All articles tagged with #podcasts
Vox explains how Donald Trump’s planned DC remodeling—White House East Wing demolition, Rose Garden redesign, a 250‑foot arch near Arlington, Kennedy Center renovations, and other proposals—could bypass long‑standing design‑review processes, potentially reshape the city’s skyline, alter its symbolic landscape, and provoke preservationist backlash about the presidency’s influence on Washington’s built environment.
Adam Carolla, the comedian and podcaster, has embraced a conservative-leaning stance in his work, resisting the idea of being labeled a conservative comedian while acknowledging libertarian leanings and a preference for saying whatever he wants; during the COVID era he attacked Fauci and school shutdowns, a stance that strained Hollywood relationships and even drew a nudge from Judd Apatow to tone it down, and he continues to steer his career toward audiences that respond to his unapologetic, provocative humor.
Vince Vaughn told Theo Von’s This Past Weekend that late-night talk shows have grown “agenda-based” and politically driven, making them feel less authentic and contributing to dwindling ratings. He argued audiences have gravitated toward podcasts for real conversations, noting that the industry’s approach and politics have made late-night shows feel like a class riders don’t want to take. Vaughn, who identifies as libertarian, said Hollywood hasn’t silenced him entirely but that his views have sometimes made things more difficult, even as he stays committed to balanced, honest discussion.
Jessi Draper discusses her impending divorce from Jordan Ngatikaura on Call Her Daddy, promising to share the full story amid rumors and past revelations about their relationship.
From a Bell Labs device built to send voices over copper wires, the vocoder became a wartime secret-communications tool and then a global music phenomenon, explored in Version History with Chromeo and friends, and contrasted with Auto-Tune and the Talkbox.
The Verge’s Version History episode chronicles Clubhouse’s rapid rise as an audio-first social app during the pandemic, how it captivated tech insiders, and why timing and lockdowns helped it soar only to fade as the moment passed.
Conan O’Brien is leaning into digital media to promote this year’s Oscars, staging a broad podcast and YouTube-focused promo push on shows like Chicken Shop Date, New Heights, IMO, and his Team Coco programs. While he still does traditional TV interviews, the strategy highlights the shift to creator-led platforms, and the Academy’s plan to move the show to YouTube in 2029 underscores that direction.
Version History traces Furby’s 1998 rise—from a California roots project to a toy sensation—highlighting its clever tech and personality that made it seem alive, and arguing what its history suggests about the future of human–machine interaction and AI design; the episode features David Pierce, Victoria Song, and Sean Hollister and links to primary sources like the Furby patent and contemporary coverage.
A board-certified sleep doctor recommends swapping nightly screen time (TV/doomscrolling) for audio-based wind-downs—podcasts, audiobooks, or music with a sleep timer—to reduce stimulation and light exposure, which can help with insomnia and waking up at 3 a.m. The piece also stresses a consistent pre-bed routine and a firm cutoff for screens to improve sleep quality.
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you swap from audio to video during a show using HTTP Live Streaming, download video for offline viewing, and test the feature in iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and visionOS 26.4 this spring, with web support coming too.
In the Future Projection podcast, Ben Badler and Carlos Collazo discuss some of their favorite prospects who didn’t quite crack Baseball America’s Top 100 yet but could break in soon, spotlight Braves prospects who might join the list, and consider potential IFA signing-day implications amid a looming 2026 season lockout.
A roundup of six accessible health-and-medicine podcasts—This Podcast Will Kill You, Bodies, Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast, Sawbones, Emergency Medicine Cases, and The Pulse—each blending expert insight, storytelling, and investigative reporting on topics from disease history to medical misinformation and U.S. healthcare policy.
Adobe expands Acrobat with new AI features across Acrobat Studio and PDF Spaces to automatically generate presentations from document content, offering outlining, designer templates, and editable slides, plus a podcast generator that creates two-host audio summaries of PDFs. The update also enhances collaboration with shared spaces, natural‑language editing, e‑signatures, and cited summaries.
Vox argues Heated Rivalry’s surge goes beyond explicit content; it taps into a universal longing for crushes and yearning, especially through queer male romance, connecting the show to broader cultural patterns of vulnerability, desire, and emotional resonance.
Vox’s explainer weighs whether Minnesota can prosecute the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, given limited federal cooperation, and how two Supreme Court rulings (In re Neagle, 1890, and Martin v. United States, 2025) shape the immunity question, making state charges possible but far from certain and potentially pushing the case toward the Supreme Court.