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Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 8min
204 Mary's Happy Place, Mary's Sad Place
Covering all the new Spotify Exclusives, Libsyn 4 vs Libsyn 5, Squid Games and what it has to do with podcasting, advice on changing your show name and coming back from a long hiatus, the X-fronts are almost here! And of course stats, this time covering geographic and user agents. Sign up for Dave's webinar all about Apple Podcasts Connect! 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 02:54 PROMO 1: The Language of Bromance 03:33 Rob and Dave conversation More podcast exclusive news for Spotify! Last Podcast on The Left Oh! Gimlet’s Heavyweight as well! Spotify will closed for a wellness week and what you need to know if you want your show into Spotify 08:11 You can use both Libsyn 4 and Libsyn 5, they are not exclusive: snippets, Canva and oh so much more SQUID GAMES talk and how it applies to podcasting The X-fronts! And Libsyn / Advertisecast are the Presenting Sponsor Welcome Jonathan Charak, our new CFO Changing your podcast name and what you should consider before you do it Top strategy of what to do when you come back to podcasting after a long break 26:18 PROMO 2: Based on a True Story Stats spike, what’s going on? Facebook Podcasts sends a bit of info into all the deets about podcasts on Facebook Creative ways to market your podcast at launch 38:09 What is the definition of success for your podcast? 39:43 The worst email of the week, and i’ts about monetization Why did they leave us? The latest CPM rates from Advertisecast 47:47 audio feedback about the Paris Podcast Conference How you can best represent your podcast numbers 53:19 PROMO 3: Making Conversations Count 53:56 Stats: geographic and user agent! Where have we been? And where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1:The Language of Bromance PROMO 2: Based on a True Story PROMO 3:Making Conversations Count Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Spotify is closed Nov. 1–5 to give employees a “Wellness Week” and what that means for you “Squid Game” becomes Netflix’s biggest series launch with “111 million fans” The X-Fronts PR Announcing new Libsyn CFO Jonathan Charak How to Successfully Take a Break From and Come Back To Your Podcast Podcasts on Facebook Quick Start Guide Liberated Syndication Reports September Podcast Advertising Rates Rob Walch: Putting Podcast Into Perspective Spotlight: Women in Podcasting – Kathleen Russo, Elsie Escobar & Espree Devora Get your tickets for Podfest Origins!!! Podcast Movement Evolutions Apple Podcasts Connect with Dave Jackson Podcast Conferences and Libsyn → Podfest Origins → Afros & Audio Get 20% off using coupon code AFAULIBSYN21 → Podcast Movement Evolutions 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

Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 35min
203 Podcasting Hardware, Workflows, and Troubleshooting
The Shure MV7x, new Apple hardware, when feed tags and categories are useful, YouTube benefits for podcasters, troubleshooting RSS feeds on Google Podcasts, linking to an MP3 vs not, and mean and median download stats! Of course much, 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 3:55 PROMO 1: Remake This Movie Right 4:28 Rob and Elsie conversation Elsie is using the newly released Shure MV7x! Get the scoop all about it! Breakdown of the new Apple hardware: iPhone 13s and iPad Mini Apple Podcasts tip slash trick for background color customization per show basis In some apps the keyword/category tags are useful - example Player.FM Troubleshooting when your podcast’s RSS feed has stopped updating on Google Podcasts Elsie breaks down how she created a special networking workshop for September How to add the episode number to your episode so that it doesn’t duplicate in Podcast Apps (a Libsyn tip) The only murders in the building podcast update! What are the benefits of having a YouTube an up to date channel? Is there a search benefit? 55:46 PROMO 2: Night Owl Theater Linking to an MP3 when sharing an episode or not? (Libsyn tip) Why and how to change RSS feed from Apple Podcasts A discussion about Spotify and Apple Podcasts again 1:24:22 PROMO 3: Dharmic Evolution 1:24:52 Stats! Mean and median numbers! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Remake This Movie Right PROMO 2: Night Owl Theater PROMO 3: Dharmic Evolution Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! International Podcast Day Get your She Podcasts Live Virtual Ticket! Shure MV7x The She Podcasts episode featuring Elsie’s child! 332 Goats and Reels [Setting up cross-posting to YouTube from Libsyn](https://support.libsyn.com/knowledgebase/youtube/](https://support.libsyn.com/knowledgebase/youtube/) Inside Podcasting Podcast Business Journal Podfest Messenger Spotify podcast listener numbers will surpass Apple’s this year Global podcast growth and trends from Omny Studio Elsie on Between Two Mics Episode 30. SPECIAL EDITION: Podcast pioneer Elsie Escobar Where Libsyn is going She Podcasts Live! Afros & Audio Podcast Movement Evolutions 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

