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fromThe New Yorker
14 hours ago

Catherine Lacey Reads "Rate Your Happiness"

Catherine Lacey reads her story 'Rate Your Happiness,' from the April 13, 2026, issue of the magazine, highlighting her narrative style and thematic depth.
Books
Podcast
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Ursula K. Le Guin's blog has been turned into a podcast

Ursula K. Le Guin's blog is being rereleased as a podcast featuring all posts, including essays, poems, and cat pictures.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
#openai
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
2 days ago
Media industry

OpenAI has acquired the Silicon Valley talk show TBPN

OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network, maintaining its editorial independence while integrating it into its strategy organization.
fromArs Technica
2 days ago
Media industry

OpenAI takes on another "side quest," buys tech-focused talk show TBPN

OpenAI's acquisition of TBPN will maintain its editorial independence while enhancing marketing and communications efforts.
Media industry
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
2 days ago

OpenAI has acquired the Silicon Valley talk show TBPN

OpenAI has acquired the Technology Business Programming Network, maintaining its editorial independence while integrating it into its strategy organization.
Media industry
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

OpenAI takes on another "side quest," buys tech-focused talk show TBPN

OpenAI's acquisition of TBPN will maintain its editorial independence while enhancing marketing and communications efforts.
#ai
Music production
fromIndieWire
3 days ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Music production
fromIndieWire
3 days ago

This Is What Honest AI Conversations Sound Like in Hollywood

Mastery in the age of AI is evolving, requiring individuals to excel beyond a baseline of quickly learned skills.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
4 days ago

'Thank You For Generating With Us!' Hollywood's AI Acolytes Stay on the Hype Train

Generative AI is revolutionary, but it cannot replace human creativity, which is rooted in effort and experience.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Transcription by Ben Lerner review a stunning exploration of technology and storytelling

The novel explores themes of touch, familial inheritance, and the complexities of communication through a narrative involving a final interview with a mentor.
fromDefector
6 days ago

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector

Under the ABS challenge system, a team begins each game with two challenges. If a player gets an umpire's call overturned, their team retains the challenge. In effect, this means a team has unlimited challenges until they get two wrong.
Boston Red Sox
Video games
fromKotaku
6 days ago

Crimson Desert Voice Actor Had To Fight For His Character's Story

The game's chaotic development led to inconsistent direction and frequent changes in plot and character details during the recording process.
fromFast Company
6 days ago

3 insights into the future of business from Steven Bartlett

"I'm not [hiring] anyone in between," he says, noting that he recently spoke with a promising candidate who said she'd not used Claude Code-nor had she built anything with agents. She didn't get the job.
Careers
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

Reality-TV Deconstructor

So much of the White House has always been a kind of symbolic construction. All the tackiness-I find it endearing. The bald artifice, the kind of striver-ness of it-it's like rooting for early Bethenny.
NYC real estate
Marketing
fromInc
1 week ago

Why Knowing Your Audience Is the Secret to a Great Business Story

Knowing your audience is crucial for business success and product connection.
fromConsequence
2 days ago

Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone & Lulu Wilson on Pizza Movie, Body Swaps, and Building a Cult Classic: Podcast

Giambrone describes the initial pitch as akin to Superbad, but quickly realized the film had a much stranger engine under the hood, blending buddy comedy with altered reality.
Film
Podcast
fromRAIN News
4 days ago

For April Fools, History Daily Partners with Magellan AI to Monetize 16th-Century Podcast Advertising

History Daily's April Fools episode features comedic ads from 1572, showcasing historical humor and creativity.
Music production
fromPitchfork
6 days ago

Nobody's Chosen: An Interview With Sideshow

Sideshow's album TIGRAY FUNK addresses societal issues through personal experiences and a unique musical fusion of G-funk and Ethiopian influences.
Film
fromVulture
2 days ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
#podcasting
Podcast
fromRAIN News
1 week ago

Podcasts are dominating (Audacy research)

Podcasts are dominating audio consumption, replacing time spent on social media and streaming music, indicating a shift in audience behavior.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

BBC Studios Benchmarks Its Podcasts To See How They Really Stack Up | AdExchanger

