New Media Show (Video)

In Episode 672 of the New Media Show, host 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee welcomes Leo Laporte, founder and owner of the TWiT Podcast Network , longtime technology broadcaster, and 2015 Podcast Hall of Famer .  He launched TWiT in 2005 and built one of the earliest independent technology media networks around a simple idea: make strong shows , distribute them everywhere the audience wants...

In this episode of The New Media Show , host 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee welcomes Sam Sethi , founder of TrueFans and co-host of the Podnews Weekly Review. They had a wide-ranging conversation about the future of podcasting inside the larger creator economy. Podcasting helped create the independent creator movement through RSS, niche audiences, direct publishing, and long-form content...

Should every use of AI in a podcast, video, or creator workflow be disclosed? A better question is whether AI created the actual substance of what the audience came to hear or watch. On Episode 670 of the New Media Show, Rob Greenlee is joined by Alberto Betella, co-founder of RSS.com and creator of “ Should I Disclose AI? “   Is a timely conversation about AI transparency, synthetic m...

In episode 669 of the New Media Show, host Rob Greenlee talks with Rob Walch, VP of Podcaster Relations at Captivate and DAX. Podcast Hall of Famers Rob Walch and Rob Greenlee discuss one of the biggest pressure points facing creators today: Can human creators grow, monetize, and maintain audience trust as platforms fill with AI-generated podcasts, synthetic video, cloned voices, and automated con...

In episode 668 of the New Media Show, host Rob Greenlee talks with Ollie Forsyth, founder of New Economies and New-Media.co , about the fast-changing meaning of “New Media” and why creator-led media is becoming one of the most important shifts in digital publishing, podcasting, video, newsletters, live streaming, and AI-powered content. The conversation begins with a bigger question: what does “Ne...

In episode 667 of the New Media Show, hosted by 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee , Rob talks with  Shalini Ananda, Ph. D., Founder and CEO of Neuron Systems , about how real-time AI is changing live sports media, fan engagement, creator workflows, and the future of interactive content. This episode starts with sports, but it becomes a broader New Media conversation about the next-generation...

In episode 666 of the New Media Show, hosted by 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee , Rob talks with Greg Wasserman, Head of Relationships at RSS.com and host of Podcast Network Insights , for a deep conversation about one of the biggest questions facing podcasting, video, creator media, and digital networks right now: Podcast networks were originally built for an audio-first industry, but aud...

In episode 665 of the New Media Show , hosted by 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee , Rob talks with Ashley Christenson , also known as Ashni , for a deep conversation about one of the most important questions facing podcasting, streaming, creator media, startups, and traditional media right now: What does “New Media” actually mean today? The term  “New Media” has been around sinc...

AI use with creators is moving beyond simple tools for transcripts, show notes, image generation, and editing. In this episode 664 of the New Media Show, host Rob Greenlee , 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer , talks with Mike Russell , founder of CreatorMagic.ai and longtime audio producer behind Music Radio Creative , about how new media creators, podcasters, and video producers can begin building their...

In episode 663 of the New Media Show , hosted by 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee , Rob talks with Jeanine Wright, CEO of Inception Point AI , and Robert Scoble, known as Scobleizer , Founder of AlignedNews.ai for a deep conversation about one of the biggest and most uncomfortable questions facing podcasting, video, social media, and the creator economy: what happens when AI-generated conte...

In episode 662 from May 6th, 2026, of the New Media Show , hosted by 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee, he talks with Imran Ahmed, founder of Great Pods , for a deep conversation about one of podcasting’s longest-running controversies: Discovery . Podcasting has never had a shortage of content. The bigger challenge has always been helping listeners find the right shows and helping quality cr...

On Episode 661 of The New Media Show , host Rob Greenlee , 2017 Podcast Hall of Fame inductee, Chairperson of the Podcast Hall of Fame , and longtime new media executive, is joined by Dave Jackson , 2018 Podcast Hall of Fame inductee, founder of School of Podcasting , and Head of Podcasting at Podpage.com , for a deep conversation about whether independent podcasters and media creators can still w...

“Podcast episode hosting used to be simple. You uploaded an audio file, generated an RSS feed, and distributed your show everywhere. That model still matters, but it is no longer enough for the modern creator economy.” In this Episode 660 of The Live New Media Show, from April 22nd, 2026 , Host Podcast Hall of Famer and Former Libsyn VP Rob Greenlee shares a screen and microphone with...

