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3AW Remember WhenTrask's Time Tunnel - 1991 - Kevin Trask with Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren - 29 Jun, 2025Kevin Trask takes Andrew, Simon, Ben and listeners on a trip back to 1991. Hear Trask's Time Tunnel at 10.15pm every Sunday evening on 3AW or catch up with the podcast here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-2932 min
Nights with Denis WalterSimon Says - Simon Owens with Denis Walter - 23 Jun, 2025Simon Owens joins Denis Walter each Monday Night. Hear the segment live at 10.40pm or catch the podcast here each week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-2315 minNights with Denis WalterSimon Says - Simon Owens with Denis Walter - Mon 16 Jun, 2025Simon Owens joins Denis Walter each Monday Night. Hear the segment live at 10.40pm or catch the podcast here each week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-1615 min
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 022 - Sun 15 Jun, 2025Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : David Kilderry is our Remember When Legend : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin Trask takes us to 1977 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Simon Smith from the National Film and Sound Archive unveils newly found footage of the 1964 VFL grand final : Music montage of the hits of 1971. : The Mervyn Purvis Kwik Kw...2025-06-152h 06Nights with Denis WalterSimon Says - Simon Owens with Denis Walter - Mon 09 Jun, 2025Simon Owens joins Denis Walter each Monday Night. Hear the segment live at 10.40pm or catch the podcast here each week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-0916 min
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 021 - Sun 08 Jun, 2025*** A shortened version due to 3AW's Football Commitments Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Simon and Andrew's great Tuna Casserole Bake Off featuring judge Mark Dosenko : The Mervyn Purvis Kwik Kwiz ep 123 : Kevin Trask takes us to 1955 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Tony McManus previews Australia Overnight : Produced by Mark Dosenko with Karalee Katsambanis in the Newsroom...2025-06-081h 03
3AW Remember WhenTrask's Time Tunnel - 1955 - Kevin Trask with Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren - 08 Jun, 2025Kevin Trask takes Andrew, Simon, Ben and listeners on a trip back to 1999. Hear Trask's Time Tunnel at 10.15pm every Sunday evening on 3AW or catch up with the podcast here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-0833 minNights with Denis WalterSimon Says with Simon Owens - Mon 02 Jun, 20253AW's Simon Owens joins Denis every Monday from 10:30pm. Listen to the full segment here!You can catch Simon on the Simon Owens Show 8pm-Midnight on Saturdays and on Remember When 9pm-Midnight on Sundays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-0214 minNights with Denis WalterSimon Says - Simon Owens with Denis Walter - Mon 26 May, 2025Simon Owens joins Denis Walter each Monday Night. Hear the segment live at 10.40pm or catch the podcast here each week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-2615 minNights with Denis WalterSimon Says - Simon Owens with Denis Walter - Mon 19 May, 2025Simon Owens joins Denis Walter each Monday Night. Hear the segment live at 10.40pm or catch the podcast here each week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-1914 min
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 016 - Sun 04 May, 2025Remember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 016 - Sun 04 May, 2025 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Dinah Lee is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin Trask takes us to 1982 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1957.. : Calls - What’s your earliest memory? : To...2025-05-042h 00
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 015 - Sun 27 Apr, 2025Remember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 015 - Sun 27 Apr, 2025 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Jim Penman (Jim’s Mowing boss) is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin Trask takes us to 1950 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1976. : Calls - Jobs that don’t exist...2025-04-271h 58
Saturday Night Live with Simon OwensBeauty and the Beasts - Karl Bianco and Katherine Powell with Simon Owens - 12 Apr, 2025Each Saturday at 10pm Simon (the Beauty) is joined by two beastly women for an hour of gasbagging, chit-chat and calls. Listen live on 3AW or catch the podcast here. This week it’s a little different with two males (Simon Owens and Karl Bianco) and a female (Katherine Powell) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-1242 min
The Simon Owens ShowBeauty and the Beasts - Karl Bianco and Katherine Powell with Simon Owens - 12 Apr, 2025Each Saturday at 10pm Simon (the Beauty) is joined by two beastly women for an hour of gasbagging, chit-chat and calls. Listen live on 3AW or catch the podcast here. This week it’s a little different with two males (Simon Owens and Karl Bianco) and a female (Katherine Powell) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-04-1242 min
The 80’s MontageEpisode 272 :Time Capsule :1984 - Featuring Simon Owens.Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman. Produced & edited by Matty Ray. See Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: Samantha@planet80s.com.auFacebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: @the80smontage instagram: the80smontageRewind 80's B...2025-04-112h 09
