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This article originally ran in Term Sheet, Fortune’s newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Sign up here. I recently asked Term Sheet readers for their recommendations of the best business podcasts that they listen to on the subway. As one reader aptly noted, “Unfortunately, we don’t have a subway in Texas, but we do still listen…
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In another snippet of podcast news this week — wait, you didn’t see the three pieces about the Spotify/Gimlet/Anchor news? — Substack, the all-in-one independent (paid) newsletter provider, is now offering support for subscriber-only audio, too. The added feature won’t make the same kind of splash as Spotify’s $230 million buy, of course. But Substack…
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Told you Spotify wasn’t done shopping. This morning, the Swedish streaming company announced that it has closed its acquisition of Gimlet Media and that it had also acquired another podcast company: Anchor, the podcast hosting-and-monetization platform founded by Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Here’s the press release, and…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 194, published February 5, 2019. Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! Okay, so, obviously I’m going to go long on the Gimlet–Spotify deal this week, but we need to start with some other stories first, because plans were made. A quick exclusive: Vox Media has…
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If I had a podcast, this is when I’d drop an emergency pod, because this is Kristaps Porzingis-level. Recode’s Peter Kafka and The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Mullin and Anne Steele both fired out the story Friday evening that Spotify, the Swedish music streaming company, is apparently in “advanced talks” to acquire Gimlet Media. Both…
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CLOSE Mamaroneck students produce their own podcasts in a new class and studio at the high school. Seth Harrison/lohud, The Journal News/lohud MAMARONECK – You’ve heard of the public radio organization NPR, but what about MPR? It’s Mamaroneck Public Radio, the name of the new Mamaroneck High School podcast studio that launched this school year. Evan Madin,…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 193, published January 29, 2019. The main event. Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a story that offers some insight into the podcast business over at The Ringer, the digital media operation Bill Simmons founded three years ago. Its podcasting health is something I’ve…
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“Find your local young person who listens to podcasts and get that person to cough up a few recommendations,” he said. “Part of the pleasure is combining your listening playlist with something everybody knows and loves — like “This American Life” or something like it — with something that’s roughly edited, but feels specifically for…
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