Podcast Episodes

Podcast Predictions For 2026 - AI slop, video and more

Season 4 Episode 2

We share five predictions each for 2026, from defining what a podcast is to why time spent listening will replace reach as the industry’s favorite me…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Our review of 2025 - our predictions, highlights and lowlights

Season 4 Episode 1

James and Sam look back on our predictions for what 2025 would be like - and whether we got them right. Plus, our lowlights and highlights of the yea…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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2025's highlights, 2026 predictions from Spotify, Apple, Amazon and more

Season 3 Episode 47

What happens when Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Acast, Adobe, Pocket Casts, Triton, Bumper, Transistor, creators, and analysts all compare notes o…

3 months ago

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Better podcast analytics with PodAnalyst, plus TikTok doesn't launch a podcast

Season 3 Episode 46

We track the biggest forces shaping podcasting next year: Goalhanger’s network effect, a pivot to listener-based analytics, and the tension between o…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Better podcast analytics with PodAnalyst, plus TikTok doesn't launch a podcast

Season 3 Episode 46

We track the biggest forces shaping podcasting next year: Goalhanger’s network effect, a pivot to listener-based analytics, and the tension between o…

3 months, 1 week ago

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How A Daily News Podcast Hit 2,000 Episodes And What Recap Season Really Means For Podcasters

Season 3 Episode 45

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We break down the Recap Apocalypse across Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and Amazon, then dig into craft…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Why A Podcast Play Isn’t Enough And What To Track Instead

Season 3 Episode 44

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We cut through the download delusion and show how people, playback, and tim…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Inside Riverside Hosting and RSS.com’s Free Podcast Hosting

Season 3 Episode 43

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Financial Matters with Richard Oring

Richard Oring, from New Century Financial Group in Princeton, New Jersey, discusses...

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Sari Azout from Podcast Magic, TikTok and Netflix’s Audio Bet, And The Real Value Of Video

Season 3 Episode 42

We break down TikTok’s podcast network with iHeart, Netflix’s audio push, and whether video is worth the cost, then dig into research on clips, compa…

4 months ago

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Apple Adds AI Chapters And Timed Links; and an interview with DAX US

Season 3 Episode 41

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We test Netflix’s “video podcast” land grab, then show why Apple’s AI chapters and Timed Links ar…

4 months, 1 week ago

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