Programs/Content
NPR will roll out paid subscriptions to its podcasts
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The network will also participate in Apple and Spotify’s podcast subscription initiatives.
Programs/Content
Nine months after getting laid off, John Moe finds a new home for conversations about mental health
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“I started thinking about what I wanted to do next and how I can help people in a variety of ways. I had a lot of time wandering the desert to think about it.”
Programs/Content
Virginia’s VPM partners on Community Media Center in Richmond
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The VPM + ICA Community Media Center is a free and public recording studio and workspace that aims to make creating podcasts more accessible.
Programs/Content
How Michigan Radio launched 42 podcasts at once (and why it’s just the beginning)
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With its new Minutes project, the station is making city council meetings more accessible while helping its reporters find stories.
Programs/Content
KPBS podcast seeks new audiences while highlighting San Diego culture
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Launched this month, “The Parker Edison Project” gives “complete creative freedom” to a local rapper and journalist.
Tech
Acast acquisition will ‘supercharge’ RadioPublic’s development
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An Acast executive said RadioPublic “brings even better tools and deep … secret-sauce technology” to the Sweden-based podcast company.
Tech
Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform
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The plan to sell Pocket Casts is in “early stages of development,” according to an NPR spokesperson.
Programs/Content
Public radio stations call on New York Times to take responsibility for ‘lapses in judgment’
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Station leaders and the Public Radio Program Directors Association are questioning the Times’ damage control related to its podcast “Caliphate.”
Podcasts
Southern California Public Radio receives $500,000 CPB grant for podcast studio
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The grant will help SCPR’s LAist Studios serve younger and more diverse audiences.