ANALYSIS PODCAST 11

Podcast advertising has a business intelligence gap Krystina Rubino Contributor More posts by this contributor Grant Durando Contributor More posts by this contributor There are sizable, meaningful gaps in the knowledge collection and publication of podcast listening and engagement statistics. Coupled with still-developing advertising technology because of the distributed nature of the medium, this causes uncertainty in user consumption and ad exposure and impact. There is also a lot of misinformation and misconception about the challenges marketers face in these channels. All of this compounds to delay ad revenue growth for creators, publishers and networks by inhibiting new and scaling advertising investment, resulting in lost opportunity among all parties invested in the channel. There’s a viable opportunity for a collective of industry professionals to collaborate on a solution for unified, free reporting, or a new business venture that collects and publishes more comprehensive dat

 I’m on the cover of Podcast Magazine and they’re offering my listeners a free subscription for life! Wonderful news: Podcast Magazine chose me as their October cover feature story! I’ve given a lot of interviews over the years, but I feel like this one really shows a lot about who I am and how helping you — my readers and listeners — keeps me going. And I revealed the one thing you don’t know I do before every show. Read the full article here to find out what that is! I’m honored they selected me. Other cover stories have included Katie Couric, Jenna Kutcher and Dave Ramsey, to name a few. Now I’m even more excited. Why? Because when I asked if I could gift you with a free copy of the October issue, the Podcast Magazine team took it a big step further. How? By giving you the opportunity to grab a FREE lifetime subscription of Podcast Magazine! Yup. When you tap or click here and register, you’ll receive a FREE lifetime digital subscription to the magazine. If you love podcasts as much

 Mapped: The Top Podcasts on Spotify Across Countries We are amidst the breakout era of podcasts. Since the beginning of the smartphone revolution, the digital audio format has picked up serious traction with audiences all over. In the U.S. alone, it’s estimated that there will be 132 million podcast listeners by 2022. Instagram names for boys instagram names for girls sexy captions Today, there are 850,000 active podcasts available in 100 languages, with over 30 million episodes to tap into—perfect if you have an afternoon to yourself. Worldwide Podcast Chart-Toppers The data in this infographic comes from Spotify, the top global streaming service in the industry by paid users. How do the top podcasts fare on a per country basis? Country Top Podcast Honorable Mention (Second Highest) Canada The Joe Rogan Experience Call Her Daddy France Choses a Savoir Mythes et Legendes UK The Michelle Obama Podcast The Joe Rogan Experience Germany Gemischtes Hack Fest & Flauschig Italy Blu

 Eddie Van Halen endured a 'horrifying racist environment' before becoming a rock legend Music fans around the world are mourning the loss of iconic Van Halen rock star Eddie Van Halen. And while many today honor his legacy as one of the all-time greatest guitarists, fans are also highlighting past interviews describing his encounters with painful racism and discrimination because of his mixed race in his early years. Van Halen, who died Tuesday of throat cancer at 65, was the son of Dutch and Indonesian immigrants and spent his childhood in the Netherlands. His former bandmate David Lee Roth, a fellow rock superstar, once revealed on the podcast "WTF with Marc Maron" just how painful the experience was for the young Van Halen and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen. In the 2019 interview, Roth described how poorly the Van Halens' parents were treated because of their mixed-race relationship in the 1950s. "It was a big deal. Those homeboys grew up in a horrif