Josh explains his dislike of Spotify and considers alternatives.
Central subject of discussion regarding podcasting, video integration, and new royalty-for-promotion tool.
Discussed as a dominant podcast platform raising concerns about open web vs walled gardens.
Discussed extensively as a dominant podcast platform acquiring Anchor and shaping industry economics.
Discussed extensively regarding its deal with Joe Rogan and staff pushing for content moderation, plus its growing power over podcasting.
Platform Joe Rogan's podcast reportedly moved to.
The hosts discuss Spotify's new show notes formatting feature improving their podcast's presentation.
The fake prank premise was that Spotify had removed Hump Day Replay for a copyright strike.
Mentioned as the company that bought Joe Rogan's podcast for a licensing deal worth roughly $100 million.
Referenced regarding Joe Rogan's deal and share price increase.
Josh discusses an old blog post he wrote around 2012-2013 predicting Spotify would add spoken-word/podcast content.
The platform behind the exclusive Joe Rogan deal and acquisitions of Gimlet and Anchor.
Discussed as the platform for curating Daily Talk Show and club-themed music playlists.
Mentioned for its sync feature allowing a QR code scan so two people can listen to the same song via separate AirPods.
Tommy gets a notification about Spotify 2019 Wrapped teasing 2018 top songs.
Josh complains about free Spotify ads nagging him to return to Premium.
Josh asks about reinstating the show's music playlist on Spotify.
Contrasted with Apple Podcasts as a more closed platform that downloads episodes directly to followers.
Company that acquired Gimlet Media, referenced as an aspirational exit for the hosts' media company.
Josh saw a Spotify ad offer on Instagram and the hosts discuss and mock up a potential ad for the show.
Referenced repeatedly as the dominant streaming competitor that Songle/Anubis was responding to.
Josh notes the show should be available on Spotify soon via their host Simplecast.