254 Apple Podcasts Download Changes

We are an award winning podcast about podcasting and we got a glow up! The latest update on automatic download improvements from Apple Podcasts and iOS 17, holiday submission times (especially if you're launching a new thing in 2024), tips on renaming your show, touching on what's up at WNYC and the Airr podcast app, tracking how a listener found your podcast and stats, geographic and user agent.

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Quick Episode Summary

• (2:24) PROMO 1: Strokecast
• (2:54) Rob and Elsie conversation
• A moment to comment on the state of the world
• (4:42) We are an award winning podcast and we got a glow up
• (7:12) Automatic download improvements per Apple
• (17:51) Holiday hours time!
• (19:45) The Shure MVX2U does work with the iPhone 15
• (23:22) Tips and workflow for renaming your show
• (36:48) "We've made the difficult decision to sunset Airr"
• (40:07) PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• (40:36) When AI editors cut off the "sh" sound
• (43:34) How to track if a listener found out about the podcast through an advertisement or a specific sight
• There is no algorithm to catch if there's a new show
• (46:44) PROMO 3: Calm History
• (47:41) Stats, geographic and user agents!
• (56:00) Where have we been and where are we going?

Featured Podcast Promo + Audio

• PROMO 1: Strokecast - June Hawkins Ep
• PROMO 2: Video Fuzzy
• PROMO 3: Calm History

Where have we been and where are we going

• Make Your Next Podcast Ad Campaign ROCK! - YouTube
• Learn Podcasting — Publish Your First Episode Today! - YouTube
• Live from New York! - 2023 NAB Show New York
• Schedule | PODFEST EXPO
• NRB 2024 Convention | February 20- 23, 2024 | Gaylord Opryland
• Podcaster & Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Los Angeles 2024

Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro!

Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie

• Leave us voice feedback!
• T-Shirts by Libsyn - TeePublic Store | TeePublic
• Notice: Updates to Automatic Downloads - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• Holiday delivery deadlines - Apple Podcasts for Creators
• New York Public Radio Fires 20 Staff as High-Paid Executives Refuse to Cut Their Six-Figure Salaries - Hell Gate
• Skye Pillsbury (she/her) on X: "To those of you who read my earlier tweet about @deathsexmoney, I have excellent news: @annasale is hoping to find a new home for the show somewhere new. 🎉 She asked me to publish the following statement. 1/1" / X
• Airr is going away

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