Tales of the Trade

“The thing that makes podcasting great is that it’s audio first.” James Cridland on the state of the podcast industry

On a special bonus episode, James talks to me about the state of the podcast industry, the audio versus video conversation, and his thoughts on its future.Links: The Vergecast: They’re called “Podcasts” Podnews: Why is all the podcasting money in the US by Will Page The decentralized nature of podcasts is its best feature (Dubai Podfest 2023) The Pen Addict podcast Chirag Desai and Ramsey Tesdell on the podcast industry: Website • YouTube Upload podcasts via RSS to YouTube The Podcast Index Apps supporting Podcasting 2.0 features Open Podcast Analytics Working Group Spotify leaves the IAB Megaphone is certified again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podnews: James Cridland

Pull up a chair and join my conversation with James Cridland, founder & editor of Podnews.netJames tells me about their growth from scratch to 32,000 subscribers, and the importance of owning your tech stack and workflow. We also talk about their acquisition of the Podcast Business Journal last year as a key expansion strategy.On a special bonus episode out tomorrow, James and I talk about the state of the podcast industry, the audio vs video conversation and his thoughts on its future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trailer: James Cridland on building the platform that powers podcast industry reporting

On a special episode coming this week, I’m sitting down with James Cridland, founder & editor of Podnews.net, *the* place to get all your podcast news, and then some. Over two episodes, we’ll get into the genesis of the platform and get James’ insights on the latest shifts in the podcast industry. So pull up a chair & join the conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus: Ramsey Tesdell on gaps in the MENA podcast landscape

Ramsey Tesdell shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities for the podcast landscape in the region. This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Ramsey, where he shared his entrepreneurial journey and some of Sowt’s growth plans, including their acquisitions of Finyal Media & Rising Giants Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sowt: Ramsey Tesdell

How do you go from social network to podcast powerhouse? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of Sowt. Ramsey tells me about his entrepreneurial journey, why he’s an unintentional leader & lessons from their recent podcast acquisitions of Finyal Media in 2022 & Rising Giants Network last year.On a special bonus episode, Ramsey also shares his thoughts on the MENA podcast landscape. This bonus episode is available to subscribers tomorrow and everyone else next week. Links: Our 2021 predictions on Apple Podcast Subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices