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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 6, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 14m
- Channel
- WVFRM Podcast
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Today's bonus episode we invited Alex Goldman on to dive into his journey in the podcast space. From hosting one of the most popular podcasts online, to starting new with his current project Hyperfixed. How he got into podcasting in the first place, what it's like starting from scratch, and what he thinks about putting his podcast on YouTube. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Alex Introduction 2:15 - How Reply All Started 6:00 - How Reply All gained popularity 17:10 - How do you measure a successful episode? 19:49 - What is Alex's new show Hyperfixed about? 22:18 - Difficulties of launching a new podcast 28:52 - How we choose ads 29:35 - Why Alex doesn't post to YouTube 40:51 - How to grow premium subscribers 45:19 - Waveform's constant problem 49:15 - Alex reacts to weird tech products 1:05:14 - Rapid fire questions Links: Hyperfixed Podcast: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/ Amityvilleville Podcast: https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/amityvilleville Cake Episode: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/the-lords-work A Story About a Mouse That's Also About Everything: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/a-better-mousetrap Follow us on socials: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
SPEAKERS
Alex Goldman
guestPodcaster and journalist, host of Hyperfixed and co-creator of Reply All.
Marques Brownlee
hostTechnology YouTuber and host of the Waveform (WVFRM) Podcast.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of WVFRM Podcast, featuring Alex Goldman and Marques Brownlee, Should Podcasts Be On YouTube? explores Alex Goldman on podcast growth, analytics limits, and resisting YouTube Alex Goldman recounts how his career moved from radio and IT into building Reply All, including the internal WNYC beginnings that preceded the show’s launch.
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