

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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Jul 25, 2023 • 1h 13min
248 Podcast Trailers and Profanity In Podcast Titles
Best practices for podcast trailers, interesting titles for new podcasts that include profanity, Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs Exclusive Ad Partnership with Knock ‘Em Dead, and Big IP Media, the FTC's updated advertising guides to combat deceptive reviews and endorsements, workflows for re-sharing past episodes, the latest monthly podcast advertising rates and Stats! Geographic and user agent! 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 (2:49) PROMO 1: Strokecast (3:18) Rob and Elsie conversation What happens when someone drops out while connected with Libsyn's Connect? (4:35) Happy 18th anniversary Jim Harold! (7:35) All of the Libsyn PR! Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs Exclusive Ad Partnership with Knock ‘Em Dead, A New Podcast by Rachel Bradley & Christopher Titus Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Re-Ups Exclusive Ad Partnership with The Commercial Break, the Leading Improv Comedy Podcast hosted by Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs New Exclusive Ad Partnership with Big IP Media (11:00) Best practices for releasing podcast trailers through Libsyn (18:12) How long does it take to update an episode in Apple Podcasts (19:50) Federal Trade Commission Announces Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements (25:18) New podcast titles best practices (28:31) Should you put profanity on in your podcast title? (37:45) Promo 2: Life is Feeling (39:08) Good tape! A podcast magazine (41:43) Re-releasing podcast episodes to your feed (50:42) How do you get "celebrity" types on your podcast? (54:27) Promo 3: Amateur Traveler (55:15) Stats: Geographic (56:25) What are the best distribution channels for a brand? And what does distribution mean? (59:39) Stats: user agent (1:03:42) The latest Advertisecast Podcast advertising rates (1:07:11) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Strokecast: Better Speech PROMO 2: Life is Feeling PROMO 3: Amateur Traveler Where have we been and where are we going Podcast Movement Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! JimHarold.com – The Paranormal Podcast Guy Since 2005 – Free Podcasts & More Tips & Tricks from Jim Harold — A Professional Scary Podcast Host - YouTube 07.11.23 - AdvertiseCast Knock Em Dead Exclusive - FINAL 07.13.23 -- AdvertiseCast The Commecial Break Exclusive - FINAL 07.19.23 - AdvertiseCast x Big IP Media Exclusive - FINAL Federal Trade Commission Announces Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements | Federal Trade Commission Proposed text of Endorsement Guides FRN Good Tape wants to be the print magazine for the podcast world. - The Verge Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 Libsyn AdvertiseCast Ad Rates June 23 Final Podcast Episode Artwork & iOS 17 — Game Changer! - 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

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Jul 11, 2023 • 1h 10min
247 The IndiePod Manifesto, Goodbye Stitcher and Hello Threads
We cover the Stitcher App closing down with some historical context we know you've never heard! The IndiePod Manifesto, Libsyn's Advertisecast and Twit deal! All about the new kid on the block… Threads from Meta, YouTube and RSS feeds, 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 (2:22) PROMO 1: Barriers to Entry (3:23) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:25) The sad news that Stitcher is closing down and a little bit of personal history What does it take to make a podcast app be profitable? (20:11) The IndiePod Manifesto, a breakdown (26:15) Do you want your podcast cards at Podcast Movement? (28:23) The worst email of the week (32:08) Advertising partnership with Advertisecast and TWiT! (33:40) Reading the 7, 30 and 90 day numbers in Libsyn 5 (38:48) PROMO 2: Find Your Dream Job (39:49) The Threads App (51:02) Audio Feedback from Kristin re: YouTube and RSS feeds (53:14) Tenchent is closing down Penguin FM (55:53) Sharing stats about our own podcast on YouTube (1:02:17) More on the Meghan and Harry Spotify debacle (1:03:57) PROMO 3: Queue Points (1:04:53) Stats: mean and median numbers (1:06:31) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Barriers To Entry PROMO 2: Find Your Dream Job PROMO 3: Queue Points Where have we been and where are we going Podcast Movement Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Unlock the Knowledge in Podcasts | Snipd Castro Podcast app Discord Overcast IndiePod Manifesto - Secrets to Successful Podcasting AdvertiseCast TWiT Partnership Final Libsyn (@libsyn) on Threads Rob Walch (@todayinios) on Threads Elsie Escobar (@theelsieescobar) on Threads Tencent’s ‘third-tier’ audio platform Penguin FM to shut down in September after lagging far behind rivals like Ximalaya | South China Morning Post Timeline of Meghan Markle Spotify Podcast Drama Now It's Cancelled Unapologetic: Being Black and Queer in Podcasting 2023 - YouTube

