For the first decade of podcasting history, a single audio platform - Apple’s iTunes - had an unbreakable grip on the market. 

 

But lately, Spotify has been betting big on podcasts - and those bets appear to be paying off.

 

Over the next two episodes, we’ll look at the forces guiding these two companies and the effects that their movements will have on the industry - starting today with Spotify.

 

Why did the music streaming giant pivot to podcasts? What do they plan to do with big-ticket acquisitions like Gimlet and Anchor? And is their growing presence ultimately good or bad for producers? 

 

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Listening recommendations (from 21m44s)

 

This time

Home Cooking 

Soul Music (especially the episodes on A Change Is Gonna Come, and Back to Black)

 

Next time

This is Love 

The Anthropocene Reviewed