Podcasts
‘Letterkenny’ Producer Launches Standup Comedy, Podcast Division (Exclusive)
SiriusXM Canada veteran Ben Miner will lead the push by New Metric Media to develop live comedy and audio series content for top comedic talent.
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Wesley Morris to Host New Culture Podcast For The New York Times (Exclusive)
"This is not a show where people who are making a thing come on to promote the thing they're making," Morris says of the new program.
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John Carpenter Lays Into Trump and GOP: “This Return of Racism … It’s Horrible”
The legendary director shared his thoughts on the upcoming election while revisiting his 1988 film 'They Live' on The Hollywood Reporter's 'It Happened in Hollywood' podcast
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Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone Team With Lemonada for Scripted Podcast ‘Hildy the Barback’
The comedy podcast series from Lemonada Media will feature McCarthy's voice talents alongside Octavia Spencer, Glenn Close, Allison Janney, Joel McHale, Jim Rash and McCarthy and Falcone's daughters.
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Louis Theroux on Swapping Documentaries for Spotify: “I Find the Podcast Studio More Intimidating Than a Prison”
The beloved British documentarian talks about the latest season of his Spotify podcast and platforming controversial guests: "I made a career of daring to go to places that are definitely out on the edge of political or social discourse... I think I'm okay with it."
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Apple Updates Podcast App With Focus on Story-Driven Series (Exclusive)
A new 'Series' category, a top series chart and a monthly 'Series Essentials' feature are part of the narrative-driven podcast push.
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Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on Their New Podcast, Fake News and the Risks of News Avoidance
The Sky News and NBC News veterans also discuss the challenges of social media, the rise of AI and how they hope to help people in an age of fear, doom and gloom.
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The New York Times to Launch Podcast Subscriptions on Spotify and Apple (Exclusive)
The most recent episodes of shows like 'The Daily' will remain free on the non-Times podcast platforms, while subscribers will get early access to shows from 'Serial.'
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SmartLess Media’s Next Podcast Bet: A Soccer Pod, ‘GoalLess’ (Exclusive)
SmartLess, Meadowlark Media and SiriusXM are teaming up on the project, which will be hosted by Russell Howard and Chris Wittyngham.
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‘S-Town’ TV Show in the Works From Apple, Host Says
The former Participant Media project may head to the streamer with a new creative team, according to Brian Reed.
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After ‘S-Town’ Lawsuit, Brian Reed Investigates the State of Journalism in New Show
With the new podcast 'Question Everything,' the 'This American Life' alum scrutinizes what's ailing the media today. "This show is driven by my own mid-life, mid-career existential crisis over what my profession is," he says.
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Travis and Jason Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ Podcast Moves to Wondery in Nine-Figure Deal
The nine-figure deal will give Amazon's Wondery distribution rights and exclusive advertising rights to the popular sports podcast.
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