The best music podcasts
Want to take a deep dive into some of your favorite artists and their work? These music podcasts explore the lives of musicians and how great music is created.
Google Play Music is shutting down. These are the best alternatives
By the end of 2020, Google Play Music will officially be no more. Before then, users will need to find a new streaming home. Which service should you pick?
Podcasts may be coming to Amazon Music and Audible, as well as Echo speakers
A leaked email from Amazon to select podcast producers seems to indicate that the company has plans to include podcasts on it Amazon Music and Audible services.
Spotify’s video podcasts bring hosts — and advertisers — closer to fans
With its new Spotify video podcast experience, Spotify is making is podcast ambitions clear: It wants to be YouTube for podcasts, and it's all about the ads.
Spotify launches new video feature for select podcasts
The new feature rolls out to select Spotify podcasts on Tuesday like The Morning Toast, The Misfits Podcast, and Fantasy Footballers.
Eat, Sleep, Game is Spotify’s first gaming podcast playlist
Spotify has announced its latest human-curated podcast playlist, Eat, Sleep, Game. The playlist hosts a selection of episodes from a range of gaming podcasts.
Joe Rogan is coming to Spotify — and so are the advertisments
Joe Rogan is moving his hit podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, exclusively to Spotify. But he won't be making the move alone: Here come the ads, too.
With its Joe Rogan exclusive, Spotify’s new podcast strategy is to kill podcasts
Spotify's acquisition of The Joe Rogan Experience is a huge win for the streaming media company, but it sends a dark message about the open future of podcasts.
Joe Rogan’s massive podcast is moving exclusively to Spotify
The Joe Rogan Experience will be available on Spotify for free starting September 1 and will move exclusively to Spotify at the end of the year.
Here’s how Tim Cook and Bill Gates hope to give graduates a boost
With the coronavirus pandemic scuppering many graduation gatherings this year, famous folks have decided to record their commencement speeches this time around.
Startup partnering with Dennis Quaid wants to make podcasts like a ‘movie for your ears’
Movie star Dennis Quaid is branching out by partnering with Audio Up, a new podcast company which aims to take the world of podcast from black and white into technicolor.
Staples targets podcast producers with recording studios at stores
Podcast producers are being invited by Staples to produce their shows at its new in-store recording studios. It’s part of new workspaces called Staples Connect.
More than 800,000 Apple Podcasts are now available on Echo devices
Got an Alexa device and love podcasts? The two have come together and now you can stream over 800,000 Apple Podcast shows through Alexa devices like Echo Dot, Echo Plus and Echo Spot . Access includes popular shows like Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, The Daily, Business Wars podcasts, and more.
Spotify ramps up podcast discovery with ‘Your Daily Podcasts’ playlist
With growing investments in podcasting as a medium, it only makes sense that Spotify would want its listeners to spend more time listening to podcasts. To make the podcats discovery process easier, it has launched a new personalized playlist just for podcasts: Your Daily Podcasts, available for free and premium users.
Spotify now lets you mix tunes and talk with podcast playlists
Playlists have always been a big part of Spotify, and now they're set to become even bigger with the ability to create podcast-based playlists. It's a mobile-only feature for now, but users can create huge lists of podcast episodes for listening on-the-go, or they can add podcasts to existing playlists.
Descript’s new podcast editor can deepfake your voice to dub over errors
Descript Podcast Studio launched Wednesday with a feature called “Overdub,” which allows you to replace recorded words and phrases with synthesized speech that blends in with the other audio. The feature is meant to fill in the blanks of any mistakes or awkward pauses during the recording of a podcast.
Pocket Casts goes freemium, adds Plus subscription for diehard podcast fans
One of the best podcast apps on the market, Pocket Casts is shifting to a freemium model. Unlike before, when the podcast-listening app charged a $4 upfront fee, Pocket Casts is now a free download, but it locks a few exclusive perks behind a new “Plus” subscription for diehard podcast listener.
The best new podcasts for the week of September 6, 2019: Hit Man and more
Everyone and their cousin seemingly have a podcast, but not all podcasts are created equal. With new and returning podcasts coming on the scene every week, it can be hard to figure out what to listen to. This week: A hitman book, tween science, and Chicago stories.
Spotify’s latest experiment is designed to boost podcast discovery
Podcasting has become a rich medium, with hundreds of shows to choose from in dozens of languages. This means that finding new shows to listen to can be a challenge. Spotify is looking into how it can fix that, and a new set of human-curated podcast playlists might be the answer.
