Hey everyone, we’re running our 2020 #podcast listener survey at the moment and could use your help. A few minutes of your time goes a long way in helping understand preferences, dislikes and how things may have changed last year. Oh, and it’s okay if you don’t listen to podcasts, there are a couple of questions for you too :)

We really appreciate your help: https://forms.gle/BadHRF2TbFY5psac7

Thanks Campaign Middle East for the chance to air a few thoughts about #podcasts, some news that made headlines this year and how brands can approach the medium.

Read more at Campaign Middle East.

Announcing @amaeya ’s fall slate with four new shows

Today, we announced our fall slate with new shows—that’s 14 shows in total being produced by a single podcast network in the UAE. With a journey that began in 2017 as a thought about what I’d like to do in this untapped space, AMAEYA Media blossomed into a platform that has spurred some of the most inspiring & powerful conversations among change-makers of our region at large. There are numerous people to thank today, especially those that jumped on the train because they ‘got it’ & believed in what I could deliver—and all of you.

Today marks a showcase of a couple years of hard work by a lot of people, and there’s more to come! Our strength lies in all those wonderful stories and histories we’ve uncovered through the years.

I hope you’ll join us for what’s coming next as well!

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The Little Things

There are things left to say,
They can’t be spoken of today.
Cuz what’s just been said,
Can’t be pushed away.
It’s okay
No matter what we say.
— Neel Adhikari

I’ve been enamoured with Dice Media’s Little Things thanks to a worthy recommendation from a close friend (both seasons are on Netflix. It didn’t quite work at first glance—something was just off about the pilot—but it grew on me. How so many things in our life are about the little things; the peace you get from the little things that help you take on the day, day after day, after day.

We’re not perfect, we’re not slick.
We don’t steal, just like thieves, we are thick.

Here’s hoping it stays that way.

It’s one thing to use a bunch of images in your email signature. It’s entirely another to use an image with text in it as your email signature. How is this useful to anyone?!

Part II of my conversation with Lucas Skrobot on Own The Future where we continue our chat about podcasting (monetization), social media and why I appreciate @manton’s take on vanity metrics on micro.blog.

In case you’d like to hear it, Part I is here.

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Lucas Skrobot (Own The Future) was kind enough to invite me to talk about what drove me to podcasting, the AMAEYA FM journey & general trends. And yes, we do talk about podcasting numbers, how to get started and rating success.

Part II is available here.

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