Media Roundtable cover art

All Episodes

Media Roundtable — 269 episodes

#
Title
1

The CMO Hot Seat: Zoom's Kim Storin On 5 Major Challenges And How To Fix Them

2

Ad Infinitum S4E04: Femfinitum with Team Oxford Road on Women, Work, & Ads That Actually Work

3

The Bridge-Building Business: Dan Goes Inside the Podcaster's Studio on podCast411

4

Why Podcasting's Numbers Don't Add Up with Pete Birsinger (CEO & Founder of Podscribe)

5

Podcast’s Next $1B Starts with Better Data - Dan Misener Unveils the Bumper Score

6

Introducing AMP: What's a Podcast, What's an Impression, and Did the Ad Work?

7

Mental Health, a Bill of Rights, Fair Labor: How Shira Lazar is Helping to Organize the Creator Economy

8

Ad Infinitum S4E02: Guaranteed Human with Rahul Sabnis on AI, Trust & the Future of Audio

9

Mosheh Oinounou’s Best Move: Leaving Legacy Media to Restore Trust in News

10

Authenticity Tops AI: Predicting Podcasting’s Future with Jason Calacanis

11

The Guaranteed Human In An Artificial World: How Leaders from Whole Foods, and GoodRX, Libsyn, and iHeartPodcasts Collaborate with AI

12

Less Noise, More Life: The Science of Thriving in an Artificial World

13

The Power of Independence: Why Brands Are Betting on Independent Creators

14

Without a Net: Hala Taha (Young & Profiting) and the Meiselas Brothers (MeidasTouch) Share the Real Costs and Rewards of Independence

15

Killer Mike on Independent Rap, Leadership, and Podcasting with Love

16

Ad Infinitum S4E01 - Two Circles : Dallas Taylor on Podcasting, YouTube, and Creative Identity

17

Giving Indie Voices a Bigger Megaphone

18

B2B: Balancing Brand & ROI

19

The Indie PaC Awards: Killer Mike, SXSW, and the Future of Independent Media

20

The Medium is Still the Message: Audio, AI, and the Future

21

Ad Infinitum Season 3 Finale - The Ruler and The Regent

22

A Search for the Truth: Multichannel Rankings, PodScribe Report, and ChatGPT Ads

23

No Algorithm, No Problem: Inside the Top Performing Self-Improvement Podcast That Didn't Chase Growth

24

The Podcast Princess Diaries: Inside Hala Taha’s Performance Playbook

25

Our Best Podcast Pick, PodFraud, and Is It The End of Ads?

26

Keys to 2026: Navigating a Seller’s Market, Standardized Measurement, and Going Vertical

27

The Rise of Faith-Based Podcasts with the Hosts of Girls Gone Bible

28

Rethinking Youtube Podcasts: Does video beat audio for ROI?

29

2025 in Review: Video Won, Measurement Broke, and 210 Million People Are Listening

30

Ad Infinitum S3E15 - Human Hacks

31

Protecting Human Connection: Audio’s ROI, AI Slop, & Netflix Moves

32

Ad Infinitum S3E14 - This is My Real Voice

33

Bye, YouTube: Why Spotify's Moving Hit Shows to Netflix

34

Ad Infinitum S3E12 - Infinite Prompts

35

Why Brands Aren't Spending That Extra $1B on Podcasts (Yet)

36

We Analyzed $1.6 Billion in Podcast Ads. Here's What Actually Drives ROI

37

The Good, The Bad & The Unexpected: How Two Rival Agencies Merged to Reshape Podcasting

38

"Stop Apologizing": Lex Friedman on Why Podcasting Will Always Evolve and Why That's a Good Thing

39

Inside the 2025 Podcast Ad Playbook from Leading Brands: Whole Foods, Chime, Indeed, and Tecovas

40

Ad Infinitum S3E11 - When the Helmets Come Off: Kraig T. Kitchin at CAO Summit 2025

