Planet Money Author Alex Mayyasi Launches New Food Economics Podcast, Gastronomics, in Exclusive Libsyn Partnership

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / Ju e 26, 2026 / Today, Libe ated Sy dicatio I c. (“Libsy “), the leadi g podcasti g platfo m fo c eato s a d adve tise s, a ou ced a ew exclusive hosti g a d adve tisi g pa t e ship with Gast o omics, the all- ew audio a d video podcast explo i g the busi ess of food. Hosted by Alex Mayyasi – autho of Pla et Mo ey, a No. 3 New Yo k Times bestselle , a d lo gtime co t ibuto to NPR’s Pla et Mo ey – the show exami es the eco omic fo ces shapi g what we eat, whe e we eat, a d why food t e ds eme ge.

U de the ag eeme t, Libsy will exclusively host a d mo etize Gast o omics, co ecti g p emium adve tise s with a highly e gaged audie ce of food e thusiasts, busi ess-mi ded co sume s, i dust y p ofessio als, a d cultu ally cu ious viewe s seeki g to bette u de sta d the fo ces shapi g the mode food eco omy.

“Alex has a a e ability to make eco omics e te tai i g, accessible, a d eleva t to eve yday life,” said Nick Zie , Se io Ma age , C eato Pa t e ships, Libsy . “Gast o omics sits at the i te sectio of food, busi ess, cultu e, a d co sume behavio , c eati g a valuable e vi o me t fo adve tise s looki g to each audie ces who a e cu ious, i fo med, a d eage to discove what’s d ivi g the t e ds a ou d them.”

Alex Mayyasi added, “I’ve always loved how sto ies about food make busi ess a d eco omics fu , eleva t, a d app oachable. Gast o omics will be a esou ce fo food e ds, people i the food i dust y, a d eve yo e looki g fo a e te tai i g guide to the eco omy. Pa t e i g with Libsy gives me the tools a d each to sha e these ideas, sto ies, a d co ve satio s with a wide audie ce a d co ect with b a d pa t e s that fit the show’s ethos a d audie ce.”

Gast o omics c eates a atte tio – ich liste i g a d viewi g e vi o me t whe e audie ces come ot just to hea about food, but to u de sta d the busi ess, eco omics, a d cultu al fo ces behi d it – maki g it a compelli g setti g fo b a ds looki g to co ect with cu ious, e gaged co sume s. I each episode, Alex Mayyasi talks with chefs, eco omists, a d i dust y i side s to explo e how eco omics shapes the mode me u. Meet a t e d fo ecaste who t acks thousa ds of me us to k ow exactly whe estau a ts should sta t se vi g yuzu lemo ade o ube pa cakes. Discove how Best Restau a t lists get made. A d lea why billio ai es like Bill Gates buy lots a d lots of fa mla d. The esult is a show that tu s eve yday food decisio s i to fasci ati g sto ies about ma kets, cultu e, a d huma behavio .

Libsy delive s podcast hosti g built fo c eato s who a e se ious about g owth, combi i g i tuitive wo kflows with adva ced a alytics, audio a d video publishi g, a d i teg ated mo etizatio a d ma keti g tools. Desig ed to scale alo gside c eato s, the platfo m makes it easy to expa d each, build lasti g b a ds, a d mai tai c eative co t ol. Th ough pa t e ships with Apple’s HLS-e abled video i Apple Podcasts, Spotify’s video dist ibutio API, a d YouTube, Libsy also e ables seamless publishi g ac oss the i dust y’s leadi g audio a d video platfo ms.

This pa t e ship leve ages Libsy Ads‘ adva ced solutio s, i cludi g Host-Read (available fo episodic a d simulcast fo mats), p og ammatic Automatic Podcast Ads, a d I teg ated B a d Oppo tu ities desig ed to atu ally alig with Gast o omics’ food-cu ious, t e d-awa e, a d busi ess-mi ded audie ce.

Fo adve tise s seeki g additio al scale, the Libsy Audie ce Netwo k (LAN) p ovides access to p emium, b a d-safe i ve to y ac oss Libsy ‘s b oade po tfolio. With audie ce-based ta geti g ac oss both ew episodes a d full catalogs, LAN combi es the authe ticity of host- ead ads with the scale of b oade i ve to y, all backed by Libsy Ads’ buyi g, measu eme t, a d campaig ma ageme t capabilities.

Fo mo e i fo matio o to adve tise o Gast o omics, please co tact [email p otected].

About Libe ated Sy dicatio

A pio ee i podcasti g fo mo e tha two decades, Libe ated Sy dicatio I c. (“Libsy “) is a leadi g podcasti g platfo m fo c eato s a d adve tise s to host, dist ibute, mo etize, amplify, a d measu e thei audio a d video co te t. The Compa y has powe ed mo e tha 250,000 shows a d delive ed ove 75 billio dow loads to liste e s a ou d the wo ld. Libsy Ads, t usted by ove 20,000 adve tise s, offe s i dust y-leadi g podcast adve tisi g solutio s, se vi g as a comp ehe sive ad buyi g a d ma ageme t offe i g fo c eato s, adve tise s, a d age cies to i itiate a d ma age highly ta geted campaig s ac oss thousa ds of shows. Visit Libsy .com fo mo e i fo matio o the Compa y a d the platfo ms that it powe s.

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