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 012 - Sun 06 Apr, 2025Remember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 012 - Sun 06 Apr, 2025 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Bob Tarlau is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin Trask takes us to 1993 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1991. : Calls - Who would you like to have seen...2025-04-062h 00The 80’s MontageEpisode 271: Best Hair From the 80's Featuring Simon Owens!Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman. Produced & edited by Matty Ray. See Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: Samantha@planet80s.com.auFacebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: @the80smontage instagram: the80smontageRewind 80's B...2025-04-041h 33
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 011 - Sun 30 Mar, 2025Remember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren ep 011 - Sun 30 Mar, 2025 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Des Tobin is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin Trask takes us to 1946 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1963. : Produced by Ben Davidson with Gail Watson in the Newsroom2025-03-302h 07
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren - Sun 19 Jan, 2025Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Col Elliott is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Kevin pays tribute to Simon Townsend, Dame Joan Plowright, David Lynch, Peter Yarrow, and Leila Hayes : Kevin Trask takes us to 1976 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1983. : Tony McManus previews Australia Overnight 2025-01-192h 02
3AW Remember WhenCarols By Candlelight, Simon Owens, Andrew McLaren and Fiona ByrneEach year, we broadcast from Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight. This year Simon Owens and Andrew McLaren were in the van watching Carols, and Fiona Byrne was under the stage wrangling talent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-254h 02
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1027 - Sun 08 Dec, 2024Remember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1027 - Sun 08 Dec, 2024 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Steve Bedwell is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Philip and Kevin pay tribute to Maggie Tabberer : Kevin Trask takes us to 1973 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1968. : Rep...2024-12-081h 59
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1025 - Sun 17 Nov, 2024Remember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1025 - Sun 17 Nov, 2024 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Gavin Wood is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Philip and Kevin pay tribute to Timothy West : Kevin Trask takes us to 1951 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of 1977. : Mat...2024-11-171h 59
3AW Remember WhenRemember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1022 - Sun 27 Oct, 2024Remember When - Philip Brady and Simon Owens ep 1022 - Sun 27 Oct, 2024 Remember When is broadcast live every Sunday evening from 9pm until midnight on 3AW in Melbourne - You can listen or watch live through www.3aw.com.au or on the old fashioned wireless on 693 AM : Sylvie Paladino is our Remember When Legend. : Rick Milne talks Antiques and Collectables : Philip and Kevin pay tribute to Ron Ely and Jack Jones : Kevin Trask takes us to 1979 in Trask’s Time Tunnel : Music montage of the hits of...2024-10-271h 57
Content Inc. - The PodcastHow I Started and Sold The Tilt with Simon OwensAn indepth interview between Simon Owens and me talking about how and why I started The Tilt and how I ended up selling it to Lulu. Special thanks to Simon for giving us permission to publish this podcast. Please check out Simon's media newsletter here. Today's episode is brought to you by Memberful. Whether your passion is journalism, cooking, fitness coaching, teaching, or traveling — you can monetize your content with Memberful. Visit memberful.com/contentinc to get started building your membership business with a free trial. ------- Like this epi...2024-06-1045 minThe 80’s MontageEpisode 227: Time Capsule: 1981 - Featuring Simon Owens!!Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman. Produced & edited by Matty Ray. See Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: Samantha@planet80s.com.auFacebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: @the80smontage instagram: the80smontageRewind 80's B...2024-05-091h 31The 80’s MontageEpisode 226: Time Capsule: 1980 - Featuring Simon Owens!!Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman. Produced & edited by Matty Ray. See Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: Samantha@planet80s.com.auFacebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: @the80smontage instagram: the80smontageRewind 80's B...2024-05-021h 43
The AI UpgradeEp. 8 – The Business of Content: Journalist and Podcaster Simon OwensSimon Owens started his career as a newspaper reporter, but today he covers the media himself through this popular Substack and as the host of his podcast The Business of Content. Simon has successfully built an audience for his independent work by honing in on a concept known as parasocial relationships – the personal connection between a creator and their audience. Simon talked with host Peter Bittner about how generative AI is changing the way both publishers and content creators can develop these relationships.Show Notes:(1:35) The parasocial relationship(4:55) AI: To hype or not to...2024-04-2329 min
Behind The Frames Podcast#19 Simon Owens - Build Your One-Man Media EmpireSimon Owens is the founder of the Simon Owen’s Media Newsletter, a media platform that educates media and brand executives about the media industry. Simon Owens has worked as a corporate and freelance journalist for over a decade until 2020 when he decided to switch his focus to build his newsletter full-time.
In my conversation with Simon, he shares the evolution of newsletter platforms, how he approaches writing his newsletter issues and the range of business models happening in the publication industry.
