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Author: Brendan Hutchins & Mark Steadman

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Join Brendan Hutchins 🙈 and Mark Steadman 🧔🏻 as they digest the very latest in podcast culture.
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In our first episode we examine the latest Infinite Dial report, and Podchaser's collected insights on the future of the medium.
Ma'ayan Plaut, the Podcast Librarian & Content Strategist at RadioPublic, joins Brendan and Mark to talk about the world of podcasts and specifically the word "podcast". Should that be the word to describe audio delivered over the Internet? What is it we are actually describing when we say "podcast"? 🙈 And yes, I (Brendan) put the punctution outside of quatation marks, because what is inside the quotes should be strickly what is quoted or reffered to; outside of the quotes has a different context. /rant #WeHaveOpinions
Brendan uncovered some interesting stats from Acast and has things to say about podcast app user interfaces. Mark gets excited about news podcasts for millennials, and they both try and answer the question "when will audio dramas get their day?"
Mark and Brendan are joined by Jon Hickman to follow up on what podcasts are called, the disconnect between magical video and mundane audio, and how online radio works in the UK.
Brendan and Mark are joined by Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of the Earbuds Podcast Collective, to talk about listening to podcasts in a group, attending live recordings, conferences, meetups and more.
Mark and Brendan discuss Google's plans to bring podcast joy to Android users, and delve into friend-of-the-show Ma'ayan Plaut's comprehensive article on podcast feedback. 🧔🏻 Mark is also looking for a new favourite show, so tweet #bitrate with your suggestions!
Kevin Goldberg of discoverpods.com joined the conversation with Mark and Brendan to discuss marketing a podcast correctly.
Podchaser creator Bradley Davis joins Mark and Brendan to discuss how much data is provided to podcast makers, apps, and the industry. Bradley and Brendan suggest new shows Mark has never heard, Bradley gives his 60 second explanation for why podcasts should not be completely free or ad-supported.
Are we Megatron?

Are we Megatron?

2018-05-2520:40

Mark chatted with Jason Reed of the Stop and Search podcast, which picked up two silvers at this year's British Podcast Awards.
Podcasting made $314 million in revenue last year. How can we spread the wealth so not just upper echelons benefit?
A new favorite podcast is added to the list, #MeToo extends into podcasts, the Google Podcasts app is actually out now, beware of Anchor (possibly), and how much is too much when it comes to re-listening to podcasts?
Dan Lizette of The Podcast Digest joins the conversation about podcast culture.
Aaron Wong from Nobody Asked for This, Holler Presents, and the band Downtown, joins Brendan and Mark to discuss being new to podcasts, initial discovery, the new Google Podcasts app, and the question of whether we need a “Netflix of podcasts”.
The Daily Tech News Show's Tom Merritt talks about Acast, audience engagement, brie and more.
Introducing Mixdown

Introducing Mixdown

2018-08-0405:52

While the show is on hiatus, Mark can't keep away from the mic so he's embarked on a daily podcasting challenge. This is what it sounds like.
The one in which we say goodbye.
Yuvi Zalkow, author, developer, video creator, and podcaster, shares his experience with failure and persistence.
Jenna Spinelle of Democracy Works helps us get a grip on community engagement, and podcast promotion.
Drew Ackerman from the Sleep With Me podcast discusses the trials and tribulations of podcast production.
3. Formats matter

3. Formats matter

2019-04-1249:00

Dan Misener from Pacific Content expounds on his prolific experience and expertise of trying and testing podcast ideas.
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