Podcast Movement Meets Sounds Profitable — Plus Spotify’s Curveball!

Two major events hit the city in the same week, each speaking to a completely different side of the industry. First, the Sounds Profitable Business Summit, where ad‑tech leaders, operators, and revenue strategists map out the future of podcast monetization. Then, just days later, Podcast Movement NYC, the creator‑driven gathering packed with producers, editors, marketers, and storytellers shaping the shows audiences love.

Same city. Same week. Two totally different rooms — and together, they reveal exactly where podcasting is heading next.

We’ll also dig into the latest platform shifts:

• YouTube’s rise as the #1 podcast destination, with one in three Americans tuning in there.

• Spotify’s new “Skip Ahead” test, a feature that lets Premium users jump past ads with a single tap — and why it could reshape how creators get paid.

If you want the pulse of the podcast industry — the business, the creativity, the trends, and the tension between them — this episode has it.