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Simon’s Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@nomiss...2024-03-2640 minThe 80’s MontageEpisode 219: Songs For A Cause - Featuring Simon Owens & Special Guest Scott Carne!Welcome to The 80's Montage! Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman. Produced & edited by Matty Ray. See Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: planet80sproductions@gmail.com Rewind 80's Band: www.rewind80sband.com Facebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: 80_montage instagram: the80smontagePatreon Link With Thanks x https://www.patreon.com/the80smontagepodcast ...2024-03-141h 50
Let's Coach with Carolyn - Career Strategist, Leadership and Life CoachNavigating the Dating World with Simon T Bailey - Episode 249Send us a textIn a world where men believe they can quickly get canceled or ostracized on social media, how should they navigate the dating world? Mixed signals are often sent to men by women leaving men confused and frustrated. With the media constantly redefining what a man should be and what a woman should be, how can one end up in a passionate, committed relationship? What does dating and commitment even mean anymore? In this episode, worldwide keynote speaker, seven-time bestselling author, and Executive and Men’s Coach, Simon T Bailey, returns to hel...2023-11-2358 min
Sounds True: Insights at the EdgeLama Rod Owens: The Path of the New SaintTo be a New Saint is to move into a direct relationship with suffering—our own and that of the world—and make a commitment to disrupt that suffering in any way we can, for as long as it takes. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Lama Rod Owens about his trailblazing new book, The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors.
Give a listen to this inspiring conversation on how each one of us can become effective agents of social and spiritual liberation. Tami and Lama Rod discuss awakened care and bodhicitta; partnering with ancestral forces and the u...2023-11-141h 08
School of HollywoodGeorge Michael: The Untold Story. An Interview with Simon Napier Bell, Producer And Former Manager.
Who really was George Michael? The new documentary THE REAL GEORGE MICHAEL, available on June 25th, which would have been George’s 60th birthday, will be available on Amazon, Tubi, Roku, Peacock, Plex and Xumo in the United States and Canada. The doc details just that, told candidly from the people who really knew him best – his music manager Simon Napier-Bell, his longtime lover and partner Kenny Goss, fellow luminaries Stevie Wonder, Rufus Wainwright, Stephen Fry, and many more. By far the most definitive feature documentary on George’s amazing life, the film explores the many ups and downs of the...2023-07-0626 min
The Business of Content with Simon OwensSimon answers your questionsSubscribe to my newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/2023-05-311h 00The Business of Content with Simon OwensThis veteran journalist launched a thriving local news outletWhen it comes to creating content for online audiences, few people are more experienced than Mark Talkington. He was one of the original editors of ESPN.com and then later spent 20 years as the news editor for MSN.com, the massive web portal owned by Microsoft. But starting at the beginning of the pandemic, Mark began writing for a much smaller readership: the residents of Palm Springs, California. Taking advantage of the fact that most government meetings were now being broadcast online, he spent his nights and weekends writing a daily newsletter dedicated to keeping c...2023-05-171h 03The Business of Content with Simon OwensTaking your subscription business to the next levelOf all the media revenue models, subscriptions can be the most tricky to execute well. There are just so many variables at play that impact a publisher’s ability to succeed. You have to figure out what to place both in front of and beyond your paywall, how to price your subscription, how to convert free readers into paid subscribers, and how to reduce your churn. And that’s just scratching the surface. Getting one of these variables wrong can mean all the difference in determining whether a subscription business succeeds or fails. T...2023-05-0958 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHas City Cast invented a new model for delivering local news?The local news industry has seen better days. The last 15 years or so have been pockmarked with mass layoffs, shuttered newspapers, and growing news deserts. But there have been bright spots in the local news landscape … lean media startups that aim to fill the gaps left by their legacy newspaper counterparts. One such startup is called City Cast. Founded by former Slate editor David Plotz, City Cast has a unique model in which it simultaneously launches both a daily newsletter and podcast in each city it covers. For this episode, I spoke...2023-05-0343 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensThis college professor built an incredibly popular newsletter about web toolsThere’s this common saying you hear in academia: those who can’t do, teach. But that axiom certainly doesn’t apply to Jeremy Caplan. Not only did he have a decade of reporting experience before he started teaching entrepreneurial journalism at the City University of New York, but in 2020 he launched his own entrepreneurial media outlet: Wonder Tools. Wonder Tools is a free weekly newsletter that highlights the most useful websites and apps to make your life and career easier. Since launching on Substack, it’s grown to over 23,000 subscribers and it’s generated a million v...2023-04-2657 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow The Reload newsletter became a leading authority on gun policyIt’s not very easy to find online coverage of the gun industry that isn’t hyper polarized. The issue is dominated by a mix of NRA members and gun control activists, and even the traditional media does little more than play referee between these two sides. When Stephen Gutowski launched The Reload in 2021, his aim was to cut through this noise. Stephen had spent several years covering the issue for The Washington Free Beacon, and despite his background in conservative media, his work has been widely praised by both centrist and left-of-center journalists. In 2022, CNN h...2023-04-1950 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow to monetize with online coursesWhile paid subscription models have been all the rage for the last decade, more and more creators are turning to online courses as a way to monetize their audiences. Their evergreen nature