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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The biz Four podcast trends for 2024 including more AI. theverge.com) Is employee ownership the future of podcasting companies? bloomberg.com) Podcasting has a metrics problem. podcasts.apple.com) Nilay Patel talks with Mina Hsiang, the administrator of the United States Digital Service.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The biz The podcasting industry is facing a reckoning. techcrunch.com) Podcast companies are turning to advertising to get the word out. slate.com) Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ podcast, 'Wiser Than' was named Apple's ($AAPL) podcast of the year. wsj.com) Spotify ($SPOT) has cancelled ‘Heavyweight,’ and ‘Stolen.’

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

wsj.com) The Castro podcasting app may be going away. washingtonpost.com) Lists The best podcasts of 2023 including “The Big Dig.” newyorker.com) The top podcasts of 2023 via Apple Podcasts, including the Huberman Lab. apple.com) The top podcasts of 2023 via Spotify, including the Joe Rogan Experience.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The biz Podcasting continues to professionalize. fastcompany.com) There is a bull market in podcasts by NFL players, in season. nytimes.com) The 10 best podcasts of 2023 including 'Strike Force Five.' time.com) Economy Stephen Dubner on why it is so hard to build stuff in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The biz Apple ($AAPL) is adding auto-generated podcast transcripts in a forthcoming iOS update. variety.com) It sure sounds that behind the scenes podcasting pioneer Gimlet was a hot mess. techcrunch.com) The Smartless guys just signed a $100 million deal with SiriuSXM ($SIRI).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The biz Podcasting now makes up some 50% of Slate's revenues. axios.com) Don't forget that modern podcasts are businesses, big businesses. semafor.com) Why audio companies are still laying off workers. youtube.com) Economy Justin Carbonneau and Jack Forehand talk all things inflation with Cullen Roche.

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JULY 29, 2022

The biz Nonfiction podcasting has a plagarism problem. variety.com) 45 podcast episodes to help you learn about investing. overlookedalpha.com) The 15 best tech podcasts including the 'Techmeme Ride Home.' theracket.news) Audiobook functionality will arrive inside Spotify ($SPOT) “quite imminently.”

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The biz The 25 best podcasts of 2023 including 'The Retrievals' by Susan Burton. theatlantic.com) The best podcasts of 2023 according to people who make podcasts including 'The Town with Matthew Belloni.' vulture.com) Economy 10 things Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway learned in 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The biz Google ($GOOGL) is sunsetting Google Podcasts in favor of YouTube Music. techcrunch.com) Apple ($AAPL) Podcasts now pulls in more content from associated apps. theverge.com) Spotify ($SPOT) wants to translate podcasts into different languages using the host's voice.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Listening A change to Apple ($AAPL) Podcasts is upending the industry. semafor.com) Michael Covel talks with Mathew Passy, a Podcast Producer/Consultant at ThePodcastConsultant.com, about the nuts and bolts of podcasting.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The biz Podcasts continue to take ear share. insideradio.com) Podcasting will not save the radio business: the case of Audacy. bloomberg.com) Bleacher Report wants to help more athletes launch new podcasts. hollywoodreporter.com) Has the podcast bubble finally burst?

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MARCH 8, 2024

The biz Transcripts have come to Apple ($AAPL) Podcasts. sixcolors.com) The Apple ($AAPL) vs. Spotify ($SPOT) fight heats up. spyglass.org) Economy Derek Thompson talks with Judd Cramer about what economists got wrong about the current economy.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Spotify Spotify ($SPOT) is demonetizing white noise podcasts. theverge.com) Spotify's ($SPOT) push into podcasts has been drama-filled. thereformedbroker.com) Sam Dogen talks the business of podcasts with Srini Rao of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast. wsj.com) The biz Ten million downloads is a lot for a finance channel.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Podcasting Jim O'Shaughnessy talks the business of podcasting with Danny Miranda. infiniteloopspodcast.com) Khe Hy talks with Johnny Miller about the attraction of listening to podcast on 2x.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

youtube.com) Paul Buser and Rick Buhrman talk with Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal who are the founders of the Acquired podcast. (ritholtz.com) Justin Carbonneau and Jack Forehand talk with Eric Crittenden of Standpoint Funds about all-weather investing.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The biz For some people podcasts have been the soundtrack of their everyday lives. washingtonpost.com) The top 10 podcasts for CEOs in 2023 including 'How I Built This.' readwrite.com) Ten of the best science and technology podcasts including 'Science Vs.' (newscientist.com) Five evergreen podcasts including 'Gastropod.'

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The biz What some podcasting industry leaders have to say about its future. hollywoodreporter.com) Matt Reustle and Dom Cooke on how to start a podcast the right way. joincolossus.com) What do podcast producers do? fastcompany.com) Spotify Spotify ($SPOT) has a white noise problem.

