{"podcast":{"title":"WGKM","slug":"wgkm-7045677","podcast_index_feed_id":7045677,"rss_url":"https://feeds.godcaster.fm/player_3.xml","website_url":"https://godcaster.fm/","image_url":"https://assets.godcaster.fm/image_3_1749290432.png","author":"KGOR Radio","episode_count":25,"summary":"The first Podcasting 2.0 player designed exclusively for Christian media and ministry!","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T20:19:42.138557+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677"},"episode":{"title":"Podnews Weekly Review - EarMax Media, Cheerful Earful, and the alternateEnclosure continues to grow","slug":"podnews-weekly-review-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow","published_at":"2026-07-31T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677/podnews-weekly-review-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677","url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/3/1333070/58324334716/https%253A%252F%252Fop3.dev%252Fe%252Fwww.buzzsprout.com%252F1538779%252Fepisodes%252F19578826-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow.mp3","audio_url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/3/1333070/58324334716/https%253A%252F%252Fop3.dev%252Fe%252Fwww.buzzsprout.com%252F1538779%252Fepisodes%252F19578826-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow.mp3","summary":"Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We chat with Andy Maxwell from EarMax Media about the new podcast-first ad agency, and Giles Gear from Cheerful Earful about the funniest podcast festival in the world. Also: we challenge the idea that creators are being “ripped off” and dig into what actually drives revenue in podcasting: sales, relevance, and trust. We also pull apart the AMP Accords, Apple’s confusing analytics, and the rising costs and trade-offs of video podcasting. • creator monetisation realities versus entitlement narratives • whether apps “owe” creators for RSS consumption • why listeners pay to remove ads and what that says about relevance • AMP Accords goals and the practical limits of cross-platform data sharing • Apple Podcasts analytics inconsistencies and why they erode trust • the “video threshold” and when video pays for itself • short-form video as a discovery strategy without full show video • RSS.chat as a possible foundation for cross app comments • micro.blog, POSSE syndication, and momentum for alternate enclosure • specialist podcast media buying with Earmax and what brands actually want • concerns about misinformation when fact checks stay on-screen only Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net","meta_description":"Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We chat with Andy Maxwell from EarMax Media about the new podcast-first ad agency, and Giles Gear from Cheerful…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wgkm-7045677/episodes/podnews-weekly-review-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677/podnews-weekly-review-earmax-media-cheerful-earful-and-the-alternateenclosure-continues-to-grow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}