{"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 - with Elsie Escobar - the tools podcasters need to succeed","slug":"podnews-weekly-review-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed","published_at":"2026-07-03T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677/podnews-weekly-review-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wgkm-7045677","url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/3/1333070/57029965893/https%253A%252F%252Fop3.dev%252Fe%252Fwww.buzzsprout.com%252F1538779%252Fepisodes%252F19434408-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed.mp3","audio_url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/3/1333070/57029965893/https%253A%252F%252Fop3.dev%252Fe%252Fwww.buzzsprout.com%252F1538779%252Fepisodes%252F19434408-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed.mp3","summary":"Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We're co-hosted by Elsie Escobar today, while Sam is away. Here's more about Elsie: * The E League Mentorship: https://elsie.link/eleague-podnews * Multimodalee https://elsie.link/mm-podnews * The Slight Spiral Dispatch: https://elsie.link/ssd-podnews Today, we cover monetization workflows, the real trade-offs of video, and why captions and human trust still matter even as AI tooling spreads. Buzzsprout's Co-Host AI feature tells us we spoke about: • building sustainable systems for experienced creators and knowing when to pivot or stop • research on audience loyalty to creators across audio, video, clips, social and newsletters • practical realities of recording video and why audio often ships faster and cleaner • when video helps most as promotion rather than a full video podcast • Riverside’s rebuilt studio and the wider trend of all-in-one creator platforms • Captivate monetization, campaign management and dynamic insertion for ads or your own promos • YouTube’s share of TV viewing and what it signals for podcast discovery • Podcast Show London perspectives on video-first, omnichannel distribution and walled gardens • AI podcast ethics, audience backlash and the double standard around AI use • captions improving YouTube performance, accessibility and mute-first consumption • HLS video measurement questions and what stats can and cannot tell you • podcast apps, transcripts and why better show notes and highlighting matter • RSS feed ownership risks and why contracts should protect creators 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're co-hosted by Elsie Escobar today, while Sam is away. Here's more about Elsie: * The E League Mentorship: h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4839,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wgkm-7045677/episodes/podnews-weekly-review-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed/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-with-elsie-escobar-the-tools-podcasters-need-to-succeed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}