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Apr 18, 2023 • 1h 4min
241 Video Podcasting Workflow and Podcasting AI Tools
Spanish language integration into the Libsyn platform, Optimizing your podcast for language, creating audio versions of written text and other AI podcasting tools, how to video podcasts on libsyn, best practices for one word title shows, tips for small business owners launching a podcast and of course, stats: geographic 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro (1:50) PROMO 1: The Chill Factory (2:27) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:39) Libsyn publishing and content management is now available in Spanish (5:54) Optimization and workflows for Spanish language podcasts (13:57) Tool to create an audio version of blog stories (15:12) Spotify is shutting down Spotify Live App (15:12) The Volley App is shutting down (18:24) How to best port over audio podcasts and video podcasts (21:01) Can you record video and audio on Libsyn? (21:55) Software to record video (23:24) Workflow for uploading podcasts into Libsyn and YouTube (24:45) Is a one word title for a podcast a good idea? (31:37) The Strokecast plan to take over the world! (35:13) PROMO 2: The Strokecast (35:58) Behringer's two new mixers (37:05) 4 Things every small-business owner should consider before launching a brand Podcast (42:55) Adobe podcasts! (45:52) And more AI in podcasting (49:55) PROMO 3: Weird Darkness (50:28) Stats: Geographic and User Agents (59:57) Where we've been and where we're going Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Chill Factory PROMO 2: The Strokecast, episode on Brain Science PROMO 3: Weird Darkness Where have we been and where are we going Video First — Podcast Gear Setup, 2023 with Doc Rock & Elsie Escobar - YouTube Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn’s Platform Now Available en Español Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live - Music Ally NAMM 2023: Behringer switches from synths to mixers with 2 new compact consoles for podcasters, performers, gamers and more Adobe Podcast's text-based editing turns limitation into liberation | Engadget Adobe Podcast | AI audio recording and editing, all on the web Podcastle Pro Review: AI Software Clones Your Voice For Podcasting AI Can Clone Your Favorite Podcast Host’s Voice | WIRED Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 Libsyn AdvertiseCast March 2023 FINAL The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Apr 4, 2023 • 1h 3min
240 Stats Move To Libsyn 5 Plus iOS 16 Voice Isolation
Libsyn 4 stats moving to Libsyn 5, Libsyn’s Glow launches Spotify Open Access! Libsyn appoints Patrick Dolan as Chairman of the Board, voice isolation in iOS 16.4 and how that affects podcasters, podcasting history via an Audio Hijack story, the Podcast Standards Project, podcasting is a secondary activity and what that means for podcast production, stats mean and median numbers and so much 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro (2:48) PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool (3:18) Rob and Elsie conversation (7:14) Stats will be moving to Libsyn 5 and they will default to IAB (10:28) Libsyn’s Glow launches Spotify Open access (13:18) New Chairman of the Board! Welcome Patrick Dolan! (15:37) PROMO 2: Beyond The Todo List (16:51) A new fun feature in iOS 16.4 that might affect podcasters: voice isolation (23:03) Shout-out to Steve Goldstein as a new adjunct professor for NYU’s Steinhardt School for the business of podcasting (24:25) Audio Hijack, Steve Jobs and podcasting (28:48) Google adding “perspectives” and “about this author” (32:01) About Podcast Standards (34:52) Podcast listening is a secondary activity aka on the go! (39:42) Why you need to verify your Google account before posting video content longer than 15 minutes (42:14) Making sure your stats start on publish day (45:39) This week’s niche new podcast is the Commish Chat, An NBHL Podcast (47:16) What to do when your podcast doesn’t appear in the category that you chose to appear in (55:32) PROMO 3: 5 Minute Career Hack (56:01) Stats: mean and median numbers (57:57) Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Perfect Stool PROMO 2: Beyond The Todo List PROMO 3: 5 Minute Career Hack Where have we been and where are we going The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn Glow x Spotify Open Access - FINAL Libsyn Patrick Dolan Appt Release Final Apple’s