Never Post - State of Podcasting

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the current state of the podcasting industry with various experts.

Weight For It returns on December 5th, until then enjoy this episode of Never Post, a podcast about the internet and the world we live in... Senior producer Hans Buetow leads a conversation with three makers and thinkers in the podcast space — Mia Lobel (Freelance Cafe, fmr. Pushkin Industries), Lauren Passell (Tink Media) and Ronald Young, Jr. (Weight For It). We perform a health check on the podcast industry, to see who it’s working for, and who not. Links: Alex Goldman’s podcast economics Tweet Buzzsprout’s podcasting industry stats IAB’s 2022 Podcasting Advertising Revenue Report – Find Our Guests: Hans Buetow — Never Post Mia Lobel — Freelance Cafe Lauren Passell — Tink Media Ronald Young, Jr. — Instagram , Threads , TikTok , Twitter

People in this episode

Host: Hans Buetow

Guests: Mia Lobel, Lauren Passell, Ronald Young, Jr.

Topics covered

• podcasting industry
• media analysis
• internet culture
• podcast economics
• advertising revenue

Keywords

• podcasting
• industry health check
• media makers
• advertising
• internet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Freelance Cafe, Pushkin Industries, Tink Media, Weight For It, Alex Goldman’s podcast, Buzzsprout, IAB

Books & works: Never Post

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