In this episode, Tom Rossi joins Jordan and Kevin to discuss ways to celebrate International Podcast Day, why farming downloads isn't an effective growth hack, the significance Serial had on the podcasting world, what we can learn from audio fiction podcasts, and the importance of owning your podcast.

INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY
Friday, September 30th
https://internationalpodcastday.com/

WHAT'S NEW IN DIRECTORIES
Goodpods added!
Stitcher & Pandora removed (for now).

GAMING THE SYSTEM
Podcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners Through Mobile-Game Ads
by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/inside-podcasters-explosive-audience-growth

155,000 PROLIFIC PODCASTS?
https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/the-most-prolific-categories-in-podcasting

SERIAL IS BACK!
Another episode of Serial is released following the release of Adnan Syed.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123878679/adnan-syed-released-serial

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT
Tenderfoot TV has struck a deal to adapt a short film into two podcasts.
https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/podcasts-give-birth-to-film-now-tenderfoot-tv-is-flipping-the-script/article_7d496c96-3517-11ed-825a-337912be3e27.html

STUDENTS SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER PODCAST
https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/19/23362483/know-justice-know-peace-podcast-trademark-denver-students-lawsuit

HELLO INTERNET VINYL
http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/68

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This episode of Buzzcast is hosted by Jordan Blair @jordanpods, Kevin Finn @kfinn, and Tom Rossi @tomrossi7. Thanks for listening & keep podcasting!

🎉 Happy Birthday, Buzzsprout! In this episode, the hosts take a look back on some funny moments in Buzzsprout's history, review the latest and greatest Apple Podcasts updates, discuss the dilemma of businesses relying on Spotify, and decide whether or not vinyl is a viable product for podcasters.

NEW APPLE PODCASTS UPDATES
https://podcasters.apple.com/4359-ios-16-whats-new-for-apple-podcasts
The new iOS 16 update comes with some great updates for Apple Podcasts! We really like the updated Now Playing screen, Sleep Timer, and Live Captions. However, with the update including the removal of podcast title in the Browse section, be sure that your podcast title is clear on the cover artwork.

Buzzsprout's Artwork Resources:
How to Design Stunning Podcast Artwork
YouTube Cover Art Playlist

BEST PODCAST SEARCH ENGINES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bYXS6bA9I
Justin Jackson, founder of Transistor, posed the question "is podcast search broken?" & did some digging.

SPOTIFY CHANGING BUSINESS MODEL
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-08/a-swedish-company-aims-to-spend-millions-acquiring-indie-podcast-networks
Spotify pulled the plug on the use of their API for apps.

PODCASTS ON VINYL
https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/luminary-makes-dave-chappelle-s-the-midnight-miracle-podcast-available-on-vinyl/
Luminary created a limited edition vinyl of Dave Chappelle's The Midnight Miracle podcast.

BUZZBOOSTS
Thanks for the boosts!
@georgdahm
@pocketparley
@meremortalspodcast
@andyflattery
Dave Jackson
Tom Raftery - Let the riches roll in!  https://www.digitalsupplychainpodcast.com/ & https://www.climate21podcast.com/
GeneBean

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Buzzcast is hosted by Alban Brooke @albanbrooke, Kevin Finn @kfinn, and Jordan Blair @jordanpods

Thanks for listening and keep podcasting!

In this episode, the hosts recount their week in Dallas for Podcast Movement, review Apple Podcasts' new subscription charts, weigh in on the new Twitter & YouTube podcast announcements, and discuss Dan Misener's findings after mapping out the Spotify podcast recommendations.

PODCAST MOVEMENT
https://podcastmovement.com/
Crickets aside, it was a good time!

NEW APPLE PODCASTS CHARTS
https://podcasters.apple.com/4085-introducing-new-apple-podcasts-charts
The latest charts from Apple Podcasts allow listeners to browse the top 100 shows and channels with a subscription. 

YOUTUBE PODCAST LANDING PAGE
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/22/youtube-launches-a-dedicated-podcasts-homepage-for-u-s-users/

TWITTER PODCASTS
https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2022/listen-up-podcasts-are-coming-twitter

SPOTIFY RECOMMENDATIONS
https://wearebumper.com/blog/2022/08/22/spotify-episode-recommendation-algorithm/
Interactive version of map: https://wearebumper.com/features/spotify-podcast-recommendations/

Alban (45%), Kevin (36%), Jordan (19%)

Buzzcast is hosted by Alban Brooke @albanbrooke, Kevin Finn @kfinn, and Jordan Blair @jordanpods

Thanks for listening and keep podcasting!