verify Your YouTube Account to Upload Longer Videos
• Upload Your Podcast to YouTube AUTOMATICALLY! | Start to Finish - YouTube
• NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs : NPR
• The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube
• Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube

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