Orbit & Mercury Declare July 4th Independent Podcasters Day

Forget Independence Day… July 4th is Independent Podcasters Day, a global celebration of the podcasts and people who do it their way, from Mercury and Orbit, powered by you.

IndependentPodcastersDay.com will feature case studies and creator stories showcasing the best that independent podcasting has to offer, and why it remains the foundation of our industry.

Beginning today, Mercury invites everyone - creators, agencies, executives, and follow networks - to pledge their allegiance to Independent Podcasters Day via the website. This is your chance to declare that you love and support independent content. A roll call will be published soon.

“Independent Podcasters Day represents everything Mercury and Orbit stands for,” says its CEO Liam Heffernan. “We exist to support, represent, and empower independent creators, so it makes sense for us to launch #IndiePodDay. We can’t celebrate indies enough, so to those of you who don’t want another day on the calendar, we say poo poo to you! And to all the hard-working, game-changing creators out there, we have your back!”

Independent Podcasters Day is designed to be an organic, user-generated annual event, where each year builds on the last as we mobilise the global creator ecosystem for a day of celebration and recognition. This isn’t about competing or comparing, but in sharing the good, the bad, and the chaotic that defines the unique challenges of independent podcasting.

So let’s come together, because July 4th will now and forever be known as Independents Day!