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Media Roundtable
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The Media Roundtable isn’t just another industry podcast; it’s an open lab where the sharpest minds in podcasting, advertising, and media break down the forces shaping the audio and creator media landscape—and reconstruct them in real time.
We created this show in service of brand marketers responsible for making audio and creator media campaigns not just sound good, but drive results. For many brands, audio advertising is a highly effective secret weapon–but it can be difficult to navigate, requiring specialist expertise to untangle its nuances. From brand safety to ad load, from recapping the latest industry news, to redefining what a podcast is in this day and age, we tackle the issues that matter most to brand marketers, in the most entertaining way possible.
You’ll hear from a wide range of voices—past guests include Steven Bartlett (The Diary of a CEO), T-Pain, David Spade, Ashley Flowers (Crime Junkie), Ben Shapiro (The Daily Wire), and Ira Glass (This American Life), to name a few—alongside leading brands, publishers, and our own team of experts. If you’re invested in audio and creator media, whether you're buying the ads, creating the content, or just curious about the business, Media Roundtable is your ear to the ground with an eye on the future–and it’s time you listen.
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Mental Health, a Bill of Rights, Fair Labor: How Shira Lazar is Helping to Organize the Creator Economy
2w ago00:51:37Tap to summarizeThe Creator Economy is a $250B industry powerhouse. So, how do you keep the creators at the heart of it from being exploited? Find out below. There is no Creator Economy without creators and no Podcast advertising without podcasters. So, brands have a vested interest in making sure the economy is run responsibly and sustainably. On this week’s episode of Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) hosts Emmy-nominated digital culture expert Shira Lazar (Founder, What's Trending and Creators 4 Mental Health), who is at the heart of the effort to help creators.Join us as Shira and Dan talk: Fair Labor, Mental Health, and The Creator Bill of Rights.“ In the trenches of [the Creator Economy], there's a lack of infrastructure and support, and that is wild to me considering the maturation of this industry and how quickly it's evolving. -Shira Lazar (Founder, What's Trending and Creators 4 Mental Health)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Ad Infinitum S4E02: Guaranteed Human with Rahul Sabnis on AI, Trust & the Future of Audio
3w ago01:07:44Tap to summarizeHow do you help 7500 co-workers be their most creative selves? Find out in the latest Ad Infinitum.That’s right, the world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back! Presenting Ad Infinitum Season 4, Episode 2: "Rahul Sabnis: Guaranteed Human."Host Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director, Oxford Road) welcomes bona fide creative master Rahul Sabnis (President & Chief Creative Officer, iHeartMedia) for a WIDE-ranging conversation spanning: Picking a Side, Creativity for All, The Memory Test, and more. There’s even an Audiolytics breakdown of ads from Mint Mobile, Aura Frames, Toyota, and Amazon Prime. Let’s dig in…“A voice in the dark when you feel alone.” -The purpose of radio, according to Rahul Sabnis (President & Chief Creative Officer, iHeartMedia)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Mosheh Oinounou’s Best Move: Leaving Legacy Media to Restore Trust in News
4w ago00:48:04Tap to summarizeWho should you trust your ad money with? Easy. Who your listeners trust.This week on The Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes back Emmy, Murrow, and Webby Award-winning journalist Mosheh Oinounou (Founder & Host, Mo News).Mo shares the story of how he transformed his legacy news career into being a trusted independent creator with an audience +1M strong. Even better, he does it all with integrity, not outrage. In a shifting news landscape, marketers need to find mo’ creators like Mo.Join us as they talk: Leaving a Legacy, In Mo We Trust, and Journalistic FOMO."[Brands] shouldn’t just be cutting checks to the organizations, podcasts, or creators that just have the largest number of views. They should be rewarding people who are actually contributing to responsible information and dialogue, and frankly, trying to preserve and maybe improve our democracy." -Mosheh Oinounou (Founder & Host, Mo News)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Authenticity Tops AI: Predicting Podcasting’s Future with Jason Calacanis
Apr 2900:38:04Tap to summarizeThe way to thrive in an AI future? Be authentically human.This week on The Media Roundtable you have a VIP ticket to SXSW 2026 for iHeart x Oxford Road’s Luncheon with a podcasting powerhouse who consistently sees over the horizon.Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) chatted with Jason Calacanis (Angel investor & Host, This Week in Startups), to break down the current state of podcasting and what’s next. What they agree on? AI can’t outperform human connection.The team takes on: Conversations over Impressions, Remember the Trough, The George Lucas Alley-Oop, and more. Let’s dig in.“ In a world of unlimited impressions, what matters? It's that authenticity and aligning yourself with the conversations that matter.” -Jason Calacanis (Angel investor & Host, This Week in Startups)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →The Guaranteed Human In An Artificial World: How Leaders from Whole Foods, and GoodRX, Libsyn, and iHeartPodcasts Collaborate with AI
Apr 2200:35:23Tap to summarizeCan you lean into AI advancements without losing human connection? Find out on a new Media Roundtable.At SXSW, Will Pearson (President, iHeartPodcasts) hosted “The Guaranteed Human In An Artificial World.” Will took the stage with some of the sharpest thinkers in podcasting: Brendan Monaghan (CEO, Libsyn), Gladwell Mwangi (Paid Media Enablement Lead, Whole Foods Market), and Richard Case (VP, Growth Marketing, GoodRX).Join us as they cover: The Guaranteed Human, Finding your Center, AI-Augmented, and more. Let’s dig in." We want to create AI-augmented creators, not AI-generated creators.” -Brendan Monaghan (CEO, Libsyn)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Less Noise, More Life: The Science of Thriving in an Artificial World