Podcasting is entering a new phase, and this episode goes straight into the infrastructure, business models, and platform shifts shaping what comes next. On episode 659 of The New Media Show , Host and Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee shares the microphone with Sharon Taylor, Chief Revenue Officer at Triton Digital ( Spreaker & Omny Studio ) , for a deep conversation about where the podcasti...

If you are trying to understand where podcasting may still have real, untapped opportunities in 2026 and beyond, this is one of those conversations that point to an important answer: Local. On Episode 658 of The New Media Show, Host Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee shares a microphone and a video camera with guest David Plotz , founder and CEO of CityCast.fm and co-host of the Political Gabfest...

If you are trying to understand where podcasting is going in 2026 and beyond, this is one of those conversations that clarifies the whole board. On Episode 657 of The New Media Show , Host Rob Greenlee shares a microphone and a video camera with Justin Jackson, CEO and Co-Founder of Transistor.fm , to unpack two forces reshaping the medium at the same time: Apple’s push back into video podcasts us...

In episode 656 of the New Media Show , Podcast Hall of Famer Rob Greenlee is joined by Jay Nachlis,  Media Research VP at Coleman Insights . “It’s a timely and deeper conversation about Apple Podcasts moving more aggressively into HLS video streaming and what that really means for the future of podcasting, audience behavior, platform competition, and creator strategy in 2026.” Th...

Podcast discovery feels harder in 2026, not because creators stopped trying, but because attention is now split across podcast apps, YouTube, short-form video feeds, newsletters, and search-driven recommendations. On this recorded episode of the New Media Show, host Rob Greenlee shares the screen and a microphone with Arielle Nissenblatt, 2026 Podcast Hall of Famer and Founder of EarBuds Podcast C...

As AI becomes more embedded into content creation, discovery, and distribution , one truth is becoming clearer : the long-term winners in media may not be the fastest or the most automated. They may be the most human. That was the core idea behind this conversation with Erin Diehl of Improve It! and the host of the Workday Playdate Podcast, and New Media Show host and Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee...

If you’re trying to figure out how to build a future-proof show in 2026, the answer is not a new platform or a new gimmick. Podcasting is changing expectations. Audiences judge creators like brands, platforms reward shows that behave like programs, and AI is raising the baseline quality while making trust and differentiation harder to earn. On this episode #653 of The New Media Show,  Rob Greenlee...

New Media Show #652 with Rob Greenlee and Lauren Shippen On Episode 652 of the New Media Show , host Rob Greenlee shares a screen with Lauren Shippen, Creative Director at Atypical Artists , to tackle a growing tension in creator media around audio fiction , which is thriving as a storytelling format but is being pressure-tested by the industry’s video-first discovery push . Fiction podcasts did n...

On Weds, February 18th Live Episode #651 of the New Media Show, Rob Greenlee, Host, 2017 Podcast Hall of Famer and CEO of Trust Factor Lab at https://RobGreenlee.com , and James Cridland, Editor, https://Podnews.net and 2026 Podcast Hall of Famer discuss Apple’s announcement of a new and improved video podcast experience in the Apple Podcasts app and what it changes technically and strategically h...

AI-generated podcast hosts and shows are rapidly changing podcasting , video podcasting, and the creator economy across all distribution platforms, including AI LLMs. In this episode of The New Media Show Live #650 from Feb 4th, 2026, Host Rob Greenlee, CEO/Founder of Trust Factor Lab , explores how AI-generated podcasts affect people, trust, and the future of media with Jeanine Wright, Co-Founder...

This week in episode 649 of the New Media Show , Rob Greenlee is joined by Jordan Harbinger to unpack the question creators ask nonstop in 2026: What actually grows a podcast or show (and what doesn’t)? – Jordan’s core answer is refreshingly “boring,” but real: long-term consistency, and realistic expectations about how long monetization can take—even for shows that eventually become huge. F...

The New Media Show #648 Live On-Stage at Podfest Expo (Jan 16, 2026) Where Audio, Video, and AI Flow Together Recorded live on stage at Podfest Expo in Orlando,   Rob Greenlee is joined by three of the smartest voices shaping where podcasting is headed right now: James Cridland (Podnews) , Rox Codes (Flightcast) , and Philip Nelson (Nelco Media) . This episode tackles the collision of audio RSS, p...