If the 10% baseline tariff on the UK remains, as per the WSJ reporting, today's announcement will still leave US-UK trade relations worse off and more heavily tariffed than they were 5 months ago before Trump started mucking up global trade with unilateral tax hikes.

$7.3 billion. That’s my estimate of the size of the global podcast economy in 2024 — spanning audio and video, direct and programmatic ad revenue, branded and work-for-hire podcasts, and consumer payments (subscriptions, premium rev-share, memberships, one-offs). How did I get

This week, YouTube announced a new NFL game, improved monetization of Shorts, and a new podcast ranking, and that was just in the last three days. Are you curious about the actual numbers? I've got some for you. Joe Rogan's podcast channel delivered 618 million minutes of

Very stable, obviously. What an embarrassment.

Winners of the Eastern Conference: 2025: Florida 2024: Florida 2023: Florida 2022: Tampa 2021: Tampa 2020: Tampa Florida owns the sport of hockey.

An end of an era: marc maron to end WTF with Marc Maron after 16 years this fall. One of the most important podcasts… ever. Congrats on an incredible run & looking forward to listening to the finals eps. linkedin.com/posts/original…

Something has happened in the months since January that has led the World Bank to dramatically lower its economic growth forecasts. And whatever it is, it's hurting the United States more than any other major economy. (China remains unscathed.)

Going to start writing more in my newsletter, centered on podcasting x investing. Last night, this went out to ≈ 1k investors and media decision makers. Sign up free. dwnloadmedia.beehiiv.com/p/audio-vs-vid…

The shift to digital audio is undeniable globally. Next comes the monetization wave. dwnloadmedia.beehiiv.com/p/tv-went-stre…

Wild. How many bet on it (like my family)? 🤣

What ESPN, YouTube, and Goalhanger are getting right — and what Netflix is missing dwnloadmedia.beehiiv.com/p/why-netflix-…

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Best in the NFL.

There’s some good pods on this list, no doubt. But some, are, uh, questionable (at best).

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Big things ahead!