Spotify Buys The Ringer For $196 Million iIn Cash

[just444]

Spotify Is Paying Up to $196 Million in Cash to Acquire Bill Simmons’ The Ringer https://t.co/0LAeWxKwyr
- Variety (@Variety) February 12, 2020

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Spotify really wants to get into the podcast business

Comments

[arnaudian]

the rewatchables is great

i wish they had better pop culture podcasts, no one except juliet litman ever knows anything

[georgiana08]

Juliet is definitely my favorite. Amanda can be okay sometimes, but mostly I find her exhausting. And the girls from Tea Time just seem way too young.

[arnaudian]

amanda’s voice is really grating to me lol. and i agree about the girls on tea time, they can be so ditzy and annoying sometimes

i know bill doesn’t care that much about pop culture which is why he doesn’t do a pod for it, which is a shame bc he and chris ryan are the most interesting hosts

[black_swan87]

Does anyone know of any other old Hollywood podcast that are as well researched as you must remember this?

[corroded_tears]

Not quite “Old Hollywood” but I’ve been loving the “Unspooled” podcast. It’s film critic Amy Nicholson and comedian/podcaster/actor/ “Nailed it” winner Paul Scheer going through the AFI 100.they’re over halfway through so you have plenty to pick from.

[akasha6915]

I will say I do not recommend "The Dark Side of" podcast from ParCast. Starts with a focus on Old Hollywood and after listening to "You Must remember This" that podcast will seem like a sad attempt

[imabadkid]

I used to LOVE Dax's podcast Armchair Experts but eh... as it's gotten bigger and the number of listeners has grown, the format has changed and it's now just another podcast for celebs to promote their current projects whereas in the beginning, it was more of Dax interviewing his famous friends and them talking about their experiences, the industry, relationships, etc.

[ghettoluvpr]

$196 million for a catalog of 30 podcasts?

[somthingshinyy]

I think sports podcasts tend to have pretty loyal listeners and have a pretty large audience. I know that bill Simmons' podcast is under ringer, and its v.v popular.

[drunkenclaudius]

Right??

I didnt know there was this much money in podcasts..

[just444]

anyone listening to Office Ladies?
i had to stop, Jenna comes off as so unlikeable. we get it, you are a "real" actress

[vibeology_e]

Jenna can get a little annoying but the guests they get are so great.

[musicnkisses]

Ppl on Reddit says she's lowkey condescending to Angela cuz she wasn't one of the main five. That made me sad, but Reddit hates women so idk what to believe.

[dolce_piccante]

I listened to the first few and need to catch up. They do love talking process lol which I like because I find that interesting, but it also gets boring.