makes them ideal for generating passive income, and many creators have succeeded at selling them at relatively high price points. But what’s the best way to develop a course that your audience will actually want? And how do you market it to that audience? I recently convened a panel of professional course creators to answer these questions. We talke...2023-04-1157 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensThis newsletter launched its own investment fundLet’s say you have a pile of money you’re sitting on and you want to invest it. If you decide to invest it in stocks, then it’s incredibly easy to track the value of your investment on a minute by minute basis. But what if you want to invest in a less-regulated asset class like, say baseball cards or art? How do you even begin to assess the price of these assets, both before and after you’ve purchased them? You’d probably turn to a guy like Stefan von Imhof. For the past fe...2023-04-0442 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Worldcrunch is bringing non-English content to a Western audienceHistorically, foreign correspondents haven’t been the type of journalists who break major news stories in the countries they cover. That’s because they’re typically not as well sourced as the local reporters who grew up in a particular region and have an intimate knowledge of its issues. But what would happen if you could take the work of local reporters and translate it for English-speaking readers? That’s the idea behind Worldcrunch, a media outlet that was founded in 2011. Rather than creating all of its own content, it syndicates articles from publications all around th...2023-03-2949 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Matt Navarra turned his marketing newsletter into a six-figure businessBefore the major social platforms launch a new product, they’ll often run small experiments within a subset of their users to test it out. More often than not, the first person to spot these new products is a guy named Matt Navarra, and his mini scoops have been cited in thousands of news articles over the years. Matt got his career start running the digital communications for the UK government and then later became the director of social media for The Next Web. In 2018, he struck off his own and launched his own marketing con...2023-03-221h 02
Making MediaSimon Owens - The Modern Media LandscapeFor this week's Making Media, we sit down with longtime journalist and media observer, Simon Owens. Simon started in newspapers, he’s worked with large brands like US News and World Report, PBS, the Atlantic, New York Magazine, ESPN, and now he writes independently on Substack. All of his perspectives are rooted from actual experience. He's a true practitioner in the industry he covers, which we love. This conversation covers a range of media topics, so please enjoy and stay tuned for our debrief to conclude this show. For the full show notes, transcript, and link...2023-03-161h 10The Business of Content with Simon OwensHow to build a career as a professional ghostwriterWe live in an era where every company is expected to operate as a media company and every business executive is expected to produce thought leadership content. Newsletters and blogs have become crucial mediums for establishing longterm relationships with customers, and you’ve probably noticed that your LinkedIn feed has been flooded with posts from CEOs and startup founders who want to share their expertise. But what happens when those CEOs don’t have the time or the writing expertise needed to produce compelling content? They often turn to ghostwriters: trained journalists who are able to qu...2023-03-141h 05The Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Jay Gilbert built his influential music industry newsletterWhen it comes to disruption, few industries have experienced as much upheaval over the past 20 years as the music industry. The lucrative CD era ended with the rise of Napster piracy, and the introduction of Apple’s iTunes did little to stem the losses, It’s only within the last decade, with the rise of streaming services like Spotify, that music revenue has begun to recover. Jay Gilbert had a frontrow seat to all of this turmoil. Working for companies like Warner Music and Universal Music Group, he got to know just about every facet of th...2023-03-0846 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Stacked Marketer grew to over $600k in revenueBy the time Emanuel Cinca launched his Stacked Marketer newsletter around five years ago, he already had a successful affiliate marketing business, but that business was largely dependent on the whims of other platforms like Facebook and Google. He wanted to build a product that he could monetize directly, and by that point he had grown to admire daily digest newsletters like Morning Brew and The Hustle. So Emanuel decided to niche down and launch a newsletter geared toward the marketing industry. To grow the newsletter, he leveraged his skills in paid media and marketing, a...2023-02-2250 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensWhy The Financial Times launched an inexpensive mobile appWhen it comes to distinctive newspaper designs, the print edition of The Financial Times stands out. The 135-year-old publication is instantly recognizable for its salmon pink paper, and it’s become a status symbol for London’s monied elite. The newspaper’s web presence is extremely successful as well. In early 2022, it announced it surpassed 1 million digital subscribers, an especially impressive feat given its hefty price tag of over $400 a year. So given this success, why did the FT launch a mobile app last year that only costs around £5 a month? 2023-02-1549 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow to launch a successful events businessMy newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/welcome As the media industry focuses on revenue diversification, more and more publishers are venturing into live events — both virtual and in-person. Not only can they be monetized in multiple ways, but a well-planned event can provide a great venue to forge a deeper connection with your most engaged audience. But events are tricky to pull off and can be intimidating for those who haven’t hosted one before. For this episode, I pulled together a panel of people who run some of the most succes...2023-02-081h 11