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JUNE 16, 2023

The biz Pew Research on the state of podcasting in the U.S. pewresearch.org) Why venture capital and podcasting were never meant to fit. defector.com) What the 'If Books Could Kill' podcast tells us about culture and the books business. theatlantic.com) Lessons learned from doing 100 podcast episodes.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The biz Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with David Senra about his passion for founders and podcasts. joincolossus.com) The Economist is adding a paid podcast tier. axios.com) How to keep your voice is good shape. washingtonpost.com) Economy Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Dror Poleg about AI and the future of work.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

The biz The bots have come for podcasting. semafor.com) Rogue AI voices are already out in the wild. nytimes.com) We don't have great defenses for deepfakes. variety.com) Companies Benjamin Gilbert and David Rosenthal talk about the latest iteration of Nvidia ($NVDA).

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APRIL 21, 2023

The biz Matt Reustle and Dom Cooke talk the future of podcasting with Bryan Barletta who is the founder of Sounds Profitable. joincolossus.com) Spotify ($SPOT) is removing the paywall on more of its owned podcasts. semafor.com) Americans largely trust the information provided in podcasts.

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MARCH 1, 2024

The biz Google Podcasts is going away. wired.com) Finance Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway talks multi-strategy hedge funds with Krishna Kumar, a portfolio manager at Goose Hollow Capital Management. podcasts.apple.com) Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Ali Hamed, co-founder and partner at CoVenture.

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JUNE 23, 2023

The biz Spotify's ($SPOT) podcasting plans are unraveling. theverge.com) Who listens to true crime podcasts? pewresearch.org) Companies Benjamin Gilbert and David Rosenthal talk with Uber ($UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. joincolossus.com) Economy Michael Klein talks with Steven Durlauf about inter-generational changes in income.

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The Big Picture

MAY 12, 2023

Spotify iTunes The post Podcast: Rit Angles appeared first on The Big Picture. ” It’s a fun hour when I get on the other side of the mic. Check it out here.

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MAY 5, 2023

The biz Why Spotify ($SPOT) is remaking its podcast business (variety.com) YouTube Music now offers podcasts. engadget.com) A list of the most impactful investing podcasts. lowecom.com) What does 'The Joe Rogan AI Experience' sound like?

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APRIL 7, 2023

The biz Is the podcast boom going bust? musically.com) Recommendations 10 podcast episodes you might like including Cliff Asness on 'Masters in Business' with Barry Ritholtz. riskofruinpod.substack.com) 10 podcasts the team at Oaktree Capital recommend including 'Masters in Business.'

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JUNE 2, 2023

The biz Consolidation is here, again, as independent podcast companies sell out. bloomberg.com) Ad buyers love podcasts, especially business-focused ones. insideradio.com) The number of songs uploaded to streaming services just keep increasing. om.co) Finance David Rubenstein talks with Cliff Asness about the return of value.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

honest-broker.com) Interviewing Russell Sherman talks with Barry Ritholtz about what he has learned through 500 episodes of the 'Masters in Business' podcast. podcasters.spotify.com) Aaron Lammer, talk with Casey Newton and Kevin Roose about the state of technology and podcasting.

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MARCH 3, 2023

The biz There's really no distinction between podcasts and audiobooks. hollywoodreporter.com) Podcasts are coming to YouTube Music. permanentequity.com) Morgan Housel Morgan Housel has launched a new podcast. techcrunch.com) Nicole Lapin is launching the Money News Network. The first episode is on the 'art of spending money.'

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The biz The podcasting business has gone from gold rush to mature in a couple of years. niemanlab.org) Spotify ($SPOT) has yet to make the most of its podcast acquisitions.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

The biz The podcasting business has downshifted. hollywoodreporter.com) Why podcasters need to have a video strategy. morningconsult.com) Why the All-In podcast has become a must-listen for Muskophiles. slate.com) Companies Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Mark Urquhart about the business of Hermès.

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MARCH 31, 2023

gq.com) Business Benjamin Gilbert and David Rosenthal sit down for a long talk with David Senra of the Founders podcast. ritholtz.com) Howard Lindzon spoke with Barry Ritholtz about how market narratives form and his favorite podcast guests. Listening Why classical music needs a standalone app.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Podcasting Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Dwarkesh Patel of 'The Lunar Society' podcast about how to become a better podcaster.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The biz How an idea becomes a podcast: the case of the new 'Work Appropriate' pod. wired.com) How to write a podcast script. infiniteloopspodcast.com) Frazer Rice talks the business of online dating with Irina Manta of the 'Strangers on the Internet' podcast. annehelen.substack.com) Is listening to audiobooks really reading?

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The biz Podcasting ad revenue is expected to rise in 2023. 1 podcaster on Spotify for 2022. wired.com) Anderson Cooper is working through his grief on a new podcast 'All There Is With Anderson Cooper.' insideradio.com) Joe Rogan maintained his hold as the No. variety.com) The problem with Spotify ($SPOT) Wrapped.

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MAY 26, 2023

lefsetz.com) AI-generated podcasts are coming. The biz Test-driving the New York Times audio app. wired.com) Startups Eric Newcomer talks with Sarah Tavel of Benchmark Capital. newcomer.co) Carolyn Levy and Jessica Livingston talk with Y Combinator founder Paul Graham.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hey, this is a really nice surprise: Masters in Business was the winner in the Best Business-to-Business Podcast. Full list of nominees and winners here :… The post Adweek: MiB Best Business-to-Business Podcast! I am Thrilled and humbled to win anything! ” Such a lovely sentiment, I am grateful for the recognition.

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