Media Roundtable

Finally, some insights brand builders and performance marketers can agree on. We gathered CAOs in finance, food, jobs, and boots to share everything they’ve learned as they’ve scaled podcasting to enviable levels–and whether you’re brand or performance, you’ll benefit from their wealth of experience. On The Media Roundtable, we have one of our favorite conversations from the 2025 CAO Summit. Conor...

Want to see more clearly in podcasting? You need to hear the audio experts who’ve returned from the Summit. The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back! Presenting Ad Infinitum Season 3, Episode 11 - "When the Helmets Come Off: Kraig T. Kitchin at CAO Summit 2025" Host  Stew Redwine  (Executive Creative Director,  Oxford Road  ) welcomes back  Kraig...

This week on the Media Roundtable, we’re taking you back to the CAO Summit for a tactical conversation on one of media’s most resilient channels: radio. Guest moderator and radio legend Kim Komando leads a panel featuring Nick Macco ( Legacybox ), Mike Janigian ( DraftKings ), and Rion Swartz (brand-side growth leader , previously at LegalZoom ) on why we shouldn’t write the obituary for broadcast...

This week, the Media Roundtable is giving you an all-access pass to one of the most talked-about sessions from this year’s Chief Audio Officer Summit: Flipping the Script: Feedback From Hosts to Brands . Our own Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road ) sat down with three powerhouse hosts: Ashley Flowers ( Crime Junkie ), Nick Viall ( The Viall Files ), and Kim Komando ( The Kim Komando Show ) to share wha...

This week on the Media Roundtable, we’re bringing you inside the opening fireside chat from the 2025 Chief Audio Officer Summit, featuring two of the most influential independent voices in media today:  Steven Bartlett  (Host of  Diary of a CEO , Founder of  FLIGHTSTORY ) and Ben Shapiro (Host of  The Ben Shapiro Show , Co-Founder of  The Daily Wire ). In conversation...

This week on the Media Roundtable, we’re taking you inside Podcast Movement 2025, where the industry gathered in Dallas just as breaking news hit the scene: Sounds Profitable has merged with Podcast Movement. On this episode, host  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) recaps the event with team members  Courtney O’Connor ,  Julia Palermo , and  James Ingrassia —plus a sp...

This week on the  Media Roundtable , we’re bringing you the inside story from the 2025 Chief Audio Officer Summit, where the people shaping the future of podcasting and audio advertising gathered to ask one big question:  Where do we go from here? This episode is a recording of  Dan Granger’ s keynote presentation of  Oxford Road ’s annual  State of Audio Advertising &nbsp...

This week on the Media Roundtable, we’re giving you a front-row seat to the 2025 Chief Audio Officer Summit for a case study breakthrough that could change the way podcast advertisers think about YouTube—or at least how they measure it–forever. Led by our own  Giles Martin  (EVP, Strategy & Insights, Oxford Road), this session marks an industry first: using passive panel data to meas...

This week’s archival pull from  What’s a Podcast? The Extended Interviews  features one of the voices that helped build the podcast industry as we know it: Guy Raz. Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road) sits down with the creator of  How I Built This  to talk about how  we  built this—i.e. how podcasting went from media exile to mainstream power player—and what’s worth prote...

"The best of everything you can really ask for."   This special edition of Media Roundtable offers a front-row seat to our third annual CAO Summit, held at the stunning Terranea Resort. Hosted by Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy, Oxford Road ) and featuring guests Alia Smith (Associate Manager, Acquisition, Boll & Branch ), Megan Smith (Director of Media Strategy, Tecovas ), and Oxford Road’s...

CAOs, always remember: being exclusive isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when open distribution is a growth strategy. This week on the Media Roundtable: Special Edition , Dan Granger (CEO and Founder, Oxford Road ) welcomes Christiana Brenton , Co-Founder of FlightStory Studio & CRO of FlightStory , the media company behind Diary of a CEO (the fastest-growing podcast brand in the world!). This e...

This week on “What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews,”  Evan Shapiro  (renowned  Media Universe Cartographer ) brings his  latest industry map  to share with  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) how and why podcasts should expand into other mediums.  At  IFC , Evan  pioneered  the podcast-to-TV pipeline ( Comedy Bang Bang, WTF with Mar...

