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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 232, dated October 29, 2019. A company, for art and profit. The last time I kept tabs on Kaitlin Prest — the Canadian creator of The Heart, known for her work around the complicated contours of intimacy — it was on the occasion of…

Spotify announced today that it beat expectations for third-quarter revenue and posted an operating profit of €54 million (about $60 million). This marks the third time in its history that the company has turned a profit, but one of those profits was the result of a tax windfall in 2018 that pushed it into the…

Catch Hang Up and Listen live at the Hamilton in D.C. on Dec. 3. More information and tickets for purchase are available here. In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer discusses the Houston Astros’ massive World Series comeback. Deadspin’s Laura Wagner then joins to talk about the…

One of the best ways to celebrate Halloween is to spend an entire month scaring the pants off yourself. It’s hard to explain why, exactly, we enjoy terrifying ourselves during October every single year, but it’s also hard to deny how fun it can be. As entertaining as it is to re-watch your favorite horror…

By Matt Levin | CalMatters [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/698305393″ params=”color=ff5500&hide_related=true&show_comments=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Please subscribe to the Gimme Shelter podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play, Spotify or Overcast Cities and homeowner groups — often reluctant to allow the building of denser housing in their backyards — are frequently blamed for California’s soaring housing costs. But advocates for…

According to The New York Times, Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has signed a lucrative podcast deal. Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland, has inked a deal to create a new slate of podcasts for iHeartRadio over the next three years. “Podcasting continues to see tremendous growth and I’m excited to partner with iHeartMedia as Shondaland expands its storytelling…

Following the success of Marvel and Stitcher’s Wolverine: The Long Night scripted podcast and Marvel’s recent partnership with SiriusXM and Pandora to create the Marvel’s 80th: The Road to Marvel Comics #1000, plans and announcements were revealed that tease a big future in scripted and unscripted audio productions. Marvel announced that new projects based on Wolverine, Black Widow, Hawkeye,…

It’s October, which means it’s time for all things creepy and spooky leading up to Halloween — and that includes podcasts. iHeartRadio has you covered with all the fright-filled podcasts you’ll need … but beware, they may just give you a good scare! From supernatural stories, to true crime mysteries, take a look at all…

The biggest story coming out of the early screenings of Bombshell may be Charlize Theron and her eerie transformation into former Fox News host Megyn Kelly. But as the fictional character Kayla Pospisil, Margot Robbie doesn’t just have a pivotal supporting role, but the added benefit of playing someone without a real-life public persona to…

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