A soccer podcast became a 100-person media company. Now the World Cup is testing how big it can get.

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Roger Bennett, Rory Smith and Kyle Beckerman speak onstage during Matchday Live: Men in Blazers' live podcast during the Los Angeles World Cup 26 Fan Zone at Los Angeles Union Station on June 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Men in Blazers doesn't have the right to show World Cup games. But its live World Cup shows — like this in Los Angeles — are drawing thousands of fans.

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Amazon’s new Alexa feature generates entire podcast episodes using AI and licensed journalism from 200+ newsrooms

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  Amazon has launched a feature that uses artificial intelligence to generate entire podcast episodes on demand. Called Alexa Podcasts, the tool allows users to ask Alexa+ to create a podcast on any topic, and the system will research the subject, produce a structured overview, and deliver it as an audio episode narrated by two […]

Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts, following Netflix's lead

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Paramount is interested in adding video podcasts under CEO David Ellison.

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I went on 'Survivor' over 20 years ago. Here's how I turned talking about it into a podcast empire and my full-time job.

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Reality star Rob Cesternino sits in a chair smiling at the camera.
Rob Cesternino has made a career out of sharing his insights on "Survivor."

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A warning for brands: Be careful when 'clipping'

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Photo collage of a sliced up image of a podcast

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  • Brands need to be careful when "clipping."
  • Viral short-form clips are the latest content marketing tool.
  • There's an FTC-shaped question looming overhead, though.

Hey, brands, let's get one thing out of the way before you go all in on "clipping."

'The Diary of a CEO' star Steven Bartlett is going all in on AI — except on LinkedIn

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Doha , Qatar - 3 February 2026; Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur & Podcaster, Diary of a CEO, on Centre stage during day two of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.

'The Diary of a CEO' host Steven Bartlett says only 7% of job candidates get a crucial question right in his hiring test

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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2181 -- Pictured: Podcaster Steven Bartlett during an interview on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
"Diary of a CEO" host Steven Bartlett says he emphasizes character over skills in hiring.

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10 Goldman Sachs leaders share the books and podcasts that made them smarter in 2025

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Goldman Sachs leaders Anthony Gutman, David Solomon, and Jacquline Arthur - headshots
From left: Anthony Gutman, David Solomon, Jacqueline Arthur.

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Netflix is bringing 3 Barstool video podcasts to the platform in an exclusive deal

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Boston, MA - June 21: Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy celebrates the Boston Celtics during a duck boat parade to celebrate the 18th Boston Celtics NBA championship. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Barstool Sports' founder Dave Portnoy. Three of the company's video podcasts are coming to Netflix.

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says pressure to straighten her curly hair followed her throughout her career

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Woman with curly blonde hair to her shoulders speaks into a microphone
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is proud of her curly locks.

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