Get Millions of Downloads by Gaming the System

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Tom Rossi joins Jordan and Kevin to discuss ways to celebrate International Podcast Day, why farming downloads isn't an effective growth hack, the significance Serial had on the podcasting world, what we can learn from audio fiction podcasts, and the importance of owning your podcast.INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAYFriday, September 30thhttps://internationalpodcastday.com/WHAT'S NEW IN DIRECTORIESGoodpods added!Stitcher & Pandora removed (for now).GAMING THE SYSTEMPodcasters Are Buying Millions of Listeners Through Mobile-Game Adsby Ashley Carman, Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/inside-podcasters-explosive-audience-growth155,000 PROLIFIC PODCASTS?https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/the-most-prolific-categories-in-podcastingSERIAL IS BACK!Another episode of Serial is released following the release of Adnan Syed.https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1123878679/adnan-syed-released-serialFLIPPING THE SCRIPTTenderfoot TV has struck a deal to adapt a short film into two podcasts.https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/podcasts-give-birth-to-film-now-tenderfoot-tv-is-flipping-the-script/article_7d496c96-3517-11ed-825a-337912be3e27.htmlSTUDENTS SUE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER PODCASThttps://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/19/23362483/know-justice-know-peace-podcast-trademark-denver-students-lawsuitHELLO INTERNET VINYLhttp://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast/68Kevin (49%), Jordan (27%), Tom (24%)Thanks to guest host, Tom Rossi @tomrossi7!Contact BuzzcastSend us Fan MailTweet us at @buzzcastpodcast, @albanbrooke, @kfinn, and @JordanPodsThanks for listening and Keep Podcasting!