This American Life

2019: the year podcasting broke

Like any burgeoning art form, podcasts have a complicated relationship with corporate America. The form’s appeal has long been its accessibility; for years, it’s been open to anyone with an idea,

VCs like what they are hearing out of the podcasting sector

Podcasts are television for the earbud generation. And although many podcasters make money, typically through sponsorships, the podcasting industry (such as it is) hasn’t received much in the way of

A group of public radio companies acquires podcast app Pocket Casts

NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago and This American Life announced today that they’ve acquired Pocket Casts, a podcast app created by Australian developer Shifty Jelly. That might sound like a lot

Serial Is Back With A Second Season Of Podcast Crime Storytelling

Popular podcast <a target="_blank" href="https://serialpodcast.org">Serial</a> is back! After breaking into <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXbJjuZqbc">mainstream culture</a>