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Legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac have announced a North America tour as well as the launch of an exclusive, limited-run SiriusXM channel, The Fleetwood Mac Channel, on Tuesday, May 1.

Stitcher has signed a deal with journalist and best-selling author Stephen J. Dubner to co-produce his popular Freakonomics Radio podcast and bring the show to the Stitcher network this summer.

Freund will be working with East Coast-based Greg Batusic, sharing Chief Operating Officer responsibilities, and is based in the company’s Beverly Hills headquarters. Freund’s resume includes Clip Interactive, Triton Digital, Westwood One/Metro Networks, Chancellor Media, and the Katz Media Group.

The Weather Channel TV Network is launching their first podcast, called Weather Geeks, debuting Tuesday, April 24. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Marshall Shepherd, a professor and former president of the American Meteorological Society.

Beasley Media Group's VP of Programming Buzz Knight is hosting a new monthly podcast called Healthy Paranoia. The podcast will focus on new innovation, new methods, new strategies, and new thinking.

SiriusXM has extended its agreement with Nissan North America for five more years and through the 2023 model year. Nissan and Infiniti customers will continue to get a three-month introductory SiriusXM All Access subscription – SiriusXM's most expansive programming package.

All iHeartRadio users now have access to Playlist Radio, thousands of curated music playlists created by users for activities such as running, driving, or cooking. Before today, playlists were only available to paying subscribers to iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access.

The Westwood One Podcast Network has a new deal with American Public Media to provide promotion and ad sales representation for APM's popular podcast In the Dark. Season Two of In The Dark looks at the case of a black man who has been tried for the same crime six times.

Cox Media Group and BMI songwriters are joining forces for a new podcast called Stories Behind The Songs. It will be hosted by Christi Brooks.

The voice of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and numerous worldwide mixed martial arts events, Bruce Buffer, and his ubiquitous battle cry “IT’S TIME!”, have entered the podcast world.