Spotify launches podcast discovery tool. https://rainnews.com/spotify-launches-your-daily-podcasts-a-personalized-playlist-to-encourage-podcast-engagement/ (https://rainnews.com/spotify-launches-your-daily-podcasts-a-personalized-playlist-to-encourage-podcast-engagement/) From the Nov26 edition of Hot Pod: From TechCrunch (https://twitter.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e7175619f87bd6b29429572aa&id=7e56f6e441&e=987d38aaf4) , writing up a recent report from Sensor Tower: “The top 1% of App Store publishers drive 80% of new downloads.” Sounds familiar, eh? Macho Man Randy Savage - “The Cream Rises to the Top” - https://youtu.be/8C4lK41SX-Q (https://youtu.be/8C4lK41SX-Q) Sponsor: Sleep with Me Podcast - https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com (https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/) The Strange History of Pogs - http://mentalfloss.com/article/54202/weird-history-pogs (http://mentalfloss.com/article/54202/weird-history-pogs) So, you can’t fault Edison Research - they need to make money too - but their new Podcast Consumer Quarterly Report is not for you - $10K per quarter with a minimum 4 quarter purchase. Interesting that they release any info at all. https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-consumer-quarterly-tracking-report/ (https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-consumer-quarterly-tracking-report/) https://www.newswire.com/news/edison-research-announces-delivery-of-the-first-podcast-consumer-21037692 (https://www.newswire.com/news/edison-research-announces-delivery-of-the-first-podcast-consumer-21037692) Another interesting blog from Coleman Insights...marketing too many messages: https://colemaninsights.com/coleman-insights-blog/too-many-messages (https://colemaninsights.com/coleman-insights-blog/too-many-messages) Podcast Thanksgiving If you’re a College Sports podcaster (especially about football and basketball) contact Jay at his new email: [email protected] Ever thought you might have a message, product, service, event or podcast you’d like to get in front of the Always Listening audience? Well now you can. Rates are updated weekly so grab yours now: Always Listening Sponsorship Opportunities (https://propodcastingservices.com/always-listening-sponsors)