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We’ve written a lot (well, Nick Quah has written a lot) about Spotify’s efforts to move in on Apple’s 15-year position as the undisputed No. 1 platform for podcasts. The Swedish streaming giant has made podcasts more central to its apps, negotiated exclusive deals with production companies, and thrown a ton of money around —…

I was tempted to kick this story off with a platitude along the lines of: “Starting something is the hardest part.” Then I thought better of it, because that’s not strictly true. Keeping something going can be much harder, as in the case of a conversation, relationship, or even this newsletter, because with starting something,…

Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 246, dated February 18, 2020. The Podcast Academy. Last Friday, a group of podcast publishers and related operatives announced the formation of something called The Podcast Academy — not to be mistaken with what appears to be a semi-amateur Australian resource for podcasters of…

Welcome to the best interviews of 2019! They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger. For the final Best of 2019 interviews, we’ve got Jacob Shapiro from Geopolitical Futures talking China, expansion, New Zealand, Australia…

This week’s episode is the first in a series from The Careerist Vivia Chen focused on the shortage of African American lawyers, especially in Big Law, where only about 2 percent of partners are black. Chen’s series examines how the profession has progressed—or not—with regard to opportunities for African American lawyers. She also explores how…

SAN ANTONIO — Listen to The Big Fundamental Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, or Podbean.  Big Fundamental Podcast hosts Jackson Floyd and Tom Petrini are joined by KENS 5 Sports Anchor Evan Closky for a Big Fun Mailbag episode. The pod addresses the big burning Spurs questions, such as whether the team is “stealth tanking,” which big…

This week on The Front Page, Donnell Gresham Jr. is Georgia basketball’s only graduate transfer. In addition to being the team’s most senior player, Gresham Jr. started following a vegan diet shortly before becoming a bulldog. We talk about Gresham Jr.’s role on the team, and why he decided to cut animal products from his…

When E.l.f. Cosmetics went public in 2016 after a majority investment from TPG just two years earlier, it seemed like the sky was the limit for the millennial-minded beauty brand. “E.l.f. has always been this brand that had the best of beauty, but made it accessible at these incredible price points,” E.l.f. Chairman and CEO…

Deadline is reporting that Amblin Partners has acquired film rights to Carrier, the hit sci-fi-thriller podcast created by audio studio QCode and Dan Blank. Tony, Grammy and Emmy-winner Cynthia Erivo, fresh off her two Oscar nominations for Harriet, is attached to star and will reprise her role from the podcast. Blank will also write and…