41

“Radio is a Cucaracha”: How Brands are Making the Most of Tried-and-True Reach — From the CAO Summit

42

Ashley Flowers, Nick Viall, and Kim Komando Flip the Script: Host Insights from the 2025 CAO Summit

43

Steven Bartlett and Ben Shapiro on the Power of Independent Media: CAO Summit 2025 Fireside Chat

44

Podcast Movement 2025 and Beyond: Bryan Barletta Tells Our Team What Comes Next

45

The State of Audio Advertising 2025: Finding Our Frequency at the CAO Summit

46

Our Industry-First Breakthrough on YouTube Podcast Attribution (CAO Summit Exclusive)

47

How We Built This: Guy Raz on Intimacy, Independence, and What's Worth Preserving in Podcasting

48

Sunset Vibes and Strategy Deep Dives: Highlights from the Third Annual CAO Summit

49

Test Everything: FlightStory's Christiana Brenton on Building The World's Fastest-Growing Podcast

50

Podcast to Primetime: How Evan Shapiro Turned Audio into TV and What’s Next

51

"Kill the Word 'Podcast'": The Roost's AJ Feliciano on How Video Blew Up the Medium in Every Sense

52

Joe Rogan Isn't a Podcast: Steve Pratt Puts Podcasting's Definition to the Test

53

Star Trek in the Basement: Why Podcasting Still Needs its Indie Creators with John McDermott

54

Sounds Definitive - The State of Podcasting with Bryan Barletta

55

The Podcaster’s Blueprint: How Ira Glass Made Podcasting a Cultural Phenomenon

56

London Calling, Global Response: Highlights from The Podcast Show 2025

57

Podcasting: Why Have We Been Undervaluing a $7.3B Industry? - with Hernan Lopez

58

Follow the Audience & Win: Responding to Listener Behavior with Steven Goldstein (Amplifi Media) & Jay Nachlis (Coleman Insights)

59

"Little Masterpieces for Your Ears" - Understanding Podcasting’s Past, Ensuring its Future

60

Audio Gold - Charting the Rise of the MeidasTouch Network with the Meiselas Brothers

61

Redefining Podcasts: Audio, Video, and the Future of the Channel with Larry Rosin (Edison Research)

62

Charting Podcasting’s Pirate Ship Past with Adam Carolla

63

All Ears: Everything We Learned at Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025

64

What's a Podcast? Episode 3: The Crossroads – Identity Crisis & the Future

65

What's a Podcast? Episode 2: The Explosion – Mainstream & the Pod-demic

66

What's a Podcast? Episode 1: The Genesis – The Accidental Revolution

67

Ad Infinitum S3E2 - Stay Safe in Sound

68

The State of Audio Ads: Podcasthon, Wondery Goes FAST, YouTube Premium Lite, and Untouchable Ad Budgets

69

Ad Infinitum S3E1 - Audio is for the Children

70

Follow the Money: Spotify’s Payouts, The True Crime Cruise, and Indie Podcasters

71

Ad Infinitum S2E14 - The State of Sonic Branding

72

Betting on Podcasts – Fox, Netflix, and YouTube Want a Piece of Podcasting’s Power

73

Ad Infinitum S2E13 - One Amazon to Rule Them All

74

Funny Business with Paul Scheer

75

Ad Infinitum S2E12 - A.I. Loves Everybody

76

Open Debate: Ben Shapiro Talks Civility in Podcasting

77

Ad Infinitum S2E11 - The Authors of Audio Branding

78

The Sound of Growth: How Audio Fuels Branded Search

79

A Look Forward to 2025 - Trends That Will Shape Audio

80

A Look Back at 2024 - AI, Video’s Rise, the Podcast Election & More

81

Measurement: Untangling the Knot

82

Video, Audio, or Both? - Shaping the Future of Podcast with James Cridland

83

Ad Infinitum S2E10 - Congruent Cues with Chelsea Campbell

84

MMMs, Advanced Radio, & Pixels - Lessons from the CAO Attribution Forum

85

Lessons from the "Podcast Election" – Audio’s Role in Politics

86

Permission to Laugh with Dana Carvey, David Spade, & Jenna Weiss-Berman

87

From Competitors to Partners: The Story Behind the Industry's Biggest Union–with Dan Granger, Conor Doyle, and Bryan Barletta

