The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast

Elsie Escobar and Rob Walch

The show that takes it beyond how to podcast into keeping you podcasting with podcasting tips and information for the everyday podcaster + taking you inside Libsyn the largest podcast host and distribution network since 2004!

  1. 302 Podcasting Ohana: Todd Cochrane’s Influence, Apple Podcasts Updates and YouTube’s Latest for Podcasters

    23 SEPT

    302 Podcasting Ohana: Todd Cochrane’s Influence, Apple Podcasts Updates and YouTube’s Latest for Podcasters

    Remembering Todd Cochrane and his impact on podcasting, discussing the Apple Event from the lens of podcasting, updates to Apple Podcasts on iOS 26. advertising and monetization announcements from YouTube, so many YouTube announcements for creators and audio first podcasters, limits in Apple Podcasts? We discuss, and as always stats, this time geographic and user agent! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (1:56) Rob and Elsie conversation (2:23) On Todd Cochrane and what he meant to us (9:10) Audio: Todd Cochrane on his journey into podcasting and the Blubrry origin story (14:24) Audio: Todd Cochrane on the power of the podcasting community (19:20) All about the "Awe Dropping" Apple Event from the podcaster's POV (23:32) Audio: Tyler Stalman using the AirPods Pro 3 (34:38) More on AirPods Pro 3 and their sound quality Apple Podcasts iOS 26 updates (34:39) YouTube news on monetization and advertising (37:25) New YouTube tools for creators (39:58) YouTube announces new tools for audio podcasters and more! (43:11) That Hollywood Report article (56:23) Stats: geographic and user agent (1:00:36) Where have we been and where are we going Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Todd Cochrane Tyler Stalman Where have we been and where are we going SIGN UP! → Libsyn Office Hours for October! Afros & Audio | Black Podcasts PODFEST EXPO Our 12th Annual Event - PODFEST EXPO Home Page - NRB 2026 Convention | Feb. 17-20, 2026 NAB Show. Where storytelling meets scale. The Podcast Show 2026 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Will AirPods Pro 3 be the new default wireless mic for content creators? iOS 26: What’s new - Apple Podcasts for Creators Overcast YouTube announces new generative AI tools for Shorts creators | TechCrunch YouTube to use AI to help podcasters promote themselves with clips and Shorts | TechCrunch YouTube Plans to Win Over Spotify's Audio-First Podcasters With AI - Business Insider AI Podcast Start Up Plans 5,000 Shows, 3,000 Episode a Week Podcast Growth Tips That Work! From SEO to Social Media (Libsyn Office Hours Recap) - YouTube HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1h 7m
  2. Memorial to Todd Cochrane on New Media Show

    11 SEPT

    Memorial to Todd Cochrane on New Media Show

    Remembering our good friend Todd Cochrane.  This is a special feed drop of the memorial for Todd on the New Media Show, with Rob Greenlee, Adam Curry, Mike Dell, and Rob Walch.  Todd you will be greatly missed.

    1h 6m
  3. 301 2025 Podcasting Landscape, Claiming Your Show in Apple Podcasts and Reverse Churn

    9 SEPT

    301 2025 Podcasting Landscape, Claiming Your Show in Apple Podcasts and Reverse Churn

    Understanding podcast downloads and metrics, including what is the podcast market size? Insights from the Podcast Landscape 2025 report (part 1), claiming your podcast in Apple Podcasts when you don't have access to your original email, sharing your podcast in Spotify just got easier, and stats mean and median download numbers Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:09) Rob and Elsie conversation (4:25) Is Chrome the new Safari of 'not real downloads'? (8:53) What is the podcast market size? (12:24) Discussing The Podcast Landscape (Part 1) from Sounds Profitable (37:13) Claiming your podcast in Apple Podcasts even if you don't have access to the email that you used to launch it (45:34) Looks like sharing your podcast on Spotify just got easier (53:26) About the Guiness Book World record that Taylor Swift set (56:50) Stats, mean and median numbers (58:58) Where have we been and where are we going? Where have we been and where are we going Afros & Audio | Black Podcasts PODFEST EXPO Our 12th Annual Event - PODFEST EXPO Home Page - NRB 2026 Convention | Feb. 17-20, 2026 NAB Show. Where storytelling meets scale. The Podcast Show 2026 Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Podcasting Market Size to Surpass USD 217.63 Billion by The Podcast Landscape 2025 Part One: Core Podcast Metrics - Sounds Profitable Sharing Podcasts Just Got Easier In Spotify With Launch Of In-App Messages. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Guinness Confirms: Taylor Swift Helps ‘New Heights’ Set YouTube Podcast Record. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Podcast Pros to Follow on Social Media | Podglomerate Smarter, Not Harder: A Guide to AI Podcasting Tools and Workflows - Official Libsyn Blog Podcast Movement Soundbites: Wisdom from the Libsyn Team - Official Libsyn Blog HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1h 4m
  4. 300 Taylor Swift’s Podcast Impact, $100M+ Libsyn Payouts, and the New Podcast Movement

