FTC Warns Against Charging Podcast Guests

In this episode, the hosts discuss how podcasts are transitioning from pay-to-play to pay-to-work, find a bug in Apple's new social card updates, try some new angles with Riverside's updated features, praise the Shameless Acquisition Target podcast, and Kevin drops a bombshell that doesn't quite land.

PODCAST PAYOLA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-03/podcast-guests-can-pay-big-money-to-be-on-top-shows
Podcasters charging guests for appearances could be in violation of FTC guidelines.

PODCAST INTERNSHIP RE-BRAND
https://thisisthesqueeze.substack.com/p/unpaid-internship-rebrands-as-a-4000?utm_source=email
Unpaid internship rebrands as a training that charges $4000 to take part in. 

APPLE PODCASTS SOCIAL CARDS
About: https://podcasters.apple.com/support/4039-apple-podcasts-social-post-generator
Social Post Generator: https://tools.applemediaservices.com/apple-podcasts-promote
Share card customization appears differently based on if a show is charting, has podcast subscriptions, etc.

NEW RIVERSIDE FEATURES
Second Camera Angle: https://support.riverside.fm/hc/en-us/articles/5767459419549-Use-Mobile-Device-as-Second-Camera-Angle
Live Call-In:  https://support.riverside.fm/hc/en-us/articles/5287448939549-Riverside-Live-Call-In-Overview-

PODCAST MOVEMENT 2022
https://2022.podcastmovement.com/
Buzzsprout will be there! Come to our booth to sign up for the pop-up party & play Mic or Mike? for the chance to win a super cool Buzzsprout tshirt!

Join the Podcast Movement Discord: https://discord.gg/aCd4VcAP

THE JERKY BOYS SHOW
https://soundcloud.com/the-jerky-boys

SHAMELESS ACQUISITION TARGET
https://www.shameless.biz/
Listen to the podcast that sells itself!

Buzzcast is hosted by Alban Brooke @albanbrooke, Kevin Finn @kfinn, and Jordan Blair @jordanpods

Thanks for listening and keep podcasting!

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro: The Bombshell
• 1:46 Podcast Payola
• 10:06 Internship Rebrand
• 12:56 Apple Social Card Updates
• 21:58 New Riverside Features
• 33:48 Buzzsprout Ads Updates
• 39:21 BUZZBOOSTS
• 41:24 Podcast Movement Plans
• 43:54 Post Show: Shameless Acquisition Target