Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe playbook behind Spotify's audiobook expansion
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For years, the audiobook industry was defined by a single dominant player and a purchasing model th…
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Why an NPR reporter left his job to launch a media outlet in Ukraine
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The war in Ukraine has given rise to an entirely new generation of independent media organizations,…
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This platform is powering over 180 local newsrooms
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For more than a decade, Erin Millar has been trying to answer a question that has plagued the journ…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
This print magazine is thriving by treating itself like a collector's item
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When Mike Rogge purchased Mountain Gazette in early 2020, he wasn't acquiring a thriving media busi…
4 weeks ago
The software company that's quietly building a media empire
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For years, HubSpot was known as a pioneer of content marketing, building a huge library of articles…
1 month ago
How a coaching conference turned into a seven-figure media business
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When Aaron Wilbur launched The Coaches Site in 2010, he simply wanted to solve a problem he kept se…
1 month ago
How a niche newsletter about startups evolved into a data business
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When Will Richards first started compiling news about startups, he wasn't trying to launch a media …
1 month, 1 week ago
How a weekly PDF became one of Africa's most innovative news products
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When Sipho Kings and his co-founder Simon Allison launched The Continent in 2020, they wanted to reth…
1 month, 1 week ago
This former TV writer now produces prestige audio dramas for Audible, iHeart, and Spotify
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For years, Hollywood writer Aaron Tracy built his career inside the traditional television system, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
This independent magazine publisher doubled down on print
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After spending several years helping launch food and travel magazines in London, Krista Faist returne…
1 month, 3 weeks ago