The big companies are buying more podcast assets. Todd and Mike talk about Captivate and Whooshkaa getting acquired. Today is a no-edit show. Everyone have a Happy Holiday!

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News

• Captivate acquired by Global, part of DAX. Congrats!
  
• Spotify has acquired Whooshkaa
  
• Brian Williams, former NBC/MSNBC anchor now has a podcast, We Interrupt This Broadcast, which made it to #1 on Apple Podcasts!
  
• Ten Percent Happier is starting its own podcast studio
  
• Spotify adds star ratings, you cannot rate unless you have listened
  

Best Practice: 3 steps to double-check your episode after you publish

1. Press play. By that we mean ensure it’s playing correctly. Click play on the player and make sure you hear it start playing.
   
2. Check your RSS feed. Go to castfeedvalidator.com and run a validation check.
   
3. Relax in the knowledge that your show will go out as normal!
   

Blubrry News

• The team will be out the following days for the holidays:  December 24th and December 31st.
  
• Get your predictions in for our New Years Eve Eve show. Email mike@blubrry.com (Audio would be great but text is ok as well).
  
• Blog Post: The Value of Spending Marketing on Your Show by David Day
  

Blubrry Pro Tip – Pro team out for the rest of the year. 

Question(s) of the Week

Question: I have a really long interview that I recorded, it’s over 2 hours. Should I break it up into two episodes or should I just put it out full-length?

Answer:  In most cases, play the whole thing in one episode.  Maybe think of editing it down to less than 2 hours.  Make sure it’s not boring! But, do not break things up into 2 parts if you can help it.

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Coming to you this week from the New Media Studio in southern Michigan and Mike Dell’s World Studio in northern Michigan. Produced by the Blubrry Pro-Production team.

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