Totally Booked with ZibbyAnnette Dauphin Simon, SPINE POEMS: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book LoversZibby speaks to creative director and former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon about her charming, clever, and beautifully-illustrated new book Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers, which was inspired by a rainy day at a bookstore in Neptune Beach, Florida, where randomly stacked books formed funny poems. Annette discusses her love of found verse, her career in graphic design and advertising, and the stunning photography in her book. Then, she talks about the beautiful children’s book she wrote with her son Jack in 2002, after the death of his little sister.Purchase on...2023-02-0118 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow James Cridland built the most influential newsletter within the podcast industryWhile podcasting has been around since the mid-aughts, it’s only within the last half decade that the industry started generating significant revenue, finally crossing $1 billion in 2021. And until recently, there were very few journalists who were solely dedicated to writing about podcasts. That’s a big part of the reason that in 2017 James Cridland decided to launch Podnews, a B2B newsletter that covers the industry. A longtime radio veteran who once worked for the BBC, James realized that there was a major need for a daily news digest of all the various startups and m...2023-01-311h 02The Business of Content with Simon OwensOverstory is one of the fastest-growing media companies in CanadaIf you read articles about the state of local news, you’ll come away with a pretty pessimistic view of the industry. But while legacy newspapers have certainly faced a steep decline, there’s a burgeoning explosion of local media startups that are innovating in the space. One such company is Overstory Media. What started as a single local newsletter operating in Victoria has since expanded into 14 separate verticals operating all across Canada. In a recent interview, I spoke to CEO Farhan Mohamed about why he got into local news, his company’s acquisition strategy, and why...2023-01-251h 06The Business of Content with Simon OwensHow to build a successful B2B media companyB2B used to be the least sexy space in media, but in the last decade we’ve seen a new crop of B2B media companies that are proving to be far more innovative than their B2C peers. Recently, I convened a panel of experts to talk about all the various aspects of B2B media — including running events, launching paid subscriptions, finding sponsors, and building out niche editorial products. What you’re about to listen to is a recording of a live Zoom call I had with my newsletter’s paid subscribers. I host th...2023-01-061h 22The Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Matt Brown built a thriving newsletter around the business of college sportsVisit https://memberful.com/simonowens Matt Brown didn’t set off to build his own solo newsletter business, but he fell into it after taking a buyout at Vox Media sports site SB Nation during the height of the pandemic – a period when very few media companies were hiring. While his SB Nation beat covered all of college sports, Matt decided to niche down with his own newsletter – which was called Extra Points – to focus specifically on the business side of college athletics. This gave him the edge he needed to find a loyal aud...2022-11-3053 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Roca News grew to 1.1 million Instagram subscribersVisit Memberful: http://memberful.com/simonowens When the media outlet Roca News launched in the year 2020, it started creating just about every kind of content you can imagine. There was a newsletter, a podcast, and accounts on every single social media platform. But this everything-but-the-kitchen sink approach didn’t seem to work, so the founders decided to focus mostly on a single platform: Instagram. Over the next two years, they leveraged Instagram’s visual storytelling features to deliver a digestible form of news to its young followers. This singular focus allowed it to...2022-10-2647 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensUncovered is building the largest community for true crime enthusiastsMy newsletter: https://simonowens.substack.com/ You’ve probably noticed that true crime is having a bit of a moment right now. Podcasts dedicated to the genre dominate the charts, and every week there’s a new hit series on one of the major TV streaming services. Jim Brown approached true crime from a different direction. Rather than launching a show, he used his tech and product skills to build a database of cold cases. Think of it as a kind of Wikipedia for unsolved crimes. He then create...2022-10-1943 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHe sold his newsletter to a climate tech companyVisit https://signup.whosponsorsstuff.com/sales-pro/?source=simonowenspodcast Louie Woodall knows his way around a financial disclosure document. Since graduating college, he’s worked for several media outlets that report on the intricacies of financial risk. In 2020, he decided to combine this expertise with his interest in climate change and launched Climate Risk Review, a Substack newsletter that analyzed climate disclosure documents published by major corporations around the world. The newsletter was a side hustle, but it eventually amassed an influential readership of bankers and other finance professionals, many of whom conv...2022-09-2840 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Libsyn plans to challenge Spotify for podcast dominanceVisit Memberful: https://memberful.com/simonowens The podcast industry is around 17 years old, and Libsyn was among the first companies launched to service that industry. For most of that time, it focused on paid podcast hosting, but in recent years it’s acquired companies that specialize in podcast advertising and subscriptions. Libsyn needs that more diverse product offering if it wants to compete with rising podcast behemoths like Spotify and SiriusXM. I recently sat down with Dave Hanley, who helps run its advertising operations. He told me the story behind Libsyn’s acquis...2022-09-1442 min
News GuestPlanning for revenue growth ft. Tom Lappas and Simon OwensThere are more revenue options than ever available to local independent publishers, from selling ads to launching a membership program to holding events to publishing sponsored content. Of course, having more options also means having to make more decisions — and creating more opportunities for a revenue stream to fail. In this episode, our host Candice Fortman talks with LION member Tom Lappas and news business expert Simon Owens about how publishers can determine the right revenue sources for their business and avoid learning the hard way that a monetization strategy wasn’t a good fit.
