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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.

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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.

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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...