Jun 27, 2023 • 1h 19min
246 How Important is Podcast Episode Artwork?
Is podcast episode artwork worth having? The importance of podcast episode numbering and an update on how Apple Podcasts handles episode numbers. Apple improving podcast discovery through subcategories and charts, the addition of a new tab for languages, microphone shipping process to your guests! What chapter marks are good for, commentary on Spotify, Harry and Megan and celebrity podcasts and of course geographic and user agent stats! 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 (2:38) PROMO 1: The Y in History (3:46) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:58) Our podcast newsletter feedback (7:23) How important is it to spend the extra time creating episode specific artwork? (19:01) If your show is set-up as episodic, Apple Podcasts in iOS 17 no longer shows episode numbers (33:08) Apple improves podcast discovery with nine subcategories and charts (34:12) Now you can search for podcasts by language! (38:55) Feedback on shipping your podcasts to your guests! via Liz Covart (46:51) PROMO 2: Grounded in Maine (47:28) Keeping a general show as a trailer at the top of the episode lists (48:58) What the heck are chapter marks and why would a podcaster use (54:14) A little bit about transcriptions and podcaster SEO (56:51) New podcast! Bonus promo: Blah Blah Blah (58:31) Bill Simmons, Spotify and Harry and Meghan (1:04:11) A little bit of data from Edison Research presented at She Podcasts Live virtual (1:10:30) PROMO 3: Childless Not By Choice (1:11:56) Stats: geographic and user agents (1:15:27) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Y in History PROMO 2: Grounded in Maine PROMO 3: Childless Not By Choice Where have we been and where are we going Podcast Movement Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Create Stunning Podcast Cover Artwork in Canva! **UPDATE** - YouTube New subcategories and charts - Apple Podcasts for Creators Amazon.com: Sennheiser PC 5 Chat - Headset for Internet Communication, E-Learning and Gaming - Noise Cancelling Microphone, Casual Gaming Lightweight, high Comfort, Minimalistic, Black : Video Games Guest_Recording_Instructions--Riverside.pdf Plastifoam_New_Customer_Info_V1.pdf Amazon Prime Day 2023 Dates Officially Announced - IGN 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

Jun 13, 2023 • 1h 23min
245 Apple Podcasts iOS 17 Updates and Spotify Layoffs
Recap of WWDC 2023, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 from the podcasters point of view, discussing Spotify laying off 25% of their podcast teams, feedback about The Podcast Show in London, the wonderful things about RSS, Castmagic and MacWhisper love! And of course 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 (2:29) PROMO 1: Rebound Revolution (3:41) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:43) The one thing that Rob feels was the most important announcement at WWDC (5:49) All things you need to know about Apple Podcasts iOS 17! (24:30) Should a single podcast also set up and add channel artwork? (28:01) Everything else you need to know about WWDC and our initial takes on Apple's Vision Pro (34:11) External cameras are supported on iPadOS 17 (35:23) PROMO 2: The Relaxed Male (36:01) Spotify laying off 25% of their Podcast Team (55:17) Bonus promo: Roseanne Barr is launching her podcast this week (56:30) Audio Feedback from the Podcast Show via Dave Jackson (1:00:03) Someone was claiming all their employees were let go and they needed access to the podcast - it was a lie (1:01:12) All the wonderful things RSS feeds do (1:07:25) Elsie is loving on Castmagic (1:13:50) Rob is loving on MacWhisper (1:16:09) PROMO 3: #CareFreeBlackGirl (1:20:32) Stats: mean and median download numbers Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Rebound Revolution PROMO 2: The Relaxed Male Bonus promo: The Rosanne Barr Podcast PROMO 3: #CarefreeBlackGirl Where have we been and where are we going I Asked AI to Make a Podcast — The Results Are TERRIFYING! - YouTube EXPLODE Your Podcast Growth! | Turn Your Podcast into an Audiobook - YouTube She Podcasts LIVE virtual Podcast Movement Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! WWDC23 highlights - Apple iOS 17 - What’s new for Apple Podcasts - Apple Podcasts for Creators John Spurlock on Twitter: "episode artwork for @libsyn's The Feed podcast looking great in the new Apple Podcasts beta @TheElsieEscobar and @podcast411 https://t.co/59D92kko9N" / Twitter Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast Castro Podcast app iPadOS 17 finally supports external USB webcams and cameras - The Verge Spotify layoffs: 200 employees, or about 2% of its workforce cut Gimlet Union on Twitter: "Yesterday @Spotify announced that Gimlet and Parcast no longer exist. Here is our joint statement with @ParcastUnion. Full text threaded below: 🧵 https://t.co/gZ4v0XhE8R" / Twitter The Roseanne Barr Podcast on Apple Podcasts The Roseanne Barr Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Castmagic - Podcast Notes In A Click 🎙️ MacWhisper Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 Libsyn AdvertiseCast Referral Program + Ad Rates May 2023 - FINAL Libsyn - YouTube I Asked AI to Make a Podcast — The Results Are TERRIFYING! - YouTube EXPLODE Your Podcast Growth! | Turn Your Podcast into an Audiobook - YouTube Stories: Podcast Pioneer Rob Walch Shares His Journey & Insights | Inside The Aspergers Studio / Stories Podcast Pioneer Rob Walch Shares His Journey & Insights - 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