    27 AUG

    300 Taylor Swift’s Podcast Impact, $100M+ Libsyn Payouts, and the New Podcast Movement

    Libsyn Payouts to Producers over $100 Mil! Finally, what you've been waiting for, our thoughts on the Taylor Swift podcast appearance, plus, a bit of a Podcast Movement recap, some YouTube data audience percentages, what gets searched in Apple Podcasts and mean, median, geographic and user agents stats! --- and FYI: WE RECORDED BEFORE TAYLOR & TRAVIS GOT ENGAGED! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:27) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:07) Over 100M of payouts to creators from Libsyn! (4:26) The Taylor Swift appearance on a podcast (12:25) Podcast Movement merger news (24:36) Analysis of podcasting trends & the Hollywood Reporter article (36:35) What actually works in search in Apple Podcasts + naming best practices (43:40) The Age of Audio! (50:02) Podcast playback errors? YouTube links in the enclosure! (53:50) Stats! Mean, median, geographic and user agents (59:11) Where have we been and where are we going? Where have we been and where are we going CrimeCon Afros & Audio Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Libsyn 100M Creator Payouts Press Release! Libsyn Creator Payouts Jump 40% In First Half Ahead Of Expansion To Smaller Shows. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce - YouTube Taylor Swift’s First Podcast Appearance Sends ‘New Heights’ To 10 Million Views. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Seven-Figure Merger Brings Together Sounds Profitable, Podcast Movement. | Story | insideradio.com What’s Next for Sounds Profitable - Sounds Profitable Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #1 Twila Dang's LinkedIn Post #2 Who’s Really Winning the Podcast Wars — and How HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1 hr
  5. 299 Wondery’s Shake-Up, Human-First AI Tools, and The Art of Rebranding Your Show

    12 AUG

    299 Wondery’s Shake-Up, Human-First AI Tools, and The Art of Rebranding Your Show

    Amazon is breaking up the operations of its Wondery podcast network and we get into it, working with AI to help with your podcast and keeping it human, rebranding your podcast, what to do before you change the name, plus we're headed to Podcast Movement! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:03) PROMO: Video Fuzzy (2:38) Elsie and Brian conversation (3:47) Wondery’s Restructure (33:35) Broader creator economy themes (35:47) Using AI/automation for “Smarter, Not Harder” podcasting! (51:42) Podcast rebranding (1:01:56) The Libsyn Team at Podcast Movement (1:04:14) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Video Fuzzy Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business - Bloomberg Amazon denies report it's shutting down Wondery podcast studio | TechCrunch Amazon's Wondery Restructure: Steve Boom on More Celebrity-Led Titles American Eagle Stock Soars After Trump Backs Sydney Sweeney Ad Libsyn Podcast Movement Dallas 2025 Sessions Dissecting...CON AIR (1998): The Pinnacle of 90's Action Movies? - Dissect That Film Podcast #213 - YouTube The Cinema Psychos Show - HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1h 7m
  6. 298 Apple Listening Reports, Monetization Realities, and Podcast Marketing Trends

    29 JUL

    298 Apple Listening Reports, Monetization Realities, and Podcast Marketing Trends

    Apple Podcasts new listening reports, discussing global consumer trends and podcast marketing trends, geographic and user agents download stats and a lot more! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (1:57) Rob and Elsie conversation Condolences to the Osbourne family (3:14) If you sign up for Automatic Podcast Ads, make sure that you fill out all the relevant tax information! (5:50) Apple Podcasts have announced enhancements to their Listening Reports (8:58) Discussing the Times 100 best podcasts list (15:27) Conversation about the roll back of public media funding (21:18) When will Stephen Colbert start his podcast? (24:51) Creating private and accessible content for your audience The hybrid approach of membership plus advertising (28:27) Audio Feedback: Marc Gunn's Irish and Celtic Music podcast is 20! (29:43) WARC's 2025 Global Consumer Trends report (31:48) The Podcast Marketing Trends Report (45:42) Stats, geographic and user agent (49:12) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Marc from The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Subscription Listening Reports - Apple Podcasts for Creators 100 Best Podcasts of All Time | TIME NPR’s top editor Edith Chapin is stepping down days after funding cuts - The Washington Post Media Bias Chart | AllSides Starlink hits new customers in rural NC with $500 'Demand Surcharge' | VERIFY | wcnc.com Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' has been canceled by CBS | AP News Budden Opens The Books: $20 Million In Annual Revenue, Most From Patreon Subs. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Podcasting Poised To Benefit As Consumers Turn To Influencers. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy Episode 57: Redefining Success in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Immigrant Nation | Podcast on Spotify HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    52 min
  7. 297 Metrics That Matter, Pro Multi-User Management and Podcast Shut Down Best Practices

