Award-winning actor and producer Danielle Brooks is launching the new video podcast, “The InnerMission.” The Grammy winner and Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated actor will interview guests in her home movie theatre, with the aim to “pause and dive deeper into the beautiful, messy and necessary in-between moments when life forces the curtains closed.” “Investing in […]

“Creepy,” the popular creepypasta podcast created and hosted by Jon Grilz, has a new home. Be Afraid Media has acquired full ownership or “Creepy,” including its catalog of over 1,200 episodes, almost all of which have been sourced from and shaped by a community of fan writers. Grilz will continue being the “Creepy” host and […]

Three big millennial influencers — Kate Steinberg, Erin Miller and Nicole Story Dent — are teaming for “unapologetically” nostalgic podcast series “You Had 2 Be There,” celebrating pop-culture touchstones from the ’90s and 2000s. The trio’s “You Had 2 Be There” podcast premieres June 18 across all major platforms. The show will feature Steinberg, Miller […]

Comedian Adam Friedland is set to bring “The Adam Friedland Show” to Spotify in July. The talk show will relaunch with its third season and partner with the streaming service for ad sales and distribution across all podcast platforms. “I couldn’t be more excited. I asked my colleagues at Spotify for a Spotify premium membership, […]

Olivia Ponton is launching a new era for her book podcast — and as part of that, the influencer and model is looking to recast the blonde stereotype to show that someone can be both obsessed with fashion and beauty as well as intellectually curious. Ponton is renaming the show from “Booked & Busy” to […]

Spotify is aiming to boost the trust of podcast listeners — by extending its verification program to podcasts and affirming that using AI to “impersonate” another podcaster is not allowed. According to the company, Spotify’s policies have always prohibited unauthorized impersonation. Now it is reaffirming the policy in the context of AI to “help ensure […]

Music icon Elton John already had an award named after him. Now it has become a bigger awards program: The Elton John Impact Awards, which are being presented to influential members of the LGBTQ+ community and prominent allies. The Elton John Impact Awards, created by iHeartMedia and consumer packaged goods giant P&G, will launch June […]

Robert Smigel is launching a podcast in which he and his comedian friends — including David Letterman, Bob Odenkirk, Ellie Kemper and Jim Gaffigan — try to help zhuzh up the hilarity of everything from a eulogy to a Tinder profile. Smigel, a writer, producer, actor and director best known for his “TV Funhouse” segments […]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ popular podcast “Wiser Than Me” is returning with new batch of episodes featuring the Emmy-winning actress’ interviews with older women. “Wiser Than Me,” a production of indie podcast network Lemonada Media, will return on May 6 with all-new episodes featuring guests Jean Smart, Pam Grier, Joan Baez and Cyndi Lauper. It’s a continuation […]

Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street will premiere “Between Me and You,” a new scripted audio drama starring Jurnee Smollett, Jack Falahee and Stephanie Hsu, on April 16, exclusively from Audible. The eight-episode Audible Original is based on the novel of the same name by Allison Winn Scotch, who co-wrote audio adaptation with Pete Chiarelli. “Between Me […]

L.A.’s American Cinematheque arts nonprofit org is launching a new weekly interview podcast series, featuring a range of filmmakers and others sharing their most memorable moviegoing experiences. “The American Cinematheque Podcast” is hosted and executive produced by artistic director Grant Moninger. The show blends a podcast-style interview format with a game-show element, in which each […]

Maya Hawke and KJ Apa meet cute in the Hamptons in Audible original romantic comedy “The Summer Oath” — a modern twist on Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” Starring Hawke (“Stranger Things”) and Apa (“Riverdale”), “The Summer Oath” is created, written and directed by Claire Friedman, whose credits include “Saturday Night Live,” “Desus & Mero” and […]

Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile, the fan-favorite married couple who hooked up on ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise,” are launching a weekly podcast series about their life after the TV cameras stopped rolling. The duo’s new podcast “Not Married to This” premieres March 12 on all SiriusXM, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and other major audio platforms. […]

Jay Shetty’s deal with iHeartMedia for his popular “On Purpose” health and wellness podcast is coming to an end after three years on the iHeartPodcast Network. iHeartMedia originally announced its deal with Shetty for “On Purpose” in April 2023. The audio and podcast company’s current deal with Shetty will expire in early July 2026. Shetty, […]

Jean-Luc Picard is doing The Bard. Sir Patrick Stewart is lending his iconic voice to an audiobook in which he reads William Shakespeare’s sonnets — all 154 of them — and “shares reflections on his creative process that can guide listeners’ deeper appreciation of the poetry,” according to publisher Simon & Schuster Audio. The “Patrick […]

Audible is queuing up a new batch of true-crime and investigative journalism podcasts that bring together some of the biggest names in the space including Dan Taberski, Paul Holes, Leon Neyfakh and Laura Beil. It’s the first major podcast slate from Audible since Amazon reorganized its Wondery podcast division last year, shifting narrative-driven programming under […]

Spotify’s The Ringer is taking a deep dive into tinfoil-hat territory with “Wait a Second…,” a new video podcast hosted by writer and podcaster Jason Concepcion and featuring The Ringer’s Tyler Parker as co-host. “Wait a Second…” premieres Feb. 19 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and other platforms. It will be released weekly on Thursdays. […]

Sean Hannity is promising to show a more casual side of himself on “Hang Out With Sean Hannity,” a new podcast coming next month from Fox News Media. The twice-weekly podcast will premiere March 3. On “Hang Out With Sean Hannity,” the longtime Fox News Channel host will engage in “unfiltered conversations” with figures across […]

Apple Podcasts is finally giving video a full embrace. The tech giant, which pioneered the podcast audio format and helped popularize it, has faced stepped-up competition from video podcast viewing on YouTube and Spotify. On Monday, Apple said it will bring “advanced video capabilities” to Apple Podcasts this spring. Those will be available on iPhone, […]

Wyatt Cenac will be grabbing the mic to host the 6th annual Awards for Excellence in Audio — aka the Ambies — in Brooklyn later this month. The Ambies will be presented on Monday, Feb. 23, as part of On Air Fest at the Arlo Williamsburg hotel in Brooklyn. At the awards show, Cenac, an […]

U.K. media and entertainment company Global has lined up an all-star quartet of hosts for “Up to Speed,” its new Formula 1 racing podcast: Will Buxton, “Drive to Survive” star and F1 journalist; driver-turned-broadcaster Naomi Schiff; 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard; and F1 presenter and content creator Jolie Sharpe. “Up to Speed” will launch […]

Latin superstar singer Bad Bunny is branching into the podcast game. Rimas Sports, Bad Bunny’s sports management and brand alliance agency, has forged a partnership with iHeartMedia to produce original podcasts and content for My Cultura, iHeart’s podcast network dedicated to elevating Latino voices and stories. The first podcast under the pact, to debut early […]