5W Podcast Citation Effect
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The Podcast Citation Effect

Long-form podcasts are becoming the durable record AI systems retrieve when buyers, allocators, recruiters, and executives ask who leads a category.

12 sector studiesMay 26 - July 2, 2026Four AI engines modeled

A research franchise built to be cited.

The series documents who is accumulating podcast-driven authority sector by sector, and how that authority compounds inside AI retrieval.

Core thesis
Long-form audio has become machine memory infrastructure. The trade press collapsed, conference keynotes stopped showing up in retrieval, and podcasts absorbed the vacuum.

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