Officials escort ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed from the courthouse on February 3, 2016. Karl Merton Ferron | Baltimore Sun | TNS | Getty Images The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will not hear an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose 2000 murder conviction was the focus of the first season of the popular…
Read MorePodmassPodmassIn Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com. Podcasts are just a different media beast. Unlike other topics currently being apprised in end-of-the-decade lists (the best movies/TV/books/interpretations of Met Gala themes),…
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Deep Water Hold’em and Tempest Hold’em are the newest games to hit PokerStars, Nick and Mike tell you how they are played and discuss what sets them apart. Red Star Poker becomes the first MPN skin to announce its new home, the guys talk about what options they had and who might be next to…
Read MoreIt seems like everyone and their roommate is getting into podcasts these days, so it should come as no surprise that Netflix is jumping on the bandwagon, and its first scripted narrative podcast is set within the lore of its new post-apocalyptic teen drama, Daybreak. The new Netflix TV series dropped on October 24, with…
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Welcome back to a pre-Thanksgiving edition of the Drive & Dish NBA podcast. Before hoops, the guys talk their plans for Thanksgiving, and why it continues to be an underrated holiday over all. The guys then are inspired by all the holiday shopping post Turkey, and discuss what they’re buying and selling so far this…
Read MoreWant sacks full of deals? Well, get ready to basically do a book report.Stan Horaczek The internet has a reputation as a generally fun place. But that wonderful web has a bad habit of taking fun things and pushing them to extremes. You can’t have a casual interest in a subject anymore—the internet and everyone…
Read MoreHave you ever tried to Google “best personal finance podcasts” to find suggestions of new shows to listen to? If so, you might have noticed something funny about the results: Most of those lists tend to feature the same 6-7 podcasts that have either been around forever (like So Money or Listen Money Matters), or…
Read MorePodcasts have opened up the world of prison life to the public. In Colorado, people serving time are producing one that tackles the complexity of life behind bars. Colorado Public Radio’s Stephanie Wolf reports. Also, in Wednesday’s Democratic debate, one of the key issues discussed and squabbled over by candidates was the party and their personal…
Read MoreJanelle James has taken over Strong Black Lead, now known as Strong Black Laughs. Photo: YouTube/Netflix The comedy-podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows, and each one has a lot of great episodes,…
Read MoreThe number of people listening to podcasts on the streaming service jumped nearly 40% compared to the previous quarter, a highlight of Spotify’s strong third-quarter earnings report. Roughly 500,000 podcast titles are now hosted on the platform. The United States is Spotify’s largest market for listening to podcasts, and it’s also growing across Europe. Podcasts…
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