The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast 302 Podcasting Ohana: Todd Cochrane’s Influence, Apple Podcasts Updates and YouTube’s Latest for Podcasters
Remembering Todd Cochrane and his impact on podcasting, discussing the Apple Event from the lens of podcasting, updates to Apple Podcasts on iOS 26. advertising and monetization announcements from YouTube, so many YouTube announcements for creators and audio first podcasters, limits in Apple Podcasts? We discuss, and as always stats, this time geographic and user agent!
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Quick Episode Summary- (1:56) Rob and Elsie conversation
- (2:23) On Todd Cochrane and what he meant to us
- (9:10) Audio: Todd Cochrane on his journey into podcasting and the Blubrry origin story
- (14:24) Audio: Todd Cochrane on the power of the podcasting community
- (19:20) All about the "Awe Dropping" Apple Event from the podcaster's POV
- (23:32) Audio: Tyler Stalman using the AirPods Pro 3
- (34:38) More on AirPods Pro 3 and their sound quality
- Apple Podcasts iOS 26 updates
- (34:39) YouTube news on monetization and advertising
- (37:25) New YouTube tools for creators
- (39:58) YouTube announces new tools for audio podcasters and more!
- (43:11) That Hollywood Report article
- (56:23) Stats: geographic and user agent
- (1:00:36) Where have we been and where are we going
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