All articles tagged with #podcasts
A curated list of top podcasts from 2025, featuring diverse genres such as music, true crime, comedy, and cultural commentary, highlighting personal stories, historical explorations, and humorous banter, offering engaging content for various interests.
In 2025, podcasts became a significant influence in politics and culture, with certain shows captivating audiences enough to make them pause and listen intently, as highlighted by The New York Times.
The article reveals Hollywood's favorite guilty pleasures in 2025, including binge-watching 'Love Island USA', listening to Australian podcasts, exploring theme parks like Epic Universe, revisiting Nancy Drew computer games, and enjoying celebrity cocktail kits, highlighting a preference for lowbrow, nostalgic, and experiential entertainment despite the push for prestige content.
The article lists the top 20 podcasts of 2025, highlighting diverse topics such as food, true crime, culture, and personal stories, with notable mentions including 'Home Cooking With Samin Nosrat,' 'Lucky Boy,' 'Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky,' and 'Wisecrack,' among others.
In 2026, video versions of three popular Barstool podcasts—Pardon My Take, Spittin Chiclets, and The Ryen Russillo Show—will become exclusive to Netflix in the U.S., with plans to expand internationally, while audio versions remain on other platforms. The deal, brokered by UTA, aims to enhance viewer engagement and expand Netflix's sports content offerings.
The first developer beta of iOS 26.2 introduces enhanced customization options for Liquid Glass, updates to Apple News and Podcasts apps, integration of alarms with Reminders, and adjustments to Sleep Score ranges, along with other improvements and features.
Spotify has launched a completely revamped tvOS app for Apple TV 4K, featuring a new design, improved video playback, lyrics, DJ recommendations, queue management, and remote control via Connect, aiming to enhance the user experience and compete more effectively with Apple Music.
The Golden Globes announced a new award category for best podcast, with a list of 25 eligible podcasts including popular titles like Joe Rogan Experience and Call Her Daddy, and the winners will be revealed at the 2026 ceremony, marking the awards' expansion into digital media.
The Golden Globes announced their first-ever list of 25 eligible podcasts for the new Best Podcast category at the 83rd Golden Globes, highlighting the diversity and creativity in podcasting, with submissions open until October 31, 2025.
The Cleveland Guardians are playing playoff baseball today, with a game on ESPN and WTAM 1100 AM, and there is speculation about Chase DeLauter joining the playoff roster. Several podcasts discuss Guardians' series and baseball chaos, while MLB coaching changes include firings of Rocco Baldelli and Bob Melvin, and rumors about Guardians' bench coach Craig Albernaz.
YouTube Music is introducing pre-save options for upcoming albums, exclusive fan videos, and merchandise drops, while YouTube is also leveraging AI to add video components to audio podcasts and facilitate clip creation, enhancing creator and listener engagement.
YouTube announced new AI-powered tools for podcasters, including features to easily create clips and Shorts from video podcasts and generate videos for audio-only content, aiming to enhance podcast promotion and compete with platforms like TikTok and Spotify.
The article discusses the rise and fall of the contrarian physics podcast subculture, focusing on figures like Sabine Hossenfelder and Eric Weinstein, highlighting issues of scientific integrity, social media influence, and the challenges of public understanding of complex scientific debates. It critiques how controversy and social media can distort scientific discourse, emphasizing the importance of peer-reviewed research and accountability in science communication.
Amazon has denied reports of shutting down Wondery and announced plans to split the podcast unit into two separate teams to improve its performance, addressing previous concerns about its podcast business success.
Amazon is restructuring its Wondery podcast studio, merging its narrative-driven content with Audible and creating a new creator services team, resulting in layoffs and leadership changes, as part of adapting to the evolving video and creator-led content landscape.