Kill the word podcast? Our guest votes yes. This week on “What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews,” Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road ) hosts AJ Feliciano (former GM of The Roost Network ) for a deep dive on how The Roost became the in-house “media company of tomorrow.” AJ is all-in on 360 content. He even built a flywheel for how podcasts can pivot into video so they can “pump [distribution platf...

This week on the Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road ) hosts Steve Pratt (Founder, The Creativity Business , author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers ) for a debate about Steve’s article on Joe Rogan’s podcast status. Why? Because a podcast is still the best place for an open exchange of ideas–even ideas about what is and isn’t a podcast. Plus, the cement’s stil...

Reminder: Shows don’t need a million downloads to make an impact. This week, in a podcast studio, somewhere on the final frontier,  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) and  John McDermott  (Co-Founder,  Caloroga Shark Media ) boldly go where nobody’s gone before, to discuss how there’s plenty of room in podcasting for celebrities AND friends to talk Star Trek and beyond...

Hope you’re good at math, because podcasting is about to multiply. This week on the  Media Roundtable  limited series “ What’s a Podcast?  - The Extended Interviews,”  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) hosts  Bryan Barletta  (Founder and Partner,  Sound Profitable ) to peel back the layers of podcasting.  “I want it [the podcast definition] to...

Hot tip for CAOs: Find a podcaster who believes in 'good promotion' like  Ira Glass . Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) sits down with Audio Legend and Podcast Pioneer  Ira Glass  (Host, Executive Producer,  This American Life ) in a new episode of “ What’s a Podcast?  - The Extended Interviews.” This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at  Fairing ....

Podcasting is global. Is your brand ready? On an all-new Media Roundtable: Special Edition, we’re recapping the highlights of  Podcast Show London 2025  with notable attendees. This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at  ALLCITY Network . For the next best thing to a front row seat, we’ve assembled an all-star panel of audio industry insiders to share their fresh insights. G...

CAOs, there’s a number out there in the world that if you knew it, it’d change your business forever. Our guest on this week’s episode of the  Media Roundtable  found that number— How’d he do it? Join  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) as he hosts  Hernan Lopez , (Founder,  Wondery  &  Owl & Co ) in a special double episode to talk about th...

CAOs, the most important thing to remember is this: Chase your audience and success will follow. This week on the Media Roundtable: Special Edition,  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) welcomes audio heavyweights  Steven Goldstein  (Founder & CEO,  Amplifi Media ) and  Jay Nachlis  (Vice President,  Coleman Insights ). This episode is sponsored...

Ah, podcasts–those “little masterpieces for your ears.”  We’re back with another episode of our limited series, ‘What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews.’ We have an all-star panel of industry insiders to debate what a podcast is — and what it could be.  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) hosts: Larry Rosin  (President,  Edison Research ) Hilary Ross...

Three brothers have taken podcasting by storm. And this week, they share the secret to turning everything they touch to podcast gold. In our limited series “ What’s a Podcast?  The Extended Interviews,” we sit down with the creators of the fastest-growing independent media network in the world, the  MeidasTouch .  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) hosts  Ben ,  B...

The Media Roundtable limited series: “ What’s a Podcast?  – The Extended Interviews” continues with this crucial debate. This week's episode is sponsored by  Fairing . Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) teams up with  Larry Rosin  (President,  Edison Research ) for our extensive qualitative and quantitative journey to define what a ‘podcast’ is in 2025. This episo...

Presenting, The Media Roundtable Limited Series: “ What’s a Podcast?  – The Extended Interviews.” This week we have a guest who’s not only influential in podcasting history but in  Oxford Road  history too. This week's episode is sponsored by our friends at  ALLCITY Network .  During interviews for the series,  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) got a chance...

The  Media Roundtable  is back, assuaging your FOMO by recapping the highlights of  Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 . This week's episode is sponsored by  The Daily Wire .  Dan Granger  (CEO,  Oxford Road ) hosts a full panel of Audio All-Stars: Bart Roselli  (SVP, Media,  Oxford Road ) Conor Doyle  (President,  Oxford Road ) Miranda Romano &...