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The audio vertical’s future is uncertain.

The show has been with comedy network Earwolf since 2010.

About one-sixth of NPR’s staff started as interns.

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Kate Bush and 420doggface show that anything is possible.

The ElonJet saga continues.

Anchor may become part of a potential “Spotify Creator Studio.”

Growth is slowing, and layoffs could be coming.

From Normal Gossip to You’re Wrong About, here are the episodes we still think about.

The deal with Rumble is reportedly worth seven figures.

The bottomless appetite for content.

The company has announced its next “Stream On” event, where it plans to share updates on “creator tools, features, and programming.” The last event, in 2021, was used to lay out Spotify’s business vision in podcasting, music, and other arenas. As my colleague Chris Welch reminded me, “This is where they announced HiFi!” Here’s hoping it actually arrives this time.

We aren’t getting an iPod app until Apple says so.

It’s harder than ever to find audience for a new podcast, and creators know it.

Apple’s rules are “a loss for innovation and for the welfare of European consumers,” they write.

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The acquisitions brought in lots of new employees, and not everyone made the cut.

With Hot Pod lead writer Ariel Shapiro, Vulture’s 1.5x Speed author Nicholas Quah, and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel.

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“In hindsight, I probably got a little carried away.”

Christy Carlson Romano is getting in on the trend with a slew of Disney Channel rewatch pods.

Ariel Shapiro is the lead reporter of audio industry newsletter Hot Pod. She previously worked at Forbes, where she covered media and entertainment and created the magazine’s first list of highest-earning podcasters. Shapiro is a graduate of New York University’s Business and Economic Reporting program and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

And Joe Rogan’s contract is nearing its end.

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