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Politics may be tedious, controversial, full of legalese most regular people can’t understand, and so ripe with screaming opinions that you just want to throw up your hands and cover your ears forever, but in politics as in life, knowledge is power, and it’s important to keep paying attention because politics shape our future and…

There is an ever-growing ocean of podcasts out there that no one has the time to navigate. If you don’t know where to start, where better to look than in your own backyard? If you’re sitting in petrified traffic or taking yet another winding construction-related detour, listen to these Austin-based podcasts to keep your sanity…

Less than six months after releasing the disappointing interactive experiment “Bandersnatch,” Netflix’s science fiction anthology series “Black Mirror” is back with three traditionally-structured episodes. On the latest installment of the Original Content podcast, we weigh in with our thoughts on the new season. We didn’t entirely agree on which episodes were strongest, but we agreed…

Discover what Luminary’s premium subscription has to offer by learning about these five essential podcasts. Luminary’s quest to become the “Netflix of podcasts” has raised some eyebrows. A company trying to make money from a podcast-only platform might not seem like a good business plan. Luminary gives its users a choice to download the app…

 OPINION: What’s better than one of your favourite rock gods making a podcast? Two rock gods making a podcast!  Two of rock’s finest have stepped up to the podcast plate.  One gives insight into their musical influences and the other shows off his guitar collection. Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has launched Digging Deep, a look…

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There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult. In our column Pod Hunters, we cover what we’ve been listening to that we can’t stop thinking about. In the first moments of Blackout, a new podcast from Endeavor Audio, we ride along with the pilot of a fighter…

“No Country for Black Men” (with Damon Young)  Crooked Ira, Kara, and Rae (filling in for Louis) dive into the controversy surrounding Lil Nas X’s removal from Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts, Chris Rock’s Jussie … Read More.

Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 214, published June 18, 2019. Mary Meeker presented the 2019 edition of her Internet Trends report at the Code Conference last week, and podcasting pops up for a slide, grouped together with smart speakers as part of the broader voice trend. You can find…