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In this episode, the crew discusses our holiday plans, new features that were just introduced inside of Buzzsprout, the future of the podcast advertising ecosystem, and how to create a podcast directory as a marketing strategy for your show.
Check out the totally legit bios written using the new host/co-host feature for each of us on the official Buzzcast website.
Links from this episode:

• Add host & co-host information to your Buzzsprout site
• Say goodbye to your favorite podcast promo codes (The Verge Article)
• Travis' new podcast directory: ICOCPodcasts.com

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In this episode, Tom Rossi joins Jordan and Kevin to discuss ways to celebrate International Podcast Day, why farming downloads isn't an effective growth hack, the significance Serial had on the podcasting world, what we can learn from audio fiction podcasts, and the importance of owning your podcast.
INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY
Friday, September 30th
https://internationalpodcastday.com/
WHAT'S NEW IN DIRECTORIES
Goodpods added!
Stitcher & Pandora removed (for now).
GAMING THE SYSTEM
Podcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners Through Mobile-Game Ads
by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/inside-podcasters-explosive-audience-growth
155,000 PROLIFIC PODCASTS?
https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/the-most-prolific-categories-in-podcasting
SERIAL IS BACK!
Another episode of Serial is released following the release of Adnan Syed.https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123878679/adnan-syed-released-serial
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT
Tenderfoot TV has struck a deal to adapt a short film into two podcasts.https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/podcasts-give-birth-to-film-now-tenderfoot-tv-is-flipping-the-script/article_7d496c96-3517-11ed-825a-337912be3e27.html
STUDENTS SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER PODCAST
https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/19/23362483/know-justice-know-peace-podcast-trademark-denver-students-lawsuit
HELLO INTERNET VINYL
http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/68
Kevin (49%), Jordan (27%), Tom (24%)
Thanks to guest host, Tom Rossi @tomrossi7!