Sep 21, 2021 • 1h 2min
202 Podcasting Workflows, Hardware Tips and Numbers
Get the scoop on data on CPMs from Advertisecast, workflows for publishing back catalogue to YouTube, what stats you can expect from Facebook Podcasts, tool talk on good quality XLR cables and monitoring headphones and of course we have stats, geographic and user agent! Meet-up! Spots are limited: Podcast Planning: Reach Your 2021 Year-End Goals 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 2:52 PROMO 1: Yoga With Clara 3:24 Rob and Elsie conversation Quick catch up 7:35 Audio feedback from Michael Some words from Rob Apple had a September event! What does that mean for podcasters? Condolences to Norm MacDonald’s family and loved ones Advertisecast released some numbers about average prices for CPM’s in the industry Is there a way to bulk upload a podcast back catalogue to YouTube Google is only showing the latest 500 episodes, how can I fix this? Congratulations to Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Money team for hitting 2000 episodes for more than one podcast! NAB was cancelled Clarifying what shows up in your download stats from Facebook: there is a difference between cross-posting via Libsyn and the native Facebook podcast support Seems like there are some delays with podcasts updating in Facebook podcasts 31:05 PROMO 2: Audio Fuzzy Hot Pod was acquired by Vox Media! A tip on some not cheap monitoring headphones What are some good quality XLR cables? Folks! YouTube has a podcast! Samsung Free is expanding to more countries Where were YOU? The Mandalore podcast was at the Calgary Expo 48:30 PROMO 3: B Squad Hotrod 49:00 Stats: Geographic and User Agent Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Yoga With Clara PROMO 2: Audio Fuzzy PROMO 3: B Squad Hotrod Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! The September Apple Event 2021 Liberated Syndication Reports August Podcast Advertising Rates Repost: Norm Macdonald from 2011] The Verge enters agreement to acquire Hot Pod 1 Foot - AES/EBU Digital Audio Cable CUSTOM MADE By WORLDS BEST CABLES – using Mogami 3080 wire and Neutrik NC3MXX-B & NC3FXX-B Gold XLR Plugs YouTube Launches First Podcast, Exploring How Online Creators Have Found Success Watch the Latino Podcast (non) Listener Report Meet-up! Spots are limited: Podcast Planning: Reach Your 2021 Year-End Goals Where Libsyn is going She Podcasts Live! Afros & Audio Podcast Movement Evolutions 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

Sep 7, 2021 • 1h 16min
201 Making Your Influence Go Down
On this episode you’ll get the scoop on exactly where GGTOTDTY came from, how to get a network on Apple Podcasts, changes coming to YouTube, the Google Podcasts update, how to make your influence go down, the upcoming Latino Podcasts Non-Listener report, what kind of stats should you expect to get from your show and of course that takes us into the mean and median download 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 :13 Intro 2:39 PROMO 1: Tomorrow’s Legends 3:18 Rob and Elsie conversation Recounting exactly where GGTOTDY came from! Thank you Matt! Rob shares his thoughts about Only Murders in the Building and podcasting Why someone can’t find their network in Apple Podcasts, only individual shows Some changes coming to YouTube that might affect podcasters Google Podcasts has rolled out and update! 19:50 PROMO 2: Jack Russell Parents Rob is looking for podcasts hosted on Libsyn to submit to Amazon Music to submit for a Halloween feature A way to to bulk migrate shows that are already on Apple Podcasts to a new Apple ID It looks like Facebook Podcasts have rolled out to Android users! 30:00 Audio feedback from John: Headliner is awesome and promote during Promote Yourself Friday! Seems like if you go behind a paywall, your influence goes down There’s a new app called Shuffle Shout out to Relay.FM and St. Jude - DONATE Check out The International Women’s Podcast Awards! Discussing the Latino Podcaster Non-Listener Report and Elsie co-hosting with Gabe Apple is going to allow direct links from apps to sign up for premium content Facebook Podcast numbers seems to be having an impact on download numbers What are the kind of stats that you should expect to get from your show 1:03:34 PROMO 3: Great Monologues Coaching Call Podcast 1:04:06 Stats - mean and median Where have we been! Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Tomorrow’s Legends PROMO 2: Jack Russell Parents PROMO 3: Great Monologues Coaching Call Podcast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! ‘Only Murders in the Building’: A Podcast Parody That Shoots to Kill Create a channel on Apple Podcasts The next phase for searching on YouTube Google Podcasts gets a fresh UI that simplifies sorting through your endless library of episodes Contact Apple via this link Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence Shuffle App Relay FM for St. Jude Donate to St. Jude here Stephen Hackett’s story, September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month] International Women’s Podcast Awards Apple will allow some media apps to link outside the App Store for payments Japan Fair Trade Commission closes App Store investigation Get the Hispanic Living Magazine with the feature of "All Ears: Five Latinas are leading the way in the podcasting world – should be available by September 15, 2021 Where Libsyn is going The Utah Podcast Summit She Podcasts Live! NAB Afros & Audio Podcast Movement Evolutions 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

Aug 24, 2021 • 1h 11min
200 200
Celebrating our 200th with some of your voices! Plus, Skype recording follow-up, getting recommended by Google Podcast, what’s required for real life conferences, more on the Facebook Podcasts experience, what to do when your podcast is pirated and Stats! User agents and geographic. 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :00 Audio: The Paranormal Guy :30 Audio: Guitar Speak Podcast 1:01 Intro 1:50 Audio: Legends of the Pacific 3:49 Audio: Fix It Home Improvement 4:03 Audio: The Jeep Talk Show 4:14 Rob and Elsie conversation Follow up on the native Skype recording We had a webinar with Advertisecast! Google Podcasts sent out the email all about getting recommended on Google Podcasts 23:20 Audio: J. Brown Yoga Talks Podcast 26:01 Both NAB and CES just announced they are requiring you have proof of vaccination to attend their events Feedback on the Facebook Podcasts experience 34:50 Audio: True Crime 49 35:18 What you need to do if your show is pirated or duplicated on Anchor The value of podcasts with evergreen content 49:22 Audio: The Big Seance Podcast 52:14 Watch out for these terms of service Why is there a T on my Libsyn post? 59:09 Audio: Hearts of Gold and and Sensory Strides 1:00:19 Stats! User Agents and geographic! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Audio Jim Harold, the Paranormal Podcast Guy Mark from The Guitar Speak Podcast Jacy from The Fix It Home Improvement Kamuela from Legends of the Pacific The Jeep Talk Show J. Brown from J. Brown Yoga Talks Podcast True Crime 49 Patrick from Big Seance Sheryl Robinson from Hearts of Gold and Sensory Strides Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Advertisecast Webinar Proof of Vaccination Required to Attend CES 2022 Sample DMCA Take Down Letter Removing Content From Google First Short Form Podcast Platform Snippet Delivers Compelling Stories That Are 20 Minutes or Less My Big 10 Takeaways from Podcast Movement ‘21 Podcast Movement 2021: 10 Lessons To Extend Your Audio Marketing Reach 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

Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 17min
199 All The Podcasting Updates and Recaps
A round-up of soooo many things! Podcast Movement recap, including the Fireside Chat partnership, all kinds up updates from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Audacity, Glow.FM part of Spotify Open Access partnership program and Facebook starts emailing podcasters to add their shows, 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:16 PROMO 1: StarGirl 3:44 Rob and Elsie conversation Skype version 8.74.0.152! And we’re recording as a back up! Recap of the Fireside announcement at Podcast Movement Apple Podcasts update of iOS 14.7 An email from Apple Podcasts sharing all the new analytics It seems that Apple Podcasts have been approving new shows in less than one hour Google Podcasts update! New requirements for recommendation Audacity released their new update 3.0.3 Trevor Moore was killed in a tragic accident Clarification of character limits for shownotes on Apple Podcasts 37:35 PROMO 2: The Andy Brandon Show Glow.FM is a part of the Spotify Open Access partnership program Podcast completion rates percentages Podmatch acquired Poddit Tunein and iHeartMedia partnered on a strategic technology and content distribution deal 8 questions with a successful podcaster Data on content entrepreneurship Recap of Rob’s session at Podcast Movement 1:18:03 PROMO 3: My Modern Met 1:18:32 Stats! Mean and median numbers Featured Podcast Promos + Audio PROMO 1: True Crime 49 PROMO 2: The Andy Brandon Show PROMO 3: My Modern Met Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Liberated Syndication Announces Partnership With Fireside What’s new for Apple Podcasts with iOS 14.7 Audacity Release Notes 3.0.3 Trevor Moore, comedian and co-founder of The Whitest Kids U Know, dead at 41 Glow.fm Announced as a Spotify Open Access Partner The Feed on the Libsyn Podcast Page PodMatch Purchases Poddit.net to Expand Userbase 8 Questions With a Successful Podcaster New Research: The Creator Economy Is Driven by the Content Entrepreneur The Life-Changing Power of Podcasts with Elsie Escobar - YouTube The Life-Changing Power of Podcasts with Elsie Escobar - Audio Podcast Advertising: What You Need to Know? 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

