The Future of Podcasting: Is a Bear Market on the Horizon? (360)

<p><strong>This friday is the last day to save $500 at Creator Economy Expo. <a href="https://cex.events/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Register here</a> and save an extra $100 by using coupon code TOM.</strong></p> <p>This week the boys discuss a breaking story about OpenAI and Kenya. The memes are everywhere.</p> <p>Spotify is laying off six percent of its workforce. Are they signaling something about a podcast bear market we should know about?</p> <p>The DOJ is coming down hard on Google. Are they five years too late?</p> <p>Rants and raves include the story behind the media layoffs, and more on Joe's LinkedIn experiment.</p> <p><strong>This week's story links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenAI and Kenyan Workers</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/spotify-layoffs-6-percent-podcasting?cid=30336596.1085260&mid=f8eba9ee5da4bad2190c441240f5c0cf&utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify Layoffs</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/justice-department-google-antitrust-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google's Antitrust Lawsuit</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/media-layoffs-2023-vox-nbc-wapo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More Media Layoffs</a></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liked this show? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZCcAoMJEULFZfZu61QRVd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id760760485?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbnJtYXJrZXRpbmcubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a> and more. Catch past episodes and show notes at <a href= "https://www.thisoldmarketing.site/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ThisOldMarketing.site</a>.<br /> <br /></span> <span style="color: #000000;">Subscribe at <a href= "ht