[ad_1] Get your headphones ready folks, because the Engadget Podcast is back in action! Keep an eye out early next week for our first episode in two years, hosted by myself and reviews editor Cherlynn Low. We’ll be diving deep into Microsoft’s Surface event from this week, and posing this question: Is Microsoft making better […]
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Popular podcast app Pocket Casts is now available for free
[ad_1] Starting today, the mobile app will be free, and its premium features will still be available. The company says the change makes the software “more closely aligned with the open-access model of its public media ownership.” If you’ll recall, a group of public radio powerhouses teamed up to buy the app last year — […]
Blue’s Yeti X microphone comes with everything you need to sound like a pro
[ad_1] Around back, the knob that selects the microphone’s pickup pattern has been replaced with a button. It won’t completely go unnoticed if you have to make a change while you’re recording, but it will be a lot less noticeable than the old dial on previous Yeti models that clicks quite loudly. The overall design […]
Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’
[ad_1] Surfbort’s Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. It’s been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and has been called “one of New York’s […]
Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’
[ad_1] Surfbort – Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing Writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. They’ve been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and have been called “one of New […]
Marvel’s next Stitcher podcast premieres fall 2019
[ad_1] The series will continue the pattern of attracting talent that you’ll recognize. Method Man is involved, for a start — yes, a Wu-Tang Clan member is involved in the Marvel universe. You can also expect Star Trek: Discovery‘s Ethan Peck, The Act‘s AnnaSophia Robb and Billions‘ Seth Barrish as the central character Phil Sheldon. […]
Nielsen wants to track podcast data by… calling people
[ad_1] The company’s venture into the world of podcasting isn’t as odd as you’d think. Nielsen Scarborough, the division of the company that is carrying out the operation, polls 200,000 people every year on everything from their craft beer drinking habits to how often they watch Mexican soccer. The surveys are conducted over the phone, […]
Netflix releases ‘Always Be My Maybe’ director’s commentary podcast
[ad_1] You asked for it, here it is: @NetflixFilm‘s “Always Be My Maybe” director’s commentary! Nahnatchka Khan & Randall Park take you inside the making of this touching love story — plus, they talk deleted scenes and punching Keanu! https://t.co/62NGFbk9yI https://t.co/hptkrGLecH pic.twitter.com/9XDeafwTzy — Netflix US (@netflix) July 3, 2019 The second episode of the Watching […]
Spotify signs the Obamas to an exclusive podcast deal
[ad_1] Under the multiyear deal, the Obamas will develop and produce podcasts across a number of topics with a new division of their company called Higher Ground Audio. “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to amplify voices that are too often ignored or silenced altogether, and through Spotify, we can share those stories with the […]
Spotify experiments with curated podcast playlists
[ad_1] While this is just a test, it wouldn’t be surprising for Spotify to bring curated podcast playlists to all users. The company has been developing curated music playlists for years — from Discover Weekly to Release Radar. More recently, it doubled down on both personalization and podcasts. This spring Spotify said personalized playlists increased […]