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Quick Episode Summary:

• Intro :07
• PROMO 1: Fighting Through 1:29
• How you can be featured by Libsyn! 2:06
• PROMO 2: Ghost Press 3:46
• Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars. 4:15
• Elsie and Rob Conversation 7:51
  • The history of how long it took to get this Pandora deal going!
  • PR announcements about Pandora
  • The bottom line on what you need to know to get your podcast into Pandora
  • How many people listened to our Pandora announcement when we published to the app? Data from Rob
  • What does Pandora mean for podcast growth?
  • Will Pandora be able to make podcast suggestions?
  • The Poddie awards on SNL and what Rob and Elsie think about it with some insight from Steve Goldstein’s article
  • Elsie makes amends
  • Where have YOU been via Alain 35:46
  • Apple Podcasts and what to expect to get your podcast approved, it seems it’s now 5 business days MINIMUM
  • Pocketcasts released 7.0!
  • Apple is probing sudden declines in their listener stats
  • A not so good article on Medium about the percentage of podcasts that have ads
  • The Whiskycast is coming to Pittsburgh for a whisky panel and a good cause
  • The 2018 People’s Choice Awards Pop Podcast!
  • If you want to change the title of your show, should you start a brand new feed or should I try to convert the current feed?
  • Are Thursdays a better day to publish than Saturday?
  • How should Elsie showcase information about apps and workflows on recording remotely?
  • NPR is running a student podcasting contest and have published a simple guide for starting a podcast
  • Worst email of the week
  • PROMO 3: Comics Alternative 1:02:50
  • Stats, stats, stats! Geographic and user agents

Featured Podcast Promos + Audio

• Fighting Through
• Ghost Press
• Comics Alternative
• Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars
• Alain Guillot from the Alain Guillot Podcast
• One of the best podcast apps, Pocket Casts, just got a big redesign
• Recording remotely on Facebook
• Recording remotely on Twitter
• Recording remotely on Instagram
• NPR is running a student podcasting contest
• Starting your podcast guide for students

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :)
• The Poddie Awards on SNL
• Did SNL just set podcasting back?
• Harris from Sleep Whispers
• Bijay from Inspiring Talk

Where is Libsyn Going? (In Real Life)

• Podcon in Seattle
• Podfest in Orlando
• Proclaim 19
• NAB in Las Vegas

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