{"podcast":{"title":"Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users","slug":"informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","podcast_index_feed_id":738396,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/informed-john-espirian/","website_url":"https://linkedin.com/company/informed-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/55441fb8-744c-413c-a1ef-45478ee9084a/linkedinformed-cover6-2x.jpg","author":"John Espirian","episode_count":496,"summary":"\"Informed\" is for you if you'd like to understand more about how LinkedIn works so that you can be an effective user of the platform. It's hard to know whom to believe with so many self-appointed gurus out there telling you the latest hacks for going viral and earning 7-figure deals. And even LinkedIn's own publications often don't speak to the reality of using the platform. But for those who see past superficial promises and sanitised reports, this podcast provides evidence and thoughtful opinion. With a track record of more than 10 years of sensible, no-nonsense advice about honest best practice for LinkedIn, Informed is a trusted source of insight by many thousands of regular listeners. The show was created by Mark Williams, who's affectionately known as \"Mr LinkedIn\". Mark retired in late 2025 and handed over the reins of the show to John Espirian, the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd. John is a LinkedIn trainer and consultant, the founder of the Espresso+ community, the creator of the UpLift Live conference (the UK's original event dedicated to LinkedIn best practice), and the author of the personal branding handbook Content DNA. John's reputation is for getting to the poi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:20:03.481263+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396"},"episode":{"title":"480. LinkedIn voice notes","slug":"480-linkedin-voice-notes","published_at":"2026-02-28T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/480-linkedin-voice-notes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","url":"https://informed-john-espirian.captivate.fm/episode/480-linkedin-voice-notes","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9292c750-c7b8-4432-96ec-73ad22ec63a9.mp3","summary":"Among other topics, this week's show is about LinkedIn voice notes. I love them! Postbag Mark Lee voice note on spam comments Niraj Kapur has sent a voice note about AI, based on the content of last week's episode. I'll be sending more voice notes from now on – see my guide on LinkedIn voice notes My average post length based on 5 years of data I want to do more guest podcasts! See my past appearances on other podcasts LinkedIn's weekly sharing tracker now gone. There are more than 10 such updates coming in the next LinkedIn Roundup for Espresso+ members. LinkedIn Local in Birmingham : join us on 6 March. There's now a \"living\" LinkedIn newsletter that links to all my episodes of this podcast and that I will update each week. Solo and small business owners : join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join Support the show : Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip – thanks!","meta_description":"Among other topics, this week's show is about LinkedIn voice notes. I love them! Postbag Mark Lee voice note on spam comments Niraj Kapur has sent a voice…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1066,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/episodes/480-linkedin-voice-notes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/480-linkedin-voice-notes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}