Amrita Khalid

Former Reporter

Apple Podcasts now shows creators who’s really paying for their shows

Amrita KhalidAug 21, 2023

Amrita KhalidAug 17, 2023

Apple removed Glenn Beck’s podcast due to a “trademark dispute.”

The Glenn Beck Program is back on Apple Podcasts now that the dispute is resolved, an Apple spokesperson told Variety. The company was accused of censorship yesterday by Beck and other critics on social media — including Senator JD Vance.

Apple Says Removal of Glenn Beck Podcast Was Related to a Trademark Dispute That Has Since Been Resolved

[Variety]

Amrita KhalidAug 16, 2023

Apple Podcasts’ hours-long censorship regime has reached an end.

After disappearing from Apple Podcasts on Wednesday, all episodes of The Glenn Beck Program are back online, the host confirmed. The company has not responded to a request for comment from The Verge.

This likely signals the end of the conservative outcry over the podcast’s removal, which lasted roughly six hours.

Amrita KhalidAug 16, 2023

Is Apple Podcasts interfering in the US presidential election… or experiencing an RSS glitch?

Conservative host Glenn Beck accused Apple of removing all episodes of The Glenn Beck Program today — without any apparent reason. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) went even further, accusing Apple of “election interference.”

But it also could just be a problem with the RSS feed, as podcast expert Daniel J. Lewis suggested. Lewis noted that at more than 11 MB, the RSS feed was even too large for validation site Cast Feed to check for errors.

What Armchair Expert and Anything Goes teach us about Spotify’s exclusive podcasts

Amrita KhalidAug 16, 2023

Audacy takes $10 million hit to leave ‘onerous’ podcasting deal with APM

Amrita KhalidAug 11, 2023

Amrita KhalidAug 8, 2023

TikTok has been testing full-length podcasts.

A new feature lets users import full shows via their RSS feed and link them to shorter clips — potentially a big new way to boost discovery.

TikTok’s global product communications manager Zachary Kizer confirmed that the company is testing the podcast feature with some US users, but declined to share further details.