On this episode testing the new Samson Q9U + new fancy XLR cables, Apple Podcasts stats exports and new collections, Elsie’s JRE theory was right! NAB 2022 re-cap, Higher Ground is done with Spotify, the Libsyn YouTube Channel, micro interview with the Titus podcast, and Stats - what do podcasters actually care about? Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412–573–1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We’d love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary :13 Intro 2:47 PROMO 1: Into The Woods 3:17 Rob and Elsie conversation 4:04 Testing new gear: the Samson Q9U and fancy XLR cables 11:50 Twitter and Elon 14:08 Apple Podcasts podcast export reports and very nice collections 18:29 Audio feedback from Podcaster Jay 20:57 Elsie was right about that Joe Rogan strategy 25:58 NAB Las Vegas update from Rob Calling Asian Pacific and Pacific Islander podcasters! 31:15 Are the Obama’s breaking up with Spotify? 35:34 Make sure you that your Libsyn account default setting is not set to 100 37:52 The Feed made the Goodpods charts! 40:05 Guess who has a YouTube channel? 41:34 The two ways people increase audience, according to Rob 44:15 PROMO 2: Women Amplified 46:20 The Libsyn office is truly remote 48:04 Getting your Apple Podcasts’s account live again 49:51 Acast closing down their podcast listening app 51:08 Interview segment: Titus 56:51 Covering some projections on podcast ad sales through 2026 1:01:12 PROMO 3: Experience Junkies 1:02:03 Stats! Discussing data on what podcasters are thinking 1:07:13 Where have we been? Where are we going? Featured Podcast Promo + Audio PROMO 1: Into The Woods PROMO 2: Women Amplified PROMO 3: Experience Junkies PodcasterJay from The .NET Core Show Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Leave us voice feedback! Samson Q9U Samson MBA38 Boom Arm Pig Hog PHM10BKW Black/White Woven High Performance XLR Microphone Cable MOGAMI® Cables New Listening Reports for subscriptions Introducing three new Apple Podcasts Collections: Darkside, tbh, and Popped Obamas to Leave Spotify, Seek Podcast Deal Elsewhere The Libsyn YouTube Channel Get Started with Advertisecast SOUND OFF Acast warns podcast app is shutting down for millions of users after 8 years Podcasts will account for more than one-fourth of digital audio ad spending What Are Podcasters Thinking? The Answer May Depend On How Long They’ve Been Podcasting. What Do Podcasters Actually Care About? How to build a podcast promotion strategy that works PODWORK Make Real Money Podcasting HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We’d love it if you could please share The Feed with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave us a review and follow the show! Follow The Feed wherever you listen to audio! → Follow via Apple Podcasts → Follow via Google Podcasts → Follow via Spotify → Here’s our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download The Feed App for iOS and Android Call 412–573–1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page