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Wondery U.K. Taps Spotify’s Chris Baughen for Head of Podcasts


Spotify exec Chris Baughen is joining Wondery U.K. as head of podcasts.

Baughen, who will report to Wondery’s head of international podcast content Jessica Radburn, will oversee the U.K. originals slate as well as the production and development pipeline with U.K. collaborators. His remit will also include expanding Wondery’s content slate, working with local talent, producers and writers and diversifying into new genres curated for the U.K. market. He previously worked as head of podcasts at Global, where he commissioned shows including “Hunting Ghislaine” and “My Therapist Ghosted Me,” and also had stints at Deezer, as VP for content and formats, and managing editor of Radio X.

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