The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast 295 WWDC News For Podcasters, Automated Podcast Ads Open To All and Saying Goodbye to WTF with Marc Maron
Everything WWDC '25 and podcasters including the new iPadOS 26 features that enhance audio recording capabilities for creators, AirPods studio-quality audio recording and Apple Podcasts updates, plus Libsyn has removed download limits to participate in Automatic Podcast Ads! Saying goodbye to WTF with Marc Maron and the discontinuation of the ATR-2100x. A bit about the dangers of artificial downloads and the importance of organic growth in podcasting and of course mean and median download numbers!
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Quick Episode Summary- (2:24) PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy
- (2:56) Rob and Elsie conversation
- (3:34) Everything that you need to know about WWDC 2025 for podcasters
- (28:04) Apple Podcasts for Creator has always been a thing! And we got the receipts
- (28:47) Automatic Podcast Ads is open to everyonel and we answer questions
- (48:43) Sadly, WTF with Marc Maron is hanging up the microphone
- (51:53) The ATR-2100x is being discontinued
- (53:24) Using promotional growth services don't work
- (57:23) PROMO 2: Real Talk with Reginald D
- (57:58) Mean and median download numbers
- (59:46) Where have we been and where are we going?
- Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More!
- Mid-Year Podcast Kaigi - Elsie's signature planning session
Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!
Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie
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- iPadOS 26 introduces powerful new features that push iPad even further - Apple
- iPhone gets audio input controls with iOS 26 just like iPad! #wwdc25
- AirPods now more versatile with studio-quality audio recording and camera remote - Apple
- Apple just made AirPods beta firmware easier to get than ever in iOS 26 - 9to5Mac
- Apple Podcasts got some big changes in iOS 26. Home tab now has Liquid Glass navigation, listening speed is up to 3x, episode artwork is now cropped and shown edge-to-edge, and "Browse" has become "New."
- Apple Podcasts for Creators
- No Minimums: Libsyn Expands Access To Automatic Ads. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
- Automatic Podcast Ads FAQ: 10 Common Questions Answered About Earning with Programmatic Ads - Official Libsyn Blog
- ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ Coming To An End After Over 15 Years
- ATR2100x-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone | Audio-Technica
- Q2U | Samson
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