iOS 16.4 has a cool feature that can make cellular calls better | Mashable Steve Goldstein To Teach Business of Podcasting Course At NYU. | Story | insideradio.com How Steve Jobs stepped in to protect this iconic Mac app from the ‘litigious’ RIAA - 9to5Mac Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » The RIAA v. Steve Jobs Google Search is adding new ‘Perspectives’ and ‘About this author’ features to help users verify info | TechCrunch Blog | Podcast Standards Project Frontiers | The relationship between environmental context and attentional engagement in podcast listening experiences How to Enable Long Videos on a YouTube Account Steps to Verify Your YouTube Account to Upload Longer Videos Upload Your Podcast to YouTube AUTOMATICALLY! | Start to Finish - YouTube NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs : NPR The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube Start Podcasting, Video First. w/ Katie Fawkes & Elsie Escobar - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412–573–1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 7min
239 Considering The End User Workflow
Meredith Krantz appointed as Director of Brand Partnerships for Libsyn's Advertisecast, debrief on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2023, can an audio interface support a USB-C microphone? How to best know your real audience size, does an excerpt of something interesting at the top of your episode help with retention of audience? Chapter marks follow up! The best link to add to your shownotes for social, layoffs and privacy updates and of course geographic and user agent stats! 📌 THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary Intro (1:56) PROMO 1: The Fiction Podcast Weekly (2:23)Rob and Elsie conversation Rob is looking for podcasters that are attending NAB! (3:13) Announcing the appointment of Meredith Krantz as Director of Brand Partnerships 🔥 (5:28) Podcast Movement Evolutions recap from Rob! Considering the end user workflow --- your audience matters! (23:46) Can you plug in a USB-C microphone into an audio interface? Audio feedback from Dylan (28:22) Some new and updated hardware from Shure and Rode! (33:52) How do you know what your audience number is when your numbers switch from AIB certified to non-AIB certified? (40:12) PROMO 2: Childless Not By Choice (41:01) Should all Libsyn Destinations be enabled? (41:24) Do you have to sign up for individual accounts for each account? (42:38) If someone plays a podcast from a player embedded on a webpage is it a download? (46:50) Tips on making the first 30 seconds from an interview show help people listen (49:47) The week's new niche podcast name! (52:07) Follow up on chapter marks (53:46) How to optimize social links across all podcast apps? Audio feedback from Brad (56:35) Industry news (58:26) PROMO: Daily Magic For Peace (58:59) Stats, geographic and user agent (1:01:59) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Fiction Podcast Weekly PROMO 2: Childless Not By Choice PROMO 3: Daily Magic For Peace Where have we been and where are we going The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Meredith Krantz appointment release FINAL Libsyn Podcast Movement Evolutions media advisory The Top 3 things you absolutely should NOT do in social media and the 1 thing that you MUST do! - YouTube How To Connect USB Mic to Rodecaster Pro 2 - YouTube X2U - Microphone to USB Adapter - Shure USA How To Connect A USB Microphone To An XLR Input Podcasters made this combo XLR / USB-C jack exist - The Verge The Podcast Engineering Show - Podcast Addict BetterHelp shared customer data while promising it was private, says FTC - The Verge Fuzzy Lawgic HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

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Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 9min
238 Podcasts In YouTube Music and Measuring Distinct Listeners
