Spotify continues to enlist big names for its podcasting efforts. The latest: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her arts collective Array. DuVernay has directed theatrically
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Apple’s new editorial franchise, Apple Podcasts Spotlight, to highlight interesting creators
Apple today announced a new editorial franchise called Apple Podcasts Spotlight, which aims to highlight rising podcast creators in the U.S. The editorial team
Original Content podcast: Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz have a good time in ‘Pretend It’s A City’
The concept behind the new Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s A City” is pretty straightforward: Author Fran Lebowitz talks, while Martin Scorsese (who’s both
Original Content podcast: Despite some odd choices, ‘The Undoing’ lays out a satisfying mystery
The HBO miniseries “The Undoing” wrapped up back in November, but the hosts of the Original Content podcast took advantage of the holidays to
Twitter acquires social podcasting app Breaker, team to help build Twitter Spaces
Twitter has acquired social broadcasting app Breaker, the companies announced today via a combination of blog posts and tweets. The deal will see Breaker’s
Original Content podcast: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ might be a beautiful mess, or maybe just a mess
“Wonder Woman 1984” was released on HBO Max on Christmas Day, where it quickly divided the hosts of the Original Content podcast. Perhaps it
Amazon acquires podcast network Wondery
Amazon just announced that it’s acquiring Wondery, the network behind podcasts including “Dirty John” and “Dr. Death.” Wondery will become part of Amazon Music,
Original Content podcast: ‘The Mandalorian’ season two goes deep into Star Wars mythology
“The Mandalorian” just wrapped up its second season on Disney+, with an action-packed and surprise-filled finale. In many ways, it feels like a seamless
Five VCs discuss what surprised them the most in 2020
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today is our holiday
Original Content podcast: The pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’ could have been a lot worse
Let’s be clear: “Songbird” is not a good movie. It’s hard to see how it could have been any good, since “Songbird” was written