Welcome to episode 16! It covers the week of January 20 - 24, 2020.

Each week on this podcast, we’ll share the information that's within the newsletter put out by EarBuds Podcast Collective. EBPC is a listening movement. We send a weekly email with a theme and 5 podcast episodes on that theme, and each week is curated by a different person. Anyone can curate a list -- just reach out!

We partner with Inside Podcasting to bring you the week’s top podcast news stories. Written by Skye Pillsbury, Inside Podcasting is a thrice weekly email newsletter that covers the podcast world.

This week's theme comes to us from Harrison Johnston (co-host of the Basement Binge Podcast) and is called *Let’s Watch a Movie.* Harrison chose 5 podcast episodes that fit within that theme. Listen in to learn about why Harrison chose this theme, the episodes, and more.

Podcasts explored this week:

MONDAY: The Basement Binge - Interstellar - 35 minutes

TUESDAY: Next Best Picture Podcast - 1917 - 61 minutes

WEDNESDAY: Contra Zoom Pod - Best Films of the Decade Part 2 - 38 minutes

THURSDAY: Beyond the Screenplay - Star Wars - The New Films - 126 minutes

FRIDAY: Nerd On! The Podcast - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 86 minutes

Find the episodes on Podchaser here.

News from Inside Podcasting mentioned this week:

First: iHeartMedia has launched a massive restructuring with many hundreds of radio operators, DJs, and hosts being laid off this week. According to a story in Rolling Stone, the news was announced in a memo distributed to employees Tuesday morning. The majority of cuts are being made in small-to-midsize markets, which will now be served by syndicated programming "beamed in from afar" — a practice made possible by new legislation in 2017.
Next story: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has released The Daily Show Podcast Universe, a five-part podcast series parodying a number of popular podcasts including This American Life and Slow Burn. "We have synth music, dramatic podcasts, and ads for startups that will be bankrupt in four months," says Noah in the trailer.
Next: An 18-year-old political junkie whose newsletter Wake Up To Politics broke major presidential news and published interviews with heavy-hitters like Nancy Pelosi is about to launch a podcast of the same name. Gabe Fleisher, who began his political journalism career in the third grade, says the show promises to "deconstruct the mechanics undergirding American politics, providing a foundation for listeners to better understand complicated issues like gerrymandering, right in time for the Iowa caucuses." Fleisher will be producing the show in partnership with St. Louis Public Radio.

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