88

What Brands Want: New Report Highlights from 50 CAOs

89

Questioning Everything with Journalist Brian Reed (S-Town, This American Life)

90

Make Creative Your Unfair Advantage - Secrets from the CAO Summit

91

Audio’s Role in the Marketing Mix - Live from the CAO Summit

92

Ad Infinitum: S2E09 - Simulacrum Ex Machina with Oskar Serrander

93

Ad Infinitum: S2E08 - Sonic Truths with JJ Healan

94

The State of Audio Advertising Report: Insights and Trends from the CAO Summit

95

Research, True Crime, & What Brands Want - Recapping Podcast Movement 2024

96

Using Audio for Good with Ashley Flowers and Brittany Clevenger

97

The Danger of Rising PodLoad: How Increasing Clutter Erodes Podcast Advertising Value

98

Ad Infinitum: S2E7 - Audio Affects with Kraig Kitchin

99

Engaged, not Enraged - Kellyanne Conway and David Plouffe on Podcasting Across the Aisle

100

Camp CAO - Chief Audio Officer Summit ‘24 Highlights

101

Audio’s Rule of Thirds with Rhapsody Voices’s Mike Jensen

102

Halfway to History: Oxford Road's 11-Year Journey

103

The Podfather: Adam Curry Reflects on 20 Years of Podcasting

104

Live from Cannes: The State of Digital Media with LUMA’s Conor McKenna

105

Ad Infinitum: S2E5 - Sound Business is Sound Business with Hala Taha

106

Then and Now - From Past Elections to our AI present with History Podcaster Lindsay Graham

107

What Brands Want From Audio with Robbie Giles of MasterClass and Kezia Koo of Indeed

108

The International Podcast Show Recap - Lessons from London with James Cridland and Amelia Coomber

109

Ad Infinitum: S2E4 - Scary Ads with Nathalie Chicha and Ray Harkins

110

Sounds of the Future - Radio in 2026, Podcaster Emmys, the Clone Voice Army

111

CAO Messaging Forum Recap - Zero-to-One Sonic Branding, Mastering Message Design & Getting the Most from the Host

112

The Role of Audio in the Mix of Communications with Andrea Stillacci and Chris Binns

113

Sounds like a Big Deal - Spotify, IAB, Branded Podcasts, and Audacy’s Sports Play

114

Ad Infinitum: S2E3 - Branding with your Eyes Closed with Joel Beckerman

115

B2B and Spoken Word Media - The Special Relationship

116

The Age of Efficiency and What’s Next with Jason Calacanis

117

FOMO NOMO’ - Recapping Podcast Movement Evolutions 2024

118

GoLocalise Uses AI to Translate Your Favorite Podcast for YOUR PETS

119

Finding New Hits - Celebrity Overload, Minding the Game, and The British Podcast Invasion

120

Ad Infinitum S2:E2 - "Hosts Are People Too" featuring Jordy Meiselas of MeidasTouch

121

Ears Wide Open: Oscar’s Audio Ad, Spotify’s Dominance, & Rooster Teeth’s Downfall

122

Joy, Fandom, and Writing Ads That Hosts Love with Joanna Robinson

123

Now Do This – Breaking Down Podscribe’s Benchmark Report with Pete Birsinger

124

Ad Infinitum: S2E1 - "Sound Strategy" with Mark Pollard

125

Can We Save The Media? Evan Shapiro and a New Fairness Doctrine

126

Talent Drives Everything - Oxford Road lands Nathan Aminian, Rogan stays with Spotify(ish)

127

AI in Audio – Stretching What’s Possible

128

Ad Infinitum Ep. 7 "It's All in the Execution" featuring Steve Keller and Bjorn Thorleifsson

129

Keeping Audio Weird: The Pitfalls to Programmatic

130

We nailed 9 of 10 of our 2023 predictions. What’s next for 2024?

