215: Ratings and Reviews Shocker and #Reviews4Good

Podcast Movement Evolutions and The Podcasters Hall of Fame recap, a moment at the Ambies that got Rob all fired up, Apple charts are not influenced by ratings and reviews (we know - shocker,) Elsie ask you, the bestest audience ever for help on another tech tool! Don’t let me down! A possible new Spotify podcast discovery feature, #Reviews4Good is back! And we are once again participating 😊 Overcast has gotten a re-design, how to properly cite a podcast – great stuff, quick takes on the Edison Research Share of Ear Report and of course our stats with the mean and median download numbers!

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Quick Episode Summary

• :13 Intro
• ***2:53*** PROMO 1: Daily Magic For Peace
• Rob and Elsie conversation
• 22:24 Podcast Movement Evolutions and HOF Re-cap
• Seems like the Ambies had a bit of a WTF moment
• 27:46 A behind the scenes coverage of a bug fixed with the iOS 15.4 update
• 28:13 Finally! A confirmation that Apple charts are not influenced by ratings and reviews #shocker
• Elsie asks: does anyone know of a free browser based recorder for a solo podcaster? And a native Android recording app?
• 35:51 A new discovery feature for podcasts on Spotify?
• 38:39 Awesome Rob marketing tip!
• RODE has launched new fancy headphones!
• 41:12 PROMO 2: Sincerely Her
• 41:54 #Reviews4Good are back and we are so glad to be a part of it!
• LibsynPro and Geo fencing
• 46:02 Overcast Re-design!
• 48:46 How to properly cite a podcast via Fire Nation
• 50:38 Oh no, Rogan doesn’t want to walk on eggshells
• 51:20 Interview: One Strange Thing
• 54:07 Weird and Wild Show of The Week - The Uncanny Robot
• 56:06 Some thoughts on The Share of Ear from Edison Research
• 1:02:05 PROMO 3: Brilliant Observations
• 1:03:02 Stats: Mean and median numbers

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Daily Magic For Peace
• PROMO 2: Sincerely Her
• PROMO 3: Brilliant Observations
• One Strange Thing

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• The Hall of Fame Ceremony 2022 - Watch!
• The Ambies: Serial Acceptance at 41 min mark
• Spotlight: Women in Podcasting – Kathleen Russo, Elsie Escobar & Espree Devora
• Apple Podcasts Charts
• Apple Podcasts introduces Follower metrics, MP3 support for subscription audio, and more
• Spotify is testing its podcast discovery feature, Podz, on its platform
• NTH–100 Professional Over-Ear Headphones
• The Overcast Redesign: Part One
• How to Properly Cite a Podcast
• Joe Rogan: ‘I will quit’ Spotify if I have to ‘walk on eggshells’
• The Uncanny Robot Podcast: stories written by AIs and read by humans
• podcasting’s key statistics for 2022
• The State of Podcasting in 2022: Back to Work
• The Thing About Pam TV show
• The Thing About Pam podcast
• Masters in Media, episode 215 featuring Rob Walch
• Example of the Crackers In Soup newsletter
• Sign up for the Crackers in Soup newsletter
• Libsyn Stats visualized

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