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The Threat Issue, featuring Nicole Byer, ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/subscribe.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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.
The Threat Issue ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/shop.
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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.
The Threat Issue ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/shop.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We don’t just report on the industry, we’re shaping it.
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The Threat Issue, featuring Nicole Byer, ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/subscribe.
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Threat Issue, featuring Nicole Byer, ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/subscribe.
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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.
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.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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.
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.
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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.
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.
Tusk Everlasting
An A24 movie remains a must-see moment borne of podcasting.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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.
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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....
Nobody Wants the Future Anymore
As AI comes for podcasting (and everything else), humans are equipping listeners with research, nuance, and ways to fight back.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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....
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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!
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September 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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!
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"Do you ever get the feeling that everything in America is completely fucked up?"
Hard Harry Rides Again
Or how “Pump Up the Volume” resonates with present-day podcasting.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"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.
The Shining, At Last by Emma Lehman
Why podcasting was the perfect medium to finally tell the real story of maligned Hollywood icon Shelley Duvall.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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.
Words by @phoebelett.bsky.social.
Alone in a Crowd at Tribeca by Phoebe Lett
The Tribeca Festival premiere of the new podcast by the Make-Believe Association might just be the most intimate "Hamlet" ever made.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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.
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.
"The Signal Awards’ Search For ‘Great’ Podcasts" by Phoebe Lett
General manager Jemma Rose Brown is on a mission to define excellence in podcasting.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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.
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A good interview of the other increasingly important aspect of newsletters in podcasting. From @goodtape.com goodtape.com/magazine/new...
"Should Your Newsletter Be a Podcast?" by Katie Clark Gray | Good Tape
Creators in the podcast-newsletter nexus weigh in on picking platforms for owning their audience and finding new fans as they bridge digital mediums.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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.”
"You're Podcast Famous to Me" by Wil Williams | Good Tape
Alex Sujong Laughlin, Avery Trufelman, and Mike Schubert on fame, podcasting, and famous people podcasting.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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.”
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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...
"Do you think you're Podcast Famous™️?"
-- and they are all INCREDIBLE sports about it. goodtape.com/magazine/pod...
"You're Podcast Famous to Me" by Wil Williams | Good Tape
Alex Sujong Laughlin, Avery Trufelman, and Mike Schubert on fame, podcasting, and famous people podcasting.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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...
"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.
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"Booked and Busy" by Katie Clark Gray | Good Tape
Dispatches from the bracingly paced, highly organized, chaotic trenches of talent booking.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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.
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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!
📥 Freelance media and entertainment editors, be sure to listen toward the end of the episode and get in touch if interested!
New episode of the podcast featuring @danecardiel.com of @goodtape.com !
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Podcast Episode · The Study Hall Podcast · 02/12/2025 · 38m
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February 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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!
📥 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.
"The Society Podcasts" by Shane Reiner-Roth | Good Tape
How peering into the mundane lives of the rich and famous has long been a favorite American pastime.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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.
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"Not Like Us" by Sowmya Krishnamurthy | Good Tape
How hip-hop podcasters became the headline in rap’s big battle.
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December 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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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:
"Podcast Masculinity" by Miles Klee | Good Tape
Why bros let toxic male podcasters colonize their minds
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November 13, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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...
Read his full article here: goodtape.com/magazine/pod...
"Podcast Masculinity" by Miles Klee | Good Tape
Why bros let toxic male podcasters colonize their minds
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November 12, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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...
Read his full article here: goodtape.com/magazine/pod...
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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...
"Podcast Masculinity" by Miles Klee | Good Tape
Why bros let toxic male podcasters colonize their minds
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November 12, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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...