Jul 27, 2021 • 1h 22min
198 The Podcasting Data You Can't Miss
Glow.fm + Spotify Open Access! Then on the episode, really awesome brand new podcasting gear, transformative data from the Latino Podcast Listener report, Canva + Libsyn, Pocketcasts & Automattic, Goodpods update Libsyn 5 social sharing? And geographic plus 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:44 PROMO 1: StarGirl Rob and Elsie conversation Catching up on Rob’s experience with Summer NAMM Very cool potential gear for podcasters Canva integration! I know you know, but again, good stuff Shout-out to Hosting Advice All the stats from the Latino Podcast Listener Report! Pocketcasts was acquired by Automattic Audioboom is looking to go private 37:51 Headliner integration for LIbsyn 5? Audio feedback Goodpods has a great feature for indie podcasters! The minimum length of a trailer for your podcast 52:35 PROMO 2: Based on a True Story When Spotify does not update your show Scheduling release of episodes to different destinations Rob is asking, any recommendations of apps to use to record conversations on an iPad? Apple recommended another one of Rob’s answers about podcast artwork Making sure when you schedule a tweet it doesn’t get rescheduled on Libsyn 4 1:06:23 When are all the social publishing tools going live for Libsyn 5? Audio feedback from Carey New Department of Justice policies will protect reporters records Shout-out to Kamuela! 1:11:34 PROMO 3: Restaurantopia Stats, geographic and user agent Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promos + Audio PROMO 1: StarGirl PROMO 2: Based on a True Story PROMO 3: Restaurantopia Robonzo from the Unstarving Musician Carey Green from the Morning Mindset Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Spotify Open Access | Communications Overview Auralex Acoustics Creative Spaces Podcast Sontronics Microphones Podcast Pro from Sontronics Octava Microphones Base4Stands VocalMist Liberated Syndication Announces Canva Partnership Webinar with Libsyn 5 and Canva stuff! How to create Canva art using Libsyn Libsyn Supports Independent Podcast Creators with Hosting Services and Monetization Infrastructure The Latino Podcast Listener Report 2021 Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com, buys podcast app Pocket Casts All Active Asset Capital Mulling GBP188.3M Offer for Audioboom Group Indie only Goodpods feature Department of Justice adopts new restrictions on obtaining journalists’ records Podcast Movement 2021 She Podcasts Live 2021 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

Jul 13, 2021 • 1h 19min
197 It's Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1!
Our new JioSaavn destination, breaking down the Libsyn 5 Beta 1.1 release, Apple released an update as to why your downloads might be down, LibsynPro stats API, Audacity privacy troubles and a response from Muse, and of course mean and median stats JULY 13: SIGN UP FOR THE LATINO PODCAST LISTENER REPORT → English presentation → Spanish presentation JULY 15: SIGN UP FOR THE FOCUSRITE WEBINAR 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:33 PROMO 1: Childless Not By Choice — Happy Anniversary, Civilla! Rob and Elsie conversation It’s Elsie’s almost 15 year anniversary in podcasting! And Rob’s getting contact high off of something you’d never imagine Into the Libsyn-centric portion of the show! There’s a new Destination in town! JioSaavn Libsyn 5 beta 1.1 and all of the amazing new features including episode snippets, defaults and all time download numbers LibsynPro now has a stats API Notice about download reports being down from Apple Oh no, Audacity issues! Plus an update directly from the source 38:54 PROMO 2: Superman & Lois What if you’re links are not showing up on your shownotes and everyone else’s are? The shows that need to be removed after not being active for 90 days - a clarification It looks like we need to correct the record about the Kindle Vella Thoughts on YouTube marketing (and others) Podbay App now has privacy tracking information listed for shows and there is a new website about privacy and podcasting Libsyn is a sponsor of the Latino Podcaster Listener Report Spotify employees keep getting coverage for being outraged over Joe Rogan 1:06:35 PROMO 3: The Dandy Funhouse 1:07:04 Stats! Mean and Median numbers Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio PROMO 1: Childless Not By Choice PROMO 2: Superman & Lois PROMO 3: The Dandy Funhouse Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Liberated Syndication Announces Partnership with JioSaavn A notice from Apple about downloads being down Updated draft privacy notice from Audacity Podcast Privacy Rob on Episode 100 of Go Legal Yourself Rob on the Dharmic Evolution Podcast Sign up for the Focusrite Webinar Sign up for the Latino Podcasters Listener Report Sign up for the Make Real Money Podcasting event Podcast Movement 2021 She Podcasts Live 2021 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 29, 2021 • 1h 14min
