Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee on the Future of Podcasts and Growth Trends

Rob Greenlee on the current state and the future of podcasting and podcast trends to pay attention to (2022and beyond). | Brought to you by Trade Coffee (https://drinktrade.com/passionstruck).

Today’s guest is Podcast Hall of Famer Robert Greenlee. Rob is the VP of Content and Partnerships at Libsyn (LSYN). He is a current Board Member and Former Chair of The Podcast Academy. He started on radio in 1999 and then podcasting in 2004with the first nationally syndicated radio show "WebTalk World Radio Show" to begin podcasting. Robert and fellow Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee Todd Cochrane host The New Media Show where they interview luminaries from the podcasting space providing deep insight into what is actually happening in the podcasting world. He was inducted into the “Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame” in 2017.

On Passion Struck with John R. Miles, we discuss how Rob launched his first radio show WebTalk which later became a podcast. How he shaped Microsoft's podcast strategy and products. Why does he believe Microsoft entered too early and got out too soon. The story of how podcasting became his passion. What he sees are the biggest trends happening today in podcasting and over the next few years. The advent of video in podcasting and where he predicts the future of that and Live episodes going.

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Timestamps:

• 0:00 Announcements and Rob Greenlee introduction
• 3:49 The Webtalk radio show and podcast
• 7:58 Why Micorosft missed the podcasting window
• 13:37Microsoft is an engineering-driven organization
• 17:47Story of Dell's failed entry into smartphones
• 23:11Rob Greenlee's lifelong passion for podcasting
• 29:25Importance of content marketing
• 33:19What is the current state of podcasting
• 36:46The future of podcasting (trends 2022and beyond)
• 41:55Advice on launching a podcast
• 45:32New Media Podcast
• 51:32What podcast format drives the most downloads
• 56:33The future of video in podcasting
• 1:02:45Show Wrap Up

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*New Media Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-media-show/id392545649

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