The best Rob podcasting catchphrase ever, Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs Exclusive Ad Partnership with The Viall Files, Podcasts in YouTube Music! Which gets us into YouTube + Podcasts mini Q&A, budget audio gear to send to a guest interview to uplevel their audio, I am really excited about Hindenburg 2 Beta, more follow up on Apple Podcasts subscription questions, what’s new for Apple Podcasts in iOS 16.4, How are distinct listeners measured? Stats mean and median, Libsyn Connect data and Advertisecast CPM rates 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro (2:10) PROMO 1: Tomorrow's Legends (2:50) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:17) Create artwork like there is no description, create descriptions like there is no artwork (5:28) Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs Exclusive Ad Partnership with The Viall Files (9:21) The YouTube announcement like YouTube Music adding podcasting (26:06) Audio feedback: budget podcasting gear to recommend to a guest via Robonzo (33:19) Elsie loving on Hindenburg 2 beta (38:40) Audio feedback: can Libsyn Connect work in tandem with Streamyard? via John (44:14) PROMO 2: The Wild West Extravanganza (45:03) New interesting podcast name: HVAC Sweat, Purge & Roll (46:12) Oh no! We forgot to change our own copyright! (47:34) Does placing episodes on Apple Podcast Subscriptions remove them from other destinations? (48:22) Is there anything in the terms and conditions with Apple that prevent posting the Premium content to a Patreon RSS feed? (49:57) Can you pull the plug on a premium offering with Apple Podcasts if it doesn't work for a show? (51:02) How much content to place in the Premium category based on our stats? (52:33) What's new on Apple Podcasts in iOS 16.4 (55:45) Audio feedback: what exactly are distinct listeners and how do you measure those? via Andrea (58:46)PROMO 3: Glass in Session (59:16) Stats, mean and median, Connect and Advertisecast average CPM rates (1:04:53) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Tomorrow's Legends PROMO 2: The Wild West Extravaganza PROMO 3: Glass in Session Robonzo from The Unstarving Musician John our producer! Andrea from The Creative Impostor Studios Where have we been and where are we going Stick with Your Podcast — The No Podfade Guarantee for 2023! - YouTube Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! YouTube Takes a Big Leap Forward: Here’s What You Need to Know About Podcasts on the Platform! | by Paul Colligan | Feb, 2023 | Medium YouTube starts testing new podcast tools Letter from Neal: Our 2023 Priorities 2 Pack Wired Apple Earbuds/Headphones/Earphones with 3.5mm Wired Earbuds Amazon.com: Samson Technologies Q2U USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone Recording and Podcasting Pack (Includes Mic Clip, Desktop Stand, Windscreen and Cables), silver : Musical Instruments Tweet from @bravogolf Hindenburg :: HindenburgPro2Beta What’s new for iOS 16.4 - Apple Podcasts for Creators Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 5min
237 Podcasting Is Just Fine
Video podcasting soapbox from Rob, an update on Google Podcast search from Google, discussing the Sonic Bloom awards, another doom and gloom article, this time from the NYTimes, Apple Podcasts subscriptions workflows and examples, Alexa and podcasting FAQs, what's on Elsie's hardware wish list from Rode, Hindenburg Beta 2 is out, podcast marketing trends survey, mean and median download stats and so much more! 📌 THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary Intro (2:11) PROMO 1: Daily Radio Podcast (3:15) Rob and Elsie conversation Mandalorian chat (5:22) Video podcasting soap box from Rob (10:53) Chapter marks have been around for a while! They are not new! (18:13) Google podcast search update from the Google team (21:30) What are the Sonic Bloom awards? (25:26) NY times article on the podcasting industry (29:14) How's the twitter migration to Mastodon going? (34:03) PROMO 2: Thursday the 12th (34:32) Tips and workflows for using Apple Podcasts subscriptions (39:09) An awesome new niche podcast title (42:47) How fast are Connect recordings available after the interview? (44:42) Alexa podcasting search problems (46:54) On Elsie's wishlist: Rode's NTH-100M (50:25) Hindenburg Pro 2 Beta is out! (52:33) Podcast marketing survey! Fill it out and help us all out (53:51) What happens when you submit your show into Apple Podcasts? (56:48) PROMO 3: The Mandalore (57:57) Stats: geographic and user agent (1:01:22) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Daily Radio Bible PROMO 2: Thursday the 12th PROMO 3: The Mandalore Where have we been and where are we going Stick with Your Podcast — The No Podfade Guarantee for 2023! - YouTube Libsyn Start Podcasting Basics Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Can I create chapters in an audio track i… - Apple Community Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast Castro Podcast app Google Podcasts disappears from Search results Sonic Bloom Awards - Sonic Bloom Awards Podcast Companies Face Layoffs, Budget Cuts and Scuttled Deals - The New York Times The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump | WIRED Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage | Techdirt Rocket #425: Word of the Day: Engagement - Relay FM Introducing the NTH-100M Professional Over-ear Headset | RØDE Hindenburg :: HindenburgPro2Beta Podcast Marketing Trends 2023 – Libsyn - Podcast Marketing Academy HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 3min
