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Minor nitpick:

> Do it only if it’s an impressive host/podcast that is available across multiple platforms (Apple podcast, Spotify).

Aren't essentially all podcasts on Apple also available on Spotify? (due to the open nature of the podcast technology)

A parallegal I work with told me he has argued that the podcasts have a wide audience because they're available across multiple platforms (vs a niche website).

So don't bother if it's someone's personal blog but if it's a regular podcast that's been running for a bit and is available widely, an interview with them is good!

You would still need to submit your podcast to Spotify for it to be available there. It could also be an Apple exclusive (paid for example) podcast which would not be available everywhere, same of course for Spotify exclusives.

Is that true? I've heard multiple podcasters complain that they can't get their shows off of Spotify and ask their audiences not to listen there.

If they hosted on Anchor they might have been included by default, but otherwise you have to submit your podcast and it's also possible to take it down again. Never heard of anyone having problems with that.

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