Best travel podcasts? Looking for a podcast that bounces around from place to place basically telling you about all the things you can do there, negatives to visiting, logistics like airport / public transportation info, notable things/activities/foods from said place. Major cities to visit, etc. I’m still spitballing my next trip and just tracking cheap flights all …

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Apple Podcasts Reveals 2024 Show of the Year Apple today announced that the true crime podcast “Hysterical” by Dan Taberski has received an Apple Podcasts Award for 2024 Show of the Year. Apple Podcasts Award The seven-part series debuted in July, and it reached the number-one spot in the Top Shows chart, according to Apple. The podcast investigates a mysterious illness that spreads amo…

The Three Podcasts & The Past & Future I was invited to be a guest on three different podcasts, in recent months. I enjoyed doing all of them. I also benefitted from each in a variety of ways that are significant. Robert Phoenix was the first to invite me to guest on his podcast.  You can see the show here. I met, Robert, Source

The strikes are over — cue the rewatch podcasts Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesAfter four (!!) months, the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. There is a lot to unpack about the contract, but I will let the showbiz experts (read: not me) handle that. For our purposes, there are a few key ways podcasting is affected. The most immediate impact will be on the rewatch podcasts, w…

Podcasts or resources for a newbie Hey, I recently moved into ecommerce (as a PM/PO in an agency), but have a soid business and even a little of technical background. I’m wondering what kind of resources (blogs, newsletters, YT channel, podcasts) I could check to deepen my understanding of the field. I’d be happy about resources in either: a) general, about ecommerce; b) specifi…

This app is making podcasts more TikTokable Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesDetail, a podcast recording and editing app, is catering to the growing demand for video podcasts with a new multicam recording feature. Users can record simultaneously from two iPhones to produce a vertical video of two shots stacked on top of each other. It is a format that is optimized …

Death, Sex, and the future of WNYC podcasts Image: WNYCThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. On Wednesday afternoon, staffers at WNYC’s podcast division sat down for an all-hands meeting looking for answers. Last week, 6 percent of New York Public Radio’s workforce was let go — with most of the cuts targeting its podcast v…

Spotify Can Now Transcribe Podcasts While You Listen If you want to listen to a podcast on your commute, but forgot your headphones, you’re out of luck. Or, at least, you used to be: Spotify is rolling out a new feature that auto-generates and syncs podcast transcriptions with “millions” of episodes, so you can read along as you listen, or stay tuned in without the… Read more…

SiriusXM’s Adam Sachs on why podcasts are showing up on the radio The Team Coco Radio logo. | Image: Team CocoThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. It’s only Tuesday, and it’s already been a packed week for podcast news. Shortly before hitting publish on this issue of Hot Pod, I got the news that just about every late-night talk show host in Am…

Ten Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter What causes coincidences? What’s The Gimli Glider? Why do news anchors talk that way? Is ranch dressing secretly incredibly fascinating? Sure, you could google it—or you could listen to podcasts that entertain while they educate. Win trivia night at your local bar, impress someone at a dinner party, or get lost… Read more…

Why you won’t see any new TV rewatch podcasts during the Hollywood strike Getty ImagesThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Today, I’ll dive into Spotify’s second quarter earnings call this morning. Despite layoffs and the shutdown of a number of podcasts, it’ll be a while until we see the benefits from a thriftier company. I also have an update on acto…