The first installation of "Ear Stuff" has dropped and it's all about one of my fave whodunnits of the year.

What if we told you there’s a true-crime podcast that actually has answers? We wrote about one in our new monthly review series Ear Stuff, in partnership with @goatrodeo.bsky.social. Read @katiecgray.bsky.social’s take on the @ajc.com’s“Who Blew Up The Guidestones?”

"The sheer investigative chops...make it worth a listen but its most profound takeaway is also the ultimate ironic twist. A band of journalists managed to pierce the heart of an enduring local mystery only to discover that many people prefer the mystery to the truth." - @goodtape.com

Deeply grateful for this stellar review of "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" in @goodtape.com — read it at the link below: goodtape.com/magazine/who...

Newsletter is up! A new travelogue from David Cross & Bob Odenkirk has us pining for the pre-algorithmic art days. Impt Q: Would Jimi Hendrix ask us to like & subscribe? 📰 goodtape.com/newsletter/t...

Our latest newsletter by @katiecgray.bsky.social is out! All about our brand-new podcast, @thisistvnow.com. Co-hosts @danecardiel.com & Stella Young talk about what it means to be an industry insider vs outsider, & what's giving them hope in this janky creator landscape. goodtape.com/newsletter/t...

Tribeca is in its 25th year (year 6 for audio!) What makes the podcast lineup feel so intimate at a celeb-entwined fest? I spoke w/ head of podcasts @davygardner.bsky.social plus fest alums @nicholehill.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social & more for @goodtape.com about what makes Tribeca special.

This week in @goodtape.com:balancing free vs paywalled content. Thanks to @oldmanweldon.bsky.social for sharing thoughts! Also, I reveal way too much about how much of an @ifbookspod.bsky.social sicko I am. I spent multiple minutes researching the diff btwn a marimba & a glockenspiel

My latest piece for @goodtape.com is free to read with email signup- which bestows upon you our (also free) biweekly newsletter. Check out 'The Beige Place," on the visual blandification of our entertainment spaces.

New from me this week in @goodtape.com : when everything is digital content & every brand you know is online, what does it mean to win a Webby in 2026? And (as we always ask, given our pub's focus) what does it mean for podcasting?

In this week’s newsletter: as the Webbys turn 30, they’re in a chaotic place. But it reflects an ever-broadening expectation of what it means to Be Online. In such a world, podcasting is in desperate need of a new Big Idea. Who will lead the charge?

New from me in @goodtape.com: a new installation of our series "Does Your Video Podcast Look Like Trash?" (Kardashian edition). Not coincidentally, you're going to learn about the history of lobotomies.

Fresh newsletter is up! Talking about the weirdness of our current media moment, plus job postings & submission news, plugs, & a requiem for CBS Radio & (maybe!) BuzzFeed. Get @goodtape.com in your inbox fortnightly at GoodTape dot com.

Thanks to @goodtape.com for commissioning this piece! goodtape.com/magazine/a-c...

You can now read my Nicole Byer profile online! It was, to quote the cover star, a treat and a dream!

It’s our most requested article so far: @briwellen.bsky.social profiles our illustrious cover star, Nicole Byer. Delightful, sharp, and candid as ever, Nicole shares the story of her rise to podcast queendom, which started with an edible at LAX and spawned a multiverse of comedy shows.

My latest for @goodtape.com includes a roundup of under-sung news podcasts that help contextualize the Current Moment (TM), including @aljazeera.com 's The Take, @hellgatenyc.com, @citycastnash.bsky.social (& all the City Casts), @chrislhayes.bsky.social 's WITHpod, and more. Read it! Please & TY!

11 of the most “2025” episodes according to our readers:

absolutely DELIGHTED by this summation of TWO THOUSAND AND LATE in a list of the "The Most 2025 episodes of 2025" “2025 made me feel like I was that meme dog in the fire saying ‘this is fine.’ This episode walked in and yelled FUCK THAT LET’S PUNCH SOMETHING" can't wait to wreak more havoc in 2026

The inter-corporate struggle for dominance in video podcasting wages on. Now that the cameras are rolling on creators, will YouTube or Spotify emerge as the video podcast platform of choice? And where does that leave audio-first shows? Opheli Garcia Lawler explore in "Battle of the Bandwidth":

New from me on @goodtape.com about the perfect DIY double-header. Was @yoweishaw.bsky.social perfect? Indeed! Did @joshgondelman.bsky.social kill? 💯. Did Tony Shalhoub have a lot to say about bread? Indeed! And after 25 yrs, @jessethorn.bsky.social still makes the best case for Making Your Thing.

