This Is How Long Your Podcast Should Be
At NAB, Rob Walch, VP at Libsyn (and a very smart guy) attempted to debunk the “myth” that shorter-length podcasts are more popular than long-form shows. And he did it by sharing Libsyn data indicating that “84% of podcasts with more than 100,000 downloads were more than 51 minutes long while just 9.9% were less than 30 minutes.” By contrast, tons of largely attitudinal research has shown that listeners want shorter rather than longer shows, and the length of a show is one of