YouTube's TV takeover, a billion-user podcast boom, and the end of Skype? Get ready for massive shifts in the digital landscape. We're diving into YouTube's 2025 plans, how to leverage their podcast power, the surprising return of Digg, and crucial podcasting tips – plus, a new VP of Marketing!

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:14 ) PROMO 1: Otherwise Objectionable
• (4:14 ) Rob and Elsie conversation
• (5:20 ) Welcome new VP of Marketing, Chris Avello!
• (7:51 ) Skype will be shutting down
• (9:32 ) Digg is coming back
• (17:36 ) Into the YouTube podcast strategy
• (17:36 ) YouTube big bets for 2025
• (41:01 ) Why you need a podcast guest release
• (43:08 ) Replacing your episode after you've made a mistake
• (46:17 ) Podcast apps that have closed
• (54:25 ) PROMO 2: AdStops - Podcast Advertising On Track
• (55:49 ) Stats: mean and median numbers
• (57:32 ) Where have we been and where are we going

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Otherwise Objectionable
• PROMO 2: AdStops - Podcast Advertising On Track
• The Critical Role of Ad Ops: Proactive Strategies for Success featuring our own Sydney Dennis!

Where have we been and where are we going

• Elsie Escobar: Find Your Podcast Process
• Elsie Escobar: Pioneering a Path for Diverse Voices - Blubrry Podcasting
• Podcast Movement Evolutions | Chicago 2025
• NAB Show
• The Podcast Show 2025

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

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Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• Christopher Avello To Lead Libsyn Marketing, Focus On Next Phase Of Brand’s Growth. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com
• Skype is shutting down after two decades | CNN Business
• Smash that replay button: A 2024 recap of YouTube on TV - YouTube Blog
• From the YouTube CEO: Our big bets for 2025 - YouTube Blog
• Understand your YouTube engagement - Computer - YouTube Help
• YouTube is the Preferred Podcast Listening Service - Edison Research
• Celebrating 1 billion monthly podcast users on YouTube - YouTube Blog
• Free Podcast Guest Release Form
• Podcast App Graveyard
• Inviting your team to manage a show - Spotify
• Meghan Markle Reveals When New Podcast Is Launching with Lemonada Media
• Elsie Escobar: Find Your Podcast Process
• Elsie Escobar: Pioneering a Path for Diverse Voices - Blubrry Podcasting

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