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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more.I hope all you East Coasters had a cozy nor’easter. By the time the snow stopped this morning and I tried to take my baby outside for some winter frolicking, it had already turned to slush. He doesn’t know the difference, but I am bummed!Today, we’re looking at layoffs at SiriusXM, a new podcast deal for Meghan Markle, and how the “Swift Effect” made Travis Kelce’s podcast a top 10 hit. But first, one more programming…

YouTuber Deestroying and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell presenting at YouTube's Brandcast in May 2023.Credit: YouTubeYouTube bet big on the NFL to boost its subscriber base, and content creators have been key to that push.After YouTube committed $2 billion per year to secure the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube TV grew from 5 million subscribers in 2022 to more than 8 million this year. Enlisting some of YouTube's top creators to promote NFL Sunday Ticket helped drive engagement among tens of millions of users, the…

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JBL is best known for speakers, earbuds and headphones, but the company has recently pivoted to microphones to meet the needs of modern content creators. It all started with the Quantum Stream line of condenser microphones, and the company has brought a trio of updated mics in the series to CES 2024 in Las Vegas.The Quantum Stream Talk, as the name suggests, is primarily for podcasters and streamers. The condenser boasts a super cardioid pickup pattern so it only captures what’s directly in front of it, which will be your…

We are fast approaching half a billion people listening to podcasts, and today one of the independent players hoping to cash in on that activity has announced some funding to grow. Podimo, the Copenhagen-based podcasting startup that’s built around a Netflix-style monthly subscription fee, has raised another €44 million ($48 million at today’s rates) in funding, an all-equity round that it will be using to expand across the whole of its business: it will be enhancing production tools; expanding its distribution…

Dan Jennings’s greatest regret after 25 years in local radio had been missing out on an interview with his idol, Paul Weller. It did not seem likely that the 47-year-old former broadcaster would get much closer to realising the goal in his new career in project management.With time on his hands during lockdown, Jennings launched a podcast for other Weller super fans, entitled Desperately Seeking Paul, but it unexpectedly became something of a hit and after three years, coming up to 180 episodes and a highly fruitful…

Conan O’Brien loves to pick on Matt Gourley, the producer and co-host of his podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” They have a big brother-kid brother dynamic — O’Brien recently turned 60, Gourley 50 — and their playful roasting has become as much a part of the show’s charm as the interviews with celebrity guests. On a recent episode, the famous host joked that Gourley‘s ego has been inflated by the show’s success and he’s driving around L.A. in a fancy car with the vanity plate “PODKING.”Gourley doesn’t actually have…

From the very beginning, podcasting was shaped by a DIY ethos that said: “I can do that, too.” An undefined and unexplored wilderness, the infrastructure that we now take for granted (like the feeds we use to subscribe to a show) had to be created from scratch, usually by passionate believers who identified a problem and wanted to fix it. People created shows—not because they wanted an audience, or because they saw a payday in their future—because they loved podcasting. Whatever it was. Podcasting was punk rock. And, for…

If you’re among people as you read this, look to your left. Now look to your right. Statistically speaking, those on either side of you probably have their own podcasts. Odds are you have several people in your life that also fit the bill. The good news is that the prevalence of podcasts means better and better tools are being produced to help hosts up their games. A couple of months back, I wrote a How I Podcast article showcasing some of the tips and tricks I’ve deployed for my own show, RiYL. It’s very much a…