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After the podcast industry boom and bust, what's next?

Dec 6, 2023
"All of these companies, new and old, public radio and private, threw a bunch of money into podcast departments. And I think they quickly learned that the economics of this high-quality journalism is complicated," said Micah Loewinger of "On the Media."
Barriers to entry are low in the podcasting world, but turning a profit is a different story.
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Silicon Valley's slowdown: not a bubble bust, just "frothy"

May 30, 2016
Silicon Valley is slowly calming down after last year's tech boom.
Hiring in Silicon Valley has slowed down.
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