131

RIP Audio Opportunists: Brands Seek Serious Solutions in 2024: with Steven Goldstein, Founder/CEO at Amplifi Media & Adjunct Professor at NYU

132

2024 Audio Predictions from the Fourth Estate

133

Ad Infinitum Ep. 6 "Why Now" featuring Amanda DiMarco

134

Podcrash! A 2023 Retrospective on Audio's Wild Ride

135

The Crucible of Sound: Navigating 2023's Tumultuous Audio Landscape with Steve Goldstein

136

Ad Infinitum Ep. 5 "Substantiation" with Special Guest Richard Shotton

137

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - November 22nd

138

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - November 15th

139

"Media Roundtable: What is a Download?"

140

"Media Roundtable: How Leading Marketers Are Solving the Measurement Problem"

141

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - October 25th

142

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - October 18

143

Live from Podcast Movement: The Decade of Defiance

144

Ad Infinitum Episode 4 "Demonstrated = Persuaded" with Special Guest Panel Focuses on Audiolytics™ Key Component #4 Demonstration

145

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - October 4th

146

Measuring Success: Chief Audio Officer Summit Live Panel on Navigating Audio Attribution

147

Voicing Trust: Chief Audio Officer Summit Live Panel on Creative

148

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - September 13th

149

Media Roundtable: Why Digital Audio Deserves More Attention with Larry Rosin of Edison Research

150

Media Roundtable: Unpacking Podcast Movement & A Fireside Chat with Allan Jones

151

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - August 23rd

152

Mastering Audio: The Chief Audio Officer Buying Guide & Industry News with James Cridland

153

Ad Infinitum Episode 3 "Sirius Listening" with Special Guest Lucinda, Founder of Moink focuses on Audiolytics™ Key Component #3 Positioning

154

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - August 2nd

155

Media Roundtable: The Rise of the Chief Audio Officer

156

Media Roundtable: Influence Responsibly – Introducing Seekr's Civility Score

157

Ad Infinitum Episode 2 "Audio Nudges" Focuses on Audiolytics™ Key Component #2, "Value Prop: What is it?" with Special Guest Phill Agnew, host of Nudge

158

10-Years in the Audio Arena: Original OXFORd Team Looks Back

159

Media Roundtable: Special Edition - Battle of the KPIs: ROAS vs. CPA

160

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - June 14

161

Media Roundtable Presents: Starting Right - Ad Infinitum Episode 1 w/ special guest Dallas Taylor, Host and Creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz

162

The Double Panel Episode w/ Podnews’ Editor James Cridland & Oxford Road’s International Task Force

163

Media Roundtable’s 2023 IAB Upfronts Recap with Director of Digital Audio & Video for the IAB, Matt Shapo

164

Decoding Radio's Past, Present, and Future with Industry Titan, Kraig Kitchin

165

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - May 3

166

Joseph Jaffe is Not Famous, But He Is On Our Podcast

167

MRT Industry Edition Returns with First-Time Super-Host Kristen Duenas

168

Sound Success: Simple Secrets to High-Impact Audio Advertising

169

Cracking The Attribution Code - Part 2: Featuring Oxford Roadies, Giles Martin & Kyle Jelinek

170

Oxford Road’s “Podcast Movement” Special

171

Media Roundtable: Cracking The Attribution Code - Part 1: Featuring Marketing Legend Allan Jones of Bambee and ZipRecruiter

