{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":0.0,"endTime":2.7,"body":"On today's episode of"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":0.0,"endTime":2.7,"body":"Podcasting Q\u0026A, we are going to"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":2.7,"endTime":5.73,"body":"show you how to get the best"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":2.7,"endTime":5.73,"body":"audio quality out of zoom."},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":8.13,"endTime":10.62,"body":"Welcome to Podcasting Q\u0026A, where"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":8.13,"endTime":10.62,"body":"you learn the best tips and"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":10.62,"endTime":13.56,"body":"strategies to launch grow and"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":10.62,"endTime":13.56,"body":"monetize your show. In today's"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":13.56,"endTime":17.31,"body":"world, nearly 40% of podcasters"},{"speaker":"Gilon","startTime":13.56,"endTime":17.31,"body":"are using Zoom. 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