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Simon OwensMay 20, 2015

Crossing the streams: Why competing publications are deciding to team up on podcasts

Low financial risk and a desire for word-of-mouth sharing have led news sites to collaborate, sharing audience and infrastructure.

Simon OwensFebruary 6, 2015

Slate’s podcast audience has tripled in a year, and its bet on audio over video continues to pay off

With 6 million downloads a month and a growing set of live events, Slate is showing one potential path for publishers in the post-Serial world: using conversation to build connection.

Justin EllisFebruary 26, 2014

All Alternatives Considered: How Slate thinks a daily podcast can fit into your evening commute

Plenty of podcasts attract a loyal audience on a weekly basis. Slate wants Mike Pesca’s daily show to be as big a part of your drive home as All Things Considered.

Justin EllisSeptember 9, 2013

Public-private partnership: Slate and WBUR team up on a podcast, connecting public radio content to a national audience

Boston public radio station WBUR wants to reach a national audience; Slate wants to expand its stable of podcasts through partnerships.

Andrew PhelpsSeptember 17, 2012

NPR’s Todd Mundt says public radio needs to innovate or die

His worry for local stations: Without jumping on digital opportunities, someday soon they “will be revealed as rather pedestrian repeaters of national content.”

Andy Bowers (center) at a live taping of the Political Gabfest at Grinnell College in 2011. Foreground, left to right: John Dickerson, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon

Andrew PhelpsJune 4, 2012

Slate doubles down on podcasts, courting niche audiences and happy advertisers

Their conversational tone pays off both in user engagement and in added impact for advertising.

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