Have an idea for the next big podcast? This inclusive guide will show you how to find your voice, the software and hardware you need to create your podcast, and how to get it heard.

The video version of the show will also move to Spotify later this year.

Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan announced today that his show, the “Joe Rogan Experience,” will arrive on the streaming service starting September 1. One of the biggest and longest-running podcasts will soon be exclusive to Spotify. Read Full Story

As US elections near, the number of political ads seems to increase. And, while the ads may seem inescapable, a survey from the Pew Research Center shows that one place the majority of Americans don’t want to see political advertising is on social media. More than half (54%) of US adults surveyed say that social… Read More » The post Most Americans Are Opposed to Political Ads on Social Media appeared first on Marketing Charts .

Two lists for trending and most-listened shows will be updated regularly.

The stand-up and ‘Desus & Mero’ writer translates his sunny wit into podcast form. I have just connected on the phone with Josh Gondelman, and he immediately wants to know how I’m doing. Read Full Story

The reporter and Twitter gadfly says her new podcast is “about what’s happening in society and social change, in a way that looks at that as political.” A 30-year veteran of the news business, Soledad O’Brien has earned the right to speak freely about the state of the world in general and journalism in particular. That’s one of the big draws of the ex-CNN anchor’s spicy Twitter feed , which has gained her more than 2 million followers. Read Full Story

The late-night news satire took out a full-page ad in major newspapers Thursday morning all but claiming Trump’s defeat. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The political media tendency to reduce electoral politics to a horse race often produces some astoundingly off-base takes. Read Full Story

‘Unsolved Mysteries’ cocreator and executive producer explains why the reboot changed some of the show’s most iconic features, and the one case in more than 1,000 that has proven to be “the most baffling.” In the exhaustive canon of true crime docs, podcasts, TV shows, and beyond, there still hasn’t been anything quite like Unsolved Mysteries . Read Full Story

Podcasting. You’ve heard about it before and I bet you’ve even listened to a handful of podcasts. But you probably haven’t created one yet. Just think of it this way… There are over 1 billion blogs and roughly 7 billion people in this world. That’s 1 blog for every 7 people… On the other hand, there are roughly 700,000 podcasts . That means there is only 1 podcast for every 10,000 people or so. Podcasting is 1,428 times less competitive than blogging. So, should you waste your time on podcasting? Well, let me ask you this… do you want a new way to get more organic traffic from Google? I’m guessing you said yes. But before I teach you how to do that, let me first break down some podcasting stats for you, in case you aren’t convinced yet. Is podcasting even worth it? From a marketing and monetization standpoint, …