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Ariel Shapiro

Ariel Shapiro

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    Spotify’s podcasting business should break even “pretty soon.”

    In a call with investors Tuesday morning, Spotify CFO Paul Vogel said that the company’s podcasting business is on track to (finally) become profitable. This follows a year of deep cuts to the podcasting arm, including the dissolution of Gimlet.

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