The Pulitzer Prizes, which honor excellence in journalism, announced that there would be a category for Audio Reporting in the 2020 ceremony. The winner for that inaugural prize was given to the staff of This American Life, along with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, a freelancer for Vice News. Continue Reading
Big news today for the many fans of This American Life. The iconic podcast is now available on Spotify. Its arrival is a move that could help further entrench Spotify as a major podcast listening platform, and marks a meeting of podcasting’s past and present. Continue Reading
The American Life has partnered with the Serial team to create a new podcast production business. The first show out of Serial Productions is titled S-Town, and it has two more programs in development. Continue Reading
Indiana’s WBAA public radio station will keep This American Life on its programming roster after listener outcry over a previous announcement that the show would be cut. “After considerable listener feedback, This American Life will remain on WBAA,” a note on the WBAA station now reads. Continue Reading
Public radio WBAA in West Lafayette, Indiana, is discontinuing broadcasts of This American Life after the show entered into a deal with Pandora. In a brief blog post titled “Mission vs. Economics,” WBAA General Manager Mike Savage said that the decision to air This American Life on a paid subscription service was a key factor in the Indiana station’s decision. Continue Reading
Pandora has partnered with the This American Life podcast. The audio program, produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and hosted by nerd hero Ira Glass, now has its own channel on Pandora where listeners can tune in to hear compelling or unusual stories about whatever that week’s theme is. New episodes will air on Mondays. Continue Reading
We appreciate TuneIn’s distribution of favorite public radio programs. The ability to timeshift enhances broadcast listening and ensures that nothing is missed. Speaking of inclusiveness, TuneIn announced the start of a new station devoted to stalwart PRI show “This American… Continue Reading