Discover what Luminary’s premium subscription has to offer by learning about these five essential podcasts. Luminary’s quest to become the “Netflix of podcasts” has raised some eyebrows. A company trying to make money from a podcast-only platform might not seem like a good business plan. Luminary gives its users a choice to download the app…
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OPINION: What’s better than one of your favourite rock gods making a podcast? Two rock gods making a podcast! Two of rock’s finest have stepped up to the podcast plate. One gives insight into their musical influences and the other shows off his guitar collection. Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has launched Digging Deep, a look…
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Listen to Man Up: Get More Man Up Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate Plus Subscribe to Man Up Copy this link and add it in your podcast app. For detailed instructions, see our Slate Plus podcasts…
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There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult. In our column Pod Hunters, we cover what we’ve been listening to that we can’t stop thinking about. In the first moments of Blackout, a new podcast from Endeavor Audio, we ride along with the pilot of a fighter…
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“No Country for Black Men” (with Damon Young) Crooked Ira, Kara, and Rae (filling in for Louis) dive into the controversy surrounding Lil Nas X’s removal from Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts, Chris Rock’s Jussie … Read More.
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 214, published June 18, 2019. Mary Meeker presented the 2019 edition of her Internet Trends report at the Code Conference last week, and podcasting pops up for a slide, grouped together with smart speakers as part of the broader voice trend. You can find…
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While several upstart digital media companies have been struggling, Bill Simmons has found a groove with The Ringer, his pop culture and sports outlet, which is celebrating its third anniversary this month. After leaving ESPN in 2015—capping a 14-year stint where, among other things, he launched the Grantland sports-and-pop-culture website—Simmons created a site that was…
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Headlines: Van Mil Loses one! Ryan Restad’s 11-year drought ends! Jonny Carter is hot! In This Podcast: Corey Litton, track announcer, Red River Valley Speedway. WHATS NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 6TH-RED RIVER KART CLUB-7PM-FREE TO ATTEND-WEST FARGO THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH-LADIES NIGHT-NLSA LIGHTNING SPRINTS-NORMAN COUNTY RACEWAY-ADA, MN FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH-NLSA LIGHTNING SPRINTS-STOCK CAR MEET AND GREET-RED RIVER…
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Courtesy In 2019, it feels like everyone, their mother, and their second cousin’s ex-boyfriend has a podcast. Which makes it…hard to figure out which ones are actually worth a listen. We made it easy for you, rounding up the best podcasts of 2019 once and for all. For this list, we picked either brand-new podcasts,…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 213, published June 11, 2019. Walls, walls, walls. It’s been a little over month since Luminary, the aspiring “Netflix for podcasts,” stumbled out into daylight, and it’ll be a little while longer before we can figure out if the deep-pocketed upstart will actually tell…
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