The Blubrry team is putting some finishing touches on the latest version of PowerPress which features a major UI/UX overall. We can't wait to see what you think of the changes, and big thanks to all of our beta testers.

Todd and Mike discuss the latest on the Podcast Academy, such the newly appointed board of governors and membership updates. Podnews shared information on the most popular Android podcast apps and Larry King is coming out with his own podcast soon. Lastly, Adam Curry weighs in on the Joe Rogan Spotify deal.

Our support team would like to remind podcasters that we don't submit your podcast to directories, but we can help you get there, and that a little politeness goes a long way.

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This week on Podcast Insider…
News:

The Podcast Academy Board of Governors: they set officers and governors, check out the appointed here.
Membership opens for the Podcast Academy June 22nd, 2020. Memberships start at $50 USD.
From Podnews: What are the most popular podcast apps on Android?
The Millionth Question, Larry King’s re-entrance into the audio world, in podcast form.
Creators of S-town settle a lawsuit with the family of John McLemore.
A new kind of podcast app? From Morten Just, sign up for the beta.
The Podfather speaks about Rogan and other podcast topics.

Best Practice:
Teaching your audience about podcast listening

Talk about how you listen to podcasts
Tell them how to subscribe to your show and other podcasts
Have a subscribe page on your site that explains it and gives all the links (PowerPress will create a page for you if you want).
Even if your podcast is not about podcasting, it is a podcast so it never hurts to educate your listeners a bit about the medium. You can do this in many ways: Facebook, Instagram Stories, YouTube videos. Maybe put a how-to subscribe video on your site.

Blubrry News:

PowerPress 8.3 is in final beta, give it a try and let us know what you think. Official release out on Monday.
Top Ten Things to After You Publish Your First Episode, from our blog.
Our team is still working from home, we’ll be slowly opening up the office soon.

Interview:

The Urban Astronomer Podcast - Allen Versfeld

Support:

“Where does Blubrry submit my podcast to?” Yes, we get this question all the time. Does Blubrry distribute to xxx app or directory? And the answer is yes, our service will distribute your podcast to any app that accepts an RSS feed for submission. But, the podcaster must submit, we do not handle that for you. We tell you how in our manual. 
Blubrry hosting podcasters, your upload quota is meant for the month and the storage of past episodes. Upload quotas reset on the 1st of every month, not the day of billing.
We know we don’t need to tell our listeners this, but just in case, BE NICE. We’ve had some interactions with people that are upset about glitches or about something they haven’t quite learned yet. Please contact us, but when you do, try to remember, we didn’t break whatever isn’t working for you. We are here to help. It makes everyone’s day better if we are just nice to each other. AND we are more likely to help you fix your issues quickly if we are not hitting the mute button and screaming :)

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