Podcast Network Launches With Familiar Radio Voices
Quake Media is charging $4.99 per month which gets subscribers access to its content ad-free. The company has launched a political vertical with shows from Laura Ingraham, Soledad O’Brien, Mike Huckabee, Marc Lamont Hill, Gretchen Carlson, Buck Sexton, and Andrew Gillum.
ESPN Launches Investigative Podcast
ESPN is out with a new four-part series that tells the story podcast of an obscure former Olympian and alleged serial sexual predator, Conrad Avondale Mainwaring. This 13-month ESPN investigation by the “Outside the Lines” team brought him out of the shadows.
Edison: Podcast Listening Sees Big Jump
Edison Research is reporting that for the first time since its Share of Ear study began tracking audio consumption in 2014, podcasting’s share of all audio listening is now 6% of consumption. This marks an all-time high for podcasting.
iHeart and Vice Release New Podcast
VICE News Reports, is a new weekly investigative podcast covering critical news subjects from around the world, co-produced by iHeart and VICE. The first episode goes inside the NBA bubble. LISTEN
Pittman Interview Saatchi & Saatchi CFO
In the latest episode of Math & Magic, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman talks to Sir Martin Sorrell. The Saatchi & Saatchi CFO also worked at advertising giant WPP. He tells Pittman on the podcast why you need employee dissenters. LISTEN
Podfront Virtual Now On-Demand
Seven podcast networks took part in Podfront Virtual 2020. The presentation on the podcasting industry and advertising strategies is now available on-demand.
ESPN Says Podcasts Breaking Records
The combined podcast network of ESPN / ABC / FiveThirtyEight / National Geographic posted a new high audience of 9.3 million unique listeners. In September ESPN was home to 13 of the top 30 podcasts for unique audience, including seven of the top 15 and two of the top three.
Rock Radio Friends Look At Legends
Radio producer and rock historian Denny Somach has launched a new podcast. Ultimate Rock Podcast will draw on Somach's extensive archive of rock interviews.
NEW: Anything For Selena
Boston's NPR Station WBUR and Futuro Media present Anything for Selena, an intimate journey by host Maria Garcia to understand what the legacy of slain Mexican American pop star Selena Quintanilla shows us about identity and belonging.
Kevin & Bean Mates Reunite
Former KROQ Kevin and Bean teammates Gene Baxter and Allie Mac Kay have launched a new podcast called A Cup of Tea and a Chat with Allie & Bean. Baxter is in London working for Podcast Radio and Kay is in L.A. after Kevin in the Morning with Allie and Jensen, was yanked off the air.
