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Hot Pod Summit is back at On Air LA Annex 2022!
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Spotify now sells audiobooks
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CNN lays off audio staffers as it shifts podcast strategy
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Kim Kardashian knows when to drop a podcast
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Spotify is axing 11 original podcasts
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Spotify pulls audiobook purchases from iOS app after Apple blocks updates
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NPR cancels its summer internship program
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Twitter Spaces return after Elon Musk temporarily suspended them
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Spotify explores rebranding its main podcast creation tool
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