This week kicks with an energetic rundown of five compelling stories from the worlds of podcasting and live events.
The episode begins with coverage from the International Space Development Conference, featuring highlights from the "This Week in Space" podcast, where cosmic topics like starship explosions and dark matter were made approachable by hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik.
Next up, Jeff shares practical tips from BeLive on how creators can monetize their live streams—covering everything from donations and shoutouts to exclusive content and affiliate links. He emphasizes that going live, whether digitally or in person, offers big returns and plenty of creative monetization opportunities.
The headline story focuses on political podcasts making waves during breaking news, specifically after the U.S. military strike on Iran. Jeff discusses how major podcasts responded in real-time and blurred the lines between traditional news and on-demand podcasting, noting that audiences are increasingly turning to podcasts for timely news updates.
Jeff also celebrates the five-year anniversary of Mildred “Millie” Batts’ Austin-based podcast, “Bringing It in the House,” spotlighting her role in uplifting creatives and community leaders.
Finally, it’s big news for Chicago: the “Bear Down” podcast returns live after a decade-long break, reuniting the original crew for a special episode at I.O. Fest. Jeff wraps up by encouraging listeners to seek out live podcast events and take inspiration from the growing movement of podcasts moving into live formats.
This episode is lively, motivational, and packed with tips for creators and podcast fans alike.
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This week's stories:
‘This Week In Space’ Broadcasts Live from International Space Development Conference
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-166-live-from-the-swamps-isdc-2025
Be.Live Shares 6 Proven Ways to Monetize Your Livestream
https://blog.be.live/6-proven-ways-to-make-money-during-your-livestream/
Podcasts Step Into the Live News Arena Following U.S. Action in Iran
https://www.insideradio.com/free/blurring-the-lines-podcasts-take-on-role-of-live-news-broadcasts/article_5bf40c0c-c255-43ce-a40c-c5e8d11d42b6.html
Milli Batts Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of ‘Bring It In The House’ Podcast in Austin
https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/mildred-milli-batts-celebrates-podcast-milestone-with-community-event
The Bear Down Podcast Returns Live at iO Fest in Chicago After a Decade Away
https://www.theatermania.com/shows/illinois-theater/chicago-theater/bear-down-podcast-live-in-chicago_1786757/
Episode Transcript
Hey, everybody. Welcome to Poduty and the News for Monday, June 30th. I'm Jeff Revilla,
your host. We've got five great stories for you tonight,
including Go into Space learning how to monetize your live
and podcast Go primetime news. Wake
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up, tune in. Let's start the show. It's for Poduty and the News. Ready, set,
let's go. Jeff's in a booth. We're still on the beat. Stories from
space to the Chicago heat We got this week in space and be lives got
tips and breaking new streams from podcast lips Billy's got five
years worth cheering about and bear down fact with the windy City shout. It's
laugh, it's news it's a podcast view It's Monday with Jeff and Poduty
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and the News it's last is news it's a podcast fuse It's Monday
with Jeff andPoduty and the Newss. Hey,
Everybody. Welcome to Poduty and the News for Monday, June 30, 2025.
I'm Jeff. I'm the owner of the Poduty Live podcast
theater, the world's first live podcast theater.
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And we put this podcast together just to
show different live events happening around the world with the
hopes that you want to come to our theater and watch some live podcasts,
some live events. We do a lot of things happening. Let's go
to that first story. We're going live from the final frontier.
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This was brought to us by space.com and
episode 166 of this Week in Space Touchdown
Live at the International Space Development Conference in
Orlando, where hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq
Malik covered everything from starship explosions
to dark matter mysteries. The duo also answered listener
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questions about astronaut comms, space camp, memoir,
memories, and the future of human exploration beyond
Earth. As editors of AD, Astra
and Space.com Pyle and Malik continue to make
cosmic conversations accessible and fun, reminding us that
all the universe isn't just out there. It's
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happening right now, right here at the conference, doing a live
show. One of the things we stress is you think outside of the
box. Where can you do your podcast? If you're in a niche and that
niche has conferences or meetups, chances are you can go
to those places and record an episode of your podcast.
