This is an excerpt from an interview conducted at On Air Fest on March 1 Freakonomics Radio Hosts Stephen Dubner and hot pods Reporter Ariel Shapiro.Conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
Well, you know podcasts. You understand economics. What are your thoughts on this moment in the podcast industry?
It really depends on what angle you look at it from. In short, people were probably a little too panicked due to a recession that never really happened, and a major overhaul of iOS and how it performed in reality and perception. Also, from the platform side, there’s just massive acquisitions, acquisitions, acquisitions, integration, integration, and then collapse. So this is very confusing. The good news for me is that I don’t really care.