

The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast
Elsie Escobar and Rob Walch
The show that takes it beyond how to podcast into keeping you podcasting with podcasting tips and information for the everyday podcaster + taking you inside Libsyn the largest podcast host and distribution network since 2004!
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Sep 11, 2025 • 1h 6min
Memorial to Todd Cochrane on New Media Show
Remembering our good friend Todd Cochrane. This is a special feed drop of the memorial for Todd on the New Media Show, with Rob Greenlee, Adam Curry, Mike Dell, and Rob Walch. Todd you will be greatly missed.

Sep 9, 2025 • 1h 4min
301 2025 Podcasting Landscape, Claiming Your Show in Apple Podcasts and Reverse Churn
Understanding podcast downloads and metrics, including what is the podcast market size? Insights from the Podcast Landscape 2025 report (part 1), claiming your podcast in Apple Podcasts when you don't have access to your original email, sharing your podcast in Spotify just got easier, and stats mean and median download numbers Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:09) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:25) Is Chrome the new Safari of 'not real downloads'? (8:53) What is the podcast market size? (12:24) Discussing The Podcast Landscape (Part 1) from Sounds Profitable (37:13) Claiming your podcast in Apple Podcasts even if you don't have access to the email that you used to launch it (45:34) Looks like sharing your podcast on Spotify just got easier (53:26) About the Guiness Book World record that Taylor Swift set (56:50) Stats, mean and median numbers (58:58) Where have we been and where are we going? Where have we been and where are we going Afros & Audio | Black Podcasts PODFEST EXPO Our 12th Annual Event - PODFEST EXPO Home Page - NRB 2026 Convention | Feb. 17-20, 2026 NAB Show. Where storytelling meets scale. The Podcast Show 2026 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Podcasting Market Size to Surpass USD 217.63 Billion by The Podcast Landscape 2025 Part One: Core Podcast Metrics - Sounds Profitable Sharing Podcasts Just Got Easier In Spotify With Launch Of In-App Messages. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Guinness Confirms: Taylor Swift Helps ‘New Heights’ Set YouTube Podcast Record. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Podcast Pros to Follow on Social Media | Podglomerate Smarter, Not Harder: A Guide to AI Podcasting Tools and Workflows - Official Libsyn Blog Podcast Movement Soundbites: Wisdom from the Libsyn Team - Official Libsyn Blog HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Aug 27, 2025 • 1h
300 Taylor Swift’s Podcast Impact, $100M+ Libsyn Payouts, and the New Podcast Movement
Libsyn Payouts to Producers over $100 Mil! Finally, what you've been waiting for, our thoughts on the Taylor Swift podcast appearance, plus, a bit of a Podcast Movement recap, some YouTube data audience percentages, what gets searched in Apple Podcasts and mean, median, geographic and user agents stats! --- and FYI: WE RECORDED BEFORE TAYLOR & TRAVIS GOT ENGAGED! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:27) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:07) Over 100M of payouts to creators from Libsyn! (4:26) The Taylor Swift appearance on a podcast (12:25) Podcast Movement merger news (24:36) Analysis of podcasting trends & the Hollywood Reporter article (36:35) What actually works in search in Apple Podcasts + naming best practices (43:40) The Age of Audio! (50:02) Podcast playback errors? YouTube links in the enclosure! (53:50) Stats! Mean, median, geographic and user agents (59:11) Where have we been and where are we going? Where have we been and where are we going CrimeCon Afros & Audio Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn 100M Creator Payouts Press Release! Libsyn Creator Payouts Jump 40% In First Half Ahead Of Expansion To Smaller Shows. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce - YouTube Taylor Swift’s First Podcast Appearance Sends ‘New Heights’ To 10 Million Views. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Seven-Figure Merger Brings Together Sounds Profitable, Podcast Movement. | Story | insideradio.com What’s Next for Sounds Profitable - Sounds Profitable Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #1 Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #2 Who’s Really Winning the Podcast Wars — and How HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Aug 12, 2025 • 1h 7min
299 Wondery’s Shake-Up, Human-First AI Tools, and The Art of Rebranding Your Show
Brian Coddington, who works at Libsyn and is the voice behind The Cinema Psycho Show, joins the conversation to explore the recent overhaul of Amazon's Wondery network, discussing its impact on the podcasting landscape. The chat dives into using AI tools to enhance podcasting efficiency while still keeping it personal. Coddington also shares insightful tips for rebranding a show, emphasizing the importance of audience connection during transitions. Tune in for a lively exchange about adapting to the evolving creator economy!