236 All The Feedback on Feedback
Libsyn + YouTube partnership to deliver real-time metrics to podcast advertisers! Sooo much delightful audio feedback all about - podcast feedback. Libsyn's Julep Expands to Spain. The new Libsyn experimental community over on Volley. Workflows to easily create video snippets of your episodes, stats --- this time the mean and median download numbers, updated advertising rates via Advertisecast and as you all know, SO MUCH MORE! 📌 THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary Intro (2:19) PROMO 1: That Sort of Weird Podcast (3:09) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:48) Libsyn Announces Partnership with YouTube to Deliver Real-Time Metrics for Podcast Advertisers (7:12) If you publish a video podcast, and add the YouTube destination, yes it publishes the video (12:07) Libsyn’s Julep Expands Into Spain (16:07) Audio feedback from Stephanie all about podcast feedback (24:02) Libsyn Bolsters All-in-One Podcast Creator & Advertising Platform (29:39) Audio feedback from Dave all about podcast feedback (36:00) A Podfest 2023 debrief (39:21) PROMO 2: Adventures in Elyria (40:17) The new The Feed community on Volley (44:28) Audio feedback from Win about the accessibility of leaving video feedback (46:01) Creating audiograms and using the soundbite tag (55:00) PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast (55:45) Stats: mean and median numbers! And podcast advertising rates (59:28) Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: That Sort of Weird Podcast PROMO 2: Adventures of Elyria PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast Where have we been and where are we going Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn Announces Partnership with YouTube to Deliver Real-Time Metrics for Podcast Advertisers Libsyn's Julep Expands To Spain Libsyn-Bolsters-All-in-One-Podcast-Creator-and-Advertising-Platform.pdf 01.23.23-Libsyn-Podfest-media-advisory-FINAL.pdf Unlock the Knowledge in Podcasts | Snipd Linking to a timestamp – Spotify for Podcasters Volley - Async Video Messaging 📌 THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 Libsyn Unveils January 2023 Podcast Advertising Rates Bayport History with Rob Walch of Libsyn – The Long Island History Project HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Jan 24, 2023 • 57min
235 Nudging For Podcast Feedback
ℹ️ (Yes. Elsie's audio is sucky -+- we know -+- 😢) Ya'll, where are the podcast promos? Why Elsie thinks podcast audience feedback is down, Libsyn Connect Beta is out! Have you tried it? (We've been recording this show with it since February 2022! Libsyn's Advertisecast signed Aaron Mahnke's Lore - woo hoo, the new Libsyn integration with Apple Podcasts subscriptions, discussing Microsoft's VALL-E, podcasting falling off a cliff and of course Geographic and user agent download stats 📌 THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary Intro (1:42) Join The Feed Volley Community! (3:04) PROMO 1: Flourish in the Foreign (3:33) Rob and Elsie conversation We need more promos! (4:00) Why Elsie feels that podcast audience feedback is down (10:52) Libsyn Connect Beta is available for all for a limited time! Have you used it? (11:57) How many guests does Libsyn Connect Support? (13:41) Does Libsyn Connect support a call-in show? (14:37) How much does Libsyn Connect cost? (18:51) Welcome to Aaron Mahnke’s Lore who just signed an exclusive multi-year exclusive Advertising relationship! (20:00) Libsyn is among the first select group of podcast platforms to integrate with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions (23:01) If you can connect to Apple Podcasts Connect you don't need this feature (26:37) What Microsoft's VALL-E can mean for podcasters (30:51) Twitter's verification is now available for organizations (32:46) The latest cool new app that folks are gravitating to as the great Twitter