For the first time ever, The Infinite Dial will be presented in-person in 2022. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be hosting Edison Research at Evolutions, creating new opportunities to learn as an industry. Some thoughts from Edison’s SVP Tom Webster, who will be presenting the results:
“We tried to get Infinite Dial in front of a live audience in March of 2020, but history intervened at the last minute. Two years later, with the help of Podcast Movement, Edison Research is delighted to be able to realize this vision, and we can’t wait to see you all in LA as we reveal the very latest stats for the podcast industry and beyond.”
Tracked annually since 1998, the Infinite Dial is the longest-running survey of digital media consumer behavior in America. This year’s report revealed that 80 million Americans listen to podcasts weekly, that podcasts are reaching their most diverse audience ever, and much more. Stay tuned for details.
Controversy around Joe Rogan, common as it is, can turn the world’s biggest podcaster into background noise. Alex Paterson is a Media Matters reporter “dedicated to cataloging Joe Rogan’s bonkers claims,” which is way less fun than it sounds. As he tells Ashley Carman of Hot Pod, the public damage is undeniable.
“Just from listening to him every day, he’s by no means remitting conspiracy theories and false rhetoric on his show. If anything, he’s leaning into it more,” Paterson says. Despite Rogan’s lies about COVID-19 vaccination, trans people, and “left-wing people” starting wildfires, Spotify has continued to promote its exclusive star.
Indicating that anti-trans sentiment was acceptable on the show, Rogan told a guest, “You can say whatever you want. We’re on Spotify.” Paterson notes this and other examples in his recent piece “Joe Rogan Wrapped,” an assessment of over 350 hours of content. Sorry, podcasters, about the guy from “Fear Factor.”
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