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Sounds Profitable
Bryan Barletta
876 episodes
23 hours ago
The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can't miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right? Assumptions and conventional wisdom will be challenged. Easy answers with no proof of efficacy will be exposed. Because the thinking that got podcast advertising close to a billion dollars annually will need to be drastically overhauled to bring in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars podcast advertising deserves.
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The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can't miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right? Assumptions and conventional wisdom will be challenged. Easy answers with no proof of efficacy will be exposed. Because the thinking that got podcast advertising close to a billion dollars annually will need to be drastically overhauled to bring in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars podcast advertising deserves.
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Sounds Profitable
Remember Who You Are
Experimentation is healthy, but expansion at all costs includes the cost of ignoring the audience that built everything in the first place. 

Written and narrated by Tom Webster
Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
Audio editing by Gavin Gaddis


Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.
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1 day ago
7 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Remembering Podcasting's Strengths, Spotify Upgrades Partner Program, & More
This week in the business of podcasting: Remembering what makes podcasts great, GenAI's indie podcast blindspot, Spotify updated requirements for the Partner Program, why podcasting is a must-have for sports rights holders and brands, and a look at PodcastAdBlock.

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment. 
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1 day ago
11 minutes

Sounds Profitable
How GenAI Finds Podcasts, The Age of Vodcasts, & More 
Today in the business of podcasting: Remembering what makes podcasts great, how AI is searching for podcasts, and Netflix video podcasts are generating articles. 

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 day ago
6 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Spotify Updates Partner Program, New iHeartMedia Video Podcast Platform, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify has lowered the barrier to entry for Spotify Partner Program, ADOPTER Media talks listening experience with podcast ads, and iHeartMedia upgrades their video podcast capabilities in their "creators first" initiative. 



Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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2 days ago
5 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Podcasting's Trust in Sports, Live Tours Continue Growing, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Jim Salveson on sports podcasting's powers, CMOs discuss 2026 priorities, podcasts on the living room screen, podcast live shows are pulling in the big bucks (and new audiences for venues), and Meta beefs up podcast promo capabilities on Threads. 

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 days ago
7 minutes

Sounds Profitable
700mil Hours of YouTube Podcasts, GenAI's Indie Pod Issue, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: the company stripping ads from podcasts for money, why AI doesn't recommend indie podcasts, video podcast production hiccups, 700 million hours of YouTube podcasts consumed on TVs in October, and all signal/no noise with music videos. 

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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4 days ago
9 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Podcasting's Creator Churn Problem, Netflix is Making Deals, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: podcasting's creator churn problem (and how to fix it), Oxford Road has had a couple studies this week, Netflix has been making deals, and Signal Hill Insights looks back at the year in research. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 weeks ago
11 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Audio's UK ROI Moment, Netflix Licenses Barstool Sports Pods, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Netflix signs several Barstool Sports video podcasts, graphs showing why YouTube is at the top of the media watch-time pile, and a look back at audio data for the UK in 2025.

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 weeks ago
5 minutes

Sounds Profitable
The Inventory and The Scale
Podcasting has a creator churn problem that needs fixing. 

Written and narrated by Tom Webster
Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
Audio editing by Gavin Gaddis


Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.
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3 weeks ago
9 minutes

Sounds Profitable
The Year's Top Podcasting Data Trends, Audio Joins UK Creative Council, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: three big trends in podcasting data from this year, YouTube targets TV advertisers, Oxford Road and Podscribe find YouTube podcasts can be up to 25% worse at conversion than audio podcast ads, and podcasts formally get a seat on the UK Creative Industries Council. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 weeks ago
5 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Indie Agencies on Audio, Podcasting's Liquid Content Era, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: 2026 ad spend expectations, indies growing as a power in audio spend, and podcasting's new liquid content phase.

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 weeks ago
3 minutes

Sounds Profitable
"OG" Podcasts Dominate Ad Performance, iHeart 🔜 Netflix, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Oxford Road has a new ORBIT report about "OG" podcasts, new details surface about a reported upcoming iHeartPodcasts and Netflix deal, and why companies want "Storytellers" more and more these days.


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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3 weeks ago
4 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Podcasting's Creator Gap, Spotify Wrapped for Advertisers, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: findings from The Creators 2025, why Blue Wire Podcasts has focused athletes, Chartable has finally shut down, and Spotify Wrapped for Advertisers is here.

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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4 weeks ago
8 minutes

Sounds Profitable
TikTok Launches Video Podcast, Digital Audio's Brand Lift in Ireland, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: coverage of The Creators 2025, TikTok launches a video podcast tonight, and AudioXi looks at digital audio ad performance in a recent campaign. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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4 weeks ago
3 minutes

Sounds Profitable
New Podcast Creator Research, YouTube Enhances A/B Testing, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Sounds Profitable publishes The Creators study, Spotify Wrapped for Advertisers is here, why Blue Wire Podcasts favors athletes over influencer hosts, A/B testing for video titles has launched on YouTube, and The Washington Post is demoing an AI tool to generate "personal podcasts" recapping news. 

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Chartable Officially Closes, WPP Ad Growth Forecast, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Chartable formally shuts down, WPP raises their forecast for ad growth this year, and Tink Media publishes their annual Audio Delicacies list. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
4 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Apple Podcasts' Show of the Year, Talkhouse Appoints Laura Mayer, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Talkhouse signs Laura Mayer as Head of Podcasts, CRA members capture 33% of Australia's digital ad market, the six podcasts nominated for a Golden Globe next year, Apple Podcasts names their Show of the Year, and how startups are finding podcast advertising in a world where big brands are buying ads too. 

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
6 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Keeping Podcasts Mobile, Patreon's Public RSS Feeds, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: "creator fade" is a problem for podcasting, avoiding video super-serving, Acast and Little Dot Studios team up for YouTube managed campaigns, and iHeartMedia launches a "guarenteed human" core branding message. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
10 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Global Podcast Advertising Report, Creators Leaving Podcasting, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: 1/3rd of creators who try making podcasts leave the medium entirely, new Global Podcast Advertising Compass study, and the advertising industry looks forward to 2026. 


Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
5 minutes

Sounds Profitable
Gen Z's News Problem, Advantages of Audio Podcasting, & More
Today in the business of podcasting: Gen Z has a news trust problem, video podcasters might be missing the advantages of audio, and podcast ad loads.

Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Sounds Profitable
The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can't miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right? Assumptions and conventional wisdom will be challenged. Easy answers with no proof of efficacy will be exposed. Because the thinking that got podcast advertising close to a billion dollars annually will need to be drastically overhauled to bring in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars podcast advertising deserves.