
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.
Show episodes
"The best of everything you can really ask for." This special edition of Media Roundtable offers a front-row seat to our third annual CAO Summit, held at the stunning Terranea Resort. Hosted by Giles Martin (EVP, Strategy, Oxford Road) and featuring guests Alia Smith (Associate Manager, Acquisition, Boll & Branch), Me

Test Everything: FlightStory's Christiana Brenton on Building The World's Fastest-Growing Podcast
CAOs, always remember: being exclusive isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when open distribution is a growth strategy. This week on the Media Roundtable: Special Edition, Dan Granger (CEO and Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes Christiana Brenton, Co-Founder of FlightStory Studio & CRO of FlightStory, the media company behind
This week on “What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews,” Evan Shapiro (renowned Media Universe Cartographer) brings his latest industry map to share with Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) how and why podcasts should expand into other mediums. At IFC, Evan pioneered the podcast-to-TV pipeline (Comedy Ban

"Kill the Word 'Podcast'": The Roost's AJ Feliciano on How Video Blew Up the Medium in Every Sense
Kill the word podcast? Our guest votes yes. This week on “What’s a Podcast? - The Extended Interviews,” Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) hosts AJ Feliciano (former GM of The Roost Network) for a deep dive on how The Roost became the in-house “media company of tomorrow.” AJ is all-in on 360 content. He even
This week on the Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) hosts Steve Pratt (Founder, The Creativity Business, author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers) for a debate about Steve’s article on Joe Rogan’s podcast status. Why? Because a podcast is still the best place for an

Star Trek in the Basement: Why Podcasting Still Needs its Indie Creators with John McDermott
Reminder: Shows don’t need a million downloads to make an impact. This week, in a podcast studio, somewhere on the final frontier, Dan Granger (CEO, Oxford Road & Veritone One) and John McDermott (Co-Founder, Caloroga Shark Media) boldly go where nobody’s gone before, to discuss how there’s plenty of room in podcasting