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Ever since Serial burst on to the podcast stage in 2014, Podcasts from all walks of life have grown in popularity.   Whether it’s comedy content like “My dad wrote a porno” or David Tennant sitting down to a cup of tea with the likes of Olivia Colman or Whoopi Goldberg, there is now a…

Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 195, published February 12, 2019. That’s an (Anfield) wrap [by Caroline Crampton]. Hot Pod readers probably know that I’m based in the U.K., but I’m not sure it’s entirely clear that I don’t live in London. I moved away in the summer of 2017…

As the Swedish dust from last week’s Spotify acquisition-palooza settles, there’s little time to wait. Slate, the veteran digital media company and purveyor of fine podcasts, announced this morning that it’s rolling out something called Supporting Cast, a new technology service meant to help podcast publishers set up paid subscription layers or membership programs. For…

Ryan Leaf on Peyton Manning, Junior Seau: “I was the black hat.”  Yahoo Sports Former 2nd overall pick Ryan Leaf joins Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast to talk about his life after football and the … Read More.

College wrestling fans have been disappointed and let down this year, as tons of potential must-see matchups have dissipated before the wrestlers ever reached the mat. Whether that’s been due to injury, illness or a form of postseason seed-protection strategy that the wrestling boards refer to as “ducking,” this year the missed matchups phenomenon feels…

news, national Just listen. That’s the advice from trauma experts on how to help those affected by the looming anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires. The February 2009 fires killed 173 people, injured another 400 and destroyed more than 2000 homes. Through the Victorian government’s Better Health Channel podcast, trauma expert Rob Gordon and community…

This post contains frank discussion of Season 3, Episode 6 of True Detective titled “Hunters in the Dark.” Proceed with care. This episode of True Detective was jam-packed with revelations. If you looked away for even a second, you may have missed one very crucial clue that you can read all about here. But, otherwise,…

Photo: Brian Ach (Getty Images for Michaels) Podcasting is still pretty hot these days, especially as the TV industry is concerned, with the success of Homecoming on Amazon more than making up for the failure of Zach Braff’s similarly podcast-inspired Alex, Inc.—which ABC canceled earlier this year. According to Deadline, NBC is developing another TV…

For Wilkins, a photographer and producer who’s largely worked behind-the-scenes on other people’s projects, the podcast was special because it was something she could do that was hers. It was her way of coming into her own as an artist. And she was committed to seeing the project through, even if she probably wasn’t going…