podcasts

• 86% of Spotify’s top shows are “always on.” A fresh podcasting hub serves those busy creators.
• TMG Studios serves up a new podcast—with extra MeatCanyon

  Stretch and Fade's hour-long premiere debuted Feb. 20 and includes scintillating topics like "Gucci NASCAR," "Tim Cook's Revenge," "how much incest should be included in House of the Dragon," and the best places to die.

  
• YouTube Music’s plan to compete with Spotify’s podcast library just took a step forward

  Kai Chuk, the Head of Podcast at YouTube, has said that audio shows will be added to YouTube Music "in the near future."

  
• As another round of layoffs hit Spotify, Head of Content Dawn Ostroff says goodbye

  Spotify Head of Content Dawn Ostroff is leaving the company amidst around of layoffs. 6% of Spotify's workforce will be let go.

  
• On the Podcast: Do people even want to do YouTube?
• On the Podcast: My oven took this photo
• Spotify touts its LA office as a “state-of-the-art music- and podcast-recording facility”
• YouTube gets trendy with MatPat-hosted podcast ‘Like & Describe’
• Want to put out better podcasts? YouTube’s got a guide for that
• On The Podcast: Gamers and Bidets
• On The Podcast: Are Shorts hurting YouTube’s earnings? (Yes.) Can it save them? (Yes.)
• A veteran of TikTok, Fullscreen, and Hulu will bring podcast partnerships to Spotify