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Tyler Woodward

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EP 36 26:16

What actually killed Blockbuster (it wasn't Netflix)

Tyler takes a trip down memory lane through video rental stores, sparked by a random Nova Scotia reunion and his kid watching a video store simulator game on YouTube. He walks through the whole Friday night rental ritual, the smell, the ps2 sleepovers, the late fee arguments, and then breaks down…

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Episode artwork for My hobby became my job, so I'm blowing up the format

EP 33 14:27

My hobby became my job, so I'm blowing up the format

Tyler hits pause on the usual format to explain why he's blowing up the show again. He walks through the moment he realized his supposedly personal podcast had quietly turned into a second shift of his day job, and what that means for where the Tyler Woodward Project goes from here.

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EP 26 13:37

Why Podcasting Metrics Matter: The RSS Enclosure Tag

The entire podcast industry runs on one tiny XML tag that nobody owns. The enclosure tag is why podcasting stayed open when everything else got platformed, and it's also why measuring an audience is so much messier than anyone admits. I cover where RSS and the enclosure tag came from, how Spotify…

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Bonus 6:33

Why Cable News Audio Doesn't Work as Radio

Cable news channels have the staff, the brand recognition, and news gathering operations most radio stations can only dream of. Instead of building real audio products, they route the 24/7 TV feed to a streaming platform and call it done. CNN on TuneIn, Fox on SiriusXM, MSNBC's linear feed. You can…

Radio & Broadcasting

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EP 18 18:56

Why Local Radio Stations Are Really Going Dark

Local stations are going dark across the country, and blaming streaming only tells half the story. Media consolidation, voice tracking, and corporate cost cutting hollowed out AM and FM from the inside. Strip out the local DJs, local news, and community connection, and you're left with a zombie…

Radio & Broadcasting