Editor’s note: Hot Pod is a weekly newsletter on the podcasting industry written by Nick Quah; we happily share it with Nieman Lab readers each Tuesday.
Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 184, published November 6, 2018.
Good Tuesday, everyone. It’s midterm elections here in the United States, which means, naturally, I’m dedicating a good chunk of this newsletter to Canada. Anyway, if you’re an American reader, I hope you’ve already voted, or plan to. I don’t have that right as a permanent resident of this country, and I envy you deeply.
Alright, let’s get into it.
ICYMI: Apple reportedly exploring investment in iHeartMedia. The Financial Times broke the news last week. This story, I think, is the living definition of the “whoa, if true” meme — or more appropriately, a “big deal, if it happens” kind of thing. Is that a thing? Whatever, it’s a thing.
Chapo Court House [by Caroline Crampton]. The trial of Mexican drug lord…
