Podcasting has grown fast. Now it has to grow right.

In this episode of Into the Podverse, Tony Doe breaks down how the industry can win its next phase by fixing three core challenges: growth, trust, and global reach.

Using The Podcast Academy at six years as a lens, we examine what happens when an open ecosystem starts building structure. Awards like the Ambies have brought recognition and standards, but they also raise harder questions. Who is podcasting really for? Does recognition translate into real audience growth? And can the industry scale without losing the openness that made it powerful?

The conversation goes deeper into trust, arguably podcasting’s most valuable asset. Through the public tensions around creator-led networks like Alex Cooper’s Unwell, this episode explores what happens when influence turns int ...