The Media Roundtable Podcast
Recent Episodes
The Podcaster’s Blueprint: How Ira Glass Made Podcasting a Cultural Phenomenon
Hot tip for CAOs: Find a podcaster who believes in 'good promotion' like Ira Glass.
Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) sits down with Audio Legend and Podcast Pioneer Ira Glass (Host, Executive Producer, This American Life) in a new episode of “What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews.” This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Fairing.
“ You really have to be very thoughtful and show cunning in the way that you deal with advertising and promotion…. that's where you protect yourself and your right to make whatever you want.“
Ira Glass (Host, Executive Producer, This American Life)
The team is talking: Promo Power, Blueprints, The Feels, and more. Let’s dig in.
London Calling, Global Response: Highlights from The Podcast Show 2025
Podcasting is global. Is your brand ready? On an all-new Media Roundtable: Special Edition, we’re recapping the highlights of Podcast Show London 2025 with notable attendees. This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at ALLCITY Network.
For the next best thing to a front row seat, we’ve assembled an all-star panel of audio industry insiders to share their fresh insights.
Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy, Oxford Road) hosts:
Jarrod Klawinsky - (Director, Digital Media, Oxford Road)
Rosemary Scalabrino - (Director, Business Development, Veritone One)
Parastoo Hosseini - (International Audio Manager, Oxford Road)
Steven Abraham - (President, International, Oxford Road)
“ We talk about global, but everybody’s really very, very, very local.”
Steven Abraham - (President, International, Oxford Road)
These all-stars are talking: Collabs with Giants, Brand Moves, Being a Local, and more. Let’s jump in.
Podcasting: Why Have We Been Undervaluing a $7.3B Industry? - with Hernan Lopez
CAOs, there’s a number out there in the world that if you knew it, it’d change your business forever. Our guest on this week’s episode of the Media Roundtable found that number— How’d he do it? Join Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) as he hosts Hernan Lopez, (Founder, Wondery & Owl & Co) in a special double episode to talk about the BIGGEST number in podcasting and why it matters.
“ I estimated the global podcast economy to be worth $7.3 billion.”
— Hernan Lopez, (Founder, Wondery & Owl & Co)
They’re talking: Counting What Counts, Why Definitions Matter, Audio Wins, and more. Let’s dive in.
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Why Did We Start The Media Roundtable..?
The Media Roundtable isn’t just another industry podcast; it’s an open lab where the sharpest minds in podcasting, advertising, and media break down the forces shaping the audio landscape—and reconstruct them in real time.
We created this show in service of the Chief Audio Officer: the marketer responsible for making audio campaigns not just sound good, but drive results. For many brands, audio advertising is a highly effective secret weapon–but it can be difficult to navigate, requiring specialist expertise to untangle its nuances. From brand safety to ad load, from recapping the latest industry news, to redefining what a podcast is in this day and age, we tackle the issues that matter most to a CAO, in the most entertaining way possible.
You’ll hear from a wide range of voices—past guests include T-Pain, David Spade, Ashley Flowers (Crime Junkie), Ben Shapiro (The Daily Wire), and Ira Glass (This American Life), to name a few—alongside leading brands, publishers, and our own team of experts. If you’re invested in audio, whether you're buying the ads, creating the content, or just curious about the business, Media Roundtable is your ear to the ground with an eye on the future–and it’s time you listen.
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New initiative pushes brands to support civility in media
Dan Granger, Host of the Media Roundtable Podcast
Dan Granger is CEO of Oxford Road and Veritone One, the world’s largest buyer of podcast media and a market leader in audio and trust-based media. As a united agency, they provide the most advanced technology stack, data capabilities, and creator-led video and influencer expertise, giving global brands and fast-growing tech companies unparalleled access to and performance in podcasting, streaming audio, radio, and creator-based video channels. Through Oxford Road, Dan publishes a weekly newsletter, The Influencer, and is host of the weekly podcast, The Media Roundtable, carried by PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC). Through The Media Roundtable, Dan has been leading the way to mobilize marketers to promote truth and civility in ad-supported media by advocating for media “Nutrition Labels” and has co-launched three brand safety and suitability products to support this cause: The Media Bias Chart for Podcasts, Barometer, and the Civility Score by Seekr™. He is also the creator of Audiolytics™, a proprietary creative analytics methodology to score ad creative based on 71 components that impact persuasiveness and in-market performance. His writing and thought leadership have been featured in such publications as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Digiday, Business Insider, The Drum, Adweek, and The New York Post.
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