Weekly Wrap: How the Curiosity Gap Can Draw an Audience, and More on the Podcast Election


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In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

Sounds Profitable talks about creating a curiosity gap to draw in listeners. They also talk about a Scottish synth band. Trust me, it all works together.

🔨 Armie Hammer is creating a podcast to relaunch his acting career. There's a lot to unpack here but we have to start with the name, "Hammertime".

🎃 Trick or treat. This week's best of list from The Guardian includes a few creepy podcasts.

🗳️ More on the "podcast election". Salon explores whether legacy media can still reach voters.

🔥 Chalk this up to news you may not really need to know. People Magazine named Jason and Travis Kelce as the sexiest podcast hosts alive.


The Lighter Side

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This is what the 2024 podcast election looks like to our future bot overlords, and frankly we have no idea why. The books and clipboard do look very official though. And the Exit sign in the back? Maybe that's a clever nod to the fact that most of us are ready for this election cycle to be over.

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