This week began a whole slew of end of the year lists, commemorating the beginning of the end of 2021, and podcasts lists were no different. Both Apple and Spotify revealed their most popular shows for listeners for the year of 2021. Infinite Dial released their findings on podcasting and media consumption, based in the UK. Students, don’t miss out on NPR’s annual podcast challenge and then tune into your childhood roots with the Bugs Bunny and Daffy podcast.

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• Apple Podcasts released their Best of 2021
  
  
• Spotify Wrapped dropped yesterday and it includes podcasts
  
  
• Chris Cuomo, co-host of the podcast The Hand Off, suspended by CNN for a breach of journalistic ethics
  
  
• LiveOne expanding for connected vehicle listening
  
  
• Podcasting has changed since the early days
  
  
• NPR’s College Podcast Challenge is back with a chance to win $5k!
  
  
• Infinite Dial UK findings are available today
  
  
• Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck do a podcast!
  

File names

• Artwork file names
  
• Media file names
  
• Best practice
  
  • No spaces. Letters, numbers and dashes only.
    
    
  • Only numbers or letters at the end of the file name.
    
    
  • No periods in the file name OTHER than the .mp3 or .jpg.
    
    
  
  

Media File Example: PCI-2021-12-2.mp3 or pci271.mp3

Artwork file example: PCI1400.png or pci3000.jpg

• Blog: Livestream Your Show by Tara Jean O’Brien
  
  
• Blog: How to Choose a Co-Host by David Day
  
  
• Internal Affairs released their second episode recently.
  
  

Are You Taking Full Advantage of Your Podcast Asset

Question: How long should I spend on my podcast episodes?

Answer: As long as you want. However long you feel is necessary to put out the level of quality you have in mind. I have heard 4:1. If you do a 1 hour long show, you could spend up to 4 hours working on it (prep, recording, editing and promotion, etc.).

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