{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"257 Apple Podcasts vs Spotify 2023 Podcast Charts and Castro Closure?","description":"What do the most popular podcasts in 2023 from Apple and Spotify have in common? Is Elsie's beloved Castro App closing down? Submitting your show to the Black Podcasting directory, tips for inviting a celebrity to be a guest on your podcast. Seasonal audience vs weekly audience, which is best? And the latest podcast advertising rates! Audience feedback drives the show. We'd love for you to contact us and keep the conversation going! Email thefeed@libsyn.com, call 412-573-1934 or leave us a message on Speakpipe! We'd love to hear from you! SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER HERE! Quick Episode Summary  (1:53) PROMO 1: The Reframeables (2:23) Rob and Elsie conversation (2:48) The sad news about the Castro App (21:02) Apple Podcasts shares the most popular podcasts of 2023! (22:12) Apple Podcasts vs Spotify top podcast lists (30:52) Rob's post production workflow (36:16) Submitting your podcasts into the Black Podcasting App (37:43) PROMO 2: Creatively Shaded (38:56) Getting celebrities to come on your podcast (45:19) Do you need to update the player embed codes on all these sites? (47:00) Is it better to release weekly or seasonal podcasts? (51:28) Changing the URL for your podcast website (53:30) PROMO 3: To All The Men I've Tolerated Before (54:36) Advertisecast's latest podcast advertising rates (1:00:45) Where have we been and where are we going?  Featured Podcast Promo + Audio  PROMO 1: Reframeables PROMO 2: Creatively Shaded  PROMO 3: To All The Men I've Tolerated Before  Where have we been and where are we going  Our Favorite Podcasting Things in 2023: Dec 7 Live Event Schedule | PODFEST EXPO NRB 2024 Convention | February 20- 23, 2024 | Gaylord Opryland Podcaster &amp;amp; Podcast Industry Conference - Podcast Movement Evolutions | Los Angeles 2024  Thank you to Nick from MicMe for our awesome intro! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie  Leave us voice feedback!  In a sign of the times, podcast app Castro may be dying \u2013 Six Colors The Future of Castro  Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2023 - Apple  The Top Songs, Artists, Podcasts, and Listening Trends of 2023 Revealed \u2014 Spotify SUBMIT PODCAST - Black Podcasting Podcast Advertising Rates 2023  HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly  leave us a review and follow the show and share it on social! It would mean the world \u263a\ufe0f Follow The Feed wherever you get your podcasts! \u2192 Follow via  Apple Podcasts \u2192 Subscribe on  YouTube \u2192 Follow via Spotify \u2192 Here's our RSS feed! FEEDBACK AND PROMOTION ON THE SHOW You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard.  Call 412-573-1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our Speakpipe Page  ","author_name":"chimporttest2345","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/544232","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32743212\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/176867107"}