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• Today is the last episode of WTF with Marc Maron. We reported back in June that he was to end the show; he is the subject of a New York Times feature today, a focus in The Guardian, and - we’re sure - plenty more. For his final episode, number 1,686, Marc travels to Washington DC, for a second conversation with former President Barack Obama - who’s quite a fan.
• The Shawn Ryan Show, one of the US’s top 50 podcasts, has signed with Daylight Media. The show was with Cumulus Media, and last month the Wall Street Journal suggested the deal could be worth $10mn. Daylight Media is an expansion of QCODE.
  • Shawn Ryan got a focus in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend.
• In Australia, Jetpak Media, a creator representation house and media publisher, has been launched by former Spotify and ARN executive Kai Battaglene.

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