How to be successful on Patreon with Jack Rhysider, Host, Darknet Diaries

2020 Podcast Trivia, and Predictions for 2021

In this episode, we play a game of podcast trivia using data and trends we saw in content and listening behavior in 2020, and then share some predictions and what we hope will happen for podcasters and the podcasting industry in 2021.

Our hosts this week are Aaron Dowd (Account Manager), Dave Zohrob (Co-founder and CEO, and Karo Chakhlasyan (Chief Operating Officer).

Be sure to also check out Dave's 2020 Year in Review blog post for more insights and some sweet, sweet graphics.

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• Subscribe to Chartable Radio
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• Sign up for a free Chartable account

Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and review in your podcast app of choice, and send any feedback or questions you have to [email protected].

Chartable Radio Returns: What's New at Chartable?

Chartable co-founders Dave and Harish return to discuss what they've been working on in 2020, what they have planned for Chartable in 2021, which podcasts they've been listening to lately, and more.

Discussed in this episode:

• What's been going on at Chartable since the last episode of Chartable Radio
• A quick overview of Chartable's products and features (podcast analytics & attribution tools for publishers and advertisers)
• The rollout of Chartable 2.0 and what improvements we've made
• Why we're excited about what we have planned for 2021
• Growing the Chartable team
• Which podcasts we've been listening to lately

Podcast Recommendations:

• Floodlines: The story of an unnatural disaster
• Lost Notes: Stevie Wonder
• The Daily
• Fiasco
• Deep Questions with Cal Newport
• Dithering

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• Sign up for a free Chartable account today
• Follow Chartable on Twitter
• Listen to more episodes of Chartable Radio

Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and review in your podcast app of choice, and send any feedback or questions you have to [email protected].

Announcing Season 2 of Chartable Radio

Chartable Radio is coming back! 

In this episode, the Chartable team discuss what we've been listening to, what we've been working on, and what's coming up for Chartable.

We're looking for guests — anyone who works in the podcast industry — for Season 2 (beginning in January 2019). More info at the end of the episode! We're especially looking to interview folks who identify with marginalized groups. 

Thanks for listening and we'll be back soon!

How to be successful on Patreon with Jack Rhysider, Host, Darknet Diaries

Today's guest is Jack Rhysider, host and producer of Darknet Diaries. Jack dives deep into his original research on how to build a following on Patreon.

We cover:

• How he built the initial audience for Darknet Diaries
• How he went full-time on his show
• Things that top Patreon shows haven in common
• What it takes to make something that's worth supporting
• Whether or not to go exclusive to an app

Follow Jack on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jackrhysider

Check out more of his research on his blog: https://lime.link/blog/analysis-of-top-podcast/

Listen to Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/

Thanks for listening!

Skye Pillsbury — Writer, Inside Podcasting

This week's guest is Skye Pillsbury, the writer and curator of Inside Podcasting, a daily podcasting newsletter from Inside.com.

We cover:

• How Skye got started in podcasting:
• Skye's background in tech PR, and the parallels between the dot-com boom in the Bay Area in the 90's/early 2000s to what's happening now
• What it was like to be a guest on the Gimlet podcast Heavyweight (a great story!)
• How putting out daily content is hard
• What it's like to go from pitching to receiving PR pitches
• What Skye is listening to right now, and hopes for the future of podcasting

You can follow Skye on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SkyePillsbury

Subscribe to Inside Podcasting here: https://inside.com/ And check out Skye's episode of Heavyweight here—it's a great listen: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/o2hobr/17-skye