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    <description>The Barncat Media podcast is a digest for people who want to make informed decisions about their podcast.The goal of this podcast is to inform you of the in's and out's of the business of podcasting so that you don't get buried by it.Hosted by Zack Estes.</description>
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      <title>How Bingeable Is Your Brand?</title>
      <description>What other medium can people spend a significant amount of time with your brand without fully distracting them from their day-to-day lives?

Links mentioned:
Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>How Bingeable Is Your Brand?</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>What other medium can people spend a significant amount of time with your brand without fully distracting them from their day-to-day lives?

Links mentioned:
Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What other medium can people spend a significant amount of time with your brand without fully distracting them from their day-to-day lives?</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/careful-comrade/id1555869322">Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."</a></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>Attention Is The Name Of The Game</title>
      <description>I'll keep beating this dead horse. Care more about metrics that matter than metrics that are fun to share and brag about with folks.
How much time is your audience spending with you and your podcast?

Links mentioned:
Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>Attention Is The Name Of The Game</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>I'll keep beating this dead horse. Care more about metrics that matter than metrics that are fun to share and brag about with folks.
How much time is your audience spending with you and your podcast?

Links mentioned:
Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I'll keep beating this dead horse. Care more about metrics that matter than metrics that are fun to share and brag about with folks.</p><p>How much time is your audience spending with you and your podcast?</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/careful-comrade/id1555869322">Checkout Zack's new podcast, "Careful, Comrade."</a></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>I Got Rid of Music?!</title>
      <description>You don't need fancy editing. Nor do you need intro and outro music.
Start podcasting today.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>I Got Rid of Music?!</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>You don't need fancy editing. Nor do you need intro and outro music.
Start podcasting today.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>You don't need fancy editing. Nor do you need intro and outro music.</p><p>Start podcasting today.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>How the Podcasts I Listen To Use Their Podcast</title>
      <description>In this episode, I mention some of the podcasts that I'm subscribed to and highlight the ways in which those programs are using "podcasting" in their own way

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>How the Podcasts I Listen To Use Their Podcast</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>In this episode, I mention some of the podcasts that I'm subscribed to and highlight the ways in which those programs are using "podcasting" in their own way

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I mention some of the podcasts that I'm subscribed to and highlight the ways in which those programs are using "podcasting" in their own way</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>Joe, Jocko, and Jordan</title>
      <description>What do Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, and Jordan Peterson have in common?

Links mentioned:
The Joe Rogan Experience
Jocko Podcast
The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>Joe, Jocko, and Jordan</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>What do Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, and Jordan Peterson have in common?

Links mentioned:
The Joe Rogan Experience
Jocko Podcast
The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>What do Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, and Jordan Peterson have in common?</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk?si=qske4a6CR7euyGQnGAmq2Q">The Joe Rogan Experience</a></p><p><a href="https://jockopodcast.com/">Jocko Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/podcast/">The Jordan B Peterson Podcast</a></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>How to Build Trust With Your Audience</title>
      <description>"Trust is built when you spend time together." 

Links mentioned:
"The 8th Habit" on Wikipedia
"The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness" by Stephen Covey
The EntreLeadership Podcast
Follow Daniel Tardy on Instagram
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>How to Build Trust With Your Audience</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>"Trust is built when you spend time together." 

