Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 192, published January 22, 2019. Pinna stands alone. This morning, Graham Holdings announced that Pinna — the kids programming-focused paid listening service that originally launched in 2017 under the Panoply umbrella — is being spun out into a standalone company. The new entity will…
Read MoreThe 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. Rae Sremmurd is in fact not breaking up, as Slim Jxmmi says he was trippin’. Drake reportedly signed a Las Vegas residency deal;…
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There’s a lot of A’s in this episode — Amsterdam, Android, and Annyce Davis! As the software team lead for ZOLA Electric, Annyce has helped the company become the leading renewable energy brand in Africa. Apart from this, Annyce is an international conference speaker and author, and shares her knowledge with developers all over the…
Read MoreEpisode Notes Through our partnership with the Coalition of Black Excellence founded by Angela J. we have the pleasure of sitting down with 500 Startups venture partner Clayton Bryan. He sits down with us to discuss his career journey up to this point and to share valuable advice for young leaders and founders, particularly in…
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***Podcast previously recorded*** Episode 37 of A Side of Black Podcast is now available! Buckle up because this week the crew is joined by Koy to discuss the good, the bad, and the WTF of online dating. We’re also talking Soulja Boy’s breakfast club interview, Cardi’s message for America, & Clemson’s mediocre visit to the…
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William Emmons / Daily Nexus “Dissect” is what music nerds think they sound like when they talk about their favorite albums. This is how I’d describe Cole Cuchna’s serialized music podcast, which takes one album per season and, quite literally, dissects it track by track, lyric by lyric. The show has four seasons so far:…
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NBC has put in development a supernatural drama based on The Black Tapes podcast, from Emerald City co-creator Matthew Arnold, podcast creators Paul Bae and Terry Miles, Entertainment 360 and Universal TV. Written and executive produced by Arnold, Bae and Miles, The Black Tapes adaptation follows a journalist’s investigations into the unexplained supernatural mysteries caught on tape by…
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On March 26, 2018, a German tourist spots a flipped 2003 GMC Yukon XL at the foot of a steep cliff, off U.S. Highway 101 near Mendocino, California. In what appears to be a horrific accident, the vehicle had driven off the cliff and plummeted more than 100 feet to the rocks below. The car’s…
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Vancouver Public Library and V.I.A. have teamed up to help you discover new reads, hidden book gems and surprising literary finds. Check back every couple of weeks for the latest reading recommendations from the experts at Vancouver’s library. Dreaming of creating a podcast but don’t know where to start? Check out these resources to figure out…
Read MoreFor a new podcast, member station WNYC has been asking: What scares you? Samin Nosrat, the Iranian-American food writer behind the cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, talks about some of her fears. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Having courage doesn’t mean that you’re fearless. It means that you overcome your fears. Our member station WNYC has been…
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