Today on the podcast we welcome two retired athletes on the challenges of getting up at 6:30 AM EVERY FREAKIN DAY

Muting 'TikTok Ban' because there's not gonna be one

It's kinda bananas that we have put out 10 completely original research studies in support of the podcast industry in less than 2 years. Incredibly grateful to partners of Sounds Profitable for making this work possible. A body of work I'm very proud of.
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#Podcast listeners pay more attention to ads than listeners of other media, with 78% of weekly podcast users taking action after seeing or hearing an ad. Dig deeper into the findings from our study with Sounds Profitable: bit.ly/3xAawaN

I want to like Airchat but I just can't with the 2x playback speed. You are f'ing with my voice.

It's kinda sad - every single story about the death of O.J. Simpson is running a photo of him from his criminal trial. It's almost as if we have forgotten that he had this whole other life, as a defendant in a civil suit.

Seems like a fair, unbiased survey that both sides will find reasonable

I have to tell you that solitaire in the Apple Vision Pro is F&*$king amazing like the CARDS are RIGHT THERE

Don’t forget, remote workers: if you are on a virtual meeting during the eclipse, briefly cover your camera, place your clothes on the back of your chair, and uncover the camera out of view while leaving the room.

If you have to drive to Nineveh, Indiana, to see it, is it really a *total* eclipse, bro? Just sayin

If you overlooked the new Ad Bargain study, from Tom Webster it's worth a closer look.
The big takeaway for #podcasters : less saturation equals more attention. Read on for more!
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If you weren't at PME this year, here's the keynote Podnews didn't want you to know about!

0 - 18:30: a tour of the most important podcast advertising research of the last couple of years

18:30 - end: a call for unity in an increasingly divisive space

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If you have ever had to make the case to a potential buyer or sponsor about podcasting, this is for you - The Ad Bargain, a free webinar from Sounds Profitable, makes the strongest case yet for the value of podcasting to brands & equips YOU for success

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Hey, Patreon PatreonSupport - what is going on with Midnight Burger? 'Page Removed?' That's a creator's income we are talking about. Midnight Burger

Wednesday at 3PM ET - if you are in the business of podcasting, you will want to attend our latest research webinar, The Ad Bargain, which I believe will present the best version of one of these files

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We're thrilled to announce one of our latest partners, NumberEight!

NumberEight is a behavioral intelligence company that has reimagined identity by transforming seemingly senseless data from sensors, ad requests, and content information into meaningful insights.

The confluence of March Madness and an election year generally brings the scourge of the 'win percentage' or prediction needle. These should die in a fire. Wrote this 8 years ago, and like statistics, it's still valid:

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Podtrac reports downloads in Feb were down 4% from January. Also down, in a huge shock, days in the month, which showed Feb declining over 6% from a robust January, which hit a yearly high of 31 days. Experts are flummoxed about this sudden temporal decline