Why the 3x podcast listening arms race misses the point
7 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
3x podcast listening is a vanity metric — it distorts voices, hurts retention, and doesn't solve the actual problem. The useful lever is silence removal + triage.
Podcast Industry
What Podcasting 2.0 Means for You (in Plain English)
3 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcasting 2.0 is not a slogan — it's a shipping set of open tags that already give listeners transcripts, chapters, host info, and value-for-value support. Here's what actually works today.
What the Apple–OpenAI Lawsuit Means for Podcast Listeners
27 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
The Apple–OpenAI lawsuit isn't about chatbots. It's about who controls the voice interface to your podcast library. Here's what listeners need to know.
Why Podcast Episodes Keep Getting Longer
25 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcast episode length trends keep climbing. Here's what's driving the drift and how time-poor listeners are quietly rewarding shows that resist it.
Why Video Podcasts Are Winning in 2026
20 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
YouTube has 1 billion monthly podcast viewers. Spotify hosts 330,000+ video podcasts. Here's what the shift to video actually means for the way you listen.
What OpenAI buying TBPN means for podcast listeners
13 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
OpenAI acquired the TBPN podcast. What this means for editorial independence, tech-media trust, and what listeners should watch out for going forward.