BBC Studios uses Triton Digital's benchmarking in Podcast Metrics to compare audience sizes across genres and regions, improving ad sales pitching and identifying under-/overperformers.
Media industry
fromForbes
2 months ago

Why Podcast Experts Say AI Won't Save You-But Consistency Will

Consistent cadence, community-building, and strategic technology use create sustainable, profitable podcasts; long-term discipline outperforms chasing viral, short-lived hits.
Podcast
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon | TechCrunch

Beehiiv introduces native podcast hosting, allowing creators to host, distribute, and monetize podcasts directly on the platform.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
1 week ago

Podcasts are dominating (Audacy research)

Podcasts are dominating audio consumption, replacing time spent on social media and streaming music, indicating a shift in audience behavior.
Television
fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

Netflix Swears That Its Shows Don't Repeat the Plot Over and Over Again

Netflix executives direct creators to repeat plot points for distracted viewers, though the company denies this practice despite evidence in their own shows.
Podcast
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Usha Vance Embarks on Media Tour to Launch New Podcast

Usha Vance launches a children's podcast to promote reading and address declining literacy rates.
Media industry
fromSemafor
6 days ago

Exclusive: Substack rival Beehiiv makes a push into podcasting

Beehiiv enters podcasting to compete in the creator economy by offering a comprehensive service for independent creators.
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Stephen Fishbach's Reality-TV Novel Is More Reality TV Than Novel | Defector

Each chronicle was the latest installment in a serial that began in 1492 and extended indefinitely into the future. A full-bearded Englishman (or Dutchman, or Scotsman, or Frenchman) landed on shores where everything was unfamiliar. After trial and triumph, the hero returned home to tell the tale.
Books
Marketing
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

How Your Audience Can Tell When AI Wrote Your Content

Audiences detect AI-generated content through recognizable patterns and penalize it with lower trust, engagement, and persuasion ratings, eroding the efficiency gains from faster production.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
1 week ago

Why not? New research identifies "podcast holdouts" - the 25% unlisteners

25% of American adults have never listened to a podcast, primarily older, female, and white demographics.
from99% Invisible
1 month ago

Where the F*** Are We? - 99% Invisible

While sailors could easily determine their latitude by measuring the angle of the sun or the North Star, calculating their east-west position on a continuously spinning globe remained one of the era's most stubborn scientific hurdles. Without it, navigators were forced to rely on dangerous guesswork like dead reckoning, leaving them vulnerable to getting lost, running aground, or being ambushed by pirates along predictable routes.
History
Music production
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Yamaha launches Creator Pass for music makers and podcasters

Yamaha launches Creator Pass, a subscription bundle combining music production and podcast tools from multiple partners at seven different pricing tiers ranging from $14.99 to $468 annually.
Film
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Your creativity could use a good stretch-and Riz Ahmed wants to help

Riz Ahmed guides his creative work through two questions: Does it stretch me? Does it stretch culture? This framework emphasizes ego surrender and accessing transcendent, mystical dimensions of creativity.
Media industry
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Substack launches a built-in recording studio | TechCrunch

Substack launches Recording Studio, enabling creators to pre-record and publish videos with built-in editing, clip generation, and thumbnail creation tools.
#podcast-marketing
Podcast
fromThedrum
3 weeks ago

How to Produce a Break-Through Podcast for Your Brand

Podcasts reach 144 million U.S. monthly listeners by 2026, with 43% of decision-makers consuming thought leadership via podcasts, making them essential for brand strategy despite quality concerns in the market.
Podcast
fromThedrum
3 weeks ago

How to Produce a Break-Through Podcast for Your Brand

Podcasts reach 144 million U.S. monthly listeners by 2026, with 43% of decision-makers consuming thought leadership via podcasts, making them essential for brand strategy despite quality concerns in the market.
Podcast
fromThedrum
3 weeks ago

How to Produce a Break-Through Podcast for Your Brand

Podcasts reach 144 million U.S. monthly listeners by 2026, with 43% of decision-makers consuming thought leadership via podcasts, making them essential for brand strategy despite quality concerns in the market.
Podcast
fromThedrum
3 weeks ago