May 30, 2023 • 1h 4min
244 No Mentions of A nor I
Libsyn and Amazon Music Join Forces to Showcase Book-Related Podcasters, The decisions in Gonzales v Google and Twitter v Taamneh for podcasting, Workflow using the Libsyn social destinations calendar and great tips for using Libsyn Studio, The new Mackie DLZ Creator And data from the IAB Revenue Report for Podcast Advertising 2022 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 (1:55) PROMO 1: Within The Trenches (2:25) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:33) Libsyn and Amazon Music join forces to showcase book-related podcasters (6:08) Custom domains on Libsyn 5! (9:12) Looking to plan uploading your episodes through the summer? We have the workflow (15:07) The rulings that leave Section 230 untouched (19:37) Audacity workflows (22:34) Kast Media's acquisition by Live One (22:59) Using the social media calendar within Libsyn The best way to remove an episode from your feed (26:45) Transitioning pre-recorded live streams to podcast episodes with an added intro using Libsyn Studio (29:21) Best way to track ROI when running a promotional campaign in another podcast (30:12) Updating Apple Podcasts information within Libsyn and why (35:23) PROMO 2: Pub Songs (36:01) The new Mackie DLZ Creator (41:34) A way to use podcast RSS feeds (43:54) A podcast player that can search descriptions for Android (46:19) Fixing screwed up bullet points in shownotes (49:08) Google says it will delete inactive gmail accounts (50:42) Worst email of the week (53:48) Promo 3: 3 Pillars Podcast (54:33) Stats: IAB Revenue Report for Podcast Advertising for 2022 (58:03) Where have we been where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Within The Trenches PROMO 2: Pub Songs PROMO 3: 3 Pillars Podcast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn Amazon Music May 23 FINAL Free up Monthly Storage Space with Early Archiving – Libsyn 5 Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content and leaves Section 230 untouched | CNN Politics The Internet Dodges Censorship by the Supreme Court | Electronic Frontier Foundation LiveOne to Acquire Certain Assets of Kast Media Libsyn Studio You Tube demo Mackie launches DLZ Creator for podcasting and streaming - Videomaker Why Podcast Addict Is the Best Podcast Player Available Google says it will delete inactive accounts | CNN Business IAB | U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue Report 2022 Video First — Podcast Gear Setup, 2023 with Doc Rock & Elsie Escobar - YouTube Tweet from Content is Queen An Open Letter to the Audio Industry: Time to Turn Words into Action – Content is Queen Thoughts triggered by She Podcasts LIVE going virtual. — Elsie Escobar 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

