{"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":"2026-06-28T22:17:17.069535+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939"},"episode":{"title":"Local Podcasts in a Growing Video World | David Plotz #658","slug":"local-podcasts-in-a-growing-video-world-david-plotz-658","published_at":"2026-04-11T07:21:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939/local-podcasts-in-a-growing-video-world-david-plotz-658","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-media-show-w-rob-greenlee-7521939","url":"https://blurt.media/w/jyz48xPDmD2mkrjePo1AmX","audio_url":"https://blurt.media/static/streaming-playlists/hls/9650aab0-3848-4801-be96-8916aeb1b887/18ea3016-ca98-4f7e-8343-2a0808034eec-480-fragmented.mp4","summary":"![New Media Show #658 with David Plotz](https://newmediashow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/658-New-Media-Show-Episode-David-Plotz-300x300.jpg)_**If you are trying to understand where podcasting may still have real, untapped opportunities in 2026 and beyond, this is one of those conversations that point to an important answer: Local.**_ **On Episode 658 of The New Media Show, Host Podcast Hall of Famer [Rob Greenlee](https://robgreenlee.com)** shares a microphone and a video camera with **guest [David Plotz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Plotz), founder and CEO of [CityCast.fm](https://CityCast.fm) and co-host of the Political Gabfest podcast from Slate**, **to:** > _**Explore what local podcasts can become in a media environment increasingly shaped by video, platforms, social discovery, and changing audience habits. The conversation starts with local audio, but it quickly opens into something bigger: trust, emotional connection, local relevance, and the question of whether city-based media may be one of the strongest growth areas left in podcasting.**_ David frames **City Cast as a network of daily local podcasts, newsletters, social content, and events, built around helping people feel more connected to the cities they live in.** **The real takeaway in this episode is that local podcasting is not simply a smaller version of national podcasting. It operates under a different set of strengths and constraints.** > _**Local Podcasting may never offer the same scale as national audio, but it can offer something more personal and durable: a trusted daily relationship grounded in place. That becomes a powerful differentiator at a time when many creators and media companies are chasing reach but struggling to build loyalty.**_ **David brings a rare combination to this…","meta_description":"![New Media Show #658 with David Plotz](https://newmediashow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/658-New-Media-Show-Episode-David-Plotz-300x300.jpg)_**If you a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3548,"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/local-podcasts-in-a-growing-video-world-david-plotz-658/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/local-podcasts-in-a-growing-video-world-david-plotz-658.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}