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Todd, Mike and MacKenzie are in Philly this week for Podcast Movement 2018. If you are in Philly, drop by the booth, say hi, tell them about your show and grab some swag while you're at it! Meantime, in this episode of the PowerPress Podcast, they talk about NPR's Smart Audio Report with Edison Research, the makers of S-Town being sued by the estate of John McLemore, the relaunch of TalkShoe and lots about Podcast Movement — why you want to be there and what we'd love to show you. Of course, we beat some dead horses in the support section.

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News:

NPR  and Edison research release “Smart Audio Report”
The estate of John B. McLemore (the main subject of S-town) is suing the makers of S-town. (This American Life and Brian Reed) 
TalkShoe is relaunching at Podcast Movement.  Many of us used TalkShoe back in the day. Good to see an iconic brand back. Not sure yet if it will be a good place for your podcast.

Topics:

Podcast Movement 2,200 attending!
Podcast Movement Panels / Sessions not to miss. Todd is on 3 of them and MacKenzie is on 2.
Some good reasons to make it to conferences / meet-ups about Podcasting AND in your niche subject.
Blubrry Dev team is growing!

Support:

The speed of updates for various apps and directories. When you publish your new episode. People (mostly new podcasters) think it should be instantly visible in every platform. That is not how RSS works. These places/apps/directories PULL your RSS feed when they want, not when you want (in most cases). Best thing you can do is subscribe in a podcast only app (not Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify) and you should get your new episode right away (few minutes normally). Also, check to make sure the episode made it in your RSS feed. The RSS feed is the key. Look at in https://CastFeedValidator.com or the Firefox Browser.
Phone support is going to be slow this week (or non-existent). If you call, leave a message and the team will do its best to get back to you, otherwise, the quickest way to get help this week will be the contact form at blubrry.com/contact/.

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

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Everyday Superhumans was the featured podcast last fall and with the recent office move, MacKenzie decided to go ahead and share a great past episode as opposed to releasing a lackluster new one. Who knew an office move could cause so much disruption to a podcast schedule? Read below to find out about Everyday Superhumans and catch their episodes from 2018 as well.

Non-profit organizations – have you ever thought about how many there are just in your neighborhood? Kyle Smith of the podcast, Everyday Superhumans, shares his experience as co-host of the show and how it evolved into focusing solely on non-profit organizations, and highlighting those that are trying to bring a little more humanity to the world. Give it a listen to hear about passionate humans in the Austin area.

See all of you soon at Podcast Movement!

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Government Agencies Try Podcasting: Only seems fitting they give the audible medium a try, audiences are bound to show up soon.
Everyday Superhumans: Restoring your faith in humanity. One episode at a time. Hosted by Kyle Smith and Charlie Hilton, based out of Austin, Texas.
Advertising for the future: Learn why you should start advertising before an advertiser reaches out to you.
Podcast Movement: July 23-26 in Philadelphia. Learn about what we'll be up to. MacKenzie and Todd will be speaking on multiple occasions. Use the code BLUBRRY to get 10% off your ticket.

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There comes a point that every podcaster must ask themselves: am I doing the best things possible I can for my audience and the growth of my show? Sometimes it is appropriate to move on to a different network, platform, format, etc. It's important to consider the factors and amount of work necessary for a quality show. Todd and Mike discuss some shows moving on and why podcasters should take be seriously considering taking ownership of their podcast and shows.

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News:

Freakanomics is moving on: They're leaving WNYC and starting a new partnership with Stitcher.
Podcast Awards open for listener nominations: Podcasters interested in being part of the awards need to register their show(s). You cannot participate if you don't register your show.
Podcast Movement coming soon!: Todd, Mike and MacKenzie will be there from the team here at Blubrry.

Topics:

Hijacking feeds: Castbox.fm has been fielding this dilemma for a while, here is their statement.
Google Podcasts: Todd’s take since he was gone when the news came out.
SSL Certificates: We now recommend that you think about moving your site to HTTPS if you are using PowerPress on your own WordPress site. We will have some helpful articles on Blubrry soon (It’s a work in progress, so please be patient).
PowerPress 7.3: We've replaced the Google Play subscribe link with Google Podcasts and added a Spotify subscribe link.
Our Subscribe on Android feature now includes Google Podcasts.
Multiple podcasts: Do you really need to do more than one show right off the bat? When you are new at podcasting in general, we suggest you start one, get used to the workload and it functions, and most importantly how much work it is, and then decide if you really want to do another one. As Mike always says, “1 is X amount of work and 2 or more is 4X.”

Support:

“My show isn’t updating on (insert directory here)”

Include the account email, especially if you are contacting us from a different email address.
Your website link.
Episode (which one?): Episode name, because numbers don't always make sense.
Give direct links so we can see exactly where the problem is.
Screenshots, please don’t send them. Links are much more helpful, send those instead (unless we ask for a screenshot). Also, videos generally will not help.
Please, specify WHERE they are not showing up / updating. It’s not always iTunes/Apple Podcasts App.
Remember 24 hours is NOT abnormal for update times on directories.

Apple Podcasts is no longer iTunes, make note of this. Apple's team is getting very serious about rebranding “iTunes”. When it comes to podcasting, it's Apple Podcasts, not iTunes.

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