Matthew Tkachuk‘s trolling made a great impact, and not just by earning the Flames a power play. Thanks to enterprising Flames and Oilers fans, a drive to put up a Tkachuk billboard in Edmonton morphed into something much more, raising a ton of money – more than $50K overall, it seems – for charitable causes….
Read MoreThe music streaming giant has already purchased podcast companies Gimlet and Parcast. Spotify is in early talks to acquire Bill Simmons‘ media startup The Ringer, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The deal would be the latest in a succession of purchases by Spotify to bulk up its podcasting business. In addition to a website that…
Read MoreWelcome to the reboot of The Undark Podcast, which will deliver — once a month from September to May — a feature-length exploration of a single topic at the intersection of science and society. In this episode, join freelance journalist Zachary Siegel and podcast host Lydia Chain as they explore the harm reduction organizations taking the controversial…
Read MoreAs Spotify drops their end-of-year playlists, classical music seems left in the dust with all the appreciation for the new and the young. But through a podcast, two Eastman students have built bridges between the worlds of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Kanye West. Hosts Dalanie Harris and Katie Brown began “Classically Black” in November 2018….
Read MoreListen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Feed Copy your ad-free feed link below to load into your player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Episode Notes Six decades after it premiered on Broadway, West Side Story is everywhere again, with a revival on Broadway…
Read MoreSeeing a television show with a predominantly black cast may not cause much of an uproar in 2020, but 30 years ago, any advancement in our representation on-screen was cause for celebration. Sure, the previous two decades had given us a handful of classic sitcoms – The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford & Son, 227, The…
Read MoreWe’ve entered the golden era of podcasting, especially when it comes to music podcasts, but as the ecosystem grows larger and more diverse, decision paralysis inevitably sets in. Where to begin when there’s a seemingly endless amount of options? From band-specific shows to genre-, era- and album-devoted series, there is a podcast for every type…
Read MoreNEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Quanta Magazine is expanding its illumination of fundamental math and science with a new podcast titled “The Joy of x“. Hosted by mathematician Steven Strogatz, the new series features intimate conversations with scientists about their work, discoveries, frustrations and journeys. In each episode, Strogatz will give the listener a…
Read MoreListen to the first episode of More Than Enough. This is the first episode in a new podcast mini-series from me, Mia Birdsong, and The Nation. More Than Enough is about guaranteed income, deservedness, dignity, and the country America can and should be. We hope you’ll subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your…
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