Matthew Sherry, Co-founder of Platform Media, shares insights on podcast distribution and monetization. He discusses cracking the code in podcasting, innovative strategies, and future plans post-acquisition. The episode explores challenges, partnerships, and expansion into the US market.

Dan Shipper, Co-founder of Every, discusses the evolution from business newsletters to a daily essay on tech, AI, and productivity. He shares insights on entrepreneurial spirit, AI focus, launching a podcast, and chatGPT. Topics include the challenges of media companies, balancing writing with business, and the power of AI in creativity and productivity.

Renowned podcaster Tim Ferriss and Colossus chairman Patrick O'Shaughnessy discuss podcasting evolution, crafting meaningful conversations, mentorship influence, success strategies, sponsor selection, team management, authenticity, and optimizing energy for a fulfilling life.

Sports media veteran Mike Stricoff discusses personality-driven media businesses, the evolution of independent creators, and the challenges of producing engaging content on national TV and tech platforms. Insights on the competition between Fox and ESPN, transitioning to Snapchat, and navigating the digital content landscape.

Emily Sundberg discusses trendspotting, newsletter growth, and blending culture with business. They explore the influence of headlines, social media, and creating engaging content. The conversation covers cold showers, male beauty brands, skincare stories, and navigating between creative freedom and writing for big brands.

Jack Davenport, from Goalhanger Podcasts, discusses the success of 'The Rest is History' and transitioning from video to audio. They explore revenue streams, audience connection, and brand strategy. Additionally, they touch on partnerships and global expansion in the podcasting world.

Peter Kafka shares insights on media industry trends, challenges in local news, impact of Netflix and YouTube. Discussion on transitioning to subscription models, AI's influence on media, and uncertainty of VR adoption. Analyzing media coverage, audience engagement, and the evolution of podcasting.

Our guest today is Ben Springwater. Ben is the founder of Matter, a reading app that pulls everything you want to read into one place with curation, audio, and more. There are constant frustrations with how we get served media, as there's infinite content, and it's harder and harder to separate the good from the bad. Ben is working to solve that problem. He shares what it's like to build a product like Matter and gives insight into how Matter’s team makes decisions around the technical and human challenges that come into play. An avid reader and content consumer himself, we then asked Ben for some of his favorite recommendations, all linked below. Please enjoy this conversation with Ben Springwater.Ben’s Recommended Content: The Road to Self-Renewal Basic Income, Not Basic Jobs: Against Hijaking UtopiaThe Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al YankovicFor the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.-----Making Media is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Making Media, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.Follow us on Twitter: @ReustleMatt | @domcooke | @MakingMediaPod | @JoinColossus Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com).Show Notes (00:00) Welcome to Making Media(01:36) The Challenges of Building a Product Like Matter(03:41) The Power of Curation in the Digital Age(08:03) The Future of Recommendation Systems(15:26) The Challenges of Building a User-Centric Product(22:14) The Intersection of Reading and Listening in the Digital Age(25:12) The Business Model of Matter(27:04) Ben’s Recommendation #1: The Road to Self-Renewal (33:14) Ben’s Recommendation #2: Basic Income, Not Basic Jobs: Against Hijaking Utopia(42:38) Ben’s Recommendation #2: The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic(51:19) The Importance of Being An Enthusiast(52:06) Debrief

Our guest today is the preeminent aviation journalist, Jon Ostrower. Jon is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Air Current, which he started in 2018. It's an independent subscription media business focused on the global aerospace and aviation industries.Jon started blogging about the airline industry as a 22-year-old while working in politics, but he quickly became consumed by his passion and went on to work for Flight Global, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN before striking off to build his own media business. Throughout this conversation, he thoughtfully outlines the key decisions he's made in building The Air Current into the success it is today. Please enjoy this episode of Making Media with Jon Ostrower.Listen to the Boeing Business Breakdown with Jon.For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.-----Making Media is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Making Media, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.Follow us on Twitter: @ReustleMatt | @domcooke | @MakingMediaPod | @JoinColossus Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com).Show Notes (00:00) Welcome to Making Media(02:35) First Question - Jon's Journey into Aviation Journalism(03:44) The Miracle of Flight and the Aerospace Industry(05:12) Jon's Early Career and the Birth of His Blog(06:39) The Evolution of The Air Current(10:24) The Importance of Quality Content and Audience Engagement(16:05) The Challenges and Triumphs of Scaling a Media Business(23:00) The Role of Passion and Expertise in Media Success(29:25) The Importance of Owning Your Platform(33:47) The Future of The Air Current and Closing Thoughts(38:16) Debrief

Spike Eskin, the programming director at New York's WFAN, talks about traits to look for in audio hosts, benefits of athletes as hosts, sponsorship differences between radio and podcasting, chemistry between podcast hosts, understanding podcast listenership, podcast ad effectiveness, role of athletes in sports media, friction and characters in podcasting, and building a community through sports radio.