196 Audio Rooms and Antitrust Bills
Talking about Spotify! Their latest 60 million dollar deal with Alex Cooper from Call Her Daddy and its new Greenroom, then all that we know about Facebook Podcasts aka all that we don’t, the Kindle Vella and what it can mean for podcasters, an antitrust bill that could impact podcasting and of course our stats, geographic and user agent! Plus a bunch bunch more. Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY! 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:30 PROMO 1: The David Cassidy Connections Podcast Rob and Elsie conversation Apple Channels and Apple Subscriptions are live! No, any plays or downloads on Apple Podcasts premium content will not show up in your podcast host’s analytics Alex Cooper scored a 60 million dollar deal with Spotify Spotify launched Greenroom, yet another audio chatroom! All about Facebook Podcast support and information, which at this point is about zero Amazon Music is launching the Kindle Vella, and it seems super cool Can you use libsyn for hosting files only and use all the advanced features? Podcasters should learn more about ad tech in podcasting PROMO 2: Tomorrow’s Legends Should you use MyLibsyn or Glow.fm, what’s the difference? Yes, Apple Podcasts is still taking new show in for submission Looks like Clubhouse is dying Anchor is no longer autosubmitting the RSS feed to Apple Podcasts An antitrust bill presented to congress if passed could prohibit Apple from pre-installing its own apps on Apple devices What exactly is the Libsyn classic feed? PROMO 3: The Banned Media Podcast Stats, geograhic and user agent Featured Podcast Promos + Audio PROMO 1: The David Cassidy Connections Podcast PROMO 2: Tomorrow’s Legends PROMO 3: The Banned Media Podcast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! The Podknows channel on Apple Podcasts Which artists have earned the most from Spotify The Drop-In Audio App Clubhouse Is Dying. It Was Fun While It Lasted Evolving Anchor distribution to meet the needs of new creators Kindle Vella House antitrust bill would prevent Apple from pre-installing apps Check out Elsie and her PodUpdates! Podcast Movement She Podcasts Live 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 15, 2021 • 59min
195 You Have A Great Personality For Having A Podcast
On this episode we fill you in on the closing of Advertisecast, warning you about a serious scam from folks sending out DMCA takedowns for images and in the email they send there is a link that uses java script to infect your computer, keeping you posted on the latest Apple Podcasts emails plus subscriptions and channels are live today! Changing ownership in Apple Podcasts plus of course mean and median stats! Join the Libsyn Beta Community TODAY! 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 voicelink.fm/thefeed. We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 3:30 PROMO 1: Strokecast - Episode 132 4:02 Rob and Elsie Conversation Libsyn has closed the Advertisecast deal! WARNING! Scam! Emails and comments on blogs demanding that a copyrighted image be taken down. Beware. Apple sent an email a couple of weeks ago updating folks that subscriptions would be delayed and they’ve been having troubles. Apple sent another email updating everyone that subscriptions will go live June 15 IP addresses are personal data If I change my podcast name will that negatively affect me? 25:49 Audio feedback: Do you HAVE to sign up for the Apple subscription program? Prime day is coming! Get ready! An alternative to feedburner is feed.press 29:46 PROMO 2: Healthcare Disparities in IBD If you want to change ownership in Apple Podcasts Connect from one account to another, you need proof that you own and control the feed Why does the RSS button not work? KaiOS devices are another opportunity for your show to be heard! Worst email of the week A Stranger Things podcast from Netflix Some troubles with Apple Podcasts on a Mac 50:32 PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast Stats: Mean and Median! Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio PROMO 1: Strokecast Episode 132 PROMO 2: Healthcare Disparities in IBD PROMO 3: Recovery Coast To Coast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Fake Copyright Infringement Warnings Used to Spread Ransomware Apple Podcasts Connect Disruptions and Apple Podcasts Subscriptions Launching in June Apple Podcasts Subscriptions To Launch on June 15 Digging into Apple’s iCloud Private Relay Stranger Things is getting a companion podcast and Magic: The Gathering cards Women in Podcasting: How To Start A Podcast LIVE via Podbean DEI For Podcasters Audience Value and Growth 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