117 Should Podcast Endorsements Have Rules

<p><strong><em>Save the Dates: <a href= "http://podfest.us/2017/podfusion-workshop/">February 23–25</a> in Florida for the 1st ever She Podcasts EVENT PodFusion via Podfest! <a href="http://podfest.us/2017/podfusion-workshop/">GET YOUR TICKETS NOW</a>!</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><a href= "https://www.shepodcasts.com/teampodcastshownotes">Overwhelmed with all the to-dos for your podcast production? Team Podcast is here, just for you!?</a></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Support our <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/shepodcasts">Patreon page</a>!</em></strong></p> <p><em>Communicate with us via Twitter by using the hashtag <strong><em>#AskSheP</em></strong> and of course follow us on <strong><em><a href= "http://twitter.com/shepodcasts">Twitter</a></em></strong></em></p> <p>Should the internet be free? How do you feel about the ads constantly in your face?</p> <p>We discuss how deeply ads have started to affect our online experience, which is affecting our mental state.</p> <p>They help enable our lack of focus and a further a culture of normalized attention deficit.</p> <p>Woah. Deep.</p> <p>Are you up for paying for no ads?</p> <p>And then there’s the discussion about podcasters endorsing vs sponsorships disclosures and all kinds of other little bits and pieces that we as an industry are starting to really need to clarify.</p> <h3>Show 117 Super Quick Re-cap!</h3> <ul> <li>A little bit of a cold and other guckiness</li> <li>Halloween, parties and craft talk</li> <li>News <ul> <li>Due Date the new podcast from USA Today!</li> <li>A weekly podcast from a news station in PA</li> <li>Jess does a killer news read</li> <li>Geeky podcast by the pharma industry released in the wild</li> </ul> </li> <li>Should we stop the ads from popping on our FACES all the time?</li> <li>All right, peeps…should the internet be for free?</li> <li>The issue with ads is that they help us NOT pay attention</li> <li>Host endorsed vs paid advertisement, and how we clarify one vs the other?</li> <li>Where’s the line between opinion and