    15 JUL

    297 Metrics That Matter, Pro Multi-User Management and Podcast Shut Down Best Practices

    Is learning to create a press release an asset for podcasters? Things to think about if you're going to shut down your podcast, a co-hosted in-person podcast set-up that portable and modern, Podlink is back to its original owner! can you put a PDF in your RSS feed? We clarity gathering all the data for your podcast, we got some great feedback on Libsyn's Multi-user, the Age of Audio documentary, and download stats, mean and median numbers! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:17) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:52) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Libsyn multi-user feature via Steve Stewart (9:09) The independent podcaster's survey! (10:33) Podlink is back to its original owner (13:16) What's the value of teaching podcasting students about creating a press release? (16:14) Understanding download data and suspect growth (25:39) Getting a PDF in an RSS feed? Best practices (30:00) Libsyn stats vs Apple/Spotify stats (33:57) AUDIO FEEDBACK: Advice on ending a podcast via Civilla Morgan (40:41) Modern in-person, portable podcast setups! (47:59) How do you get short, clean podcast links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify? (51:08) Rob featured on The Age of Audio documentary! (53:15) Review of research into politically themed podcasts' popularity from Castbox (1:00:32) Process of AI-generated summarized race reports (1:06:27) Stats! Mean and median download numbers! (1:08:05) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Steve Stewart Civilla Morgan Where have we been and where are we going Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Audio) Behind the Mic: 20 Years of Podcasting Secrets from Libsyn’s VP | Podcasting Secrets (Video) Diversity, Inclusion & Representation in Podcasting with Elsie Escobar - Linkedin live video stream Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Indie Podcasters' Survey 2025 Podlink’s Next Chapter Rob's PDF: Stats Cycling Together with Kristin and Steve H1 XLR 2 Track Handy Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM PodTrak P4 Podcast Recorder | Buy Now | ZOOM RØDECaster Duo | Integrated Audio Production Studio | RØDE AGE OF AUDIO - YouTube New Political Podcasts Surge Past Veterans In Subscriber Race, Says TheRighting. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com Formula E and Google Cloud to Collaborate on Inclusivity Podcast for Visually Impaired - Jul 9, 2025 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1h 12m
  8. 296 Libsyn Multi-User, New Podcast Audience Data and LUFS!

    1 JUL

    296 Libsyn Multi-User, New Podcast Audience Data and LUFS!

    Multi-user has rolled out! No more sharing your password with people that help you podcast! And it's totally easy to add them to your account! Insight into measuring digital audio in media mix models, tools to figure out our LUFS --- IYKYK, a workflow for getting control of channels in Apple Podcasts, discussing the Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' Podcast Download Spring 2025 Report, how to download all of your files from an RSS feed? We got answers! Plus, geographic and user agents! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! 🔆 If you are starting a podcast or looking to find a new home for your podcast use the code thefeed to get your first month free on Libsyn! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary (2:24) Rob and Elsie conversation (3:00) Wanna add team members to your podcast without sharing your password? All about Multi-user on Libsyn (6:25) Why would you need to grant others access to your Libsyn account? (12:03) Measuring digital audio in media mix models (14:03) Acast has a new CEO! (15:00) How to check your LUFS (21:34) iPad podcasting and glassy design (23:47) Getting access to an Apple Podcasts Connect account (31:16) Tencent Music Entertainment group buying Ximalaya (35:39) Discussing Cumulus Media & Signal Hill Insights' podcast download spring 2025 report (42:47) Audio Feedback: Darren from Weird Darkness (43:46) The Liver King was after Joe Rogan? (51:09) Downloading all your files from an RSS feed! (52:30) The new Podcast Marketing Trend report is out (54:11) Stats: Geographic and User Agents (57:51) Where have we been and where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio Darren from Weird Darkness Where have we been and where are we going Podcast Movement: The World's Largest Podcasting Community | Events, Resources & More! Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Avoid Podcast Burnout: How to Build a Podcast Dream Team (Step-by-Step) - YouTube How to Add Users to Your Libsyn Account | Multi User Access - YouTube Add or Edit Users for Your Show – Libsyn 5 IAB Measuring Digital Audio in Media Mix Models (MMM): A Beginner’s Guide Acast Names Greg Glenday CEO As Ross Adams Steps Down. | News | podcastnewsdaily.com MAZTR: Free Online Audio Loudness Meter Analyse your files - Loudness.app iPad podcasting and glassy design – Six Colors Create a channel - Apple Podcasts for Creators Tencent Music to Buy Ximalaya to Drive Online Media Ambitions - Bloomberg YouTube Isn’t Dominating Podcasting - Signal Hill Insights Cumulus Media Podcast Download Spring 2025 • Cumulus Podcast Network 'Liver King' Arrested After 'Picking a Fight' With Joe Rogan Joe Rogan Kicks Harder Than Kickboxer Joe Schilling On Kicking Machine - YouTube Joe Rogan on Getting the KICK POWER WORLD RECORD! - YouTube Podcast Archiver on the Mac App Store Podcast Marketing Trends 2025 Report | Data Driven Podcast Growth Insights - Podcast Marketing Academy HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world ☺️ Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Subscribe on YouTube → Follow via Spotify → Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page

    1h 1m
See All (100)

About

The show that takes it beyond how to podcast into keeping you podcasting with podcasting tips and information for the everyday podcaster + taking you inside Libsyn the largest podcast host and distribution network since 2004!

Information

More From Wizzard Media

You Might Also Like