Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has launched a five-episode miniseries parodying a variety of popular podcasts, featuring Noah, Daily Show correspondents, and special guests. Episodes include: Slowbama – Mystery. Scandal. Lattes. Pod Save Little Creek Elementary – They won’t take this lying down—unless it’s nap time. These American Lies – Stories about lies and the […]
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The Officer’s Wife Examines 2016 Shooting in Small-Town Georgia
Tegna announced the launch of The Officer’s Wife, a six-episode podcast series by Tegna’s Vault Studios. The podcast tells the story of the 2016 shooting of Jessica Boynton in a small town in Georgia. Produced in partnership with 11Alive (WXIA), Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Atlanta which originally investigated the case, The Officer’s Wife tells what […]
“The Axe Files” to Return to CNN Audio
David Axelrod’s podcast, “The Axe Files,” will return to CNN Audio later this month. The podcast, a series of conversations with key players in the political world and beyond, has featured guests such as Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, John McCain, Charles Barkley, Condoleezza Rice and nearly every 2020 democratic presidential candidate. “My thanks […]
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The Wilderness Returns Jan. 13
Season 2 of The Wilderness premieres Jan. 13. Crooked Media Co-Founder and Pod Save America Co-Host Jon Favreau visits the battlegrounds that will decide the 2020 election, sits down with the voters Democrats need to win, and talks to organizers, strategists, and candidates about their plans to deliver a progressive majority in November. Season 2 […]
The Top Searched Crime Podcasts by State
A new study from Kastle Systems maps out the most popular crime podcast in every state, based on Google search interest . Generation Why ranks #1 in 7 states, the most of any podcast. Morbid, Dr. Death, Root of Evil, and Dirty John follow. Results from Kastle are below:
Audible Adds Originals From Common and Rufus Wainwright
Audible Inc. announced that artist/actor/activist/author Common, and singer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright will create personal musical narratives to be released as Audible Original productions in 2020. Common’sBluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics & Life is set to record over the course of three nights of live performances at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, and Wainwright’s […]
Tenderfoot TV and iHeartRadio to Launch Monster: DC Sniper
Tenderfoot TV and iHeartRadio will launch Monster: DC Sniper on January 2. Podcast examines the tragic shootings that happened in Washington D.C. in the fall of 2002. The host of the podcast, journalist Tony Harris, was a news Anchor in Baltimore, Maryland, at the time of the attacks. This will be the third installment in the “Monster” series that […]
ESPN Podcasts Sets New Record
Who is listening? Millions. In November, ESPN Podcasts set a new record for the month with a verified unique audience of 7.3 million. The total represents an increase of 28% over November 2018 and is the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year growth. In addition, ESPN podcasts had 45.6 million downloads, up 24% from November 2018 […]
Parcast Examines Tragic Deaths
Spotify company Parcast is launching a spin-off of Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths. Limited series Famous Fates will explore the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Al Capone, John Candy and more, and their effect on our culture.
REELZ Debuts Copycat Killers Early
Reelz has debuted original podcast Copycat Killers on PodcastOne. The show was slated to premiere in 2020, but demand for the net’s Murder Made Me Famous podcast pushed up the release.
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The Pharma Ad Ban and the Future of CTV
By James Ramelli, Partner, Fyllo The federal government’s move to ban pharmaceutical advertising on linear...Let’s Make a (Bundle) Deal
Companies are getting inventive in the converged TV space, finding new ways to bridge linear...Restoring the Balance Between Platforms and Publishers
The manufactured complexity of CTV Is rigging the game against publishers, contends Scott Ryan, founder...
