On this episode testing the new Samson Q9U + new fancy XLR cables, Apple Podcasts stats exports and new collections, Elsie’s JRE theory was right! NAB 2022 re-cap, Higher Ground is done with Spotify, the Libsyn YouTube Channel, micro interview with the Titus podcast, and Stats - what do podcasters actually care about?

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Quick Episode Summary

:13 Intro
2:47 PROMO 1: Into The Woods
3:17 Rob and Elsie conversation
4:04 Testing new gear: the Samson Q9U and fancy XLR cables
11:50 Twitter and Elon
14:08 Apple Podcasts podcast export reports and very nice collections
18:29 Audio feedback from Podcaster Jay
20:57 Elsie was right about that Joe Rogan strategy
25:58 NAB Las Vegas update from Rob
Calling Asian Pacific and Pacific Islander podcasters!
31:15 Are the Obama’s breaking up with Spotify?
35:34 Make sure you that your Libsyn account default setting is not set to 100
37:52 The Feed made the Goodpods charts!
40:05 Guess who has a YouTube channel?
41:34 The two ways people increase audience, according to Rob
44:15 PROMO 2: Women Amplified
46:20 The Libsyn office is truly remote
48:04 Getting your Apple Podcasts’s account live again
49:51 Acast closing down their podcast listening app
51:08 Interview segment: Titus
56:51 Covering some projections on podcast ad sales through 2026
1:01:12 PROMO 3: Experience Junkies
1:02:03 Stats! Discussing data on what podcasters are thinking
1:07:13 Where have we been?
Where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

PROMO 1: Into The Woods
PROMO 2: Women Amplified
PROMO 3: Experience Junkies
PodcasterJay from The .NET Core Show

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

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