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Nicholas QuahNovember 1, 2016

Hot Pod: Will 60dB’s algorithms and user experience give it a lead over other audio platforms?

Plus: Gimlet announces a new slate of shows, NPR focuses on internal talent development, and Audible puts one of its shows outside the paywall.

Nicholas QuahOctober 11, 2016

Hot Pod: Gimlet risks its image as scrappy and transparent by mishandling a show cancellation

Plus: Radiotopia turns to its listeners for support again, a podcast network partners with a book publishing house, and WNYC starts rolling out internships paid at something closer to a reasonable wage.

Nicholas QuahSeptember 1, 2016

Hot Pod: Your favorite podcasts, coming to a TV screen near you?

Plus: The Washington Post start an audio game show, Vox Media is staffing up for podcast growth, and why celebrities are so compelling to advertisers as show hosts (even if their shows are only so-so).

Laura Hazard OwenNovember 30, 2015

How did the GE-branded podcast The Message hit No. 1 on iTunes? In part, by sounding nothing like an ad

“I don’t consider it advertising. It’s a podcast show that just happens to be produced by a brand instead of a network.”

Nicholas QuahNovember 24, 2015

Hot Pod: Revisiting the question: Why doesn’t audio go viral?

The UX innovation we need. Plus: public radio executive pay, a boom in custom branded podcasts, and the aging of NPR’s audience.

Nicholas QuahOctober 20, 2015

Hot Pod: Why is WNYC making such a big bet on podcasts?

“We see HBO going into the podcast business, but we should also look at HBO. We should be focusing on making shows that huge chunks of America will entertain themselves with.”

Shan WangJuly 27, 2015

Gimlet wants to become the “HBO of podcasting” — here’s what its founder’s learned trying to get there

Alex Blumberg, CEO and co-founder of Gimlet Media: “People who like public radio like podcasts, but people outside of public radio also like podcasts. So let’s find those people.”

Jeff IsraelyOctober 2, 2012

Jeff Israely: In the quest for speed and quantity, there’s still a place for quality

Our startup correspondent, building Worldcrunch in Paris, says the balance and tension between different journalistic ideals is what creates value.

December 14, 2010

Jeff Israely: Speeding up a startup, but slowing down at the same time

November 9, 2010

Loose ties vs. strong: Pinyadda’s platform finds that shared interests trump friendships in “social news”

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