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More people than ever are listening to podcasts

Nicholas QuahMarch 12, 2019

The podcast industry is growing out of its teen years — and facing a new identity struggle

Plus: The latest podcast-listening statistics, podcaster burnout, and messes and misconduct.

Tom WebsterAugust 7, 2018

Podcasting’s next frontier: A manifesto for growth (beyond the already converted)

“When people say that ‘Podcasts just aren’t for them’ or that there aren’t topics that they are interested in — maybe we should take them at their word? They need a show — just one show — and we either haven’t led them to it yet or maybe…just maybe…we haven’t made it yet.”

Nicholas QuahAugust 7, 2018

A big shakeup at Audible has left the audiobook giant’s podcast strategy unclear

Plus: Alex Jones gets deplatformed, a new alternative to Patreon for producers, and some contradictory data about how people use Alexa.

Nicholas QuahJuly 17, 2018

Dog-eared MP3s: The podcast and book publishing industries are finding new ways to cross-pollinate

Plus: S-Town gets sued, Spotlight goes audio, and a remarkable new podcast player named Wilson FM.

Nicholas QuahMarch 6, 2018

Alexa, can you get my kid to brush his teeth? (Oh, and Alexa? How exactly can I make money with you?)

Plus: Spotify sees growth in spoken audio, one network goes cult-happy, and Marc Maron upgrades his garage.

Nicholas QuahJanuary 9, 2018

What the rise of the smart speaker might mean for podcasts (and on-demand audio in general)

Plus: In-car podcasts, Apple commissions an original TV show about a true crime podcast gone viral, and what’s going on with Podtrac?

Nicholas QuahNovember 14, 2017

Who are podcast “super listeners,” what do they do, and how do we build podcasts for them?

Plus: Vox’s upcoming daily news podcast has a host; the convergence of audio media; what it means to be a ” “full-service creative podcast agency.”

Nicholas QuahJune 6, 2017

Apple, podcasting’s dominant (and mostly benign) middleman, is rebooting how it delivers shows

Plus: Gimlet makes a curious acquisition, a new run at fixing podcast discovery, and an under-the-hood technical shift.

Nicholas QuahApril 25, 2017

Gabfest, explainer, local, The Daily: A taxonomy of news podcasts

Plus: Edison offers up more podcast listener data, DeRay Mckesson teams up with Crooked Media, and Bill O’Reilly clings to his podcast.

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