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Tom Rossi joins us as we take a deep-dive into the bizarre world of fake podcasts on platforms like TikTok and Twitter, unmasking the intentions behind these deceitful strategies. From an analysis of Twitter's recent rebranding to a conversation about the sponsorship opportunity to Rails World, this episode is loaded with insights for all podcast enthusiasts.
We're thrilled to announce a new Buzzsprout Conversations video with the incredible radio host, MTV VJ, and co-founder of podcasting, Adam Curry. Also, we delve into the potential of TikTok's new feature that allows podcasters to link their RSS feed to the platform. And did you know that some libraries offer recording booths for patrons? Discover more such intriguing nuggets in this episode of Buzzcast!
View the DISCUSSION THREAD on Twitter!
Special thanks to Tom Rossi for joining us! You can find him on Twitter (X) @tomrossi7
FAKE PODCASTS
Influencers and hustle bros are faking podcasts to look more official. Watch the wild and humorous video by Jaime French to learn all about it.
RAILS WORLD AMSTERDAM
Apply to the Rails World Podcast program for the opportunity to get a conference ticket, 3-night hotel stay, and a recording space! Deadline is August 7th, 2023.
TWITTER / X
Twitter is now simply "X".
COHOST AI FOR MORE LANGUAGES
Buzzsprout's Cohost AI now works with Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Indonesian, Swedish, Czech, and Hungarian.
PODBASE
Podbase (by Charles Wiltgen) now tests whether or not RSS feeds follow the Podcast Standards Project standard for RSS feeds.
TIKTOK LINKS TO PODCASTS
TikTok is sending invitations to podcasters to link their RSS feed to the app.
RIVERSIDE MAGIC CLIPS
Riverside now has an AI tool called Magic Clips to find the best clips for social media.
PODBOOK
We got one thanks to Podium! Check out our How To Start A Podcast Podbook
BUZZSPROUT CONVERSATIONS: ADAM CURRY
Watch the interview on the Buzzsprout YouTube channel!
📣 SOUND-OFF QUESTION: What is your "why" or inspiration behind starting your podcast?
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In this episode, the hosts reveal the newest Buzzsprout feature (Episode Footers), talk about lessons learned after Spotify axes exclusive shows, Alban gives his take on the iHeart mobile gaming scandal, and Jordan shares how she stumbled upon the original (Victorian) Ghostbusters.
GAMING THE SYSTEM (FROM 9/29/2022 EPISODE)
https://www.buzzsprout.com/231452/11409852Podcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners Through Mobile-Game Ads
by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/inside-podcasters-explosive-audience-growth
NEW FEATURE: EPISODE FOOTERS
https://www.buzzsprout.com/new/74-episode-footer
The Episode Footer is the easiest way to add the same information to the end of all your episodes. Use it for host credits, social media links, or whatever else you can think of!
SPOTIFY EXCLUSIVES CANCELLED
Spotify cancels 11 shows: https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/spotify-cancels-podcast-shows-layoffs-1235395020
Spotify UK relaunches show without hosts: https://podnews.net/update/old-show-new-hosts
ELGATO WAVE DX
https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-dx-dynamic-microphone
Elgato's first dynamic microphone.
PODCASTS ON VINYL (CONT.)
We found a couple custom vinyl sites! ($$$)
https://vinylify.com/
https://intheclouds.io/
BOOSTAGRAM NUMEROLOGY
https://github.com/Podnews-LLC/boostagram-numerology
POST SHOW: GHOSTBUSTED!
The Ghost Extinguisher by Gelett Burgess from Cosmopolitan Magazine, April 1905.
*Content Warning: there are elements of racism in this short story.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26950/26950-h/26950-h.htm#THE_GHOST-EXTINGUISHER
Did we accidentally discover the real inspiration behind the Ghostbusters movie?
An excerpt: "My assistants with the extinguishers stood firm, and although almost unnerved by the sight, they summoned their courage, and directed simultaneous streams of formaldybrom into the struggling mass of fantoms."..."Luckily the night was calm, and I was enabled to fill a dozen cylinders with the precipitated ghosts."
Alban (47%), Kevin (29%), Jordan (24%)

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In this episode, the hosts discuss "The Standards Innovation Paradox", weigh the pros and cons of multiple Facebook profiles, wonder at fanfiction about podcast hosts, and the truth is revealed about which one is an internet creep.
ACAST & PODCHASER
🎉 Congrats to both!
https://podnews.net/press-release/acast-podchaser

• Deal totals $34 million ($27.2 million initial & $6.8 million earn-out clause).
• Podchaser will operate as a separate brand and independent business.
• Will give Acast's advertisers better data to target ads.

THE PODCAST QUIZ
https://podcastfont.com/Quiz.html
PODDLE
https://poddle.podchaser.com/
HEARDLE
https://www.spotify.com/heardle/
THE STANDARDS INNOVATION PARADOX
https://mignano.medium.com/the-standards-innovation-paradox-e14cab521391
The Standards Innovation Paradox is a blog post written by Michael Mignano about the trade-off of finding an audience quickly vs innovative development.
FACEBOOK TESTING MULTIPLE PROFILES
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23219030/facebook-multiple-profiles-meta-active-users
Facebook will allow some users to have multiple profiles as part of a test.

• Up to five profiles per account
• Can use fake names for the extra profiles
• If any one profile violates Facebook's policies, that profile or all tied to the account can be affected.
• Interaction-based (i.e. work profile, hobby profile, family profile, etc.)

PODCAST FANFICTION
https://audioboom.com/posts/8103609-podcast-famous-with-brian-park
Audio Boom's Normal Gossip had an episode air on June 21st that detailed the story of three women who became a fans of a podcast that had a fan group on Reddit.
The women in the story found out that there was a fan-fiction group for this podcast, and thought it was hilarious, so they started taking part in writing fan fiction about the hosts.
It is definitely worth a listen!

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