Teaching the Future of Podcasting at NYU

Steven Goldstein teaches The Business of Podcasting at NYU and advises media brands on strategy, growth, and content systems.

The course brings real-world insight into the classroom, and back to client work.

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Where Does a Show Live?

This is our grid of pain

Most content never escapes the lower left quadrant - love value, low awareness.

We use this to identify where a show stands and map a path to the upper right.

That’s where durable shows live.

Podquest turns that diagnosis into action

Liquid Content

Today content flows across forms and across devices.

Building audience that bends, not breaks.

That’s where durable shows live.

We work with clients to active the liquid process

From Independent Creators to Industry Leaders

Trusted by the teams shaping the future of audio and video

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I Was on a Plane the Morning of 9/11
I Was on a Plane the Morning of 9/11

I boarded an ordinary flight on 9/11. What I witnessed in the days that followed was humanity at its most frightened—and its most generous.

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Where Podcasting Fits at Spotify
Where Podcasting Fits at Spotify

A new skip button is terrifying podcast publishers. Spotify's balance sheet suggests why it might not be terrifying Spotify.

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How many Top Podcasts Have Video
How many Top Podcasts Have Video

How many of the top podcasts are audio + video? We took a look.

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Is Podcasting Ready for Vertical Video? An interview with Hernan Lopez
Is Podcasting Ready for Vertical Video? An interview with Hernan Lopez

‍Podcasting got punched in the head by video. Vertical is the next swing. Wondery founder Hernan Lopez on the $150-billion shift podcasters need to be ready for.

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The Download Built Podcasting. Now It's Holding It Back. A review of the AMP Accords
The Download Built Podcasting. Now It's Holding It Back. A review of the AMP Accords

Podcasting has a tremendous opportunity to grow revenue if they embrace the essence of the Amp Accords

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How Higher Education Built a Thriving Podcasting Community
How Higher Education Built a Thriving Podcasting Community

What do MIT, Wharton and a small Indiana college have in common? They’re part of a remarkably inventive podcasting community.

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The Clip Economy Is Eating Everything
The Clip Economy Is Eating Everything

Often clips reach audiences exponentially larger than the original show. How do we monetize that?

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Moving Beyond the Download
Moving Beyond the Download

The download was a transitional metric. It’s time to move on.

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News, Engagements, Recaps

A Download is Not a Listen

Podcasting is shifting to streaming metrics, but too many podcasters are stuck.

Watch/Listen

Welcome to the Age of the Vodcast

The Economist recently interviewed Steve about video podcasting for the magazine

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The growth of Companion Podcasts

“Companion podcasts” produced by TV shows and movies are on the rise and recently covered by Variety featuring Steve.

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