{"podcast":{"title":"New Media Show w/Rob Greenlee","slug":"new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939","podcast_index_feed_id":7521939,"rss_url":"https://blurt.media/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=1460","website_url":"https://blurt.media/c/newmediashow/videos","image_url":"https://blurt.media/lazy-static/avatars/0a5111bb-b217-42fb-8261-38db3c446718.png","author":"Rob Greenlee","episode_count":20,"summary":"Rob Greenlee is a well-known 18+ year evangelist of the podcasting industry, current board member, former Chairperson of The Podcast Academy (ThePodcastAcademy.com), and Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee (PodcastHOF.com) in 2017. His career currently continue","last_synced_at":"2026-10-03T00:17:23.363254+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939"},"episode":{"title":"Human Audience Growth in the AI Era | Alex Sanfilippo #685","slug":"human-audience-growth-in-the-ai-era-alex-sanfilippo-685","published_at":"2026-09-02T05:48:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939/human-audience-growth-in-the-ai-era-alex-sanfilippo-685","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939","url":"https://blurt.media/w/7AWQQJ8Trm4RRek41aZtpW","audio_url":"https://blurt.media/plugins/peerhub/router/podcast/3577eaf2-c6ab-4bec-8262-a370df35cdf0/audio.mp3","summary":"> _**As AI makes it easier to create more content, human relationships may become more valuable, not less.**_ ![New Media Show with Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee and Guest: Alex Sanfilippo is the founder of PodMatch and host of Podcasting Made Simple.](https://newmediashow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NMS-685-Episode-Art-250-x-250-px.png)**In Episode #685** of the [**New Media Show**](https://newmediashow.com), **host and [Podcast Hall of Famer](https://podcasthall.com) [Rob Greenlee](https://robgreenlee.com) talks** with **[Alex Sanfilippo](https://podmatch.com/episodes), founder of [PodMatch](https://podmatch.com) and host of [Podcasting Made Simple](https://podmatch.com/episodes)**, about **why relationships between hosts, guests, audiences, collaborators, and communities are becoming an increasingly important part of podcast growth.** > _**The conversation explores podcast guesting, better host-guest matching, AI-assisted workflows, audio and video podcasting, RSS and HLS, creator-owned communities, and why direct audience relationships matter as large platforms gain more control over discovery and monetization.**_ **Human Connection Wins** > _**Alex built PodMatch around a simple problem: podcast hosts could find guests, but finding the “right guest” and managing all the administrative work surrounding an interview took an enormous amount of time.**_ The goal is to **automate the work around the conversation without automating the human connection itself.** Rob and Alex discuss **why great podcast conversations create relationships that can continue long after an episode is published.** **Better Guests, Better Conversations** A **strong podcast guest should arrive ready to lead with value**, not simply promote a book, company, or product. **Rob and Alex dis…","meta_description":"> _**As AI makes it easier to create more content, human relationships may become more valuable, not less.**_ ![New Media Show with Podcast Hall of Famer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3814,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939/episodes/human-audience-growth-in-the-ai-era-alex-sanfilippo-685/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939/human-audience-growth-in-the-ai-era-alex-sanfilippo-685.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}