"most podcasts lose listeners in the first 15 seconds. not after the first ad. not halfway into the episode. right at the start. in this episode, we break down what’s actually happening in your listener’s brain the moment they hit play, and why top podcasts obsess over their opening lines like the rest of the episode depends on it (because it does)..."

"if you had to launch a podcast in 2026 with zero audience, zero momentum, and no shortcuts, you wouldn’t start with fancy gear or “clever” branding. you’d start with being found..."

"today's episode is a keynote i did in portugal. i break down why creativity is the most important part of marketing — and why all the attention now lives on just a handful of social platforms..."

"one in three podcast creators stops producing content, with new research suggesting a disconnect between production formats and consumption preferences may drive abandonment rates that now rival the size of the active creator base..."

"in this episode of the dept. omar talks with jeff fargo about the opportunity for people over 40 to start a podcast. jeff in under 2 years is making over $200,000 with his podcast and not only his he having fun, but helping a lot of people. we talk through the basics for how to get started with your podcast..."

"a lot has changed for podcasting in two decades, but one shift is both underrecognized and obvious: it’s not really an audio medium anymore. edison research, the gold standard of podcast analysts, laid it out last month..."

"the ultimate guide to starting a podcast in 2025!..."

"it's coming to mean video interviews on youtube mostly. our only hope is upgrading the open platform in a way that stimulates the imagination of creators, and there's no time to waste..."

"despite having launched and being best known as a music platform, spotify has expanded into a range of other media in recent years, first adding podcasts and since then audiobooks. now it is launching a major push into longform video with an array of new tools..."