Jul 29, 2025 • 52min
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! 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? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Marc from The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast 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 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Jul 15, 2025 • 1h 12min
297 Metrics That Matter, Pro Multi-User Management and Podcast Shut Down Best Practices
Is learning to create a press release an asset for podcasters? Things to think about if you're going to shut down your podcast, a co-hosted in-person podcast set-up that portable and modern, Podlink is back to its original owner! can you put a PDF in your RSS feed? We clarity gathering all the data for your podcast, we got some great feedback on Libsyn's Multi-user, the Age of Audio documentary, and download stats, mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:17) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:52) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Libsyn multi-user feature via Steve Stewart (9:09) The independent podcaster's survey! (10:33) Podlink is back to its original owner (13:16) What's the value of teaching podcasting students about creating a press release? (16:14) Understanding download data and suspect growth (25:39) Getting a PDF in an RSS feed? Best practices (30:00) Libsyn stats vs Apple/Spotify stats (33:57) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Advice on ending a podcast via Civilla Morgan (40:41) Modern in-person, portable podcast setups! (47:59) How do you get short, clean podcast links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify? (51:08) Rob featured on The Age of Audio documentary! (53:15) Review of research into politically themed podcasts' popularity from Castbox (1:00:32) Process of AI-generated summarized race reports (1:06:27) Stats! Mean and median download numbers! (1:08:05) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Steve Stewart Civilla Morgan Where have we been and where are we going Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Audio) Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Video) Diversity, Inclusion & Representation in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Linkedin live video stream Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Indie Podcasters' Survey 2025 Podlink’s Next Chapter Rob's PDF: Stats Cycling Together with Kristin and Steve H1 XLR 2 Track Handy Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM PodTrak P4 Podcast Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM RØDECaster Duo | Integrated Audio Production Studio | RØDE AGE OF AUDIO - YouTube New Political Podcasts Surge Past Veterans In Subscriber Race, Says TheRighting. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Formula E and Google Cloud to Collaborate on Inclusivity Podcast for Visually Impaired - Jul 9, 2025 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 1min
296 Libsyn Multi-User, New Podcast Audience Data and LUFS!
Multi-user has rolled out! No more sharing your password with people that help you podcast! And it's totally easy to add them to your account! Insight into measuring digital audio in media mix models, tools to figure out our LUFS --- IYKYK, a workflow for getting control of channels in Apple Podcasts, discussing the Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' Podcast Download Spring 2025 Report, how to download all of your files from an RSS feed? We got answers! Plus, geographic and user agents! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:24) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:00) Wanna add team members to your podcast without sharing your password? All about Multi-user on Libsyn (6:25) Why would you need to grant others access to your Libsyn account? (12:03) Measuring digital audio in media mix models (14:03) Acast has a new CEO! (15:00) How to check your LUFS (21:34) iPad podcasting and glassy design (23:47) Getting access to an Apple Podcasts Connect account (31:16) Tencent Music Entertainment group buying Ximalaya (35:39) Discussing Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' podcast download spring 2025 report (42:47) Audio Feedback: Darren from Weird Darkness (43:46) The Liver King was after Joe Rogan? (51:09) Downloading all your files from an RSS feed! (52:30) The new Podcast Marketing Trend report is out (54:11) Stats: Geographic and User Agents (57:51) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Darren from Weird Darkness Where have we been and where are we going Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More! Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Avoid Podcast Burnout: How to Build a Podcast Dream Team (Step-by-Step) - YouTube How to Add Users to Your Libsyn Account | Multi User Access - YouTube Add or Edit Users for Your Show – Libsyn 5 IAB Measuring Digital Audio in Media Mix Models (MMM): A Beginner’s Guide Acast Names Greg Glenday CEO As Ross Adams Steps Down. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com MAZTR: Free Online Audio Loudness Meter Analyse your files - Loudness.app iPad podcasting and glassy design – Six Colors Create a channel - Apple Podcasts for Creators Tencent Music to Buy Ximalaya to Drive Online Media Ambitions - Bloomberg YouTube Isn’t Dominating Podcasting - Signal Hill Insights Cumulus Media Podcast Download Spring 2025 • Cumulus Podcast Network 'Liver King' Arrested After 'Picking a Fight' With Joe Rogan Joe Rogan Kicks Harder Than Kickboxer Joe Schilling On Kicking Machine - YouTube Joe Rogan on Getting the KICK POWER WORLD RECORD! - YouTube Podcast Archiver on the Mac App Store Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 4min