Tom Lappas is f...2022-09-0627 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow The Future Party grew its newsletter to 150,000 subscribersCheck out the News Guest podcast: https://bit.ly/news-guest When Boye Fajinmi started hosting parties with a few of his friends, he had no idea that it would become a sprawling events and media company. They were just looking for a fun way to network with other creative workers like themselves. At the time, Boye worked at Paramount Pictures and was pursuing a traditional Hollywood career, but the success of those early parties led him to believe that he could build something of his own. Flash forward a decade, and Th...2022-08-3136 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow publishers can drive more subscription revenueGet a 10% discount on a subscription: https://simonowens.substack.com/a30836c1 It’s incredibly difficult to convert your audience from free readers/viewers/listeners into paying subscribers. In this meeting, we’re going to discuss all of the optimization strategies that increase conversion and reduce churn.2022-08-2852 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensWhy Brandi Kruse left her lucrative TV news career to launch her own podcastVisit Memberful: https://memberful.com/simonowens In terms of career advancement, Brandi Kruse was at the top of her game. As a TV news correspondent in the large media market of Seattle, she was paid more than most of her industry peers, and she even hosted her own longform weekly talk show. But in late 2021, she quit her job and immediately launched her own podcast called Undivided. Within weeks of the launch, she amassed over 2,000 paying subscribers on Patreon, and she now delivers her commentary and interviews to over 200,000 followers across Facebook, Twitter, an...2022-08-1739 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Stacker created a newswire for data journalismVisit Memberful: http://memberful.com/simonowens Over the past decade, several major media companies have invested in building out their data journalism operations. ABC News has FiveThirtyEight, The New York Times has The Upshot. And Vox Media runs Vox.com. These outlets have leveraged publicly available data to explain complicated stories, and the infographics they create are easily shareable on social media. But most media outlets don’t have the resources to hire an expensive data team, especially if they operate at the local level. ...2022-08-0349 min
The Videocraft Show Presented by Video HuskyBuilding business success in the creator middle class (With Simon Owens) [The Videocraft Show Episode #60]Stumped for ideas around how to build a business model for yourself as a creator? In this episode of The Videocraft Show Presented By Video Husky, this conversation may help you sp Simon Owens is a long-time journalist, marketer, and PR professional who’s built an audience for himself covering the creator economy. His industry newsletter reaches over 5,000 subscribers and his podcast generates roughly 1,000 downloads per episode. In this edition of The Videocraft Show Presented By Video Husky, Jon chats with Simon about a host of subjects around his business model as a creator including:...2022-07-251h 03
Fascination StreetSimon Majumdar - Food Critic / Author & Podcaster (Food Network / Eat My Globe)Simon MajumdarTake a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Simon Majumdar. After decades in the book publishing business, Simon decided to jump feet first into a new career. He became a world traveling food critic and author. That led to him becoming a frequent guest critic and personality on various Food Network programs, for over a decade now. We talk all about Simon's journey from then to now, as well as his podcast: Eat My Globe; now entering its NINTH season! We talk about how his life has been affected by Anthony Bourdain...2022-07-251h 03The Business of Content with Simon OwensInside Morning Brew's video strategyVisit SparkLoop: https://sparkloop.app/partner-network?utm_campaign=simonowens If you’re aware of Morning Brew, it’s probably because of its daily business newsletter. Since its founding in 2015 by two college students, it’s grown to over 4 million subscribers, and its news digest format has been copied by dozens of other media startups. But since getting acquired in 2020 by Business Insider, Morning Brew has expanded into new niches in verticals. Not only has it launched several B2B industry newsletters, but it also invested heavily in podcast and video production. 2022-07-2042 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensDo people want longform Twitter content?Visit SparkLoop: https://sparkloop.app/?utm_campaign=simonowens If there’s one thing Twitter’s known for, it’s character limits. It famously only allowed 140 of them and then later expanded to 280. In some ways, that forced brevity made Twitter what it is today: a real-time commentary on what’s going on in the world. But for years, Twitter has been trying to expand beyond its own character limits, first by launching features like photos, gifs, and videos. It launched a threading tool that allows you to string several tweets together. In 2021, it acquired newsletter platform...2022-06-3054 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHe transformed a B2B sports magazine into a thriving media companyVisit Video Husky: https://bit.ly/vh-simon-owens-pod When Nick Meacham first joined SportsPro in 2010, it mainly existed as a B2B print magazine that monetized through advertising. The editorial staff was tiny and it didn’t have much of a web presence. But after taking over the business operations, he rapidly expanded it into new ventures – first by launching a series of lucrative conferences that targeted multiple industries within pro sports, and then by rapidly building out its digital operations. In an interview, Nick explained to me why he...2022-06-1650 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensWhy