Weekly Wrap: The Changing Podcast Media Model, an Important Shift in Social Media Community, and More



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In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

🎙️ Sounds Profitable wonders if podcasting is the Saab of media channels. It makes sense, trust us.

😳 An insightful article from Mashable about social media and how the feeling of online community is dwindling.

🤖 Tread lightly when messing with our future bot overlords. ChatGPT is hit with a privacy complaint.

💲 Everything you ever wanted to know about sponsored content.

⬆️ The MeidasTouch podcast keeps its steady upward trajectory and tops Rogan again.


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