Good Tape presents THE THREAT ISSUE. Get your copy at goodtape.com/shop.

The magazine you should be reading if you care about podcasting’s future. The Threat Issue ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/shop.

We don’t just report on the industry, we’re shaping it. Help write Good Tape’s next chapter. Subscribe at goodtape.com/subscribe.

The Threat Issue, featuring Nicole Byer, ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/subscribe.

Surprise! I returned to journalism to talk with one of the best to ever do it. Issue drops November 7!

You know her. You love her. It’s Nicole Byer! In a conversation with @briwellen.bsky.social, Byer shares how an edible started her podcasting journey, the challenges of transitioning from audio-only to video, and the importance of vulnerability with boundaries.

New piece up by @rockmarooned.bsky.social on the macabre delights of 2014’s TUSK, a film that is not only about a podcaster, but was inspired by a podcast conversation. In some ways, the most authentically podcast movie of all.

Got a new piece in @goodtape.com on some of the best journos & podcasters covering AI right now: like @bcmerchant.bsky.social @parismarx.com @404media.co @edzitron.com & more. Check it ouuuut....

Today's @goodtape.com newsletter features an ode to the Earwolf table, a lookback at PUMP UP THE VOLUME via @rockmarooned.bsky.social, a tribute to a podcast pioneer, and a show rec if you hate Bill Maher (it's @oldmanweldon.bsky.social's ofc). Subscribe! bmsyt.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/6rq...

"Do you ever get the feeling that everything in America is completely fucked up?"

Celebrating Shelley Duvall on her birthday today, a year after her passing, with our feature from The Celebrity Issue.

We talk with the team behind the clever — and perhaps most intimate — reworking of "Hamlet," which premiered at Tribeca Festival last week. Words by @phoebelett.bsky.social.

For an award to do more than just boost creators’ egos and bottom lines, the Signal Awards’ general manager is on a mission to define excellence in podcasting.

A good interview of the other increasingly important aspect of newsletters in podcasting. From @goodtape.com goodtape.com/magazine/new...

What’s the difference between podcast famous and famous famous? “Maybe it's a sense of humility, says @alexlaughs.bsky.social. “I think podcasting is kind of embarrassing, it's kind of nerdy, and the democratized nature of it means that it feels like these people are closer to you.”

out now over on the @goodtape.com site from issue 2, my piece in which i ask @alexlaughs.bsky.social @trufelman.bsky.social and @schub.es the most embarrassing question ever asked -- "Do you think you're Podcast Famous™️?" -- and they are all INCREDIBLE sports about it. goodtape.com/magazine/pod...

Want to book A-list guests for your podcast? Before you shoot your shot with Beyoncé, learn the insider secrets from top bookers on how to land the perfect guest for your show. goodtape.com/magazine/boo...

An honor to be a guest of the Study Hall podcast, in conversation with @danielspielberger.bsky.social. 📥 Freelance media and entertainment editors, be sure to listen toward the end of the episode and get in touch if interested!

From 19th-century society pages to today’s celebrity podcasts, our obsession with the lives of the elite runs deep. @everyverything.bsky.social traces the evolution of this cultural fixation and how podcasts add a new layer of intimacy to an old tradition.

From diss tracks to podcast debates, the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud shook hip-hop and redefined rap battles in 2024. In her latest for Good Tape, Sowmya Krishnamurthy explores how podcasts like @joebuddenpodcast.bsky.social aren’t just covering beef—they’re fueling it. Read more:

ICYMI: “The Celebrity Issue” is out now. Get your copy today!! shop.goodtape.com/gtm/p/issue-02

Months ago, when @goodtape.bsky.social asked me to answer the question “why are dudes so easily taken in by toxic masculinity podcasters,” I had little idea these platforms would help Trump retake the White House. So we’ve added a post-election coda to my essay:

Since the election, @milesklee.bsky.social’s piece for our latest issue has taken on a deeper resonance. Miles' perspective on masculinity in podcasting sheds light on one of the most important contributors to Trump’s electoral victory. Read his full article here: goodtape.com/magazine/pod...

Hi! The podcast-focused mag I write for, @goodtape.bsky.social, just published an updated version of @milesklee.bsky.social 's piece on Big Pod Masculinity. From our 2nd issue, just dropped. Read it! Reaaaad ittttt..... goodtape.com/magazine/pod...