2026-11-01T17:51:08Z https://njump.me Tom Webster https://njump.me/npub184mkvdgg7rthhr6esud8ky532shc2mm3zd446erm7hc9lghu7lzsjm96sr https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/accounts/avatars/106/777/608/524/397/720/original/981b24a47171c19e.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/accounts/avatars/106/777/608/524/397/720/original/981b24a47171c19e.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqspnuu296d4zet7s28vqxf3zk5hw2cnctx9q3dx8hv0cfe6zrz8ltszyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2f05gpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgk4uqfg080knk63w7gflgdu92588r5euncf7dqtemg8qdf20dk8cv8h3nw'>nevent1q…h3nw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So far, not really impressed. The software keeps fighting with other apps. Might be because the headphones I am testing have their own app, but the Questyle software is poor and documentation is non-existent 2026-09-30T14:39:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvegxcmkdndfxwk2sj2z3czny2fuqyw4m64knd3xl7es2urex5n0qzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2nmv0l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxzmdvyw0jp04xu3xsmxg4u0wl4g87mxnsjpq8nxkcyhwl2w4nzs79q54j'>nevent1q…q54j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am not sure it was intended from the get-go as a PR stunt, but the pivot is a good one. Also - totally bought that Questyle Bluetooth dongle from today&#39;s edition - solves a nagging headphone issue for my cranky audiophile ears. 2026-09-29T15:40:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsra82w2d249tu6s9f7yrlf8nfx4vzewjlt9f7um4safs63tv77etszyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2fprh5t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdngy3vqvhh0g6knlv8csx2wsgzy6n03ued7vzmxsv0xua6tp83qw28v05'>nevent1q…8v05</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You get an International Podcast Award for this joke 2026-01-21T12:38:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrlg7srpptxnaj9lg3uvhk09rnqkjyqza3gwragqx3kh78wyqpx0szyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu26krn94 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxjdsxv2xgzcvw2d4tztd6ckmqj3p5yhjy059weashq5aq3fmc4ckasedf'>nevent1q…sedf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Look, man, Jeff scooped you, that&#39;s all. 2025-10-15T12:37:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspuxrfvd06y8ps9dmdch873qp4wwq0swur63syhak2x5jpfr6956qzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu22c46le Remembering a great podcaster and human.<br/><br/><a href="https://soundsprofitable.com/article/remembering-todd-cochrane/">https://soundsprofitable.com/article/remembering-todd-cochrane/</a> 2025-09-10T12:12:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszgsc6w5rhrr5j06jcajx7ruw0skau7cpa9sqpknmjfln0t848k0qzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu25hddjz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnffvxw9307r9s2c2u4r5y56f87y5yavxz4perttz9p47n3fz3wqeaph39'>nevent1q…ph39</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Honestly, I think c) is evergreen and universally applicable 2025-06-25T17:30:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswwqe7gugtkstzmwfu7dw3ysr0vznfcy222szyhxy7zwqujw68k9szyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu27kpthl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqhxzyw5ugy5fgj4hfplxsjv9gtqq8saep8fua9zpjhuy2d2uzcqcyyc6j'>nevent1q…yc6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Radio-Canada is for sure its own dog. 2025-06-04T12:56:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst4tp05f9e4kgh6e6lf7wlkdh97lgsde5ltwz9qw5jpqkj84z9qqqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2dwn9r7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsmhu042zd4l2qj99r0x7wugk965x490jx30xa0t73j5hm7waxhqr8wl70'>nevent1q…wl70</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bravo 2025-03-28T12:26:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsptn7lk8k2laudu7m0yr4cttn2ls2k5kghf6r5y2exaqhhgmpk9agzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2090e7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6egscyuk789m5lpphktl6mz7p4z3caj54qsn622u5e30m27j82g0ydvgv'>nevent1q…dvgv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t passed it in years 2025-03-21T12:38:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspymce4zms35z2jkpxdatj3ey9xsdyraa9fdu8f5qqrpaz6386lnszyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2xf9y2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyr48ezg7jjlra5jn59ef7e07f4y4sw6nqd3dwhl43dcfds9kx8eclurnzy'>nevent1q…rnzy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was a really great show - very much enjoyed it. I am going on Adam and Dave&#39;s show later today - like a vegan who has been invited to a steak dinner - so the conversation will continue. 