172

How a Pro-Democracy Focus Transformed The Meiselas Brothers' Lives To Gold

173

Media Roundtable: Super Bowl Edition - February 15

174

The Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - February 1

175

Bloomberg’s Audio Journalist Ashley Carman Joins the Media Roundtable

176

The Media Roundtable Dusts Off The Crystal Ball to Look Into 2023

177

Media Roundtable: 2022 In The Rearview Mirror

178

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - December 13

179

Media Roundtable: Honoring a Podcast Legend - December 7

180

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - November 30

181

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - November 16

182

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - November 2

183

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - October 19

184

The Media Roundtable - October 5

185

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - September 21

186

The Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - September 7

187

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - August 24

188

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition - August 10

189

Media Roundtable: Industry Edition — July 27

190

Media Roundtable’s First Ever Insider Edition

191

Twenty Thousand Hertz Host Nerds Out on All Things Audio With Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services

192

Podcasters Gillie da King & Wallo267 Are Redefining The Game While Remaining Unabashedly Authentic

193

It’s The End of the Internet as We Know it

194

Live from SXSW Part III: Balancing Brand Values and Business Objectives

195

Live from AudioHouse at SXSW: Panel on Ad Tech, Podcast, and Real World Implications

196

Become Smarter In 5 Minutes - Jason Schulweis Empowers Professional Growth with The Morning Brew

197

From Douchebag to Media Innovator: Joey Dumont Launches True Thirty based on the theory of Slow Journalism

198

How to Citizen; Baratunde Thurston On Why You are the Future of Tech, Media and Government

199

Lisa Carmen Wang on Becoming… A Bad Bitch

200

Responsible Media and Our Culture — Mansueto Ventures and former Editor-in-Chief, Inc. Eric Shurenberg,Bloomberg Senior Software Engineer Kevin Kells, Oxford Road founder and CEO Dan Granger and Barometer founder, and CEO Tamara Zubatiy

201

Hosts of Add to Cart Show What Blending Comedy & Purpose Looks Like

202

Veteran Journalist Mosheh Oinounou Shares the Power of Curation as Answer to Declining Trust in Media

203

What is Fact? What is Fiction? Media Critic Virginia Heffernan Reframes the Digital Argument

204

Super Bowl Ads Join Media Roundtable: Who Scored, Who Fumbled, and Who Should’ve Stayed Home

205

The State of the Podcast Business with Bryan Barletta

206

Culturati Host, Kierna Mayo Gives Us the Path to an Anti-Racist World

207

Dear Media CEO, Michael Bosstick Knows How to Make Podcasts Work For Advertisers

208

Who is Bari Weiss? Honestly Host Speaks on State of Journalism, Faith, and the Future of America

209

Media Roundtable Season 4 Highlights

210

The Path to World Peace through Metta Brand Safety

211

Breaking the Cultural Barrier with Julio Ricardo Varela

212

Left, Right, and Phetasy: Walk-ins Welcome Host Shows Gives Us an Entertaining Third Option

213

Building A Community From Scratch: Hip-Hop Revolutionary Dave Mays Joins The Media Roundtable to Announce Launch of Breakbeat Media Podcast Network

214

From Covering the Story to Becoming the Story, Megyn Kelly Puts All Her Cards on The Media Roundtable

215

Marketing with Manners: Nick Leighton and Leah Bonnema from Were You Raised by Wolves Join The Media Roundtable

216

FOMO Responsibly: Podcaster and Creator of the Term “FOMO”, Patrick McGinnis Joins The Media Roundtable

217

Climate Journalism - Critical Frequency Network Founder Joins The Media Roundtable

218

The Podcast History Tellers; Lindsay Graham Joins The Media Roundtable

219

America’s Mayor Joins The Media Roundtable

220

The Media Roundtable Returns with an Unboxing Twist

221

In Case You Missed It - The Media Roundtable Greatest Hits- Part 2

222

In Case You Missed It - The Media Roundtable Greatest Hits- Part 1

223

No Spin Meets the Media Roundtable: A Conversation with Bill O’Reilly

224

Buy Local! The Case to Save Local News from Will Phipps of Protect Our Press

225

The State of the Fourth Estate Part III: NYT’s Ben Smith

226

Hint Inc’ Founder, Kara Goldin’s Journey to Creating Values-Driven Brand

227

The Unwinnable Culture War: A Conversation with Radio Host Steve Deace

228

Using Conflict to Bring Peace; How One Marketer Leans Into Conflicts to Bring People Closer Together

