Ariel Shapiro

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An NPR editor accuses the network of institutional bias

/ Plus a note from Ariel and The Verge.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where...

Ted Cruz hosts a podcast for free — a Ted Cruz super PAC gets paid

/ Plus, podcasting finally gets some new M&A.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where she...

Huberman fans aren’t leaving the show behind

/ Plus, Spotify expands its premium audiobook listening program.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where...

Bill Maher expands podcast operation with a controversial host

/ Plus, Slate takes home the award for Podcast of the Year.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked...

TikTok’s podcast boom might be a bust

/ The platform, which could soon be banned, has been touted as a means of podcast discovery. But even podcasters who have managed to go viral find the relationship between engagement...

Spotify is letting authors market like musicians

/ Plus, Neil Young lost and Joe Rogan won.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where...

Radio is seeing red

/ Plus, Serial will return this month with a new season on Guantanamo. By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She...

Stephen Dubner is bullish on the podcast industry

/ Plus, how Freaknomics almost became a TV show instead of a podcast.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously...

Ariel Shapiro

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