Reflecting on the past year of podcasting, significant updates in the podcasting world, including Google search visibility, YouTube performance, and Apple Podcasts features. We recognize the Hall of Fame inductees, discuss the impact of platform closures, the growing influence of YouTube and Spotify, touch on the importance of long-form content in political discourse, big love for all things Libsyn, and of course podcasting stats!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:34) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (4:49) Welcome to the new class of Podcast Hall of Fame inductees!
• (8:54) "The Feed podcast" on google search results are surprising
• Have you googled your podcast in incognito mode lately?
• (17:30) Covering The Feed's YouTube stats for 2024
• The top The Feed episodes on YouTube
• (28:54) The big podcasting stories of 2024
• (35:47) 2024 Podcasting industry trends and events
• (54:06) Libsyn-centric highlights for the year
• (1:02:13) Stats: geographic and user agents
• (1:07:46) Where have we been and where are we going?

Where have we been and where are we going

• The True Crime Podcast Listener Landscape: Exclusive 2024 Webinar - YouTube
• Podcasting Solo: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating & Publishing Your Episode - YouTube
• The Latino Podcast Listener Report 2024 - Edison Research
• PODFEST EXPO | Where Your Voice Matters
• Podcast Hall of Fame Announces Eleven 2025 Inductees

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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• Podcast Hall of Fame Announces Eleven 2025 Inductees

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