Media Roundtable with Dan Granger

A great podcast doesn’t just transform the lives of its audience. It also has a profound impact on its host. This week’s guest has found a new calling – not to mention a new following – through her powerful podcasting work. On the latest episode of The Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) welcomes Monica Lewinsky (anti-bullying social activist; Host, Reclaiming with Moni...

Today’s edition of The Influencer is brought to you by– [SKIP] As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Spotify is testing a “skip ahead” feature that will let some users bypass ads. Will it help or hurt marketers? Find out on this week’s episode of The Media Roundtable .  Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) and Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy, Oxford Road ) welcome podcast industry veteran Glenn R...

Creators can be either a long-term asset or a short-term detriment to your campaign. That is why it is so important for brands to focus on finding the right fit, not just the name with the biggest following. To find out how to build the right kind of creator relationships, you need this week’s Media Roundtable . Straight from this year’s Cannes Festival, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road...

A few months ago, we revealed Oxford Road’s role in creating the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting, or AMP . It was launched by a top-secret group of podcasting leaders who’ve spent the last year working together on new measurement standards that could help our industry evolve. This week, we’re finally unveiling the full result of all that hard work. The AMP task force focused on three big qu...

Everyone experiences anxiety on some level, so why do creators and brands steer clear of the topic? Morra Aarons-Mele , a.k.a. “The Anxious Achiever,” is here to explain why addressing tough topics can be a win for audiences, creators, and a marketer’s bottom line. This week on The Media Roundtable, Daniel Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes Aarons-Mele , host of The Anxious Achiever...

For years, marketers have used downloads to help determine their podcast spend. But now that podcasts exist in so many different formats and spaces—from long-form Netflix videos to short-form YouTube Shorts clips to live shows—it’s harder than ever to determine audience size. With so many platforms in play, how can creators know exactly what they’re selling? More importantly, how can buyers k...

For more than a year now, the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting, or AMP , has been working to create new frameworks for podcast measurement. In this week’s Media Roundtable , we’re announcing some of our latest findings. Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) and Giles Martin (EVP -Strategy, Oxford Road ) welcome Pete Birsinger (CEO & Founder, Podscribe ) to discuss the problem wit...

If your phone is full of podcast episodes you’ve never actually played, you know a download isn’t the same as an impression. So how can marketers figure out who’s really tuning in, and who’s tuning out? This week’s Media Roundtable discussion has you covered. Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) and Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy, Oxford Road ) welcome Dan Misener (co-founder, Bumper ) to ta...

For the past year, some of the biggest names in podcasting have been working on a top-secret mission, one that could define the future of this multi-billion-dollar industry. Together, they debated three crucial questions: What’s a podcast? What’s an impression? Did the ad work? Now, after months of closed-door meetings and discussions, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) and long-time st...

The way to thrive in an AI future? Be authentically human. This week on The Media Roundtable, you have a VIP ticket to SXSW 2026 for the iHeart x Oxford Road Luncheon, with a podcasting powerhouse who consistently sees over the horizon. Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) chatted with Jason Calacanis (Angel investor & Host, This Week in Startups ), to break down the current state of...

Creators may think they have an idea where AI is heading, but now they’re faced with a critical decision: when to lean in and when to run in the opposite direction. With constant changes and new reports of “ AI brain fry ,” it’s hard to get an accurate picture: does AI help creators or harm them? Is there a world in which there is a happy medium? This week’s Media Roundtable: Special Edition comes...

Independent creators have to find a way to succeed, often without a network to support them and a safety net to fall back on. In fact, 80% of the ORBIT top 15 performing podcasts are indies. But what does it take to win on their own… and is it worth it? Find out in an all-new Media Roundtable: Special Edition . Direct from Podcast Movement Evolutions at SXSW, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford...

Killer Mike Didn’t Choose Independence by Accident. Here’s What Marketers Should Hear. On a new Media Roundtable: Special Edition , Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) sits down with Grammy-winning rapper, independent artist, activist, and host of Conversate with Killer Mike , Michael Render , better known as Killer Mike. Mike’s story isn’t your typical “indie creator” narrative. He was...

What happens when a podcasting powerhouse is also an elite marketer? Find out in a creator spotlight episode of Media Roundtable: Special Edition . This week, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) welcomes The Podcast Princess herself, Hala Taha (CEO & Founder, YAP Media , host of Young and Profiting ). We’re some of the biggest Hala supporters here at Oxford Road because she’s one of...

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 wh...

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 voices in independent 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 a conversation with Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Ro...

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...

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 ....

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...

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. While conducting interviews for the series, Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road and Veritone One ) got a chance to sit down with audio legend Adam Carolla (Host of The Adam Carolla Show ). Together they...

The Media Roundtable is back! This week, we’ve got a two-part episode for your listening pleasure. First, Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy & Insights, Oxford Road ) shares insights from our new case study, “The Untold Story of the Podcast Election,” where we show how the power of audio, especially audience engagement and riskier content, helped shape the outcome of the presidential election. It’s a...

The Media Roundtable is back! This week we’re bringing you one of our many favorite chats from Oxford Road’s 2024 CAO Summit : “Permission to Laugh.” Jenna Weiss-Berman (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Pineapple Street Media and EVP, Head of Podcasts, Audacy ) hosts a fireside chat with SNL comedy legends and longtime friends Dana Carvey (Wayne’s World, The Dana Carvey Show) and David Spade (Tommy Boy, J...

This week on the Media Roundtable , we’re bringing you a warm and welcoming fireside chat direct from our recent Chief Audio Officer event in SF. Oxford Road Founder and CEO Dan Granger chats with the one and only Jason Calacanis at our CAO Measurement Forum. Jason’s been shaping the internet for decades as an entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and podcaster, hosting multiple shows, including T...

This episode of the Media Roundtable is a guaranteed jolt of energy showcasing the positive power of audio! This week, we feature the kickoff event from our 2nd Annual CAO Summit. The conversation focuses on what makes our work matter: Purpose. Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road ) takes the stage with two audio titans; Ashley Flowers , (Founder & CEO, audiochuck , Creator/Host of Crim...

There are plenty of talking heads in the media. But how many became part of the news cycle themselves, over and over again, on the largest stories of the last century? Enter former corporate-attorney-turned-journalist, Megyn Kelly. In this week’s episode, we’ll cover the good, bad, and ugly of Kelly’s career while she shares her perspective on which advertisers are and are not a good fit to sponso...