Pacific Content closes; interviews with Pocket Casts and Platform Media

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We interview Ellie from Pocket Casts on the future direction of the podcast app; Matthew from Platform Media on why the company was acquired by PodX; and talk about the closure of Pacific Content.
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Chapters

1. Welcome (00:00:00)

2. Pacific Content closes (00:01:14)

3. Spotify sells podcast subscriptions (00:04:22)

4. Libsyn Studios to close, and Spotify tools too (00:08:19)

5. Spotify closes its Car Thing (00:11:34)

6. The Podcast Show recap (00:14:49)

7. Interview: Ellie Rubenstein, Pocket Casts (00:20:13)

8. Interview: Matthew Sherry, Platform Media (00:31:07)

9. The Tech Stuff (00:41:46)

10. Boostagram Corner (00:46:00)

11. Sam and James's week (00:47:55)