Day: November 24, 2025

Too many podcast guests and media interviewees walk into interviews assuming curiosity will carry the conversation. “I’m just gonna answer the questions and be honest.” Lovely sentiment. But without a clear plan, interviews drift, messages blur, and credibility erodes in real time. Strong guests understand who they are speaking to, why they are there, and what must be said before the microphone ever turns on.

Every December, the podcast industry asks the same question. Do people actually listen over the holidays, or does attention disappear until January? The answer is less clear than many assume. While some data suggests December can be a strong month on a per-episode basis, other platform data shows total listening dipping in certain years. What the industry does agree on is simpler. Fewer episodes are released in December. And that drop in supply may matter more than whether listening rises or falls.

There is a quiet shift happening in how sophisticated brands think about communication. It is not driven by viral formats, platform launches, or the latest

Agencies often struggle to get clients booked on a podcast because pitches sound the same. A new study from BuzzStream shows that sending pitches from the client email domain builds more trust and helps agencies earn stronger results.

Understanding the Shift Toward Visual Podcasting Podcasting has gone through a dramatic evolution in the past decade. What began as a purely audio-driven medium is

Independence is a superpower. Most brands don’t initially think of themselves as “indie podcasters,” but that’s exactly what they are when they launch their first