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"Podcast Fakery: Call Her Daddy and Top Shows Manipulate Follower Counts, Reveals Report"

Several top podcasts, including Call Her Daddy, have been using a marketing tool from MowPod to artificially boost their follower counts by incentivizing mobile game users to interact with their content. The tool promises a higher position in the Apple Podcasts Charts and has proven effective at increasing follower counts, downloads, and listening time. However, this practice comes at a premium price, with customers paying $5 per new follower and a required minimum spend of $5,000. The tactic highlights the challenges of breaking into the exclusive top podcast charts and underscores the concentrated success at the top of the podcasting industry.

2 years ago•Source: Gizmodo

"Bill Maher's Podcast Network Adds Controversial Hosts and Prepares for Election"

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4.39 min•2 years ago

"Bill Maher's Podcast Network Adds Controversial Hosts and Prepares for Election"

New York Magazine publishes a controversial profile of podcast star Andrew Huberman, focusing on his messy personal life and the culture of bro podcasts, while Bill Maher expands his podcast operation with a new show hosted by controversial former ESPN host Sage Steele. Spotify is testing video courses in the UK, and Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas wins Podcast of the Year at the Ambie Awards.

via The Verge

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17.56 min•3 years ago

"The Influential Figures Shaping the Podcasting Landscape in 2023"

via Hollywood Reporter

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