two star WSJ reporters left to launch their own media companyVisit Video Husky: https://bit.ly/vh-simon-owens-pod During their combined 20 years at The Wall Street Journal, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright covered some of the most momentous stories to hit the financial world, but none were as consequential to their personal careers as their reporting on Jho Low, a Wharton grad who was caught stealing billions of dollars from investment funds. Their dogged investigation led to the publication of the book Billion Dollar Whale, an instant bestseller that transformed them into A-list writers, on par with Michael Lewis and Malcolm Gladwell. Ra...2022-06-0141 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Payload became the leading space industry newsletterVisit https://theygotacquired.com/newsletter When everyday people hear about space-related news, it’s usually in association with an organization like NASA or SpaceX. But while Elon Musk is great at grabbing headlines, the space industry actually comprises a vast constellation of companies that generate hundreds of billions of dollars a year. And it’s only set to expand; Morgan Stanley projects it’ll reach $1.25 trillion by 2040. Given the size and growth of this industry, it’s probably a surprise to no one who listens to this podcast that there’s an enormous...2022-05-1839 min
A New Way of BeingSelf-acceptance and self-compassion: Nigel OwensSelf-acceptance and self-compassion are two of the most powerful mental health 'tools'. As part of mental health awareness week, I explore both topics with the help of Nigel Owens, the beloved Welsh rugby referee who attempted to take his own life as a young man because he felt unable to accept his sexuality.**A huge thanks to my sponsors, Puresport. Their range of CBD and Nootropics supplements are superb. I have many friends and family who have tried their huge range of products - and now swear by them.2022-05-0915 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Pop Up Magazine survived the pandemicVisit https://www.transizion.com/ There were a lot of media companies that were vulnerable to the pandemic shutdown, but perhaps none more so than Pop Up Magazine. Not only was its content delivered through live performances, but the hosts made special care during each event to tell the audience that nothing that night would be recorded. Part of the magic, in other words, was the show’s ephemerality. Of course, there was no way Pop Up Magazine could continue delivering on that promise once all in-person events went away. Instead, it had to a...2022-05-0640 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensWhy a bestselling author moved to SubstackSign up at https://cex.events/ and use coupon code "Simon" David Kushner had the kind of mainstream success that most writers dream of. His writing regularly appeared in glossy print magazines like Wired and Rolling Stone. Several of his books became national bestsellers. And his work has even been adapted into multiple TV shows and movies. But in 2021, David decided to bypass legacy media entirely and start publishing his work to a Substack newsletter. What drove him to do this? In our discussion, David explained how the changing norms over IP rights an...2022-04-201h 03The Business of Content with Simon OwensHow an investing newsletter reached 300,000 subscribersSign up at https://cex.events/ and use coupon code "Simon" When Patrick Trousdale launched his newsletter The Daily Upside in 2019, he didn’t have much of a personal brand to build from. In fact, even today, his personal Twitter account has fewer than 300 followers. What he did have was several years of experience in finance and the willingness to grind out the newsletter each day, even when it didn’t have much of a following. That kind of persistence netted him his first few hundred followers, and it also helped him ge...2022-04-0636 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Front Office Sports carved out a B2B nicheSign up at https://cex.events/ and use coupon code "Simon" When Adam White graduated from the University of Miami in 2017, he had every intention of getting a job in sports administration. In fact, he went through several rounds of interviews at a major organization and was sure he’d get an offer. But the job never actually materialized, and instead of applying to more open positions, Adam decided to double down on Front Office Sports, a website he had founded during his freshman year in college. For the next year or s...2022-03-2343 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHis case studies generate 1 million visitors per monthGet your tickets at https://cex.events/ and use coupon code "Simon" Pat Walls’s most successful startup to date was born in the wake of a previous failed startup. Back in 2016 he and a couple other co-founders had been operating a B2B SaaS platform, but after it struggled to gain traction, they were forced to shut it down. But Pat never lost the entrepreneurship itch, and in 2017 he started interviewing other startup founders on the phone and converting those interviews into case studies for a website called Starter Story. Afte...2022-03-0942 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow The Information covers the Creator EconomySign up for my course: http://contentbusiness.org/ When it comes to coverage of the tech sector, few publications can match the journalistic heft of The Information. Launched by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin in 2013, The Information quickly became an industry powerhouse, attracting some of the world’s best journalists who broke many of the biggest scoops over the past decade. If there’s a major story in tech, chances are that an Information reporter is chasing it. So it wasn’t exactly a surprise when, in January 2021, the publication put out a jo...2022-02-1734 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensBuilding a 7-figure consulting