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Congrats to all the nominees for the first-ever Best Podcast category at the Golden Globes Spotify NPR SiriusXM The Ringer Unwell Wondery SmartLess Mobile

Let's yap about the Golden Globes Best Podcast category. The Golden Globes announced a Best Podcast award, and it lands during a strange, interesting moment for culture. Podcasts have been influencing culture for years, often more loudly than some of the shows that win the trophies. It’s where a lot of today’s unfiltered conversations happen. They shape public opinion and spark discourse. They build micro-communities, parasocial universes, and sometimes break the internet from inside someone’s pantry-turned-studio. They never waited for permission to matter. But giving podcasts a trophy the same way we honor film and TV? That’s a wild move. The beauty of podcasts is that they don’t follow Hollywood’s blueprint. They’re unpredictable and intimate. Some are engineered and meticulously produced. Others are recorded next to a washing machine. Both can change someone’s worldview. Trying to measure all of that on one awards scale feels both impossible and very Hollywood. Still, this moment says something important. This is not because podcasts have suddenly gained legitimacy, but rather because legacy institutions are finally acknowledging that the center of storytelling has been shifting for some time. Audio isn’t a side genre anymore. The lines between “big screen,” “small screen,” and “no screen” have officially blurred into one giant cultural soup. Hollywood didn’t elevate podcasts. Podcasts drifted so far into the center of culture that Hollywood had no choice but to swivel its chair and say, “OK, fine, you can sit with us.” And we believe podcasting has earned this seat. Not because it’s trendy, but because it’s influential. It’s intimate, truthful, and one of the places where long-form storytelling still thrives.

Somewhere along the way, “webinar” became a word that makes people sigh. Blame the grainy screen sharing, the clunky platforms, fumbling through the infrastructure you have to create to get people to even show up to the live event, or if they can even see your screen. Blame Greg H. in the chat for asking if the slides will be emailed afterward. The point is the bar got low. Like…very low. We’ve collectively lowered the bar so aggressively that “good enough” has become the industry standard. And “good enough” is the fastest way to lose an audience. Which is wild, because webinars are actually one of the highest-intent formats we’ve got. But if you strip away the clichés, webinars are still one of the most underrated tools in a marketer’s arsenal. So in our humble opinion: 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Your audience compares you to the best thing they’ve seen, not the worst they’ve tolerated. The truth is, clean visuals make your brand look smarter, more intentional, and more…well, awake. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗢𝗜. Let’s be honest. Most people don’t have the attention span for a 60-minute webinar anymore. They’re skipping to the juicy parts your social team clips and posts. The moment. The quote. You’re working harder not smarter if your webinar platform isn’t built for clipping, trimming, slicing, dicing, and turning your content into a highlight reel that actually reaches people. 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼. Tools shouldn’t feel like running a small Broadway production. No one wants a dress rehearsal, three tech checks, and a prayer circle just to go live. You want something easy, customizable, and it works.” Webinars don’t need a reinvention. But the future of webinars should not involve suffering. And yes, our webinar capabilities are built around exactly these pain points: quality, repurposing, and ease. Because when the tech gets out of the way, the good stuff shows up. If we marketers reclaim the webinar as the high-impact format it actually is, maybe we can finally retire the eternal questions, “Can you see my screen?” and “Will the slides be emailed afterward?” And if that’s not a noble mission, what is?

A very real email from a very real user. Happy Thanksgiving to Karen and all our creators!

You deserve better than “can you hear me now” energy. So go ahead and focus on recording and we'll take care of everything else. Will Aitken Luke MacGillivray

Our Personalization Co-Creator now speaks fluent you. Tell it how you talk. Give it your tone. Your keywords. Your show’s lore. And just like that; every blog, caption, and newsletter (and more) is unmistakably…you. Because if your content is going to sound like anyone, we want it to sound uniquely you.

Oh Shiz! The Official Wicked Podcast was recorded on Riverside and it changed us for good. Straw Hut Media Universal Studios Hollywood Chris Murphy

ICYMI, we now also do hosting. Because switching between 4 platforms was starting to feel like cardio (oh, and it’s free with every paid plan, because we’re nice like that).