How to Produce a Break-Through Podcast for Your Brand

Podcasts reach 144 million U.S. monthly listeners by 2026, with 43% of decision-makers consuming thought leadership via podcasts, making them essential for brand strategy despite quality concerns in the market.
fromForbes
1 month ago

Four Takeaways From Apple's Entry Into Video Podcasts

Apple made a splash last week with its announcement about it a major overhaul of its podcasting platform to support native video, allowing users to seamlessly switch between audio and video within the Apple Podcasts app. Apple explained that "Using HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology, the update enables adaptive, high-quality video playback and supports dynamic, server-side advertising for creators." For video podcast advocates, this Apple announcement validated their insistent claims that video podcasting would prevail in the marketplace and eventually eliminate audio podcasting.
Apple
Podcast
fromRAIN News
3 weeks ago

Podstock releases AI assistant promising podcast publisher liberation

Podstock launched Agent, a purpose-built AI assistant for podcast businesses that automates analytics, inventory planning, and campaign execution directly within client workflows.
Media industry
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

Why Storytelling Matters When Changing Company Culture

Leaders achieve transformational cultural change by using strategic storytelling that circulates through organizations, shaping how employees discuss company values and strategies.
#podcast-recommendations
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A loving homage to pop culture's also-rans: best podcasts of the week

Several new podcasts celebrate overlooked pop culture figures, explore nuanced cultural debates, critique AI-generated content, examine Viking history, and investigate a wrongful murder conviction case.
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A loving homage to pop culture's also-rans: best podcasts of the week

Several new podcasts celebrate overlooked pop culture figures, explore nuanced cultural debates, critique AI-generated content, examine Viking history, and investigate a wrongful murder conviction case.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

"Podcast" meant nothing and everything at On Air Fest

Audio industry economics remain unclear despite growth, with most successful creators operating outside traditional journalism frameworks and focusing on independent content creation.
Remodel
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Today's Office: Oliver Bruce on his sound-proof, distraction-proof podcast studio

A soundproofed, foam-lined podcast studio converted into an office improves focus and creativity compared with an open-plan glass office.
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
2 months ago

'It's the only way to do it for me. I wasn't brought up on using autocues or having scripted questions and things like that, you know?' Jeff Stelling launches new podcast - that comes with a twist

The podcast will be later in the year, and it'll be an in-depth dive into people's footballing and personal lives, he continues. It'll be a podcast with a twist. I can't tell you what that twist is at the moment, but it *will* be a podcast with a twist. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
Soccer (FIFA)
Psychology
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

What's in a Name - 99% Invisible

Zimbabwean naming includes indigenous and European names alongside bold English-word given names like Havealook, Bigboy, Godknows, reflecting cultural complexity and colonial influence.
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Curtain Calls: Unfinished stories come to life in light-hearted comedy Improbable Fiction'

Masquers Playhouse presents Alan Ayckbourn's Improbable Fiction with strong direction, versatile performances, and outstanding costumes that bring imagined stories vividly to life.
Gadgets
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

Mini-Stories: Volume 22 - 99% Invisible

Three mini stories: Speedo's controversial LZR racer and regulatory fallout; a Titanic survivor linked to similar doomed ships; and Art-o-Mat machines dispensing artwork.
History
from99% Invisible
1 month ago

Artistic License - 99% Invisible

In 1928 Idaho added a potato slogan to license plates, initiating nationwide adoption of promotional, contested license-plate designs.
Television
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Ant and Dec launch their first podcast - a smart move or late to the party?

