Topic: Tom Rossi

The hosts read and thank donors for their contributions to the Podcast Index, including a $1,000 donation from Tom Rossi of Buzzsprout. They reiterate that the show operates on a value-for-value model to keep the machines running for the entire podcasting ecosystem.

Alex Sanfilippo hosted a virtual town hall on LinkedIn to address the industry-wide issue of guest booking spam. Tom Rossi discussed removing email addresses from RSS feeds as a preventative measure. The group is now working with Daniel J. Lewis to implement a specific booking tag in the podcast namespace to streamline legitimate guest inquiries.

Tom Rossi and the team at Buzzsprout are thanked for a significant $1,000 donation to the Podcast Index. Other PayPal contributors include Michael Goggin, Jorge Hernandez, and Christopher Reamer. A Boostagram from Comic Strip Blogger recommends "The Podcast Morning Chat" hosted by Mark Roenick, a daily show for content creators.