Podcast

TikTok’s podcast boom might be a bust

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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. The common wisdom goes that video is the key to podcast discovery: you take the juiciest clips from your show, hope one goes viral every now and then on TikTok, and then that wider (and younger) audience becomes your new listeners. … Read more

Caitlyn Jenner and Lamar Odom Launching New Podcast

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Caitlyn Jenner and Lamar Odom are reuniting for a new project — a sports podcast that pays homage to their “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” connection … TMZ has learned. The former in-laws — Caitlyn was Lamar’s stepfather-in-law when the ex-NBA star was married to Khloe Kardashian — are launching “Keeping Up with Sports,” a … Read more

Meghan Markle to keep details of kids Archie and Lilibet ‘sparse’ in new podcast

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Meghan Markle is set to launch a new podcast after ‘Archetypes’ fell through Meghan Markle may discuss motherhood, but she’s not expected to go into detail about her own children – Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet – on her upcoming podcast. Meghan has recently announced that she’s joined hands with Lemonada to re-release her Archetypes … Read more

Jennette McCurdy Says Farewell To Her Podcast After Just Four Months

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Jennette McCurdy is closing a chapter in her life. Just four months after starting her podcast, “Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy,” she’s saying goodbye. At the end of her most recent episode, she broke the news, as well as in an Instagram post. Jennette McCurdy Has Ended “Hard Feelings” With No Warning MEGA At the … Read more

Meghan Markle Signs New Podcast Deal After Calling It Quits With Spotify

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Less than a year after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry called it quits on their $20M Spotify deal … she herself is giving it another go in the podcast game. The Duchess of Sussex has inked a deal with Lemonada Media — the company behind “Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus” — for a new, … Read more

Bill Maher Says Kanye West is ‘Charming Antisemite,’ Won’t Air Podcast Episode

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Play video content TMZ Studios Bill Maher says Kanye West’s antisemitism and appeal to young people is a dangerous mix … which is why Kanye’s appearance on Bill’s podcast won’t ever see the light of day. We talked to Bill for a new “TMZ Investigates” airing Monday at 9 PM ET/8 Central on FOX — … Read more

Spotify’s podcast exclusive days are over as Joe Rogan’s show expands to other platforms

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Controversies and PR headaches weren’t enough to dissuade Spotify from re-upping its agreement with podcaster Joe Rogan, whose show over the past couple of years drove divisions among music fans and artists alike and even prompted some big names, like Neil Young, to pull their catalogs from the streaming service. Regardless, the show remained popular … Read more

Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Argue on Podcast, Talk ‘Pressure’ of Relationship

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Play video content Amy & T.J. Podcast Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes got to bickering about their love life on their podcast — where they talked about the “pressure” in their relationship … and boy was it awkward! The former ‘GMA3’ anchors-turned-lovers trotted out a new episode of “Amy & T.J.” Monday which was aptly … Read more