BOTW: Mamamia takes on the podcast giants, marketer legacies; A Very Bad Score

Welcome to the penultimate Best of the Week of 2022, written on a beautiful Saturday morning at Sisters Beach, Tasmania.
Happy Wright Brothers Day. Today’s writing soundtrack: Led Zeppelin IV.
Before, and even during, the pandemic, the rhythm had been for most people in the industry to push through to the last Friday before Christmas, only gearing up again after Australia Day.
This year feels different. I get the sense that a lot of people pulled the pin on the year yesterday. It’s been a long, exhausting year for many. Happy holidays, if yours has already started.