Pike Picked For ‘Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy’
Audible and BBC Studios are set to launch a new podcast narrated by Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike. Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy will tell the true story of Cindy Murphy, a wife, mother, and finance professional, who was revealed to be a Russian sleeper agent by the FBI.
Pew Data Gives Divided Picture Of Top Podcast Genres
A new survey by Pew Research Center has revealed that podcast listening in the United States is highly fragmented, with no single show dominating. The survey also showed which podcast genres are the most popular, with politics taking the top of the list.
Birmingham Civil Rights Icon Starts Podcast
Dr. Shelley Stewart, a Birmingham radio and civil rights legend who started his career in the 1940s, has launched Shelley's Plumbline. The podcast uses Stewart's archival interviews to urge unity to problems that he has been discussing since the 1980s.
ABC News Follows ‘The Idaho Murders’
With the preliminary hearing for accused murderer Bryan Kohberger approaching, ABC News has announced The Idaho Murders. The podcast will cover the murders of four University of Idaho in late 2022 and the manhunt that led to Kohberger's arrest.
Who Were America’s Top Podcasts In April?
Triton Digital released its US Podcast Report for April 2023 on Thursday. For the US' top podcasts by downloads, NPR News Now, produced by National Public Media, claims and retains the top spot on the list. Audiochuck and SiriusXM Media's Crime Junkie takes second.
‘Small Town Dicks’ Returns For 12th Round Of Cases
The 12th season of the true-crime podcast Small Town Dicks premieres on April 21st with a new, fourth co-host. Small Town Dicks is hosted by Yeardley Smith, along with identical twin detectives Dan and Dave, and the addition of true-crime expert Paul Holes.
iHeart and Glass Podcasts Bring Back ‘Betrayal’
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts have announced the second season of their hit true-crime podcast series Betrayal, set to premiere in spring 2023. Season two will focus on a mother's fight for justice and protection from a predator too close to home.
‘Pod Save America’ Gets A Sister Across The Pond
Popular political podcast Pod Save America is getting an English sibling. Crooked Media and Reduced Listening have partnered to create a new British-specific called Pod Save the UK.
New iHeart Comedy Podcast Is A Sister Act
The Amber & Lacey, Lacey & Amber Show, a new weekly comedy podcast, premiered Wednesday via iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network with comedians and sisters Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.
Real Housewives Pair With iHeart For ‘Ay Por Favor’
Alexia Nepola and Marysol Patton, reality TV personalities from The Real Housewives of Miami, debuted a new podcast called Ay Por Favor on Wednesday. Each episode covers hot topics, celebrity gossip, and more.
