Technology @lemmy.world reddig33 @lemmy.world 1y ago

When did paid podcasts become a thing?

Half the podcasts in my queue have suddenly become paid subscriptions. Meanwhile the overall industry is losing listeners. Seems like a lousy business model to not offer a free with ads feed. What a bizarre trend.

https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/2/9/23592684/decline-of-podcasts#:~:text=Monthly listenership to podcasts seems,podcasts has fallen as well.

https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2022/03/28/monthly-podcast-listening-is-down-for-the-first-time-in-almost-a-decade-according-to-study

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Once a free podcast goes behind an exclusive paywall, it's dead to me. That being said, there are several podcasts that I support that I exclusively listen to their patreon feeds because they are ad free.
- Which ones, if you don't mind sharing?
  
  Dungeons and Daddies
  
  I'm guessing that's the one that went behind the exclusive paywall?
  
  I was more so asking about the patreon feeds you mentioned
  
  Sorry, I'm not the op who suggested originally.
  
  Dungeons and Daddies is available on most podcast streaming services but they have a significant number of hilarious patreon exclusives (some of which are teased on the public platforms).

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