Better Podcasting is back with the premiere of Season 4 of Better Podcasting - and we're shaking up the format! In this episode we'll begin by explaining some of the changes that you can expect to see going forward with Better Podcasting and we'll answer what is happening with the Better Podcasting: Live Chat show. In the debut of a new segment that we're calling the Better Podnerings, we'll recap what we did during our scheduled holiday break (and whether we think we want to do it again this year), transcripts now being supported on Apple Podcasts and Spotify having a Read-A-Long service, Zoomcorp creating an Essentials line, Spotify exclusives going away and we think there's a couple recent TikTok trends that podcasters can learn from. For the debut of the theme for this season's featured segment - we'll chronicle the criteria we'll be looking at as we evaluate media hosts during our quest to migrate away from Libsyn. Finally, the Better Podback segment is still around with listener feedback including a listener who is seeking information about an iOS teleprompter app. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/284 If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/ This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.  We usually stream live to GonnaGeek.com/Live on Wednesdays. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian. Timestamps: 00:00 - Opening/Intro 01:45 - Information about a change in format for Better Podcasting 10:45 - Debut of the Better Podnerings section 11:15 - What did we do while we were away at the end of the year? 21:55 - Apple Podcasts transcripts / Spotify read-a-long 30:50 - Zoomcorp Essentials product line 34:35 - Spotify exclusives going away 42:15 - TikTok events that relate to podcasters 51:10 - Debut of our ongoing featured segment about Media Hosts 1:16:10 - Better Podback: Damian's podcast app updated to allow Twitch 1:18:30 - iOS Teleprompter 1:18:30 - iOS Teleprompter 1:19:34 - World Radio Day Deals? 1:21:20 - Outro/ending