Long list(en): “If you listen to the credits at the end of a podcast - especially a heavily reported, serialized podcast - the number of people acknowledged is mind boggling,” writes Rob Rosenthal of HowSound.

Booster pack: On Thursday at 5:30 pm PT, EarBuds Podcast Collective will host “How to get your indie podcast to the people.” Zach Mack ( Greetings from Somewhere) will join to share how his narrative travel show earned coverage in Vulture and Outside Magazine.

They tell KQED about the show’s niche and what it’s like being known as “the avatar of a more outspoken, young, rebellious class of chef.”

Media rare: Oakland chef and podcaster Preeti Mistry started Loading Dock Talks against the largely white backdrop of food podcasting.

Moe tells Hot Pod’s Nicholas Quah about negotiations and the process of starting over.

For keeps: What does podcasting’s intellectual property dynamic look like for well-known shows? Despite laying off creator John Moe in June, APM still owns The Hilarious World of Depression.

For Spotify, the tradeoff is “another step in our larger ubiquity strategy.” “I guess it depends on how comfortable people are with a Spotify-owned microphone in their cars.” The waitlist is US-only, and the device is free except for shipping. When and how the device is used could provide the company with valuable user patterns.Īfter a test drive, Carman considers if the Car Thing might be a success. Car Thing has one job and does it awesomely.” As many drivers return to commuting, it’s the perfect time for Spotify to functionally separate ‘phone’ and ‘car’ listening. One line from the product site stands out: “Let your phone do phone stuff. Because there’s no speaker, Ashley Carman of The Verge thinks of the device as “essentially, a Spotify remote.”

The voice-controlled device works in sync with a smartphone, using Bluetooth to operate the Spotify app. Spotify’s first gadget, Car Thing, has launched in limited quantities to invited Premium users. Spotify’s Car Thing Drives New Behavioral Insights

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