In right now’s podcast information roundup: Buzzy Cohen offers “Jeopardy!” followers an insider’s take a look at the favored sport present; “Real Housewives” alum Ramona Singer launches a podcast along with her daughter, Avery; CNN Audio launches “The Prince Mixtape,” exploring the Purple One’s life and legacy; the New York Times’ The Athletic is prepping a deep dive on LeBron James’ basketball profession; OWN: The Oprah Network renews its SiriusXM podcast deal; and extra.
DATES
Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television launched “This Is Jeopardy! America’s Favorite Quiz Show,” a brand new podcast that goes behind the scenes of the long-running sport present hosted by former “Jeopardy!” champion and visitor host Buzzy Cohen. The podcast guarantees listeners “an thrilling journey by means of the historical past of the quiz present,” that includes notable company together with contestants and producers. “I’m so excited for the chance to offer listeners a never-before-seen take a look at the present,” Cohen, who received the “Jeopardy!” 2017 Tournament of Champions, mentioned in a press release. “This is Jeopardy!” is produced by Somethin’ Else and Sony Music Entertainment. Lizzie Jacobs, Tom Koenig and Sarah Kramer are the manager producers; Mia Warren is senior producer; and Julia Doyle and Sylvie Lubow are producers.
PodcastOne launched a brand new podcast with actuality TV star and entrepreneur Ramona Singer and daughter Avery. Premiering April 26, “Turtle Time With Ramona and Avery” options the mother-daughter duo sharing laughs and private tales — and the way the actual world is totally different from how their lives performed on tv on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City.” Ramona, who starred on 13 seasons of “RHONY,” and Avery, who first appeared on the present when she was 11, additionally talk about relationship and relationships, way of life and wellness, finance and enterprise, and extra whereas welcoming particular company.
Aventine Research Institute and Audacy’s Pineapple Street Studios on April 25 launched a brand new eight-part audio collection, “Humans vs. Machines With Gary Marcus,” hosted by the AI skilled, cognitive scientist and best-selling writer. The collection serves because the fourth season of “The World as You’ll Know It,” demystifying AI’s previous, current and future and “bringing to life a number of the know-how’s most important breakthroughs and failures,” in accordance with the producers. The collection is obtainable on the Audacy app and different main podcast platforms.
CNN Audio’s “The Prince Mixtape,” which debuted April 19, takes listeners “contained in the lifetime of one of many best American music icons of all time” by means of the individuals who knew him, labored with him or “merely beloved him from afar,” the information outlet mentioned. The eight-episode collection is hosted by podcaster, author and poet Nichole Perkins, exploring key moments of the late artist’s life — like when his transgressive lyrics gave start to the Parental Advisory sticker; when he fought to personal his masters; and when he rocked that notorious booty cut-out pantsuit.
Candle Media’s ATTN: and Audible launched “Bizarre History,” an eight-part historic podcast collection hosted by Natalie Zarowny. In the collection, which premiered April 20 solely on Audible, Zarowny takes listeners on a journey by means of historical past to discover the origins of favourite pastimes, cultural traditions and societal norms and examines how they turned commonplace – and what they are saying about our society and tradition right now. First produced by ATTN: as a YouTube collection, ATTN: and Audible determined to accomplice on an expanded audio collection. Season 1 of “Bizarre History” (at this hyperlink) explores how people invented the bulldog; how pirates are the explanation we measure in inches; whether or not profitable the lottery will destroy your life; the old school method we fell in love (we didn’t), how Hollywood created a pretend accent, why the mob is accountable for your recycling bins; how bras helped move Title IV; and “the darkish cause Henry Ford needed us to all study to sq. dance.” The collection is produced by Mike Vainisi, Emily Berens and Dennis Jacobs on behalf of ATTN: and Ann Heppermann on behalf of Audible.
iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God’s The Black Effect Podcast Network introduced “That Moment With Daymond John,” a brand new podcast hosted by the Emmy-winning “Shark Tank” star. Premiering May 2, every Tuesday the FUBU founder and CEO will sit down with entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, artists and others to get their candid reflections on the moments which have formed and redefined their lives. “I’m lucky to get to talk with unimaginable moguls throughout all industries, and ‘That Moment’ offers me the prospect to share their life-changing tales and insights with everybody,” John mentioned in a press release. Guests embrace enterprise moguls like Barbara Corcoran, entertainers Ice-T, Fat Joe and JB Smoove, and restaurateur and movie star chef Marcus Samuelsson. Distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network,“That Moment With Daymond John” can be out there on iHeartRadio and all main podcast platforms.
