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that help podcast hosts and podcast guests elevate their podcasting game.

I am your host, Alex San Felipe.

Today's episode features a conversation about the podcasting industry.

Throughout this discussion,

you'll learn what's changed and what to expect in the near future of podcasting, both for guests and for hosts. For the video version of this episode and for more podcast industry updates,

please visit podpros.com slash 199. And now please enjoy today's episode.

Tom, thank you so much for being with us today with Pod Pros and Podcasting Made Simple.

Really excited to have you on this show today.

Thanks, Alex.

I'm excited to be here.

Yeah, for everyone who's tuning in, watching, listening at any point, I got to mention

Tom Rossi has been a just a mentor in

my life, especially since I got into software, got into podcasting. He's a legend in both spaces.

So it's been great to be able to have somebody just in my corner to help me out. So bringing Tom to

this event for me is huge. This is like a milestone for me. So Tom, I appreciate you being here. We're both

happen to be Jacksonville, Florida. Like, Tom is the co-founder of Buzz Sprout, which is a Jackson

Florida-based company, and I'm co-founder of Pod Pros, which is also Jacksonville, Jackson, Florida.

Tech Hub, is what I always tell people. Just watch out for Jacksonville. We're on the map. There's two of us. Technical hub and the hub of podcasting. There you go. That's right. All things podcasts.

If you want to be someone in the podcasting space as a guest or host, you're going to have to move to Jacksonville, Florida. We have a great meetup. Jacksonville Podcasters United.

Yes. Like that's it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Actually, don't move to Jacksonville,

Florida. I'm trying to buy some property close to the beach, and everyone keeps on moving here and I have not been able to find my chance

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