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Malcolm Out Loud, host and owner of the America Out Loud network sees the potential of podcasting and creating a network that provides something for everyone. Malcolm started his network a few years ago and has continuously added shows with about a dozen active at the moment. Recently the network wrapped season one of the podcast Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pleasure; season 2 starts in November. He's currently looking for new hosts for the show, check out his site if you're interested.

Malcolm has found that by providing a network with content for all types of people that he is gaining a large audience and success. The entire network is run on PowerPress and has been vital to the expansion of the site and network of podcasts.

Dave Lee, co-founder of International Podcast Day explained not only what International Podcast Day is, but how it started and how it has evolved. On September 30th podcasters and podcast listeners from all around the world will celebrate the power of podcasts and their appreciation for the medium. This day of celebration is not just for podcasters, but for anyone that is fan of podcasts, interested in them, etc. Tune in for 30 hours of live streaming of people involved in podcasting all over the world. In it's 3rd official year they will be representing 14 different countries with hopes for more next year. If you're not available to watch live, all footage will be available on YouTube afterwards.

Blubrry is a sponsor of the event and will be involved in two segments: Podcast Problems: What To Do When Things Go Wrong and Proven Social Media Strategies. Get listening and start the conversation!
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Show notes:
America Out Loud Network
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pleasure
What is International Podcast Day?
How to Get Involved and Benefits of Joining the Event
Full Schedule
Speakers Spotlight
Social Events and Meetups
Promotional Material and Twitter Cards
Merchandise

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A little while back, the EFF finally ended the patent troll case that has been threatening podcasting and podcasters for years. At the end of the month, we'll be celebrating International Podcast Day. Hosted by Steve and Dave Lee, Blubrry will promoting the power of podcasts. As ad deals gain more traction and attention in podcasting, there comes some ups and downs. Todd and Mike discuss how all of this works together and best practices for people that want to get involved. Podcasters that want to get advertising, statistics have never been more important.

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News:

EFF and the Patent Troll – The EFF won a court case against the patent troll that wanted to change podcasting as we know it.
International Podcast Day –  Sept 30th – We're going to be streaming live three times throughout the day.
iOS 11 – Will be out on September 19th, 2017.

Topics:

Episode zero – In the new iOS 11, you can use tags to set an episode zero as a trailer. Great for promotion and launching a show.
“Second show syndrome” – Just remember, when you want to start a second show, it will take just as much time to produce as the first show. Make sure that you have the time, resources and your family's blessing to do one.
Ad deals – Learn more about advertising with Blubrry and the general overview of how this all works with podcasts. To become at Blubrry Advertising Priority Partner, click HERE

Support:

Stats – We have been getting a ton of questions about stats recently. Blubrry ad deals require that podcasters use our statistics. In a pinch, we'll accept stats from Libsyn or Podtrac, but we always prefer Blubrry stats. You can sign up for FREE stats at Blubrry.com or our Pro stats for only $5 per month. (use the promo code Blubrry005 for a free month).
Stats have to be implemented on your media files (not the feed itself) See the “Getting Started” link in your Blubrry stats area for details on how to setup stats. Also, check out this YouTube video on how they are setup with or without PowerPress: https://youtu.be/wJdiZZiudU8
Some hosts do not allow 3rd party stats. If your RSS feed address does not have your domain in it, you will have to check with your feed provider to see if you can implement Blubrry stats.

To ask questions or to comment on the show, contact Todd and Mike here: yourpodcast@blubrry.com

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Back in September of 2015 MacKenzie was tasked with restarting Blubrry's show, the PowerPress Podcast. With consistent bi-weekly episodes, it's finally the two year anniversary of the show. The official date, birthday, whatever one wants to call it, is September 10th, 2015. Podcasting comes with highs and lows, regardless of how much support a podcaster has surrounding them. To help MacKenzie celebrate, she brought on Jane Ellen, a past guest to talk about what they've learned, experienced and changed over their time podcasting. Thanks everyone for listening and subscribing to the show for the past two years. Many good things to come!
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Show notes:
Glistening Particles – Take a listen to Jane Ellen's show about conversations with random acquaintances and more.
Old PowerPress episode with Jane – From October of 2016.
She Podcasts – For any female podcasts our there, join this group. It's full of great advise, conversations and ideas.
Editing – I was told Lynda.com is great for learning Audition.
Podcasters' Hangout, Podcast Community – There are more Facebook groups as well, search for them!
Columbus Podcaster's Meetup – We meet at the end of every month – in September we'll be talking about monetization.
16 Personalities – MacKenzie started to take the test again after this podcast, still didn't finish it.

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Podcast Movement, the go-to conference for podcasters, recently occurred in Anaheim and Mike Dell was lucky enough to attend. Listen for a quick review of PM17, with mentions of Podcast Movement 2018 in Philadelphia. PowerPress 7.2 is coming soon with new features coming from the Blubrry team as well. If you're interested in learning more about PowerPress, pay attention to the discussion on Blubrry PowerPress webinars. Angelo Mandato, CIO and lead developer at Blubrry/RawVoice guest hosts with Mike on this episode.

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We love our PowerPress users, please leave us a review.
News:

Spreaker and Blog Talk Radio are merging – Announced shortly before PM, we will see how these two companies come together.
Mid Atlantic Podcast Conference Sept 8-9 – Hosted by Joe Pardo, this conference is perfect for those that are looking to up their creatiity and get involved with others in the podcast community.

Topics:

A little about PM17 –  Listen to the last PowerPress Podcast with MacKenzie and Shawn. PM18 will be in Philadelphia July 24-26th, 2018.
Blubrry player updated – Styling options and more.
PowerPress 7.2 beta – Coming in very soon.
Post To Social – Now built into PowerPress.
Player controls – Now built into PowerPress.
PowerPress 8 – Coming in the next few months with a new interface.

Support:

Multiple podcasts in PowerPress. You can use Category Podcasting or Podcast Channels to generate more than one RSS feed from PowerPress. The BEST way is to have a separate website for the second podcast if the topic is different. BUT, if you want, there are ways to do more than one podcast from one WordPress site with PowerPress.
Channels – Best if you would like to make 2 versions of the same episode, say video and audio. Best if done with a small number of podcasts/programs.
Categories – Best for more than 4 or 5 shows. Cannot be used with channels (including the default channel).
Advanced PowerPress Webinar, Thursday the 7th of September at 3PM Eastern time.

To ask questions or to comment on the show, contact Todd and Mike here: yourpodcast@blubrry.com