May 16, 2023 • 1h 15min
243 Can Twitter Become The Number One Podcast Platform?
Exclusive deal between Libsyn's Advertisecast and The Newsworthy! Pros and cons on shipping a microphone to your guests, how Twitter can become the world's number-one podcast platform, sharing YouTube stats for The Feed, comments on AI from Spotify, automatic silencing from Auphonic, the best microphone for wireless buds per The Verge and as always, stats: geographic and user agent 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 (2:25) PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy (2:58) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:47) We are sponsoring How To Make A Breakout Hit Podcast! (5:17) Libsyn's Advertisecast announced an exclusive advertising deal with The Newsworthy (7:13) Small change in UI in Libsyn 5 (8:28) All kinds of podcasting advertising spend data (11:10) The pros and cons about sending guests a microphone (20:15) Help Rob! Website that find LUFS and supports mono (22:17) How to make Twitter the number one platform to consume podcasts (30:31) Shout-out to Kamuela Kaneshiro for getting his first audiobook book out there! (32:25) A question about video podcasts (36:35) YouTube podcasts stats from The Feed (46:06) Audio feedback about long podcasts on YouTube with music (47:56) PROMO 2: Irish and Celtic Music Podcast (48:36) AI comments from Spotify (55:26) Good stuff from Auphonic! Automatic silence cutting for your podcast (59:15) Test of microphone earbuds via The Verge (1:01:48) Best practices for naming a fancast podcast Backtracks closing down (1:04:35) PROMO 3: Weird Darkness (1:05:10) Stats: geographic and user agents (1:10:28) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy PROMO 2: Irish and Celtic Music Podcast PROMO 3: Weird Darkness Where have we been and where are we going The Podcast Show LIVE - Podcast Show 2023 She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts Video First — Podcast Gear Setup, 2023 with Doc Rock & Elsie Escobar - YouTube Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Audio Podcast Fellows Set Up Your Podcast – Libsyn 5 SMI Says Majority Of First Quarter National Audio Ad Dollars Went To Digital. | Story | insideradio.com Rob @ podCast411 (Go Knicks - Chiefs - Flyers) on Twitter: "Kudos for @GuyDealership for bringing up the topic of Twitter actually supporting Podcast consumption. First lets look at where Podcasts are being consumed currently with real date from Libsyn who has delivered more downloads than any other host. @elonmusk @BradTirpak 1/" / Twitter Legends from the Pacific: Book 1: Asian and Pacific Islander folklore and cultural history | Audiobook on Spotify YouTube's Podcast Deals With NPR, Slate and New York Times Are Flopping - Bloomberg Music Executives Grapple With Generative AI on Earnings Calls - Bloomberg Auphonic Blog: Automatic Silence Cutting Jump cut video app | Automatically Remove Silence We tested which earbuds are best for phone calls, on a boat - The Verge Podcast Advertising Rates 2023 05.01.23 -- Libsyn AdvertiseCast Ad Rates April 2023 - FINAL 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

May 2, 2023 • 1h 11min
242 Podcasts on YouTube Music NOW
Podcasts are now in YouTube Music, and speaking of that, The Feed is now on YouTube! Yahoooo! The new RODE podcasting gear, Voicemod, Hindenburg 2, promo creation workflows, the importance of show titles, feedback on Adobe Podcasts, the best laptop mics, 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! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro (2:10) PROMO 1: The Manwhore Podcast (2:39) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:51) Podcasts now available in YouTube Music (11:14) The Feed is now on YouTube! (18:32) Rob was at NAB and he got a chance to play with the latest RODE products! (18:57) Voicemod is now available for Mac, let us know if you use it (27:53) Hindenburg Pro 2 is out of beta (29:26) Batch producing your 30 second episode audio promos via Bill from The Strokecast (33:35) Tips for making sure that your one word title for your podcast is as effective as possible (38:56) PROMO 2: Podcasting Tips From My Front Porch (39:44) Why people listen to podcasts according to PEW Research (42:09) Adobe Podcast and the IA powered audio enhancement features, feedback from Brian (45:56) Report from IAB UK on ad spend in 2022 (46:56) Episodes being taken down from Spotify because of 3rd party music, specifically from Universal Music Group (50:19) Miss-reporting about Joe Rogan not being renewed by Spotify (51:43) The Verge comparing 6 different lap top mics to record (54:59) Did you know The Feed has a newsletter? Subscribe! (59:43) Getting rid of the unique stats filter and why diversity in filtering stats is important (1:03:33) PROMO 3: Horror Stories Podcast (1:04:09) Stats: mean and median numbers (1:05:56) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: The Manwhore Podcast PROMO 2: Podcasting Tips from My Front Porch PROMO 3: Horror Stories podcast Bill from The Strokecast Brian from Cinema Psychos Where have we been and where are we going The Podcast Show LIVE - Podcast Show 2023 She Podcasts LIVE 2022 • She Podcasts Video First — Podcast Gear Setup, 2023 with Doc Rock & Elsie Escobar - YouTube Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! (🇺🇸 US Only) Listen to podcasts on YouTube Music - YouTube Music Community YouTube Creators - YouTube The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast - YouTube RØDE’s Biggest Announcement Ever: Introducing Seven New Products and Product Updates | RØDE Free Real Time Voice Changer & Modulator - Voicemod Voicemod now available on Mac with real-time AI voice changing and soundboards - The Verge sr_2023.04.20_podcast_topline.pdf Enhance Speech from Adobe | Free AI filter for cleaning up spoken audio Digital ad spend resilient in face of challenging 2022 as market grows 11% to £26.1bn | IAB UK UK: podcast ad spend 2017-2026 | Statista Podsafe - Wikipedia Your laptop’s microphone might sound better than you think - The Verge 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 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