migration continues (34:13) Covering podcasting falling off a cliff. Video podcasting is not replacing audio podcasting (40:02) Updates on the HBO Max podcast strategy (43:04) Episode artwork must meet all the same specs as show level artwork The AI response as to what is the perfect length for a podcast (48:50) Stats, geographic and user agent (51:59) Where are we going and where have we been Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Flourish in the Foreign Where have we been and where are we going Schedule | PODFEST EXPO IndyPod Summit 2023 Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY The Feed Look Back for 2022 - Official Libsyn Blog How to Schedule a Remote Podcast Recording With Libsyn Connect Beta - YouTube Libsyn Connect - High-Quality, Remote Podcast Recording! - YouTube Set Up a Recording in Connect – Libsyn 5 Set Call Options in Connect – Libsyn 5 Join and Record a Connect Call as a Host – Libsyn 5 Record a Local Backup for Connect – Libsyn 5 View Your Connect Dashboard – Libsyn 5 View the Details of a Connect Call – Libsyn 5 AdvertiseCast Lore Exclusive Partnership - FINAL 2 Libsyn Announces Integration with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions Delegated Delivery availability - Apple Podcasts for Creators Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio | Ars Technica Verification for Organizations Early Access Ivory for iOS New podcast creation has fallen off a cliff - The Verge Why Video Can't & Won't Replace Audio in Podcasting Episode 1 - “When You’re Lost in the Darkness” | The Last of Us Podcast | HBO Max - YouTube Memories With A Beat: Don't Pay the Ferryman with Rob Walch on Apple Podcasts Make Your Podcast Sound AMAZING! — Tips from THE Expert - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Join THE FEED VOLLEY COMMUNITY Use our Speakpipe Page

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Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 12min
234 Wishes, Advice and Predictions for Podcasting in 2023
What's available in public domain for you to use on your show in 2023? Discussing the great podcasting market correction, podcasting predictions/wishes/advice for 2023, audio podcasts are not good for new audience acquisition? and Video podcasts are? hmmmm. What qualities does a sponsor look for in a podcast host, Apple Podcasts Connect listing a podcast twice, 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (:13) Intro A little bit of a welcome to possible new audience! (03:19) PROMO 1: Hearts of Gold (03:47) Rob and Elsie conversation (05:19) The new works available from public domain in 2023! (10:57) Discussion of the great podcast market correction (16:42)The number of active podcasts that are monetizable has not changed (20:52) Rob podcasting predictions in 2023 (23:13) Elsie podcasting predictions (29:31) Audio does not work to build audience? Build your audience for SEARCH (36:49) Video works to build audience? (40:38) THE 3 step process to grow your audience --- really --- you do not wanna miss this! (42:24) What qualities does a sponsor look for in a podcast host? (46:37) PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy (47:03) More twitter replacements (51:00) Are there 2 listings of your show on Apple Podcasts? (55:45) Some feedback for us about our podcast pages (01:02:38) PROMO 3: Hell Gate City (01:02:38) Stats! Mean and median numbers (01:06:33) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Hearts of Gold PROMO 2: Ep 85 of Video Fuzzy PROMO 3: Hell Gate City Where have we been and where are we going Schedule | PODFEST EXPO IndyPod Summit 2023 Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Public Domain Day 2023 | Duke University School of Law The Great Podcasting Market Correction - Bloomberg Predictions for Journalism 2023 » Collections » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Jay Clouse on Twitter: "I doubled my revenue and earned nearly $350K in 2022 as a solo creator. Here are 23 of the most important lessons learned that you can carry into 2023: 🧵" / Twitter Predictions for Journalism 2023 Twitter is a mess, so former employees are creating Spill as an alternative | TechCrunch SPILL Poparazzi Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 Libsyn Unveils December 2022 Podcast Advertising Rates Make Your Podcast Sound AMAZING! — Tips from THE Expert - YouTube IndyPod Summit 2023 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Dec 20, 2022 • 1h 11min