2025-03-21T11:39:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstea3p66q7t7kksg5nckcrqglj4xv7f5m6khnkdcpm0887qyqzhgqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu28xywrz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghkl666nzykx6rkdsjrv99p40mppxj9jgnlc20trkuj2r0hnas4qt92u4y'>nevent1q…2u4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Podcast Turd&#34; has legs - let me roll that around a bit 2025-03-21T11:33:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspklemc222w9w2jlxr0jr2rajrsajt6q4efmsjcs7ajque9yrckeczyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2s87chh Looking forward to hearing <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1thg905slqzqfhj3g6rszmkf9emh4wvgawu4y2uzl5ycqs74tetlq5szq23" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sam Sethi :pc2red: ⁂</span> (<span class="italic">npub1thg…zq23</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13cgvw8v4hy7yr7ehc0hs27m4csaly2t9x4w60pjzqe0cfhesvhfqf4ck4q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>James Cridland</span> (<span class="italic">npub13cg…ck4q</span>)</a></span> talk about this topic tomorrow - I had a further rumination about it on this week&#39;s podcast and article. Here it is in good old-fashioned RSS glory<br/><br/><a href="https://episodes.fm/1541380348/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNjQ5NzgyNjY">https://episodes.fm/1541380348/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNjQ5NzgyNjY</a> 2025-03-20T15:59:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvsj4wdu35th90uqpeg68cv3yar2gmvmqqxh94vwutk2spjsely3gzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2fp5qxl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzgvqe9ecwna8xxtaek2sc0zp2hm8k49yj733hxys2ajn7u9j7wqmhrmhz'>nevent1q…rmhz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is borderline astonishing. There are some Cridland-hours not being counted there, though ;) 2025-03-20T11:12:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs92qhgjgaxux485z0xj3se95t8terhtyskwwq84l57cjnkf67trgqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2kdjk7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhj63j5frjcnvgh4585g6rxdtztj3jr28p7t8tc60pyzu8a8ylvs8ck0up'>nevent1q…k0up</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also the original post autocorrected &#34;cume&#34; to &#34;came&#34; which made my research seem much more successful. 2025-03-14T11:40:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxhj63j5frjcnvgh4585g6rxdtztj3jr28p7t8tc60pyzu8a8ylvszyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2u0xmdd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg065ww7h5ezl427dl0ecg3r69m942j6d8hfuh2gaumnxzn8mkzqs4aacrp'>nevent1q…acrp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to do research for them back in the 90s. 7 million cume (at least then)! 2025-03-14T10:58:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdwrry4dd9u2n8ex3853lw8v72yp26ve4ast66hdr7gfx4vhu50sqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu24y7emw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ywkwskvvef6k6l6e79csqkexy0z9fvs2wz8d5hk4g5ynkc3gq0qls745q'>nevent1q…745q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Transcripts have absolutely been a win - there have been good things to come out of the effort, which I noted. 2025-03-13T21:19:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsregmkyn6d57f6suzsjarxhaj4wzzccs0lcuca8tyk7rx9x56rv7gzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2uuu9zs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspendkg0fzhy653gyrny562c0earegcmnzfu3gnd50nyjm8y0e3wcjk4dyw'>nevent1q…4dyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I can&#39;t respond to undertones. Evo&#39;s take was my point. It is simply indisputable that Spotify and YouTube are continuing to eat share from independent platforms, which troubles me. <br/><br/>Also: &#34;I’ve created a video responding to Tom Webster’s recent “Podcasting 3.0” post on Sounds Profitable.&#34; ...is kinda why I&#39;m raising this particular alarm. There was a (very good) reason you made this a YouTube video, and it&#39;s not because open source RSS is killing it. 2025-03-13T21:11:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdr6jp64awg4pg48tcmwhtr8gu7nnt6ad9848ssy7wr6vr6h438hczyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2s7f85h 2023 Advertising Revenues:<br/><br/>Facebook $131.9 B<br/>Instagram $61.1 B<br/>YouTube $31.51 B<br/>TikTok $16.1 B <br/>Snapchat $4.6 B<br/>X (formerly Twitter) $3.31 B<br/>Twitch $2.8 B (2022, app.)<br/>* Reddit $788 M<br/>* Discord - insignificant<br/><br/>Podcasting billed 1.9 B.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve talked before about how podcasting punches below its weight in terms of its share of ad-supported audio, but these are the budgets we REALLY need to question. Of course, it is a lot easier to buy Facebook ads. Inertia is the enemy.