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! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! 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? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy PROMO 2: Real Talk with Reginald D 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 Leave us voice feedback! 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 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Jun 3, 2025 • 1h 3min
294 Spotify Badge Limits, Apple’s New Design Resources and YouTube's Weekly Podcast Charts
Update on Spotify plays - remember that release? Plus they are making podcasts more prominent and a new following feed. New resource page on podcast artwork from Apple Podcasts for Creators, spammers creating bogus audio content about drugs. Woah. The new Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart on YouTube. And our stats section is all about an estimate of podcasts that get over 10,000 downloads per month. Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:04) Rob and Elsie conversation (2:39) Follow up on the Spotify public plays (9:12) New resource from Apple Podcasts for Creators (18:19) Spotify announced a handful of new features for discoverability (25:33) Spotify removing drug sales podcasts (34:43) YouTube now has a weekly chart to showcase the most popular shows in the U.S. (42:47) New service? Listener (49:34) Shout-out to Mongabay! (51:38) In a Nielsen report, podcast got a couple of mentions (52:55) PROMO: Sound Strategy (54:46) Stats: over 10000 downloads per month Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Sound Strategy Where have we been and where are we going The Podcast Show 2025 Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More! Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Spotify Introduces Plays, a New Way To See What Content Is Resonating With Podcast Fans — Spotify Design - Apple Podcasts for Creators Artwork guide - Apple Podcasts for Creators Canva + Apple Podcasts | Podcast templates for creators Spotify amps up podcast discovery with new features | TechCrunch Spotify is adding a Following feed for podcasts | The Verge Spotify is scrambling to remove dozens of podcasts promoting online prescription drug sales | CNN Business Senator Demands Answers As Spotify Pulls Podcasts Pushing Fake Pharmacies. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com See, Hear: Launching YouTube Charts for top U.S. podcasts - YouTube Blog YouTube podcast charts: United States Weekly Top Podcast Shows listener.com 2025-Annual-Marketing-Report.pdf Mongabay Podcasts Sound Strategy with Lucas Dickey Sound Strategy with Lucas Dickey - with Rob and Elsie! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

May 20, 2025 • 1h 9min
293 Transparency, Trophies, & Technology: Spotify's New Play Numbers, Golden Globes for Podcasts, and the FTC's AI Ad Guidelines
Yes, your podcast can win a Golden Globe-ish, what you need to know about the FTC and AI podcast ad reads, covering Spotify announcing public plays and how they encountered the wrath of podcasters. iOS 19's new accessibility features, Libsyn's downloads per podcast category! And mean, media and user agents stats are back. Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:08) Spotify update recorded after we recorded the show (3:17) Rob and Elsie conversation Bears and trash (5:55) Welcome to Andy Wright as Libsyn's Vice President of Technology! (7:12) Practical advice for when using AI voices for your podcast ad reads (22:41) Woah! The Golden Globes has a podcast category (29:07) Spotify plays breakdown (50:34) Big shout-out to the iOS 19 accessibility features (55:05) Great article by Justin Jackson (56:25) Libsyn’s latest top level podcast category download stats (58:21) PROMO: Prairie Tales Podcast (1:00:07) All the stats! Mean, median and user agent (1:05:37) Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Prairie Tales - Real Life Stories from the Central Plains Where have we been and where are we going The Podcast Show 2025 Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More! Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Instagram post from Spotify for Creators - UPDATE Andy Wright Joins Libsyn To Lead Tech Strategy And Innovation. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Golden Globes Breaks Ground With New Podcast Award - Golden Globes AwardsWatch - Golden Globes to Add Best Podcast Category for 2026 Awards Golden Globes to Add a Best Podcast Category in 2026 - Awards Radar Spotify Introduces Plays, a New Way To See What Content Is Resonating With Podcast Fans — Spotify Introducing plays on Spotify How we count engagement metrics - Spotify Petition · Spotify: Don’t Suppress Small Podcasts With the New “Plays” Feature - United States · Change.org Some podcasters fear Spotify's new play count will crowd out smaller shows Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more - 9to5Mac Will YouTube kill the podcast industry? HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page