344 Free Speech and Podcasting

<p>Elsie didn’t wanna, but the She Podcasts community asked (more than once!) Here’s a different side of the Spotify, Joe Rogan thing focusing on how it impacts YOU, your listeners, sprinkled with a side of free speech. Shownotes in this case are Elsie’s notes and links (Episode recorded 1pm ET 1/31) And no, you have not heard this side of the convo, as it’s about you.</p> <p><strong>Have you added your show onto Amazon Music? You are missing out if you have not! <a href= "http://podcasters.amazon.com/">Add your show to Amazon Music</a>.</strong> Thank you so much for your sponsoring the show 🙏🏽</p> <p>🔥 <em>NEW WAY TO CONNECT! Elsie (and occasionally Jess) will be texting you directly! - Sign up here! 302–240–3425, text yes or <a href= "https://my.community.com/shepodcasts">my.community.com/shepodcasts</a></em></p> <p>Send us your feedback, email feedback@shepodcasts.com! We can’t wait to hear from you!</p> <h3>EPISODE LENGTH 52:22</h3> <ul> <li>Sponsor Ad! Thank you Link Tree!</li> <li>Q about Riverside.FM vs Streamyard</li> <li>Quickie <em>free speech</em> lesson</li> </ul> <h4>Elsie’s JRE/Neil Young redux (if we must)</h4> <p>⭐️ I’m not a fan of JRE, and never have been. I personally would love to not speak his name on this podcast at all. There are plenty of others that can do that. I also DON’T LISTEN TO HIS PODCAST. I listened one time and I found that I very much enjoyed it. —— also at the time of this recording JRE did respond and I think he did very well.</p> <p>⭐️ I’m not a Spotify subscriber —- I only listen to Call Her Daddy</p> <h3>Let’s talk about it from the independent podcaster + the listener perspective with a heavy bias to Android users, outside of the U.S. and <em>new</em> podcast listeners.</h3> <ul> <li>There are many folks that have their largest audiences from Spotify.</li> <li>There are also many people that do not listen to podcasts outside of Spotify - especially those that are outside of the U.S.</li> <li>As we know (and it’s been covered SOOOOOOO MUCH) Spotify has gained a lot of gro