10+ Best Articles on Podcasting
The most useful articles and videos on podcasting from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Podcasting Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on podcasting by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Launching and growing a podcast | Chris Hutchins (All the Hacks, Wealthfront, Google)
Chris Hutchins recently left his position as Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront to focus full-time on his podcast, All the Hacks. If you’re thinking...
Podcast Promotion Strategies You Haven’t Heard Before
Today’s guest is Chris Colbert. Chris is the founder of the podcast and video production company DCP Entertainment. His network provides a platform for under...
What is ...?
New to #podcasting? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What is Good Data?
In this monthly series from Sounds Profitable, we mine the latest audio industry studies and spotlight valuable insights.
How to ...?
How to start your own podcast
Don’t worry about the equipment … the most important thing is the idea
How to Start a Podcast in Two Days
Everybody's podcasting. Here's how to throw your hat in the ring.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on podcasting—all under 10 minutes.
How Spotify's podcast bet went wrong
Inside Spotify's turn away from podcasting, which has triggered a harsh winter for the small studios it helped support as they consolidate and lavish narrative productions wane.
NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs
NPR moved this week to cut 10 percent of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.
Way fewer people are creating new podcasts these days
According to a Listen Notes report, new podcast creation dropped by 80% from 2020 to 2022
LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network
Co-founder Reid Hoffman will co-host a show about personal entrepreneurship..
This Could Be a Rough Year for the Podcast Industry
We spoke to dozens of insiders and creators about 2023 trends, gripes, and potential pitfalls.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on podcasting.
Podcast SEO: How to optimize your podcast for Google
SEO for podcasts is unique because of how Google displays them in the SERPs. In this guide, Mordy Oberstein and various other podcast hosts and SEO experts share their best tips for optimizing your…
Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting?
Hi, Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. Or just read on… Today I’m going to write about podcasting, with some observations on how…
The Future of Podcasting – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Podcasting is stuck between the open model of the past and the push for monetization in the future. Might there be a third way that actually benefits publishers?
Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play
Spotify is making a major move into podcasts, where it appears to have clear designs to be the sort of Aggregator is cannot be when it comes to music.
Howard Stern is Getting Ripped Off
Why podcasting may have minted its first billionaire, subscription podcasting is the next great business model, and how to join the…
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