Apr 1500:48:57Tap to summarizeCreators may think they have an idea where AI is heading, but now they’re faced with a critical decision: when do they lean in and when to run in the opposite direction. With constant changes and new reports of “AI brain fry,” it’s hard to get an accurate picture: does AI help creators or harm them? Is there a world in which there is a happy medium?This week’s Media Roundtable: Special Edition comes straight from the iHeart x Oxford Road Luncheon at SXSW 2026, "Less Noise, More Life: The Science of Thriving in an Artificial World." Featuring Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) as he hosts podcasting powerhouses Tim Ferriss (entrepreneur & host,The Tim Ferriss Show) and Dr. Laurie Santos (Psychologist, & host, The Happiness Lab) for an existential examination of AI. The panel breaks down when and how to use AI, and tackles the all-important question, “What the hell is going on?” Join them as they talk: Listener Loyalty, Screen Fatigue, and AI Pros and Cons.“The people who are going to convert the best right now would not consider themselves creators. They do not have extremely large audiences, but they have people who really, really trust them.” -Tim Ferriss (entrepreneur, host of The Tim Ferriss Show)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →The Power of Independence: Why Brands Are Betting on Independent Creators
Apr 800:34:21Tap to summarizeWhat do an ecommerce giant, an online therapy platform, and a shipping powerhouse all have in common?. They all have the same secret weapon when it comes to podcast performance, and they’re spilling it on the new Media Roundtable: Special Edition.This week, we’re going back to Podcast Movement Evolutions at SXSW, where Miranda Romano (SVP, Media, Oxford Road) moderated a performance-unlocking panel, “The Power of Independence: Why Brands Are Betting on Independent Creators.” Sharing their indie wisdom was an all-star panel of brand leaders:Brynn Greenelsh (Audio Marketing, Auctane–Stamps.com & ShipStation) Jessica Williams (Global Brand Marketing & Partnerships, Shopify)Brittany Clevenger (Senior Director of Growth Marketing, BetterHelp)Join us as they cover: Becoming a Household Name, Unmatched Access, Ask An Expert, and more. Let’s dig in." Get on the small shows, and it'll be so worth it." -Brittany Clevenger (Sr. Dir. of Growth Marketing, BetterHelp)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Without a Net: Hala Taha (Young & Profiting) and the Meiselas Brothers (MeidasTouch) Share the Real Costs and Rewards of Independence
Apr 100:47:27Tap to summarizeIndependent creators have to find a way to succeed, often without a network to support them and a safety net to fall back on.. In fact, 80% of the ORBIT top 15 performing podcasts are indies. But what does it take to win on their own… and is it worth it?Find out in an all-new Media Roundtable: Special Edition.Direct from Podcast Movement Evolutions at SXSW, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) takes the stage with three of the hardest-working, most successful independent podcasters: Hala Taha (CEO & Founder, YAP Media, Host,Young and Profiting) and Brett and Jordy Meiselas (Co-founders, MeidasTouch Network, Hosts,The MeidasTouch Podcast).The panelists get real about the joys and struggles of podcasting without a net. Join them as they talk: Audience Trust, Loving Crunches, True Partnerships, and more. Let’s dig in.“ The pro [of being independent] is that you have complete autonomy over your content and everything that happens, whether it's a success or a failure, falls on you. The con is the same exact thing.”-Brett Meiselas (Co-founder, MeidasTouch Network, Host, The MeidasTouch Podcast)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Killer Mike on Independent Rap, Leadership, and Podcasting with Love
Mar 2500:32:10Tap to summarizeKiller Mike Didn’t Choose Independence by Accident. Here’s What Marketers Should Hear.On a new Media Roundtable: Special Edition, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) sits down with Grammy-winning rapper, independent artist, activist, and host of Conversate with Killer Mike, Michael Render, better known as Killer Mike.Mike’s story isn’t the typical “indie creator” narrative. He was raised in an intentionally self-sufficient Black community in Atlanta, mentored by organizers connected to Dr. King, and introduced to leadership before most people are introduced to responsibility. Independence, for him, isn’t a tactic. It’s a philosophy.When he showed up to host our Indie PaC Awards at Podcast Movement Evolutions during SXSW, he didn't show up for a check. He showed up because he believes in what independent media is building. That distinction matters.“We don’t have to have guests. We’re just conversation-driven.”– Killer MikeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Ad Infinitum S4E01 - Two Circles : Dallas Taylor on Podcasting, YouTube, and Creative Identity
Mar 1801:12:47Tap to summarizeHow does an audiophile thrive in the era of YouTube? How can two circles solve everything? Find out in the first video podcast of Ad Infinitum, featuring the legendary sonic sage Dallas Taylor!That’s right, the world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back, now in video! Today, we present to you Ad Infinitum Season 4, Episode 1: "Two Circles: Dallas Taylor on Podcasting, YouTube, and Creative Identity."Host Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director, Oxford Road) welcomes award-winning sonic guide Dallas Taylor (Host, Twenty Thousand Hertz, and Founder, Defacto Sound) to Headgum Studios for a creative masterclass about achieving great work time and time again. Stew and Dallas talk: Why the Audience Comes Last, Two Circles, Going Off the Rails, and more. Let’s dig in…“ I've always been a sound designer. I've been somebody who wanted to craft and create and celebrate sound, then I use the tools around me to, to tell everybody about how cool this is. I don't really have any emotional or identity in the tools. That's why I don't say I'm a podcaster.” -Dallas Taylor (Host, Twenty Thousand Hertz, founder Defacto Sound)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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