Why has the podcast - Market Bubble - become so popular?
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Why has the podcast - Market Bubble - become so popular?
THE AUDIO RENAISSANCE RUG
The podcast market has shifted from a high-growth darling to a visible bubble, with stalwarts like This American Life reporting a significant decline in ad revenue. Major media outlets are now documenting the burst from the inside, marking the end of the era where infinite capital chased finite ears.
the pivot to video is a frantic hedge
[PODCAST_BUBBLE] ➔ [VIDEO_META] The industry is currently obsessed with video podcasts, a trend skeptics view as the real media bubble. While Substack remains a tool for varied content delivery, the rush to put cameras in booths feels like a desperate attempt to capture attention in a saturated market where simply being an audio file no longer commands a premium.