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/113/907/794/031/705/157/original/8a825f6d9c63e728.png"> <br/> 2025-01-28T20:10:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstp2jf8vr6wh7sss3ne86zvg4amk0j6rcgtvu90r2lyg8jvqdj4cgzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2eczety In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswuc8hpzdru2naqathte5cae5mup59hvv56whgwnhhwmpxzx3p7ms2gqqd3'>nevent1q…qqd3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We can&#39;t make people who want video not want video. But we can and must do a better job making people want audio - we have to talk more about the unique value of audio on our podcasts! We have to remind listeners (and viewers) of our shows that audio brings something unique - companionship, the ability to listen wherever and whatever you are doing, etc. With the current focus on video and the rapid decay of commercial radio, I&#39;m concerned about audio period, not just podcasting. 2025-01-08T15:32:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps2e9lfmf6wqea9p65k6gqd865z79x5jz3dkn42gkgvxzp9y4dcqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2ytqnd6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr59l3ye60pnt6glk78e9zxjc6a6z73936ua4wkgtkzgrlnvzs3vghf74r7'>nevent1q…74r7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aren&#39;t they still the radio plumbing for things like Sonos and Alexa? Seems to be the default on mine, but I haven&#39;t checked or changed that since it was all new. If TuneIn is a zombie company that has more ramifications than just podcasting! 2024-12-18T14:22:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0t0hk5hvl7hjxnhx0y3xecfjjp03ppfehe895p2w9rn0u5m4rfdqzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2culaqt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7ndkc9lx2x40764kg59zcvyw0tham533st9xrncfdpcunrt35zspj5pef'>nevent1q…5pef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am not even listed as a contributor to the Sounds Profitable podcast. I am the sole writer and host almost every week ;) 2024-11-04T15:40:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5g6jqjrnkcr3eax6jn8j9l0a8a4w25pdy70m4h4wn4sm9p7zdpszyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu22xn43v These stories (<a href="https://podnews.net/update/pocket-casts-transcripts-2">https://podnews.net/update/pocket-casts-transcripts-2</a> in Podnews today) drive me batty. I suppose Sheffield could write an article about how EPL football is dead, or Red Lobster could write an article about how dining out is dead, but we get this.<br/><br/>Pursue your art! Podcasts aren&#39;t a vending machine<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/113/186/851/624/868/671/original/0995a6bff435c5d7.png"> <br/> 2024-09-23T12:25:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfvyrlnmdttwqjv9d2pndnp0hukwzcd7r62zusx8ntr4rwvjhtvngzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu22trnm4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpm7cg8tyxq47h6skcw44tndck4m3g7s2sjsjh9xrf7rse3agm5c6jc7cp'>nevent1q…c7cp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to be a big SW listener years ago - seems very little left on the band now for those of us in the US, or did I just give up too soon? 2024-09-21T12:02:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspqxler8qfps8p2ndf3rt55tr8vmrhy920v5ry25hv0asduu3jmxczyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2s6359t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy54l8f8kz26dr8cu3fgmm5cr6fh36tyk6v9k2v4yx3u04upxu0aqy336rv'>nevent1q…36rv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Received ;) 2024-09-10T11:31:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2vyw78ruszrvutlcg94c72esz34utyjqa4n9ud3ugqrgm034y2szyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2ksygr4 Today, I am incredibly proud to announce the availability of The Audience Is Listening, my one-and-only book about the art and science of crafting a better podcast. This is everything I have learned from working on some of the biggest shows in audio for the last 30 years about creating an entertaining, audience-focused show, and I truly hope it inspires podcasters to double down on the only thing that matters - the listener. <br/><br/><a href="https://audienceislisteningbook.com">https://audienceislisteningbook.com</a> 2024-07-24T12:48:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv77ghcxm5mcmqjpvyxxkdch0u2l7e49avdt4wlxhp3ypppvn3u5gzyq7hwe34prcdw7u0txr357cjj92zlpt0wyfkkhty006lqhazlnmu2un32dp If you aren&#39;t keeping up with the state of Voice AI, you have no idea how good it&#39;s getting. I didn&#39;t read a single word of this. Skip to 2:59 for a real hoot (esp. if you know my voice.)<br/><br/><a href="https://soundcloud.com/tomwebster/tom-the-delighful-rapper/s-q6WWEatB8Ic?si=5c5a414ef0e94c2fbf77558015634c5f&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing">https://soundcloud.com/tomwebster/tom-the-delighful-rapper/s-q6WWEatB8Ic?si=5c5a414ef0e94c2fbf77558015634c5f&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing</a> 2024-02-26T15:19:40Z