Amrita Khalid
Apple removed Glenn Beck’s podcast due to a “trademark dispute.”
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Amrita Khalid
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 Khalid
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.”
Casey Newton
Amrita Khalid
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.
Casey Newton
Sean Hollister
Mechanical marvel.
We recently re-introduced you to a TV remote for the ages, the Zenith Space Command, which uses tiny hammers and tuning forks instead of electricity! That means no batteries :-)
Here’s a closer look... and we even pulled out our screwdriver to give you a peek inside.
Richard Lawler
Apple delists podcast that the Russian government wanted blocked.
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor has amped up its censorship push since the country invaded Ukraine last year, and it asked Apple earlier this year to remove the news podcast from Meduza, a Latvian-based independent outlet that publishes news about Russia.
Now Meduza says it received the following notice from Apple, with no mention of what the issue is that apparently needs to be resolved.
We found an issue with your show, Что случилось [What Happened], which must be resolved before it’s available on Apple Podcasts. Your show has been removed from Apple Podcasts.
The podcast is still available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube, as well as within Meduza’s app on iOS or Android.
Richard Lawler
“I do have a Dreamcast.”
In this episode of Andscape’s Rap Stories podcast series, David Dennis and Curren$y recap the “blog era” of rap music that existed in the late ‘00s by pinpointing exactly why it was so relatable.
There are other podcasts specifically dedicated to this period, but the Smoking Section alum and Pilot Talk artist are more qualified than most to talk about what it was like.
The Space Command didn’t rely on infrared — or batteries.
Andru Marino
Also, has SAG-AFTRA answered anyone’s emails?
Amrita Khalid
Amrita Khalid
iHeartMedia and LinkedIn are collabing on business podcasts.
The two companies today announced they’re teaming up to bring new business podcasts to the LinkedIn Podcast Network by both co-producing new podcasts and licensing existing business podcasts, according to a release viewed in advance by Hot Pod.
Given that LinkedIn’s power users are likely already heavy consumers of business podcasts, this union makes sense. On top of that, iHeart will have a chance to lure new podcasters by offering up hosting and monetization tools on LinkedIn.
Casey Newton
Wes Davis
YouTube Music Podcasts are now rolling out in Canada and Brazil.
Podcasts started showing up for YouTube Music users in the US back in April, with YouTube promising more countries to follow. Now that process has begun.
Last week, some Canadian and Brazilian users reported they were able to access podcasts in YouTube Music, according to 9to5Google. In an email to The Verge, YouTube Music communications manager Paul Pennington confirmed the rollout to both countries.
Sean Hollister
We defeated bad elevator buttons!
Remember when we we shared the utterly infuriating elevator buttons stationed in our very own offices? They’ve been vanquished!
Now, instead of every soul aboard a crowded elevator stabbing a keypad in disbelief, a single tap and a single touchscreen press simultaneously summons the elevator, programs it to visit the appropriate floor(s), and points YOU in the right direction. And friends, the doors... they open instantly. Smartest elevators I’ve ever seen.
Amrita Khalid
Casey Newton
The company is entering the ‘next phase’ of its podcast strategy — but will it learn from its mistakes?
Amrita Khalid
Casey Newton
Casey Newton
Amrita Khalid
Casey Newton
Changing watch straps isn’t new, but Apple’s hidden little buttons simplified it and took it mainstream.
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Amrita Khalid
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