Your Listener Watches Podcasts. Does That Change Your Show?

About this episode

A podcast conference can be about the sessions, the people, or both. Elsie Escobar joins Robb Dunewood, Mayra Ortiz, and Julio Axel Ponce to hear what Podcast Movement NYC was like from the floor and the stage. They talk about the nightclub venue, switching between presentations on headphones, planning connections before arriving, and the travel costs behind an affordable ticket. The conversation moves into the gap between how creators define podcasts and how audiences consume them. The roundtable discusses Sounds Profitable’s 2026 audience research, what reported Netflix use does and does not tell us, and why audio still fits parts of a listener’s day that video cannot. They also ask how conference recordings can reach more people, why modest view counts deserve context, and where audio versions could help. Reports of changes to Apple Podcasts recommendations prompt a discussion about personalized discovery, editorial curation, and visibility for independent and local shows. Elsie notes that Apple’s background statement, as quoted by Podnews, says its editorial approach has not changed. There’s also portable microphone and Leveler app talk, a case for direct listener relationshi