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Vox Media and Global Marketing Influencer Seth Matlins Launch “Create or Destroy” Podcast as Part of Multi-Platform Partnership

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:33:05 EDT

Vox Media, in partnership with The Wisdomous Company, announced a new podcast, Create or Destroy: Reimagining Marketing, a weekly business series created and hosted by Seth Matlins, one of global marketing's most influential thinkers and voices. - - Create or Destroy features Matlins in conversation with CMOs, CEOs, founders, and cultural thinkers—the people shaping how businesses grow, evolve, and create – or even destroy – value. Each episode offers candid discussions that are reveali...

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iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Launch New Comedy Podcast “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends”

Mon, 11 May 2026 03:59:56 EDT

Listen to the first episode HERE - - WHAT: “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends,” a comedy podcast hosted by Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, actor and director Robert Smigel, debuts today from iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players podcast network (BMP). The show was created by Michelle Saks Smigel. - - “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends” is a weekly podcast where host Robert Smigel, and a rotating panel of his close funny friends, assist callers seeking help in...

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New Series Kingdom Of Fraud

Wed, 6 May 2026 14:47:40 EDT

Listen to the official audio trailer now, here . - - Preview episodes now, here . - - What do a devout polygamist from an insular Utah sect and a shadowy Armenian tycoon from Los Angeles have in common? More than you'd think. Together, they defrauded the American government out of nearly one billion dollars. - - “Kingdom of Fraud,” a brand new series co-produced by Novel and iHeartPodcasts, launches May 12th 2026. Listeners can hear the official series trailer now, here. - - Over...

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The New Yorker's “Cleared by Fire” Wins a 2026 Peabody Award

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:55:48 EDT

Cleared by Fire,” The New Yorker's interactive documentary about a U.S. massacre of Iraqi civilians, has received a Peabody Award, one of the most prestigious honors in journalism. The film, directed by Sam Wolson and David Kofahl, visualizes conflicting testimonies about a 2005 rampage in Haditha, where U.S. Marines killed twenty-four Iraqi civilians—without ever facing significant punishment for their actions. Featuring a detailed time line and art by Emiliano Ponzi, “Cleared by Fire” i...

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A new NPR Network podcast asks the big question: 'Are We Doomed?'

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:07:31 EDT

Nuclear war. Asteroids. AI. The Yellowstone supervolcano. Launching April 28, a new weekly series created and hosted by award-winning journalist Ben Bradford ( Landslide, Of the People ) explores the question at the heart of our collective concerns about the future: Are we doomed? - - Are We Doomed? investigates the threats that haunt humanity, helping listeners separate real dangers from wildly overhyped fears. Each episode takes on a different existential threat — whether u...

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Vox Media's Prof G Markets Announces National Tour Kicking Off May 27th

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:39:29 EDT

Tickets are on sale now - - Vox Media announced that Prof G Markets, hosted by NYU Professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway and writer and analyst Ed Elson, will go on tour for the first time this spring. Kicking off on Wednesday, May 27th in San Francisco, with additional stops in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and New York City, Galloway and Elson will bring their sharp market insights–and special guests–to live audiences across the country. - - The tour's dates and locations include...

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Lauren Alaina, George Birge, Chase Matthew, RaeLynn and Josh Ross to Perform at the Daytime Village at the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One on May 2

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:28:23 EDT

iHeartMedia announced the lineup for the Daytime Village at the 2026 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One on Saturday, May 2 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. CT at the Dell Technologies Plaza of Moody Center in Austin, TX.  The free daytime event will feature performances by Lauren Alaina, George Birge, Chase Matthew, RaeLynn and Josh Ross. The Daytime Village will also feature interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners. - - Now in its thirteenth year, the 2026 main stag...

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Historic $113M investment catalyzes NPR's strategic push for digital growth and network sustainability

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:27:14 EDT

NPR announced it has received philanthropic gifts totaling more than $110 million — including the largest by a living donor in NPR's history — as a strategic investment in its future. These gifts will be used to expand audience connection, accelerate digital transformation, and increase the sustainability of the national NPR Network. These gifts are extraordinary and unprecedented commitments that will help secure NPR's future as America's premier public service journalism network. - - Phil...

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Tennis Champion and Entrepreneur Maria Sharapova Launches New Weekly Show, 'Pretty Tough,' with Vox Media

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:51:15 EDT

Five-time Grand Slam champion, entrepreneur, and bestselling author Maria Sharapova is bringing her trademark intensity and drive to a new weekly interview podcast that challenges how female ambition is defined and discussed. On Pretty Tough , Sharapova sits down with high-performing women across industries for candid, wide-ranging conversations about excellence — on their own terms. Inspired by Sharapova's own journey as a world-class athlete and entrepreneur, the show serves as a...

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