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All 4 of Libsyn’s Hall of Famers are recording together face to face for the very first time to bring you the news that we have a new agreement with Entercom, to distribute Libsyn podcasts on RADIO.COM, Entercom’s integrated digital platform! Plus, some insight into Rob Greenlee’s move to Libsyn. Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Jennifer from Bourbon Barrel Podcasting JimJim from JimJim’s Reinvention Revolution Podcast Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Team Libsyn Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) All of the Libsyn Destinations available to you! How to set-up your Radio.com Destination Rob Greenlee on Podcast411 - direct link to MP3! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a twee

Starting off with some big news from The Libsyn Team, Google now including podcasting in their search results, Podfund thoughts and feelings, advice on making agreements with advertising companies, Tackling the Apple Podcasts review myth, insight in about Podcoin and as always, STATS, country breakdowns, Spotify country breakdowns and user agents Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro & how you can be featured by Libsyn! 2:25 PROMO 1: 2:48 Elsie and Rob Conversation A new addition to the Libsyn Team! Welcome Rob Greenlee! Google Podcasts now playing in browsers! iOS 12.3 went live on May 13 Congrats to Overcast for getting the Editors Choice designation in the iOS App store Tips on tagging an episode ‘trailer’ and what that means to your podcast listeners Elsie and Rob talk about Podfund 37:47 PROMO 2: Mind Your Mental Luminary App has been

Super specific tips on the new podcasts.apple.com URLs, email on new feature enhancements in iOS 12.2, the new ‘clips’ functionality on Overcast, OUR THOUGHTS ON LUMINARY!!!! Images supported in podcast app descriptions? New podcast industry acquisitions, the *worst* most mind blowing email of the week, mean and median stats and so much more! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro 1:44 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: The A&P Professor 5:55 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 6:56 PROMO 1: The Social Forge 7:20 Elsie and Rob Conversation So, what is the URL to use with the new podcast.apple.com links? It involves a lot of ? m t = & and oh so much more When your latest episode is missing from Apple’s Podcast App New email from Apple calling attention to the new features in iOS 12.2 Overcast now has Clip sharing! And who needs to use it? Find

We discuss the new Apple/iTunes podcast browser pages, having an audio player in your email, networks wanting all of your IP rights and our advice on what to do, what made Joe Rogan so successful, the Podcast Consumer data 2019 plus country and user agent stats! Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary :07 Intro 1:45 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: The Fit Mess Podcast 6:28 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:40 PROMO 1: Minor Murderers 8:10 Elsie and Rob Conversation Congrats to Elsie on successfully funding the She Podcasts conference at 200% Apple is changing the iTunes show URL’s Does an Apple iTunes Preview page show in stats as browser? Help on naming your episodes when you want to do a series for your show Refresh feed - yes or no? 27:11 Voice feedback from Paul Colligan re: what Android tablet Elsie should get Colons causing issues for episode title

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 1:53 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Collected Clan 7:17 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 8:34 PROMO 1: The Author Inside You 9:03 Elsie and Rob Conversation Rob has new AirPods New information for the summary iTunes tag! (description vs summary) Unknown season updates When do you start showing up in the Apple Podcasts Analytics? Big issues with people’s iTunes/Apple Podcasts charts - what could be going on? Checking your podcast on Google Podcasts on a desktop It looks like Google Podcasts is going to be transcribing your episodes! 35:21 Audio Feedback from Ron on adding ID3 tags with Audacity and is there anything better? The Blacklist Exposed recently moderated a panel with The Blacklist series creator Jon Bokenkamp! And so much more from them 40:44 Audio Feedback from Shawn about the connections made

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 1:48 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: She’s Building Her Empire 4:03 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 5:19 PROMO 1: A Perch of Birds 5:49 Elsie and Rob Conversation The “good generic time of the day, Elsie” painting Rob’s recording set up for the episode When Apple rejects your podcast submission with “The artwork, metadata, or an episode contain copyrighted content.” You can play your Spotify episodes to your Facebook Page via Facebook stories! 2 emails about Apple rankings in Apple Podcasts and iTunes An Apple event is coming on 3/25 and sometimes weirdness happens in the store right before the update “STOP WORRYING ABOUT the Apple charts” iHeart Radio and the meaning of first in two stories 26:13 PROMO 2: Peak Reality Where does the episode number show up in iTunes? How come when you label a podcast epi

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 1:43 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Jeff and Will’s Big Gay Fiction 6:22 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:58 PROMO 1: Your Empty Nest Coach 8:30 Elsie and Rob Conversation We begin by diving right into the email from Apple featuring 3 email questions If you’ve been listening and doing what we’ve taught for the past 18 months, then you’re fine The iTunes tags are not supported in iTunes Desktop TL;DR from the Apple email don’t spam your metadata - keep it clean Also, your show won’t be removed for having episode number in your episode titles Podcasts hosts should have supported all iTunes tags a long time ago - they’ve been out since the fall of 2017 35:25 Dr. Ginger Campbell sends us some feedback about using MyLibsyn our subscription service A couple of articles from Apple publications criticizing the

