Podcast Trivia 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which award, launched in 2005, is considered one of the most prestigious honors in podcasting?
- The Podcast Awards (Correct answer)
- The Peabody Award
- The iHeartRadio Award
- The Golden Headphone
Correct answer: The Podcast Awards
The Podcast Awards, established in 2005, is one of the earliest and most recognized honors in the podcasting industry.
Question 2: What is a 'feed URL' in podcasting?
- The RSS link that podcast directories use to access and list your show (Correct answer)
- The URL of your podcast's homepage
- A link shared on social media to promote episodes
- The streaming address for live podcast recordings
Correct answer: The RSS link that podcast directories use to access and list your show
A feed URL is the RSS link that podcast apps and directories subscribe to in order to automatically receive new episodes.
Question 3: Which journalist coined the word 'podcast' in a 2004 Guardian article?
- Ben Hammersley (Correct answer)
- Dave Winer
- Adam Curry
- Evan Williams
Correct answer: Ben Hammersley
Ben Hammersley first used the word 'podcast' in a February 2004 article in The Guardian newspaper.
Question 4: What does 'CPM' mean in podcast advertising?
- Cost Per Mille (cost per 1,000 downloads) (Correct answer)
- Cost Per Minute of airtime
- Content Placement Model
- Clicks Per Month
Correct answer: Cost Per Mille (cost per 1,000 downloads)
CPM stands for Cost Per Mille, meaning the advertiser pays a set rate for every 1,000 episode downloads.
Question 5: Which podcast network, founded by Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber, was acquired by Spotify in 2019?
- Gimlet Media (Correct answer)
- Wondery
- Stitcher
- Radiotopia
Correct answer: Gimlet Media
Gimlet Media, co-founded by former NPR journalist Alex Blumberg, was acquired by Spotify in February 2019 for approximately $230 million.
Question 6: The podcast 'S-Town' was released all episodes at once in 2017, pioneering which distribution strategy?
- Binge-release (all episodes dropped simultaneously) (Correct answer)
- Weekly drip release
- Daily micro-episode format
- Subscriber-early-access model
Correct answer: Binge-release (all episodes dropped simultaneously)
S-Town released all seven chapters simultaneously in March 2017, pioneering the binge-release strategy for serialized audio journalism.
Question 7: What is a 'podfade'?
- When a podcast stops releasing new episodes without announcement (Correct answer)
- The gradual volume decrease at the end of an episode
- A transition sound effect between segments
- When a show moves from free to paid
Correct answer: When a podcast stops releasing new episodes without announcement
Podfade refers to the phenomenon where a podcast gradually stops publishing new episodes, often without any official notice to listeners.
Podcast Trivia 4
Which award, launched in 2005, is considered one of the most prestigious honors in podcasting?