

298 Apple Listening Reports, Monetization Realities, and Podcast Marketing Trends
Apple Podcasts new listening reports, discussing global consumer trends and podcast marketing trends, geographic and user agents download stats and a lot more!
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Quick Episode Summary- (1:57) Rob and Elsie conversation
- Condolences to the Osbourne family
- (3:14) If you sign up for Automatic Podcast Ads, make sure that you fill out all the relevant tax information!
- (5:50) Apple Podcasts have announced enhancements to their Listening Reports
- (8:58) Discussing the Times 100 best podcasts list
- (15:27) Conversation about the roll back of public media funding
- (21:18) When will Stephen Colbert start his podcast?
- (24:51) Creating private and accessible content for your audience
- The hybrid approach of membership plus advertising
- (28:27) Audio Feedback: Marc Gunn's Irish and Celtic Music podcast is 20!
- (29:43) WARC's 2025 Global Consumer Trends report
- (31:48) The Podcast Marketing Trends Report
- (45:42) Stats, geographic and user agent
- (49:12) Where have we been and where are we going?
Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie
- Leave us voice feedback!
- Subscription Listening Reports - Apple Podcasts for Creators
- 100 Best Podcasts of All Time | TIME
- NPR’s top editor Edith Chapin is stepping down days after funding cuts - The Washington Post
- Media Bias Chart | AllSides
- Starlink hits new customers in rural NC with $500 'Demand Surcharge' | VERIFY | wcnc.com
- Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' has been canceled by CBS | AP News
- Budden Opens The Books: $20 Million In Annual Revenue, Most From Patreon Subs. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
- Podcasting Poised To Benefit As Consumers Turn To Influencers. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
- Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy
- Episode 57: Redefining Success in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Immigrant Nation | Podcast on Spotify
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