G! News, our Den of Geek podcast, continues with the first half of September 2018. Twice a month, the hosts pull some of the more discussable topics from the recent goings-on in movies, television, comics, and gaming to add their own commentary while directing listeners to where they can read more about the entertainment news…
Read MoreHumans are inherently curious creatures. Whatever the reasoning or evolutionary purpose behind this, all people are essentially curious. With the return of my weekly podcasts, I wanted to give listeners podcasts I thought were enticing for curious minds and ones that answered questions that are often left unanswered. So grab some headphones and enjoy. …
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Entercom has launched The Silver and Black Podcast, centered on the Oakland Raiders, and Overtime, a San Francisco 49ers-focused show. Both podcasts are available on San Francisco station 95.7 The Game’s (KGMZ-FM) website, 957thegame.com, a part of the Radio.com network, as well as on the Radio.com app. “This region is home to devoted 49ers and Raiders…
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DeRay Mckesson participates in a panel discussion in San Francisco on June 6, 2017.Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch Listen to Slate’s The Gist: On The Gist, Mike is thinking he’ll vote Andrew Cuomo—but he’s open to you changing his mind. The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown upheaved many things in the U.S., including the career…
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Chris sounds are with you here on our very very terse silver black podcast here for 957 the game. And it’s gonna be a lot of fun throughout the year we’re gonna do to a week normally it’s going to be on Monday and then on Friday. Did you ready Furl raider football over the…
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It’s been a tumultuous 24 hours in the podcast business! First, late yesterday afternoon, our own Nick Quah broke via his newsletter the news that Panoply — the Slate-born podcast network that had been tightly connected with the newsier, more public-radio-y end of that business — was getting out of the content business altogether. Several sources…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 176, published September 11, 2018. One court, week by week. In case you missed it: Serial is coming back for its long-awaited third season later this month. Announced Wednesday, the news was well documented by mainstream outlets like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Elle, Cleveland…
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The fifth hour of the six-part “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” aired Sept. 3 on Paramount Network and BET. This hour focuses on how George Zimmerman’s defense crafted their case which ultimately leads to Zimmerman’s acquittal in the death of 17-year-old Martin and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 175, published August 21, 2018. Quick note: Hey all! Hot Pod recently added a new writer to the team: Caroline Crampton, who will cover podcasting in the U.K. She’s contributing one story per newsletter for now, and I’ll indicate her work by listing her…
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College football, unlike Miami and Texas, is back y’all and the South Carolina Gamecocks are 1-0! This week, per the usual, we have our winners and losers. Among them is the general ineptitude of Kansas Jayhawks football, why Nick Saban just needs to take a major chill pill, and the hilarity of Texas football and…
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