Rox Codes is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and creator technology developer who co-founded Flightcast with Steven Bartlett, host of The Diary of a CEO. Unlike many founders entering the podcast tech space, Rox comes primarily from the software engineering and YouTube creator ecosystems rather than traditional audio production. This conversation covers: - Why Rox founded Flightcast and entered an already crowded hosting market - What video-first creators need that hasn’t been delivered

You asked, we listened! A continuation of our highly recommended 2025 webinar, this edition will focus on video podcasting for politics/news ahead of the 2026 midterms. Video podcasting played a massive role in the “2024 podcast election,” and it will surely do the same in the lead-up to the November 2026 midterms. As audio hosts and producers, should you get into long- or short-form video for your podcast? How do you plan around your budget? And what tips and tactics – for metadata, positioning

Ainsley Rossitto is the first Head of Podcasts at Beehiiv, a publishing platform built to help creators grow and monetize their audiences. Founded by Tyler Denk, an early employee at Morning Brew, Beehiiv has grown into a platform serving roughly 55,000–60,000 active users. Unlike platforms that are increasingly trying to become destinations or social networks themselves, Beehiiv has positioned itself more as the infrastructure behind creators and their audiences. In May 2026, Ainsley join

Emma Sweet is the Global Product Activation Manager for podcasts at YouTube, where she works at the intersection of podcasting, video, audience growth, monetization, and YouTube’s evolving suite of creator tools. Emma previously joined Podcast Perspectives for the SXSW panel “Will Podcasts Survive the YouTube Era,” where she discussed the growing role of video in podcasting and argued that creators should approach YouTube based on their audience and resources rather than assuming every podcas

Richard Fawal is the Founder and CEO of Voxtopica, a podcast strategy firm focused on organizations whose success is measured by mission alignment and expansion rather than monetization. His recently developed Mission-Driven Podcast Framework argues that many podcast best practices were built for advertisers, creators, and media businesses—not nonprofits, universities, government agencies, associations, and other mission-first organizations. Joining Richard is Colin Cole, Director of Policy,

Glenn Rubenstein is the founder of Adopter Media, one of podcasting's largest media buying agencies. Through Adopter, his team helps brands plan, buy, and optimize podcast advertising campaigns at significant scale. Glenn recently reacted to a proposal by the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting (AMP), a cross-industry task force assembled to address what its members believe are some of podcasting's biggest measurement challenges in the industry's transition into video. Their proposal, a docum