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Podcasters, should we all boycott Spotify?

August 10, 2026·14 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Last week I suggested, in a LinkedIn comment, that podcasters should all walk off Spotify together and keep them honest.Then I went and looked into how you'd actually do it. And that's when the truth of the situation emerged. And OMFG is it a situation.So this episode was going to be the good news about organising a walkout. Instead it's the honest version of why we can't.In this episode:— Where's the button to leave Spotify— One tap to skip you, a support ticket to go— The free rider problem, and why strikes need strike funds— Why the trade bodies can't help with this one— What happened when Neil Young actually tried it— My own conflict of interest, stated plainly— The one call to action worth changing this weekGet on the community waitlist → podmastery.co/waitlist Work with me one-to-one → podmastery.co

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