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Insider January 13, 2023 — Who’s afraid of the iPod?

Plus, YouTube is making some adjustments to its bullshit policy on swearing.

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Hot Pod Summit is coming back to Brooklyn!

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Insider January 6, 2023 —Are limited-run series sustainable?

Plus, Rogan steps in it. (“It” being fake news).

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Insider January 5, 2023 — Audiobook wars!

Plus, Shameless Acquisition Target achieves its main goal.

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Happy 2023, Donald Trump Jr. got a podcast deal

Plus, De La Soul is finally coming to streaming services in March

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Personal Faves

A completely biased, unscientific list of my top five podcast episodes of the year.

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Insider December 22, 2022 — How will podcasting fare in 2023?

The ad market is soft, layoffs will likely continue, but the industry should (hopefully) be alright.

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New year, new Anchor?

Plus, Angela Merkel also loves true-crime pods.

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Insider December 16, 2022 — Elon was confronted on Twitter Spaces, so he shut down Twitter Spaces

The feature is still down on iOS.

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Insider December 15, 2022 — This was not a great year for M&A

Plus, Spielberg options Maddow’s hit podcast.

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NPR cancels its summer internship program

The network has to make $10 million in budget cuts.

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Insider December 9, 2022 — Podcasts, so hot right now (in France)

Plus, Libsyn makes its free podcast creation service… not free.

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Elon Musk loves Twitter Spaces, but much of the team building it is gone

Plus, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast producer departs as Archetypes wraps its first season.

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Insider December 2, 2022 — Fun times with ethics

Sen. Ted Cruz landed a juicy podcast deal with iHeartMedia that could end up being a legal boondoggle.

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Insider December 1, 2022 — I spent 17,284 minutes this year writing Hot Pod

Spotify Wrapped gives us a look at which Spotify podcasts are working for Spotify

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The year of 1 trillion streams

More music is being streamed than ever before, and platforms are clamoring for listeners’ attention with end-of-year stats.

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Insider November 18, 2022 — How to break out on Anchor

The Psychology of your 20’s beat the odds and climbed to the top of the podcast charts

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Insider November 17, 2022 — Talent deals are back!

Plus, Pineapple Street employees have successfully unionized

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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans listen to a podcast every day

Plus, Anchor takes its video publishing capabilities global

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Insider November 11, 2022 — Why your favorite podcaster feels like a close friend

Plus, Spotify joins a Google pilot program to use its own payment system on Android

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