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The 10 Moments That Defined Podcasting in 2024


This year demonstrated how huge a role podcasts play in American culture, for better or worse.

This state of affairs is undoubtedly connected to a broader trend that saw podcasting become further integrated with digital video, specifically YouTube, which allowed shows to achieve viral attention and reach even bigger audiences. Over the summer, fledgling British news operation Tortoise Media published a short investigative podcast series called Master, which was built around two women’s allegations of sexual assault against celebrated author Neil Gaiman. JJ Redick, the retired NBA journeyman, took his standing as the Ur-athlete-podcaster a step further in March when he launched Mind the Game with LeBron James, which featured the two men analyzing basketball plays and drinking wine.

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