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• Vox Media’s podcasts may be being bought by Versant, the owners of CNBC and MS NOW, suggests The New York Times. The network includes On with Kara Swisher, A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe, and Stay Tuned with Preet. Speaking recently at the Podcast Business Summit, Kara Swisher advised the audience: “You should own what you make, there’s no other choice in this media environment ... entrepreneurism and media have to go together now.”
• Last year, the NZ Podcasting Summit managed to make a Mic Drop Marathon - 26 hosts and 25 guests in just 50 minutes, during the event. That session is coming back this year - the NZ Podcasting Summit 2026 is Sat May 9 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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