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AI Summary
- iHeartMedia digital CEO Conal Byrne, recorded live at Hot Pod Summit, oversees podcasting operations that represent a quarter of iHeart's $1 billion quarterly revenue
- Byrne's team produces major podcasts with talent like Will Ferrell, Shonda Rhimes, and Charlamagne tha God, taking unconventional approaches compared to Spotify and Apple
- The episode explores iHeart's strategy of combining traditional radio operations with digital podcasting to dominate audio content across multiple formats