Join Molly, Marcus, Adam and special guest Chris Krimitsos of Podfest Expo and Vidfest as we discuss all things podcasting in 2020. From the top 10 acquisitions and mergers to the best piece of podcast equipment, we've got it all. Sponsor Links: https://www.podcastoutfitters.comhttps://www.meonlylouder.comhttps://www.heartcastmedia.comHighlights with time stamps: Equipment Mentioned: Marcus's Microphone : Shure SM7B Microphonehttp://heartcast.biz/3gLTjyGMolly's Microphone : SHURE MV7-S Podcast Microphone - Silverhttp://heartcast.biz/3mnbzzkAdam's Best Of ListShure MV7: http://heartcast.biz/3pNWnNQRODE PodMic: http://heartcast.biz/3rOUdPYPresonus PD-70: http://heartcast.biz/2LmeF9XZOOM ZDM1-1PMP Podcast Mic Pack: http://heartcast.biz/2LkB8UUZOOM P4: http://heartcast.biz/3rUjIj1Black Magic ATEM Mini: http://heartcast.biz/3rTE2RhBiggest sales of 2020February 2020 Spotify bought The Ringer for $196milJuly 2020 SiriusXM to buy Stitcher for up to $325 millionJuly 2020 SiriusXM Acquires Podcast Management and Analytics Platform SimplecastJuly 2020 NY Times acquires Serial Productions; $25M; podcast land rush continuesJuly 2020 Spotify Bought Joe Rogan For $100 Million.Sept Chartable raises $2.25-million for $3.75M total venture investmentNov 2020 Spotify bought Megaphone for $235 millionDec 2020 Amazon in Talks to Acquire Indie Podcast Company Wondery in $300M-Plus Deal (Report)Acquisitions Mentioned: The Ringer http://heartcast.biz/3oc3RtGStitcher http://heartcast.biz/38XbuheWrap Uphttp://heartcast.biz/389HrnpPodcast Predictions to Make you Jump off a Bridge (LOL)http://heartcast.biz/3neTPXkhttps://heartcast.biz/3ojJUBuhttp://heartcast.biz/2XaXQl2http://heartcast.biz/2JO9AqQChris KrimitsosWebsite: https://chriskrimitsos.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskrimitsos/Recorded on Riverside.fm Show Tags: #podfestexpo #podfest #vidfest #ChrisKrimitsos #GuinessWorldRecord #PodcastEquipment #Shure #ZOOM