Editor’s note: Hot Pod is a weekly newsletter on the podcasting industry written by Nick Quah; we happily share it with Nieman Lab readers each Tuesday. Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 146, published January 9, 2018. Just a heads up: I’m told that the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) will…
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Oprah Winfrey rocked the Golden Globes on Sunday during her lifetime achievement award acceptance speech. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater, AP) The Golden Globes in 2018 raised the national conversation. Normally the rowdiest award show, the Globes telecast on Sunday dealt with serious issues in the throes of Hollywood’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. What was it like on the ground? …
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For Black children growing up on the west side of Atlanta in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, the boogie man was very real. From 1979 to 1981, 28 children—all African-American and mostly male—were kidnapped and later found murdered in Atlanta. Terror plagued the city’s Black community for three years as police struggled to find…
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On this special edition of the Black & Gold Banneret Podcast, Jeff Sharon joins Eric Lopez on the road back from Atlanta to discuss UCF’s thrilling victory over Auburn in the 2018 Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl to cap off the first 13-0 season in school history. They break down the game and discuss what this game…
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(RNS) — True crime and self-help podcasts are all the rage. But even avid listeners might not know about a trove of podcasts aimed at those interested in religion. If your resolution this year is to learn more about the experiences of people of faith around America — or even to hear from people who…
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The Jordan-based podcast network Sowt isn’t offering any newfangled technology. But as a platform that both curates and produces its own original, high-quality Arabic-language narrative content, it’s already a rarity in the Middle East. “The Arab youth now seems to keep an eye on what’s out there in terms of good podcasts in their own…
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‘Are You Sleeping’ is based on the novel by Kathleen Barber and is created and written by Nichelle Tramble Spellman (‘The Good Wife’). ‘Serial’s’ Sarah Koenig will consult. Apple is expanding its relationship with Reese Witherspoon. The actress, already set to star in a morning news show series for the tech giant, is set to…
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Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. Guillermo del Toro is flying high this year after the rapturous response to his new film, “The Shape of Water.” Put colloquially, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says he “finally exhaled” with the film. He looked inward and…
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It’s racing up the UK podcast charts, overtaking (as I write) the established favourites such as No Such Thing as a Fish, Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review and This American Life, and only just behind the reigning number one, My Dad Wrote a Porno (don’t ask; it’s meant to be funny). Briefly, at the height…
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These four men have partnered up to create Harlem Capital, taking on the task of funding black and brown founders, full speed ahead. According to the site, their goal is to invest in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years. Meet the team below: John Henry (Image: Harlem Capital) John Henry is venture partner of…
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