Ashley Carman

Today I've got for you, first up, our very own communications officer, Molly D'Amelio, was on Podbiz this week, explaining why you'll want to be a podcast movement in New York City next week.

Bloomberg's Ashley Carman profiles podcasting's biggest advertiser, BetterHelp, which has spent an estimated $242 million in the space since 2023 and keeps ads running on more than 1,000 shows at any given moment.

MS Now is adding John Lovett's Love It or Leave It to its Saturday night lineup beginning September 12th, a limited series running through the 2026 midterms that deepens the network's bet on Crooked Media.

Red Seat Ventures has integrated Barometer's brand suitability engine into its speakeasy platform, bringing episode-level ad targeting to a portfolio of more than 40 creators.

in the industry since 2023.

Bloomberg's Ashley Carman profiles Brittany Clevenger, the online therapy company's senior director of growth marketing.

In 2025, BetterHelp's team worked with roughly 1,500 creators, and the brand keeps ads running on more than 1,000 shows at any given moment.

Next up, MS Now doubles down on Crooked Media, adding Love It or Leave It to weekend lineup.

in the industry since 2023.

Bloomberg's Ashley Carman profiles Brittany Clevenger, the online therapy company's senior director of growth marketing.

In 2025, BetterHelp's team worked with roughly 1,500 creators, and the brand keeps ads running on more than 1,000 shows at any given moment.

Next up, MS Now doubles down on Crooked Media, adding Love It or Leave It to weekend lineup.

I think all of this weekend reminded me that this is a creative process that we are making things.

And it happened right after I read this piece in Bloomberg by Ashley Carman, who's kind of the podcast industry reporter about podcast hosts who are trying to figure out like, well, I didn't start a business that I can pass to my kids without me just coming, showing up and talking.

There's nothing here.

So what do I do about that? And I read that piece and thought, man, I've never once thought without me, there's nothing here.

So all of that stuff.

Turns out also there's a new article by Ashley Carman for Bloomberg.

Ashley Carman is a very well-respected reporter in the tech space who reports on podcasts in particular.

So I follow all of her reporting.

Those of you who don't know my other podcast, I also talk about the podcast industry, not just podcast reviews.

This is from journalist...

Ashley Carman for Bloomberg.

And I'm really not much of a true crime podcast listener anymore.

I enjoyed the first couple of seasons of Serial.

As for the rest of the news, Acast is partnering with newsletter platform Kit to help creators monetize across podcasts and newsletters.

Bloomberg's Ashley Carman reports on the executive turnover and instability at AudioChuck, using it as a focal point to explore the growing trend of stress on creators who quickly became media moguls.

As streaming keeps fragmenting, the streaming wars argues that platforms that own billing and distribution are gaining the real leverage over the companies making the content.

And Adweek is hosting a webinar on why CTV attribution dashboards are far less accurate than marketers assume.