Episode Summary
Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators.
Links
Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise — Stratechery
Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify — Exponent
Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Music’s Letter to Artists — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Apple’s Earnings, Margins and Chips — Stratechery
Hosts
Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery
James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review
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