business through InstagramAfter graduating from Harvard Law School in the early 2000s, Maria Brito was poised to have a successful career as a corporate lawyer. There was just one catch: she hated practicing corporate law. Instead, her true passion was art. Throughout the early 2000s she started visiting New York galleries and even started to recommend pieces for purchase to her friends. Eventually, it dawned on her that high net worth individuals would pay her for the recommendations that she was giving out for free. In 2009, Maria quit her law firm job and launched a new career...2022-01-2755 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensWhy a TV news reporter launched her own daily podcastAs a CBS reporter in Los Angeles, Erica Mandy had a thriving career ahead of her in TV news. But in 2017 she quit her job and launched her own daily news podcast. It’s called The Newsworthy, and every morning it gives listeners a 12-minute rundown of the most important headlines. It also delivers weekend longform interviews with newsmakers. After four years in operation, it now generates over 800,000 downloads per month and has a growing team. I spoke to Erica about why she made the jump from TV to podcasts, how she found her audience, and whether th...2022-01-1242 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensAre paywalls overrated? The Guardian recently announced it reached 1 million paying digital subscribers. What's most incredible about the accomplishment is that the newspaper reached that number without using a paywall. Does that mean that paywalls are overrated? I sat down with Ben Cohen, editor of The Banter, to discuss whether publishers should keep all their content free. 2021-12-2026 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow Science for Sport became one of the leading sports science resourcesIn 2014, Owen Walker faced a predicament. He was a sports scientist at a professional football club, and his manager asked him if they should buy expensive wearable technology that would help with the team’s training. Walker turned to the internet to research whether this kind of technology was effective, but he found there wasn’t much good sports science information online. That realization eventually led to the launch of Science for Sport, one of the leading information hubs that translates peer-reviewed sports science for a lay audience. The outlet has been embraced as a resource by pro...2021-12-0940 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensCan the mainstream media compete with Substack?Over the past few years, dozens of star journalists at mainstream media outlets announced that they were quitting their jobs to launch their own ventures, usually on platforms like Substack. As a result, some have drastically increased their income, sometimes into the seven figures. As more and more writers defected, I and others wondered how legacy media outlets would respond. Would they adapt their business models so that their writers could capture more of the value that they generate? Last week, The Atlantic announced that it's partnering with about a dozen writers to author standalone n...2021-11-0922 minThe Business of Content with Simon OwensHow The Globe and Mail uses AI to drive engagementFor the past decade, publishers have utilized metered paywalls to grow their subscription businesses. Under that model, a reader gets to view a certain number of free articles before a paywall pops up and requires them to subscribe. But how many free articles should a user encounter before they hit a paywall? Increasingly, the answer to that question is: It depends. Publishers are starting to roll out dynamic paywalls that assign varying weights to different kinds of stories. If you’re reading a business article, for instance, you may only get to read three free art...2021-11-041h 03The Business of Content with Simon OwensSpotify is the newly crowned king of podcastingOver the past several weeks, Spotify made several major announcements in the podcast space. It opened up its advertising ecosystem to anyone who hosts their podcasts on Anchor. It launched the ability for podcast hosts to create video versions of its podcasts. And it reported two major milestones on its quarterly earnings call: that it grew its podcast advertising revenue by 100% over the last year and that it surpassed Apple as the #1 podcast player in the U.S. What do all these announcements mean for the podcast industry? To figure it out, I invited on...2021-11-0125 min
The Collapsing PocketITP #020: Terrell Owens - The NFL's Sharpest Weapon Episode 20. Balled out on the field, showed out in front of the camera; Terrell 'T.O.' Owens was a unanimous superstar but a polarising character. From game winning catches to an incredible Super Bowl perfomance, outrageous celebrations to incendiary actions and media comments; the life of this box wide receiver was never quiet. How do you correlate an All-Pro career on three different teams, but outstay your welcome at each one?2021-08-2400 min
The Treasury Talent Podcast#169 Ask a Treasurer Live with Matthew Fortunak - Treasurer at Owens CorningToday we are joined by Matthew Fortunak, the Vice President, Treasurer at Owens Corning. The reason why we want to get him today as he had a really broad background working a long time with Delphi. He worked in treasury but also did a broad financial working strategy. In this episode we discuss: How he came to the treasury and what made him choose treasury as a career His career highlights His preparations for his position now Maintaining relationships Growing with the company and its culture Mentorship in Matthew’s perspective Key things he loo...2021-02-2236 min
St Martin’s ChallengeSir Simon Baron-Cohen and Caro Tasker on neurodiversitySimon and Caro join us to talk about neurodiversity and the challenges facing neurodiverse people. Charity shout outs to PDA Society, National Autistic Society, Red Balloon and Blue Smile.2021-02-1829 min