233 Podcasting Topics We Covered The Most in 2022!
iOS 16.2 updates to the Apple Podcasts App, it's follow, follow, follow all the way! The biggest recurring topics we covered on our show in 2022 based on your questions! The Women's Podcast Report from Edison Research and SXM Media, the Samsung free version 5.5.08.3 update and what it solves. Want to get an estimated count of podcast subscribers? We got you. Plus as always stats, this time it's all about geographic and user agent! Happy New Year!!!!! 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:07 PROMO 1: Set For Sentencing 2:38 Rob and Elsie conversation Quickie feedback from Libsyn Connect 4:44 Apple Podcasts changes for iOS 16.2 8:46 Topics we covered the most! Taking a holiday break 12:55 Topics we covered the most! Video podcasting! 20:25 Topics we covered the most! Gaging listenership 24:35 Topics we covered the most! Apple Podcasts questions 28:32 Playing with ChatGPT 33:12 Thoughts on the Women's Podcast Report 40:50 You could be featured on Amazon Music! 42:42 PROMO 3: The Relaxed Male 42:24 Mastodon and other platforms update! 50:07 Kajabi now adds a 301 redirect 54:57 An update from Samsung about their Samsung free app 57:54 How to get an estimated count of subscribers 1:00:52 PROMO 3: The Federal Tech Podcast 1:01:24 Stats! Geographic and user agent 1:06:48 Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Set For Sentencing PROMO 2: The Relaxed Male PROMO 3: The Federal Tech Podcast Where have we been and where are we going Schedule | PODFEST EXPO IndyPod Summit 2023 Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Episode 233 - Google Docs Elsie - YouTube Should my podcast take a holiday break? Here's what the numbers say. New Chat The Women's Podcast Report from Edison Research and SXM Media - Edison Research podCast411 (@podcast411@mastodon.social) - Mastodon Podcast Advertising Rates 2022 Tink's Audio Delicacies: Top podcast episodes of 2022, curated by podcast enthusiasts. — Tink* HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

Dec 6, 2022 • 1h 10min
232 Podcast Artwork Breakdown and Podcaster Tips for Leaving Twitter
Libsyn UI update, have you checked out Libsyn Studio, and OMGosh Libsyn Connect plus all of your questions answered in an upcoming Ask Me Anything with Dave our newly minted Director of Education and Yvette our Senior Product Manager! Welcoming Taylor Kirch as director of product management. Plus, all the Twitter alternatives, feedback on podcast artwork, what is the idea length of a podcast, rebranding and relaunching, oh that Samsung Dalvik stats stuff, and 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:40 PROMO 1: Business Strategy (For Weenie ADHDprenerus) 3:12 Rob and Elsie conversation 4:08 All the Libsyn updates! UI 5:14 Libsyn Studio 6:06 Libsyn Connect 8:28 Hey! We have an AMA with Yvette and Dave 9:58 Taylor Kirch is our new director of product management! 10:44 Updates on all the new Twitter options: Post and Hive Thoughts on podcasters leaving Twitter 19:20 Streamyard now has local recordings for their plans 25:26 The artwork breakdown! (you can watch the YouTube channel) 26:50 Back Look Cinema 31:12 Fit Fizz Podcast 32:20 The Language of Bromance 33:57 Route 66 Podcast 36:59 Mics that we use to podcast on the go 40:08 PROMO 2: Flowers for the Culture 40:46 What is the ideal length for a podcast? 42:00 Optimizing your shownotes when copy/pasting 44:03 Best practices for rebranding and relaunching existing podcasts 47:22 A message from Mike Russell 49:28 How much to charge for ads, feed drops, etc 52:30 Podcast listening is good for your mental health 55:41 Is listening to podcasts better than watching them? 56:31 Dalvik - Samsung spike of downloads, what happened and how it was resolved 1:00:42 PROMO 3: Telehell 1:01: 32 Stats mean and median numbers 1:03:15 Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Business Strategy (For Weenie ADHDprenerus) PROMO 2: Flowers For The Culture PROMO 3: Telehell Where have we been and where are we going Mic Basics — How To Make Your Voice Sound Amazing! - YouTube Schedule | PODFEST EXPO Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Las Vegas 2023 2023 NAB Show She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts The Podcast Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Episode 232 - Google Docs Ask Me Anything W/ Dave Jackson & Yvette Menase – Crowdcast Libsyn appoints ex-SiriusXM executive to drive product development across integrated platform Home / Post. Your Profile / Post. Hive Social Mike Russell Audio Rescue - Libsyn Ecamm Live - Powerful Live Streaming Platform for Mac Local Recording – StreamYard Help Center 📹 Video in podcasting and what to do about it? 💡 A Movie & Entertainment Podcast | The Back Look Cinema Podcast with Zach & Zo Homepage - What You Will Learn listening SUPERPOWER podcast The Author Inside You Podcast - FitFizz Language of Bromance Podcast Route 66 Podcast – Talks with people living and working along The Mother Road Listening to podcasts may help satisfy our psychological need for social connection, study finds Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening | PLOS ONE Samson — Q2U Recording and Podcasting Pack MV88+ Video Kit - Stereo Condenser Microphone - Shure USA HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → 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. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412–573–1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page
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