Links mentioned:
"The 8th Habit" on Wikipedia
"The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness" by Stephen Covey
The EntreLeadership Podcast
Follow Daniel Tardy on Instagram
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>"Trust is built when you spend time together." </p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_8th_Habit">"The 8th Habit" on Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/8th-Habit-Effectiveness-Greatness/dp/0743287932">"The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness"</a> by Stephen Covey</p><p><a href="https://www.entreleadership.com/blog/podcast">The EntreLeadership Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danieltardy/">Follow Daniel Tardy on Instagram</a></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>How Many Dead Downloads Do You Have?</title>
      <description>Not all who wander are lost. And not all downloads are listeners. Here's how you can figure out your "dead download" health ratio: 
Total consumer time spent divided by the total number of downloads—in a given period of time.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>How Many Dead Downloads Do You Have?</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Not all who wander are lost. And not all downloads are listeners. Here's how you can figure out your "dead download" health ratio: 
Total consumer time spent divided by the total number of downloads—in a given period of time.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Not all who wander are lost. And not all downloads are listeners. Here's how you can figure out your "dead download" health ratio: </p><p>Total consumer time spent divided by the total number of downloads—in a given period of time.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <title>3 Metrics for the Business of Podcasting</title>
      <description>If you don't want to listen to a podcast (then why are you here), these are the 3 most important metrics in the podcasting industry:
Consumer time spent. Downloads. And devices.
Check out the episode and reach out to me on LinkedIn or the Barncat Media website if you have questions or would like help with measuring the success of your podcast.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>3 Metrics for the Business of Podcasting</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>If you don't want to listen to a podcast (then why are you here), these are the 3 most important metrics in the podcasting industry:
Consumer time spent. Downloads. And devices.
Check out the episode and reach out to me on LinkedIn or the Barncat Media website if you have questions or would like help with measuring the success of your podcast.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>If you don't want to listen to a podcast (then why are you here), these are the 3 most important metrics in the podcasting industry:</p><p>Consumer time spent. Downloads. And devices.</p><p>Check out the episode and reach out to me on LinkedIn or the Barncat Media website if you have questions or would like help with measuring the success of your podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <itunes:duration>798</itunes:duration>
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      <title>How to Advertise the Right Way</title>
      <description>Baked-in advertising is for the birds. Capitalize on the entire investment of your podcast by utilizing dynamic ad insertion.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:title>How to Advertise the Right Way</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Baked-in advertising is for the birds. Capitalize on the entire investment of your podcast by utilizing dynamic ad insertion.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>Baked-in advertising is for the birds. Capitalize on the entire investment of your podcast by utilizing dynamic ad insertion.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <itunes:duration>461</itunes:duration>
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      <title>How Many Downloads is a Download?</title>
      <description>How many downloads is a download? Wait… what?
Not all downloads are created equal. And this episode dives into what a download is, what the industry wants a download to be, and what matters at the end of the day.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you
IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines
IAB’s Podcast Technical Working Group
IAB’s Podcast Measurement Compliance Program

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>How many downloads is a download? Wait… what?
Not all downloads are created equal. And this episode dives into what a download is, what the industry wants a download to be, and what matters at the end of the day.

Links mentioned:
Learn more about how Barncat Media can help you
IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines
IAB’s Podcast Technical Working Group
IAB’s Podcast Measurement Compliance Program

Follow Zack on LinkedIn</itunes:summary>
      <content:encoded>
        <![CDATA[<p>How many downloads is a download? Wait… what?</p><p>Not all downloads are created equal. And this episode dives into what a download is, what the industry wants a download to be, and what matters at the end of the day.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">how Barncat Media can help you</a></p><p><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/standards/podcast-measurement-guidelines/">IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines</a></p><p><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/working-groups/podcast-technical-working-group/">IAB’s Podcast Technical Working Group</a></p><p><a href="https://iabtechlab.com/compliance-programs/">IAB’s Podcast Measurement Compliance Program</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Zack on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdestes/">LinkedIn</a></p>]]>
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      <itunes:duration>503</itunes:duration>
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      <description>Welcome to the Barncat Media podcast. This is a digest for people who want to make informed decisions about their podcast.
Podcasting is a means to an end—and my goal is to inform you of the in's and out's of the business of podcasting so that you don't have to get buried by it.
Hosted by Zack Estes.

Click here to learn more about Barncat Media.
RSS Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/barncatmedia</description>
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      <itunes:author>Barncat Media</itunes:author>
      <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Welcome to the Barncat Media podcast. This is a digest for people who want to make informed decisions about their podcast.
Podcasting is a means to an end—and my goal is to inform you of the in's and out's of the business of podcasting so that you don't have to get buried by it.
Hosted by Zack Estes.

Click here to learn more about Barncat Media.
RSS Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/barncatmedia</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the Barncat Media podcast. This is a digest for people who want to make informed decisions about their podcast.</p><p>Podcasting is a means to an end—and my goal is to inform you of the in's and out's of the business of podcasting so that you don't have to get buried by it.</p><p>Hosted by Zack Estes.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.barncatgroup.com/media">Click here to learn more about Barncat Media.</a></p><p>RSS Feed: <a href="https://feeds.megaphone.fm/barncatmedia">https://feeds.megaphone.fm/barncatmedia</a></p>]]>
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