Spotify is betting loyalty beats virality. Earlier payouts, easier distribution, and new video sponsorship tools reveal the real plan for podcasters.

Dan Bongino’s less-than-triumphant return to the MAGA podcast world after leaving the FBI kicked off with a wave of former fans raging about his handling of the Epstein files. Bongino, 51, a former New York City cop and Secret Service agent,

In addition to its Arts District campus, Spotify is expanding to Hollywood with a new video-focused podcast studio. The new location will act as a home base for the Ringer, its media brand focused on sports and pop culture.

Netflix has set January premiere dates for its video podcasting slate. The streamer partnered with iHeart Media, Spotify's The Ringer and Barstool Sports for its first rollout of video podcasts. The podcasting suite will kick off Sunday with a live premiere of "The Bill Simmons Podcast" at 8:30 p.

According to a May 2025 report by Podnews, 90% of all podcasts stop publishing after episode three. That's called podfade. Why does it continue to happen?

Multi-city podcast tours are all the rage. And they're bigger spectacles now with special guests, interactive elements, large venues and merch -- a.k.a. the Eras tour of podcasting.

YouTube surpassed 1 billion monthly active podcast viewers in 2025 while SiriusXM overtook Spotify and iHeart as the top podcasting network

Weiler isn't the only member of the Utah Senate who hosts a regular podcast. Sen. John Johnson, R-North Ogden, hosts the "PoliticIt" podcast and runs its associated website, which features summaries of podcast discussions generated largely by artificial intelligence and republishes news articles from a local nonprofit outlet.

One Monday this September, a judge in Baltimore reminded earbud-owning citizens that podcasting was once powerful. Her ruling — vacating the conviction of a man accused of murdering his former high-school girlfriend — could be traced directly to the ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” pulled off an upset over “Sinners” to win best film,