On episode 248 of the BSP, I discuss Spotify’s new plans for podcast monetization, Twitter acquiring Revue to allow twitter users to have paid newsletters and email lists, TikTok limiting the distribution of unverified or unsubstantiated content, and a lot more.    Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com   Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Mojave MA201-Fet: https://imp.i114863.net/ma201fet Yellowtek Boom Arm: https://www.yellowtec.com/mika.html Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650   Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord   00:00 - Intro  01:00 - Spotify Monetizing Podcasts Tech Crunch Article: https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/03/spotify-hints-toward-plans-for-podcast-subscriptions-a-la-carte-payments/ 08:00 - Twitter Paid Newsletter Twitter Blog: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2021/making-twitter-a-better-home-for-writers.html 14:20 - TikTok Limiting Unsbstantiated Information Tik Tok Blog Post: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/new-prompts-to-help-people-consider-before-they-share 19:50 - Mojave MA-201FET 20:50 - WYHTS: Why’d You Stop Using the Theme Song? 23:30 - WYHTS: You Should Use the Fediverse! 24:45 - WYHTS: Alternatives to Amazon 25:45 - Ask Bandrew 26:30 - Voice Submission 1 28:50 - How to Route Audio from DAW to Streaming Software? VoiceMeeter: https://vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm 31:00 - Voice Submission 2 32:50 - What are Class A, Class B, Class A/B Preamps, What are Transformers, and What’s a Discrete Preamp? Vintage King: https://vintageking.com/blog/2019/03/buyers-guide-microphone-preamp/ Discrete: https://flyingsound.net/general/class-a-discrete-mic-preamp/?v=40f9d8362b89 37:45 - Voice submission 3 Lars Building SM7b: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cgONF3jR4o 39:00 - Are You Going to Liquidate Your Mic Collection? 43:30 - Voice Submission 4 44:15 - What is a Matched Pair of Mics? 45:50 - Recommendations for Small Diaphragm Condensers 47:45 - Voice Submission 5 52:00 - The Men In Black are Furries! 55:00 - Outro