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 1:36 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Hashtag Questions 6:45 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 8:31 PROMO 1: Collected Clan 9:10 Elsie and Rob Conversation Apple Podcasts iOS 12.2 beta supports the episode number tag! Expect update in the Spring Apple updated their Terms of Service and we give you the exact paragraphs that changed 16:31 Rob finally used the Samson Q2U and did a test recording Who is best suited for the Samson Q2U? If you wanna know if your podcast is ok for Google Podcasts use the official site for checking Tip from Billy about using HTML tags for creating nicely formatted shownotes Himalaya Media launched a new app for iOS and Android, now if we could get them to focus on the listeners not the producers 25:56 Voice Mail from Troy about whether or not most podcasts started after 2014 Intere

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 2:38 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Atheist Nomad 7:35 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 9:11 PROMO 1: Marketing Story Lab 9:41 Elsie and Rob Conversation Has Rob used his Samson Q2U? Elsie has been informed of issues with eCamm Call Recorder and Mojave, has anyone else? The Libsyn Team is back with their Podcasting Quickstarts with a new workflow! Our Libsyn Podcast Pages are awesome! Share your examples with us 19:44 What to add to your podcast talk? Audio feedback from Josh ID3 workflow A question about formatting shownotes and Elsie shares her fail safe text writing workflow Updates about the RODEcaster Pro and their very first contest! How to use the option for time-codes on our player to drive possible listeners to your website 40:30 PROMO 2: Fish Nerds How Stuff Works was not the first podcast to r

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 2:23 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Atheist Nomad 5:53 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:28 PROMO 1: Marketing Story Lab 7:55 Elsie and Rob Conversation What if you have a friend that wants to move over to Libsyn? How can you prepare them for the transition? Why is episode artwork showing up on some podcast apps and not in others? How do you change the time zone for publishing? Let’s talk about one day spike of downloads, the other day down, the other day spike up, the other day down, is that ok? Rob tips and Elsie workflow on LUFS 23:19 Fantastic audio feedback from Jim Harold about the RODEcaster Pro! “If I had a nickel for every podcast startup - that said they were going to fix podcast discovery - well I would have a whole lot of nickels - and they would be worth more than all those companies are no

Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com or call 412–573–1934. We’d love to hear from you! Quick Episode Summary: :07 Intro 2:24 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Olympic Fever 7:23 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 8:56 PROMO 1: The Sick Mom’s Guide 9:26 Elsie and Rob Conversation Have you changed your copyright date? Public Domain Day 14:00 First audio feedback of the year via Paul from Fighting Through Rob’s podcast predictions for 2019 Should you add your podcast to Deezer? Flash briefings vs Alexa skills - what are they and what’s a good strategy for a show 24:04 Is there any reason to fill in the Facebook social media tab in Libsyn? Audio feedback via Bill It’s time to get ready to submit to speak at Podcast Movement! Shout - out to Dr Kiki from This Week is Science for 14+ years and 700 episodes Congrats to TaylorMade Golf for the launch of their podcast Do you need to ask permission to mention big brands on your podcast?

Want holiday merch? We’ve got you covered with the cutest holiday designs! Get yours today and support Podcasting and give that perfect podcasting gift! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Super Power U 1:34 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 6:38 PROMO 1: The Ace Report 7:56 Elsie and Rob Conversation 8:27 No power and a love for the Samson Q2U A new app for shrinking your graphics called Squoosh Unsplash is no longer going out of business Why you should have a standalone app for your show Nope, you can’t even play short snippets of any music on your podcast PROMO 2: He Said, She Said 20:02 More details on getting other shows (that you’ve been on) on to your feed Rob and Elsie called out! Why are the top charts in Apple Podcasts not supporting their own episode number tags? Why doesn’t Jen Briney show up with searches for her name? Grant Baciocco sends us feedback about recycling content AUDIO FEEDBACK 34:30 Are people hacking the Apple Podcasts charts? Pros and cons publishing a

Want holiday merch? We’ve got you covered with the cutest holiday designs! Get yours today and support Podcasting and give that perfect podcasting gift! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: MSG of Hope 1:41 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 6:38 PROMO 1: Liz’s Healthy Table 8:57 Elsie and Rob Conversation 9:32 Rob’s travel nightmares Elsie has another new microphone she’s testing, what do you guys think? New libsyn feature! Custom tracking codes! New destination: RadioPublic Podcaster sued for copyright infringement What about background music for your show? Audio feedback from Alain 28:04 PROMO 2: The Arrow Squad 30:02 Have we been seeing big declines across all shows over the last month or so? Your answer on the show Best practices in leaving podcast reviews for other podcasts Is it ok to have your website written in the Apple Podcasts description? How to put together some objectives/goals for your podcast Where have YOU been? Feedback from Clay from Fish Nerds on getting awesom

Want holiday merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting and give that perfect podcasting gift! 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 release

