Pod-Alization: Fewer New Podcasts; Podcasts With Staying Power; The Golden Goose

Is it harder to create a new podcast?

Ariel Shapiro from the Hot Pod newsletter has reported that “it is so much harder to launch a podcast now than it was, say, three or four years ago.” Shapiro cites data compiled by Chartr from Listen Notes, fewer podcasts were created in 2022 than in the two years…