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Jan 28, 2020

Apple creating podcasts to support their TV+ offerings, the Music Modernization Act, more into Google Podcasts and your podcast website, Rob’s new Facebook policies, DMCA takedown notices, geographic and user agent stats and we finish off with a discussion all about the whole Spotify is bigger than Apple Podcasts narrative out there!

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Quick Episode Summary

  • :07 Intro!
  • 3:54 PROMO 1: Disney Chat With Pixie Dust Fan
  • 4:21 Rob and Elsie Conversation
  • Elsie is using a cool new app called TripMode
  • Go Chiefs!
  • Bloomberg says that Apple is discussing making original podcasts related to programs on TV+
  • A bit into Elsie’s post production
  • We’re correcting something we said in the past episode about public domain recordings and we find out about the Music Modernization Act
  • Do we have any suggestions on where one can look for podcasts that are looking for hosts?
  • Trying to clarify more info on Google Podcasts and podcast websites
  • Don’t use wav files for podcasting, use MP3s
  • Rebranding a show and keeping the same feed
  • Rob has a new policy about Facebook
  • Rob got 7 reputation points from the Apple Podcast community from the Apple Team!
  • 46:50 PROMO 2: CherryPickin’
  • The issues that arise when your podcast’s name is too basic
  • Congrats Jim Harold!
  • Worst Email of The Week and it’s all about DMCA takedown notices
  • Yep, our stats are Libsyn only shows
  • 59:26 PROMO 3: Hot Flashes and Cool Topics
  • Stats: geographic and and user agent stats
  • Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all those articles

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Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!


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