Looking to start a podcast: Here’s everything you need to know
Don't know how to start a podcast? It can be daunting, going it alone. Here's your guide to getting started, from outlining your niche and scripting your first episode to what kind of equipment you need and how to get your podcast online and shared for your new listeners to enjoy.
Spotify is quietly turning itself into a storytelling platform for artists
To provide more ways for artists and creators to engage with audiences, Spotify is testing out its own version of the popular Stories format, with a new feature called Storyline. It has also launched a new online tool that vastly simplifies the creation of podcasts. Here's what you need to know.
Looking for podcasts? Google lets you find and play them in its web search
Not content to simply have its own dedicated podcasts app, Google is now letting people find podcasts from within its web search, and play the most recent episodes inside a dedicated web-player. The move comes after the BBC recently decided to pull all of its podcasts from Google's platforms.
BBC clarifies decision to pull its podcasts from Google platforms
In what is beginning to look like a power play over the control of content, the BBC has pulled all of its podcasts from Google platforms like Google Podcasts and Google Home, leaving fans of the content in search of alternatives ways to access their favorite podcast shows.
Spotify adds mystery and crime to its podcast arsenal with Parcast acquisition
Spotify continues to add to its growing collection of podcasting assets, this time with the acquisition of Parcast, an L.A.-based podcast studio known for its lurid, true-crime and mystery titles, that have garnered a significant audience since the company began in 2017.
You can now listen to Google Podcasts on your desktop without the app
Tweaking the URL of a Google Podcasts share link can let you listen to a podcast on your desktop or laptop via your browser. The streamlined web player doesn't have all the functions of the main application, but Google Podcasts now work on devices without the official app, hinting at future potential.
The best new podcasts for the week of March 9, 2019
Everyone and their cousin has a podcast, but not all podcasts are created equally. With new and returning podcasts coming every week, it can be hard to figure out what to listen to. We pick a few of our favorites each week from among the crowd and tell you why they're worth your precious time.
Spotify buys two podcast companies, and plans to spend even more
Spotify purchased Gimlet Media, the startup behind Reply All and the Homecoming podcast that Amazon turned into a show, for over $200 million. It has also picked up Anchor, making the streaming music company the second largest podcast platform behind Apple.
Prime(d) is the podcast Amazon probably doesn’t want you to listen to
KUOW’s Prime(d) podcast debuts Season 2 February 4. Host Joshua McNichols spoke with Digital Trends about the ways in which Amazon waits out its competition while keeping its customers happy. Even a few missteps won’t phase a company this size, so it’s practically guaranteed some amount of success in everything from groceries to fashion.
Pocket Casts adds more cross-sync, curation, and Siri Shortcuts
Pocket Casts is a pocket staple for many podcast fanatics. With access to over 300,000 podcasts, and a suite of tools, it's a great option. But it's about to get even better with the introduction Pocket Casts 7.0 that adds intelligent curation, Siri Shortcuts support, and a streamlined UI.
Comedian Michael Lenoci talks Carnegie Hall and his podcast, ‘Guys Night Out’
Today on 'DT Daily,' we sat down with L.A.-based comedian Michael Lenoci to talk about his podcast, 'Guys Night Out,' where he gives relationship advice to people who write in. We also talked about how he went from a confused kid in Florida to a professional who's opened at Carnegie Hall.
Winamp eyes big comeback in 2019 with podcast, streaming support
Classic audio player Winamp is set for a big revamp next year, in what the developers hope will bring together all audio streaming solutions in a single application that's cross-platform. The newly updated app will support podcasts, local and cloud audio, radio stations, and other audio sources.
Pocket transforms articles into podcasts with an assist from Amazon
Read-it-later app Pocket is adding an option to turn articles into easily navigable podcasts with its new app redesign for iOS and Android. The feature relies on Amazon's voice-to-text service Polly. It marks a shift for the app, and an attempt to expand into the world of podcasts.
Get all your pods in one place with Google’s streamlined Podcasts app
Play Music no more! Google's long-awaited stand-alone podcast app, Google Podcasts, is here, and it's being constantly updated. With Google's sleek design, super-smart integration with Google Home, and millions of podcasts available at launch, there's nowhere better to listen to your favorite podcasts.
Google is making it easier to manage your podcasts straight from the Google app
Google wants to make it a little easier to manage your podcasts straight through the Google app, and has added a few new features to the app to make that happen.