GREENLIGHTS
LeBron James, at the moment in his twentieth season within the NBA, is the main focus of “A King’s Reign,” a brand new narrative podcast collection from the New York Times’ The Athletic. Episodes will function unique reporting from The Athletic’s roster of specialists together with David Aldridge, Sam Amick, Marcus Thompson II, Joe Vardon, Jason Lloyd, Zach Harper and the “No Dunks” podcast crew. The 12-episode collection is slated to debut this summer season on “The Athletic N.B.A. Show” feed on The Athletic Podcast Network throughout audio platforms. “A King’s Reign” will delve into tales from James’ legendary profession, from his highschool prospect days to his distinctive rivalry with Steph Curry, his cultural impression as a “meme generator” and extra.
ABC News introduced podcast collection “The Idaho Murders,” masking the brutal murders of 4 University of Idaho college students in winter 2022 with the preliminary listening to for accused assassin Bryan Kohberger set for June 26. “The Idaho Murders” is ready to launch in June 2023, out there free of charge on main listening platforms, together with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, Audacy and the ABC News app. “The Idaho Murders” is produced by ABC Audio and govt produced by Laura Mayer.
DEALS
SiriusXM inked a multi-year extension to maintain OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s slate of podcasts — together with its flagship “Oprah’s Super Soul” — with the satellite tv for pc broadcaster and audio platform. Under a brand new settlement between SiriusXM’s Stitcher Media and OWN LLC, the SXM Media promoting gross sales group will keep unique world audio and video advert gross sales rights to OWN’s suite of podcasts. Stitcher will retain unique rights to distribute these reveals throughout all podcast platforms through the SiriusXM Podcast Network. In addition, the renewed settlement gives assets to develop new podcasts and content material by OWN. The events first struck their partnership in 2017 with the launch of “Oprah’s Super Soul” podcast, and has since expanded to a community of a number of inspiring reveals that altogether have a mixed attain of almost 100 million downloads per yr. Shows embrace “Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings,” “Oprah’s Master Class,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast,” “Trials to Triumph” and “Iyanla: Fix My Life.” New episodes of OWN’s podcasts will proceed to be out there on the Stitcher and SXM apps, in addition to all main podcast platforms.
Dear Media, the podcast community and model incubator specializing in “robust girls’s voices,” introduced a multiyear partnership with comic and actor Heather McMahan. On her podcast “Absolutely Not,” which she launched with Dear Media in 2019, McMahan “breaks down the on a regular basis struggles she faces with no subjects off limits,” in accordance with the corporate. McMahan is at the moment on the 35-city “Heather McMahan: The Comeback Tour” throughout the U.S., which kicked off November 2022.
FESTIVALS
Tribeca Festival introduced its audio storytelling lineup, together with 18 world premieres from unbiased and established narrative audio creators and 11 “Live-from-Tribeca” occasions. This yr’s competition, which takes place June 7-18, will spotlight its audio storytelling choice from June 12-16. More data is at tribecafilm.com/podcasts.
The “Live-from-Tribeca” occasions will embrace an audio artists panel hosted by Avery Trufelman (Articles of Interest, 99% Invisible); a stay taping of Crooked Media’s “Pod Save America” with visitor co-host Alex Wagner; a twenty fifth anniversary rewatch occasion of “Will & Grace” adopted by a stay taping of SmartLess Media’s “Just Jack & Will” that includes Sean Hayes and Eric McCormack; a stay taping of “Selected Shorts” with bestselling writer Roxane Gay; a stay taping of New York Times Audio’s “Modern Love” with Kim Cattrall; and a stay taping of Sonic Union’s “Perreo 101” adopted by a musical efficiency by Cuban artists Yotuel and Beatriz Luengo. Additionally, the 2023 Tribeca Fesitval Audio Storytelling program showcases 16 official choices, together with eight from unbiased creators and eight from established creators (evenly divided between fiction and narrative nonfiction collection). World premieres from unbiased audio creators embrace the fiction collection “The Fabulists” and “These Were Humans,” in addition to the narrative nonfiction collection “Abridged” and “Magic on a Winter’s Night.” World premieres from established creators embrace “The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island” (Radio Diaries and Radiotopia from PRX), “Free From Desire” (Paradiso), “The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen” (Wolf on the Door Studios), and “Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto” (Crooked Media).
