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“I’m glad to see our longtime partner Cumulus/Westwood One taking such a strong and public stand against Podcast Movement’s outright and abject bigotry."
"If this is a conference about podcasting, and you have someone in attendance who excels at it, has a massive following, and their company is supporting your event as a sponsor, why are you treating them like a disease?"
The video is literally Ben Shapiro walking around, taking pictures, and shaking peoples hands. The podcast people are apologizing. They're not apologizing, they're being crucified for exaggerating."
Podcast Movement later admitted they sold The Daily Wire -- the conservative outlet Shapiro co-founded with filmmaker Jeremy Boreing -- a booth in the expo area due to their presence in the podcasting space. They didn't expect, however, for Shapiro to make an appearance at the conference.
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."