229

T-Pain Takes a Seat at The Media Roundtable and Buys Us a Drank

230

Brad Berens PhD., IAB Editor-In-Chief Takes Us to School on the Impact of News on Brand Sponsors, And Everything Else

231

Emmy Award-Winning Journalists Crack The Code To Reporting The News Without the Venom

232

How The World’s Largest Brands and Agencies are Taking on Brand Safety

233

Hugh Hewitt, A Republican You Should Sponsor

234

The World’s First 100% Brand Safe Podcast Episode

235

Harder Than Sending a Rocket to Pluto, Former NASA Space Engineer and current CEO of Ground News Addresses Challenge of Media Bias

236

Much more than an “Idiot Box.” NPR’s Media Critic, Eric Deggans Joins The Media Roundtable to Discuss TV.

237

Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike - Bipodisan Shows How Media Can Help Us Heal with Jean Card and Robert Schlesinger

238

What Makes Endorsements Work? A Radio Legend and Advertising Oracle Show Us The Way

239

The State of the Fourth Estate is a Mess; Questions are The Answer

240

Episode 4: State of the Fourth Estate, Part I: Carl Cameron, 20 Year Fox News Veteran, Chief White House Correspondent

241

Episode 3: David French(ism) takes a seat at the Media Roundtable

242

Episode 2: State of the Union Panel with Knights of the Media Roundtable

243

Episode 1: What is Media Roundtable?

244

Special Bonus Episode! Civility in podcasting and broadcasting is good business for clients, customers and talent.

245

On The Media's Bob Garfield on Election Results, Media Bias, and the Culpability of Brands

246

Newt Gingrich on Sponsorship, Polarization and Achieving Unity, “After the War” - This Week on The Divided States of Media

247

The Power of Marketers To Shape Media Products - With Vox Co-Founder Matthew Yglesias.

248

Mainlining Controversy: Carly Fiorina talks us through media’s contribution to the polarized state of our nation and how leaders can turn things around by taking the long view.

249

Addicted to Hate: A Conversation with Director, David Smick about his New Film, “Stars and Strife” with a Call to Arms for Media and Brands

250

Drinking from a firehose with Jason Calacanis: polarization, racism, capitalism and how we can find a better future.

251

How Biased is a Media Outlet? Are you getting facts or opinion? We chat with Vanesa Otero from Ad Fontes Media to find out just that.

252

According to Katie Herzog, getting to know your neighbors is the key to a more unified country and we agree with her.

253

After time at CNN & Fox News, Steve Krakauer shares how to recognize truth and find middle ground.

254

Jordan Harbinger on who's Hijacking Media, Fifth State Journalism and The Importance of Education

255

Neal Simon speaks to balancing Business, Politics and the "Hidden Majority" of America

256

Our Collaboration with the National Institute for Civil Discourse

257

Season 2: Sneak Peak

258

Repost: The Roth Effect with Carol Roth

259

Episode 10: Ben Nazarian, CEO of Therabody

260

Episode 9: Karen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Professor, co-author of eight NYT Bestsellers, and Sirius XM Radio Show Host

261

Episode 8: Nick Quah, Founder of Hot Pod News

262

Episode 7: Adam Carolla, an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director.

263

Episode 6: Allan Jones, Founder and CEO of Bambee

264

Episode 5: Dave Zohrob, Co-Founder and CEO of Chartable

265

Episode 4: Norm Pattiz, Chairman and CEO of PodcastOne & founder of Westwood One.

266

Episode 3: Andy Lipset, CEO Spoken Layer

267

Episode 2: David Field, Chairman, President and CEO of Entercom Communications Corp.

268

Episode 1: Hernan Lopez, Founder & CEO of Wondery

269

Oxford Road Presents: Media's New Deal