“I have a hook for your story,” a podcast producer told me as soon as I called her up earlier this summer. “Pineapple Street announced it’s going out of business today.” I’d already been reporting on the collapse of the narrative podcast industry for several weeks, talking with executives and …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. No matter what topic your new podcast is covering, you’re going to need a mic. And if you’re on a budget, choosing from the thousands out there can …
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On the morning of Feb. 19, 2022, Cassandra Black Elk, a 26-year-old indigenous woman in North Dakota, woke up to find her three-week-old daughter, Starlight, unresponsive in the bed next to her. It was every mother’s nightmare, but for Black Elk, this was just the beginning. Within 10 minutes of …
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Anyone who watched The Osbournes knows that whenever the First Family of Reality Television gets bored, things get weird fast. So rather than let idle hands become the Devil’s hands, the family has decided to use a moment when Ozzy isn’t touring and Sharon is taking a break from TV …
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No Jumper, a popular podcast whose roots are in hip-hop culture, has allegedly transitioned into a platform for white supremacy, antisemitism, and misogyny, according to a Media Matters for America investigation. The news site, which describes itself as “a progressive research center that monitors, analyzes, & corrects right-wing misinformation,” points …
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Billie Eilish has a complicated relationship with the internet. The singer talks about deleting social media from her phone and the dangers of the internet in this exclusive clip from hers upcoming appearance the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. Eilish and her brother Finneas both visited O’Brien’s podcast as …
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Pamela Winn was once inmate number 54458-019. Today she is the founder of RestoreHER, a reentry advocacy organization led by and for women of color based in Georgia. That’s because when she was incarcerated, Winn experienced a trauma no living being should ever have to. In 2008, Winn was facing …
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Alex Cooper hosted her most unexpected guest of the year, John Mayer, on Call Her Daddy Tuesday. In the conversation, Mayer talked about dating as a celebrity and how he “sometimes” plays guitar for his partners after they… get into it. “Do you do this before you have sex with …
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It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in New York City’s Meatpacking district and Jamilah Mapp and Erica Dickerson are having brunch on the rooftop of the SoHo Hotel. It’s the day after their New York live show, and two California moms have spent much of September recording and traveling for their …
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With his wife Evaluna Montaner, Camilo can be 100 percent himself. In a Rolling Stone exclusive clip of Audible‘s Origins podcast, which launched today, the Colombian star opens up about the impact of finding love for the first time in his life. “Meeting Evaluna was for me an encounter with …
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