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Our second story, brought to us by Belive. Cash me on
the camera, cash me outside. How about that? If you're
hitting the go live but not seeing green, Belive has
your back with six tested strategies to make money during your live
streams. From donations and tipping features to paid
shoutouts, affiliate links and exclusive content the
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blog breaks down actionable ways for you to turn your audience into
income. Whether you're a seasoned creator or just streaming
for the first time, these tips help make your content work
smarter. So every stream has the potential to pay off. Now,
live streams are something we talk a lot about at the theater here, and
streaming live and making money is just one way to do things.
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We also think when you do a live show in front of a live audience,
the returns can be as much as 250 times greater
than if you were just doing a digital version of your show. So think
outside the box again. You can sell sponsorships to live events.
You can put up banners, you can sell the tickets, you can
sell merchandise. You can sell bonus events or special
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occasion meet and greets after the show. There's a lot of ways to
monetize not just live streaming, but live in real
life. So take a look at these. These are some great tips from belive. You
can apply these to a live show and to a real live
show in front of people, in front of a live audience.
Let's go to our third story tonight. This comes
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to us from inside radio and this just in.
Podcast go prime time. Following the U. S. Military
strike on Iran, political podcasts like the rest is
politics and the rest is politics, US
responded in real time, broadcasting live to
millions across YouTube and podcast platforms. With
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over 50,000 live viewers and 1.8 million
total plays in under 24 hours, the lines
between live news broadcasts and podcasts continue to get
blurred. Viewership on televisions made up nearly a quarter
of all streams, showing that audiences now turn to podcasts
for both breaking news and on demand analysis.
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As creators push for the return of Spotify live and other streaming
tools, the future of podcasting might look more like
primetime than ever before. Now this gets into that
gray area of what is a podcast? Is a live stream a podcast?
A lot of us will say it is if you take that audio and then
release it as a podcast. So another way to take a
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live event live current events and
capitalize on them, especially if you're in the news industry, especially if
you're delivering real time information. If you can live stream that,
record it, and then release it as your podcast, you're just, you're knocking
off two birds with one stone.
Our fourth story tonight comes to us from CBS
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Austin. We got five years, one mic and a lot of heart.
In Austin, Texas, podcast host and entertainment
entrepreneur Mildred Millie Botts is
celebrating five years of bringing it in the house with a special
anniversary event on July 5th at the Rocket
Cafe in Austin, Texas. Known for spotlighting
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creatives and community leaders, BATS podcast has become a
local favorite and now a milestone moment.
Recently featured as an everyday hero in
ujima Magazine, Bats continues to uplift others
through media and meaningful conversations. It's a well
earned celebration for one of podcasting's most
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passionate voices. Congratulations, Millie. This sounds like a super
fun event. And if you're in Austin, Texas, check out this five
year celebration over at the Rocket Coffee Shop.
All right, our fifth story tonight. Ten years later, Bear
down is back. This comes to us from Theater mania. After
a 10 year hiatus, the Bear down podcast is making its
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long awaited return live and unfiltered at
Chicago's I.O. fest on July 24,
2025. Born in LA but raised on
Chicago football, comedy and city pride, the
original crew reunites at Candlelight Lincoln park
for a one night only episode packed with laughs and nostalgia.
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Featuring Scott Armstrong, Brad Morris, Matt Walsh and more.
It's not just a podcast, it's a homecoming. Chicago.
This one's for you. Another example of a great
live event coming to your town. Go and support these live
podcasts. They are everywhere. We started this podcast a few
months ago just to kind of support our theater, but the amount of
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events that are happening across the country, across the world are
insane. If you're in podcasting right now and not thinking about
live shows, you are missing out. Go to poduty.com
check out our podcast at news.poduty.com
lets hear that theme song.
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Wake up, tune in. Let's start the show. It's with Poduty and the News. Ready,
set, let's go. Jeff's in a booth. We still on the beat Bringing stories
from space to the Chicago heat. We got this Week in Space and Be Live's
got tips and breaking new streams from podcast lips. Billy's got
five years worth cheering about and Bear Down's back with the Windy City shout.
It's laughs, it's news. It's a podcast Monday with Jeff and
(08:14):
Poduty and the News. It's last news. It's a podcast view. It's
Monday with Jeff and Poduty and the News.
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