Ant & Dec are launching the podcast Hanging Out with Ant & Dec as part of a new Belta Box digital channel across major social platforms.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's a loving mockery, because it's also who I am': the making of gaming's most pathetic character

Baby Steps uses deliberate frustration and an inept, awkward protagonist to transform player irritation into empathy, identification, and unexpected affection.
Podcast
fromInc
1 month ago

The Corporate Podcast Bubble Is About to Burst

Podcasts are 60% slower than reading, with speaking at 150 words per minute versus reading at 238 words per minute, yet companies continue launching them as thought leadership tools without evidence of effectiveness.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Audiobooks and comics are legitimate, effective forms of reading that expand access, boost literacy, and contribute significantly to the publishing industry.
#podcast-growth
Television
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Column: Congrats on scoring football game tickets. The TV version is superior

Televised football exemplifies television's superior formal design—pacing, visuals, and broadcast techniques make football better on TV than in person, satisfying casual and devoted fans.
Podcast
fromDigiday
1 month ago

In Graphic Detail: Publishers chase video podcast growth, but audio still leads

Podcast audiences prefer audio as primary format but increasingly expect video content, requiring publishers to invest in both formats strategically.
Television
fromConsequence
2 months ago

The Cast of Shrinking on Monologues, Meltdowns, and Emotional Ambushes: Podcast

Shrinking Season 3 heightens emotional stakes, combining sharper comedy with deeper dramatic moments and revealing characters' hidden vulnerabilities.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Two women, no boundaries and no rules: best podcasts of the week

Recommended podcasts range from comedic rambling and music documentaries to generative AI's impact on employment, cancer legacy conversations and youth violence prevention.
fromDigiday
2 months ago

Inside Goalhanger's shift from podcast producer to screen studio

On YouTube, The Rest is History podcast draws roughly around 500,000 viewers, who stick around for an average of about 48 minutes. That's close to the length of a traditional hour-long show and even longer than the podcast's strong audio average of around 40 minutes.. For the production team, seeing that level of engagement, especially on TV screens, was a turning point. People weren't just listening along to podcasts. They're settling in to watch now too.
Media industry
fromRAIN News
2 months ago

The Podcast Academy: New leadership "at a pivotal moment"

Ami steps into the role at a pivotal moment for both TPA and the podcast industry - bringing a deep commitment to creators, a sharp understanding of the business of audio, and a clear vision for how the Academy can continue to grow as the home for excellence in podcasting,
Media industry
Podcast
fromDefector
2 months ago

How Do You Make A Podcast When The World Is On Fire? | Defector

People adapt and find small moments of gossip and connection to sustain each other amid ongoing global uncertainty and change.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

WATCH: Podcaster Tim Dillon Hilariously Roasts Barry Weiss With Drag Impersonation and Alleged Political Biases

From The Free Press, this is Honestly,' and I'm Bari Weiss, Dillon said as he pretended to host Weiss's Honestly podcast. Dillon then made savage fun of Weiss's politics. We started this podcast nine years ago because a white woman in Minnesota served a chicken quesadilla to a man and was immediately accused of cultural appropriation, Dillon said. That man's name was George Floyd.
Media industry
Media industry
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Atlantic Hires Adam Harris to Host New Weekly Video Podcast

Adam Harris returns to The Atlantic staff to host and develop a new weekly video podcast launching this spring.
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

A tale of two lists: Top new and existing podcasts of Q4

The Podcast Metrics division of Edison Research has released an interesting output of its relentless podcast metrics research: Top Ten New Podcasts of 2025. We compare that list with Edison's Top 50 Podcasts of Q4 list. First, the top ten new podcasts of 2025: Now, Edison's top 50 of all podcasts in Q4 - the top 10 shown below: The Joe Rogan Experience Crime Junkie
Podcast
Podcast
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

Audio Flux - 99% Invisible

Audio Flux revives short-form experimental audio by hosting twice-yearly themed challenges that showcase three-minute stories and broaden podcast storytelling possibilities.
Podcast
from99% Invisible
2 months ago

Audio Flux - 99% Invisible

Audio Flux revives short-form experimental audio by providing biannual themed challenges that produce bold, three-minute stories and renewed visibility for the format.
fromRAIN News
2 months ago

Crooked Media chooses Audioboom for hosting/distro/sales

Audioboom has scored a significant client in Crooked Media, an influential network in the field of global politics, best known for its cleverly titled inaugural show Pod Save America. Audioboom will provide hosting, global distribution, and network advertising sales, In an interesting carve-out, Audioboom will also hold host-read advertising rights, which according to the announcement will create a new commercial opportunity in the UK market.
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