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Last Friday, news of the Brooklyn-based podcast company Gimlet’s possible acquisition by Spotify zipped through the podcast world; meanwhile, on the earbud side of things, Gimlet continues putting out new material. On Monday, it released the entire first season of an investigative true-crime series, “Conviction,” which is hosted by Saki Knafo and based on his…

Photo: Pacific Northwest Stories After the success of Amazon’s Homecoming, it’s only a matter of time before your favorite unsettling scripted podcast becomes your favorite unsettling prestige drama. But while Julia Roberts’s streaming vehicle explored the unsettlingly goings-on at a military facility, NBC is apparently recruiting a reporter dedicated to exploring the supernatural. According to…

China’s Enforcement Information Disclosure Website In America, default and bankruptcy is almost a rite of passage for people in business. It’s certainly nothing to be ashamed of. In China, however, failure to pay your debts is a cardinal sin. Offenders are banished to a blacklist. If you’re on the blacklist, you can’t buy a plane…

(L-R) Bethann Hardison, Patrick Robinson, LaQuan Smith, Kerby Jean-Raymond | Source: Getty Images for The Business of Fashion OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom — Model, advocate and agency founder Bethann Hardison joined designers Patrick Robinson, founder of eco-friendly line Paskho and former executive vice president of design at Gap; LaQuan Smith, who designs for his namesake brand; and…

This week a new series on CBS is scheduled to premiere called Fam, bout a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her adoring fiancé and his wonderful family is radically altered when her 16-year-old, out-of-control half-sister unexpectedly comes to live with her. Sheryl Lee Ralph plays the role of Nick’s mother Rose.  Sheryl Lee…

Claudette Barius/Warner Bro. Pictures Claudette Barius/Warner Bro. Pictures The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a special team of epidemiologists called the Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the disease detectives. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the deputy director of the CDC, was a disease detective during the SARS outbreak in 2003. We talked to her about the…

One in four of us now regularly tunes into podcasts: whatever your niche, passion or discipline, there’s an in-ear coach for you. But with thousands to choose from, it isn’t easy for the MH man to pick out the best podcasts for truly useful audio inspo. So, we’ve whittled them down to 50, each packed…

Anxiety and depression are real. Luckily for us, we live in a time where people are increasingly open about their mental health struggles and issues. Also we live in a time where getting help is possible. However, even if you are getting help, there is literally no such thing as too much help. Whether it’s…

On this edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff and Eric are joined by Luke Sarris, Jeremy Brener and Chris Carter from the site to recap the Fiesta Bowl and the legacy of the UCF Knights’ astounding run over the last two years. They then recap Men’s Basketball’s win over Temple and look…