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With a new round of funding, Wondery is ready to push podcasts overseas » Nieman Journalism Lab
Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 216, dated July 2, 2019. Wondery raises $10 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Waverley Capital, and the sum adds to the $5 million Series A raised last year, plus the seed round that came before that. The new money…
Read MoreA Story of Love and Hope
Jennifer Asif’s story was first reported by the Huffington Post. Her husband was recently deported by ICE due to an apparent error in their system. Jennifer is trying to reunite with her husband! You can support our podcast by donating to the…
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89 : Physical Wellness (w/ Joe Price of GUS)
Episode Notes Zach sits down with Joe Price, the co-founder and general manager of Grown Up Sports, to talk about GUS Leagues, and Joe shares a few physical wellness tips for professionals, particularly people of color. Check out GUS Leagues! Read the articles mentioned on the show: Why Your Chair Might Be Killing You Office…
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301: 300th Episode Celebration!
➡ Glitch is hiring a design director! Apply today! This episode is sponsored by Sappi North America’s Ideas that Matter program—a grant competition that supports designers partnering with nonprofit organizations on social impact projects. Since the start of the program 20 years ago, Sappi, a maker of high quality printing, packaging and release papers as…
Read MoreEpisode 62 | “Hats Are Here”
The Kings of Dope Criticism, Pharaohs of Prolific Opinion, and Emperors of Elevated Thought are back at it again. In this episode JustShola & your boy Harris dive into: • MUSIC POTPOURRI. We’re going straight to shoutouts; Meek Mill is now a co-owner of Lids #BlackExcellence, Serena Williams graces the Wheaties box for the first…
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Slate’s Man Up podcast talks to Terrell Starr about why men resist yoga and taking care of themselves.
Listen to Man Up: Get More Man Up Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate Plus Subscribe to Man Up Copy this link and add it in your podcast app. For detailed instructions, see our Slate Plus podcasts…
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How Has Netflix Changed Entertainment?
Subscribe to Crazy/Genius: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play The numbers are staggering: thousands of films and TV shows available to 160 million subscribers in 190 countries. Netflix has changed the entertainment business; that much is obvious. But how has it changed the meaning of video entertainment in our culture—and the way…
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10 homegrown podcasts to check out at next month’s Philly Pod Fest
The Philadelphia Podcast Festival returns next month for its seventh year, and the 2019 crowd can expect a whole slew of homegrown Philly podcasts doing live shows throughout the city. Organizers say this year is the biggest yet with 60 podcasts participating between July 17-29 that will highlight the incredible life experiences that come out…
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9 Great Podcasts Hosted By Indigenous Women
Amid a renaissance of Indigenous people in creative and political fields across Turtle Island, it’s been especially exciting to see so many of them picking up the microphone to broadcast their own stories in podcast form. With the potential to reach large audiences, podcasts are an incredibly accessible 21st-century version of the oral storytelling that…
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