LIBSYN PODCASTERS MEET-UP NOVEMBER 5 from 5–8 pm. Come hang out with Rob, Krystal, Dave and Elsie! libsyn.com/libsynmeetup Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: The Bearded Tog 1:50 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 4:16 PROMO 1: The Waffling Taylors 5:30 Elsie and Rob Conversation 5:57 Oh the issues of podcasting Your show not in Stitcher and Apple Podcasts because of Feedburner You’ll lose your people with the banter at the beginning of your show, and stats show it And a blood pressure inducing article on podcasting AUDIO FEEDBACK: Dave Jackson shares some insight 16:07 Facebook has changed some things about the way that they deal with audio files and some folks have seen a drop in download numbers More follow up on keyword stuffing and getting kicked out of Apple Podcasts/iTunes What are the countries that you are kicked out of if you have an explicit rating Large artwork causes issues in u

LIBSYN PODCASTERS MEET-UP NOVEMBER 5 from 5–8 pm. Come hang out with Rob, Krystal, Dave and Elsie! libsyn.com/libsynmeetup Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: You, Me, Empathy 1:55 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 5:58 PROMO 1: Postcard Academy 7:20 Elsie and Rob Conversation 7:50 How to get the latest must know information about Libsyn and most importantly about your Libsyn account Apple’s grim reaper of keywords is striking hard! Folks pay attention to your titles and author tags What about episode titles and dashes? Apple charts being manipulated Congrats to Podcast Awards winners! PROMO: Adventures in Erylia 25:50 Replacing a file you know is going to have to be replaced via Steve Stewart 26:30 Scripps acquires Triton for 150 Million Episode artwork on Apple Podcasts Will Apple Podcasts ever support those episode level tags? Resources and ideas on creating an informative and fun podcast

LIBSYN PODCASTERS MEET-UP NOVEMBER 5 from 5–8 pm. Come hang out with Rob, Krystal, Dave and Elsie! Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Speak Life 2:24 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 6:03 PROMO 1: Without Warning 7:13 Elsie and Rob Conversation 7:37 All about podcaster.apple.com and marketing your podcast Watch OS5 and what that is doing to your stats Will podcasts be in YouTube Music or stick to Google Podcasts? Pandora acquired by SiriusXM The #PackMentality podcast releasing their upcoming wrestling schedule via podcast PROMO 2: The Nourished Child 21:19 Another email from Apple, this time about authoring best practices It would be great if Spotify supported unique podcast artwork You can use all of the app logos on any and all of your social media promotion Best practices in getting Apple to notice you and not asking all the girls to be your Valentine Magnate vs magnet Great tips on sa

LIBSYN PODCASTERS MEET-UP NOVEMBER 5 from 5–8 pm. Come hang out with Rob, Krystal, Dave and Elsie! Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: Popcorn Finance 2:16 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:07 PROMO 1: Without Warning 8:38 Elsie and Rob Conversation 9:18 A CEO going on a podcast and lighting up a joint Rob likes the Inside Trader Joe’s Podcast Apple Keynote podcasting updates via Rob Tom Rowland Podcast shout-out! 19:52 Breaking down what gets you kicked out by Apple Podcasts and what gets you rejected by Apple Podcasts How to manage the up next list in Apple Podcasts - step by step

Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: The Strokecast 2:22 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 7:30 PROMO 1: Another Retro Gaming Podcast 9:01 Elsie and Rob Conversation 9:27 Feature stills from films and copyright material More info on podcast title stuffing What exactly is explicit? Beasley Media Group unveils new podcast captains! And we have something to say Marriage advice for podcasters looking to invest on podcasting gear PROMO 2: Screw The Commute 37:44 When you go a bit over with title keywords Questions about social media marketing of your podcast A new podcasting patent involving speed podcasting Worst email(s) of the week Where have you been? PROMO 3: The Working Mother’s Mentor 1:03:18 Stats, stats, stats: the most popular categories in Spotify, what percentage of stats come from Spotify for the most popular shows, what schedule do most podcasters have Featured Podcast Promos + Au

Want merch? We’ve got you covered #podcastersftw! Get yours today and support Podcasting! Quick Episode Summary: Intro :07 Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcast: The Blind Side 2:23 How you can be featured by Libsyn! 6:55 PROMO 1: Pop Culture Nickel 8:20 Elsie and Rob Conversation 8:48 In the same room! And what we used to record What’s been happening with Podcasts Connect? No more keyword stuffing your titles, longtime listeners, you know what we’re talking about Public Radio International and PRX, have announced they are getting hitched. Wordpress.com parent company Automattic is investing in Radiopublic The Veritone acquisition of Performance Bridge PROMO 2: Be Bold Podcast The voting for the 2018 Podcast Awards is open An LLC for your podcast? The Spotify app now supports sharing podcasts on Instagram Stories! We’ve got an awesome support article on SSL and https! Four reasons why your broadcasting company should hire a director of podcasts! What about being able to donate to a podcast from Google Podcasts? Or h