Feb. 3, 2026
The Podcast Report: Why Downloads Are a Dying Metric (And What to Track Instead) In this solo "walk-and-talk" episode from, Paul Colligan reflects on his recent induction into the Podcasting Hall of Fame and tackles the industry's obsession with the most misleading metric in the business: The Download . While downloads are the easiest number to track, they are also the easiest to cheat, manipulate, and misunderstand. Paul breaks down why you should stop chasing big numbers and start focusing on