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Podtrac measures podcast audiences across all traffic sources, and the numbers in June show ESPN debuting at #5 with a unique audience of 3.5 million. NPR took the top spot with an audience of over 12 million, with WNYC Studio second with an audience of 6.2 million. Here's a look at the top 10 podcasts from the month of June, according to Podtrac...

The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, hosted by the longtime wrestling journalist and publisher, will be released four times weekly, beginning July 18. Wade will take listeners through the latest wrestling news, insight into why it’s happening, and whether it is good or bad for the WWE, wrestlers, and the fans.

ABC Radio has a new health podcast titled Motivated and hosted by ABC News Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo. The podcast takes a holistic approach and will look at all things health, wellness, nutrition, and spirituality. After struggling with her weight her entire life, Schiavocampo finally discovered the keys to living a healthier, happier life, losing 90 pounds along the way.

Podcast outfit Midroll Media has brought in Amy Fitzgibbons as Vice President of Marketing; Laura Mayer joins as Executive Producer for Midroll; and David Murray becomes Vice President of Finance and Strategy. Fitzgibbons comes to Midroll from PhotoShelter; Mayer joins the company from Panoply; and, Murray joins from The E.W. Scripps Company.

The celebrity podcast is called iHeartRadio’s Label Defiers with ZICO Coconut Water, and it launched with a bang, Wednesday, featuring Miley Cyrus as the debut guest. Hosted by nationally syndicated radio personality Elvis Duran, the bi-weekly podcast features stars discussing how they perceive their own labels, challenges they’ve faced, and their idiosyncrasies.

88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s 414Music.fm launched its new HD2 broadcast radio channel, and mobile and online stream, Tuesday. The station plays at least one Milwaukee artist every hour and supports Milwaukee bands via its weekly on-air 414 Live interview and performance show, and its annual Milwaukee Music Awards.

The USA Today Network is launching a podcast called The City, from investigative reporter Robin Amer, in 2018. City explores different American metropolises, using news stories as a vehicle to examine each city’s power structure, revealing how our communities really work behind the scenes.

The NPR Story Lab is a three-day audio storytelling training for member-station teams and independent producers from across the nation at NPR HQ. The workshop has selected two audio projects that will receive editorial support and $10,000 in funding to launch pilot episodes of their podcasts and create broadcast segments for NPR newsmagazines.

Rock’n Robin Productions and ABC Radio are producing another season of the podcast "Robin Roberts: Everybody's Got Something." The first of ten episodes of the second season will be available this Wednesday with additional episodes released every Wednesday.

The new Podcast from the PBS broadcaster will focus on Smiley's personal opinions on culture and current events, in combination with guests from a variety of backgrounds. Celebrities, authors, academics, attorneys, and politicians will debate with Smiley.