Tag Archives: Podcast

It’s been years since Colin Kaepernick sat down for an on-the-record interview about the NFL, and it was something of a coup for the “I Am Athlete” show to get him recently after Kaepernick was in the Miami area for a workout. He sat down with hosts Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Adam “Pacman” Jones and Brandon Marshall for a brief talk that packed quite a bit of punch, especially when it comes to Kaepernick disputing many of the lies that have been spread about him. Kaepernick has been traveling… Source link

Vivian Zink/Syfy/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Spotify’s exclusivity deal with “The Joe Rogan Experience” was initially valued at $100 million. But the streamer actually paid Rogan double what was reported, sources told The New York Times. That brings the podcaster’s total payday to $200 million over three and a half years. Spotify paid $200 million for the exclusive streaming rights to “The Joe Rogan Experience,” according to a Thursday report by The New York Times. That’s double… Source link

Following days of controversy stemming from Spotify’s handling of allegations that Joe Rogan has used the platform to spread COVID-19 misinformation, the company said on Sunday it would take new measures to point its users to accurate information about the pandemic. In a blog post attributed to CEO Daniel Ek, the company admitted it hasn’t been transparent enough about its content policy, but stopped short of detailing any specific action against Rogan. Sometime in the next few days,… Source link

Just a few months after launching support for podcast subscriptions to U.S. creators, Spotify today is making the service available to creators in global markets. The company says the service, which allows creators to mark episodes as “subscriber-only” content, will now become available in 33 new markets worldwide. When podcast subscriptions publicly launched in the U.S., Spotify had introduced a couple of key changes to how the service worked. Before, creators had only been able to choose… Source link

One of the country’s most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to prevent the public from knowing key details about the company’s plans. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Mike Rogoway talked about Google’s plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what… Source link

PopSugar Meet the 12 Women Off to Vie For US Basketball’s Seventh Straight Olympic Gold The US Olympic women’s basketball team has officially been named ahead of the Tokyo Games this summer. In a Monday-morning Today Show appearance, legendary coach Dawn Staley, along with legends in their own right Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, announced the 12-person roster. The talented group is packed with veteran players and Olympic newbies alike, and they will be aiming to win the country’s seventh… Source link

Reuters Athletics-US title has Richardson surging on social media As Sha’Carri Richardson dashes across America’s tracks, her long hair flowing, her social media numbers have soared. Yet the 21-year-old Texan, who ran the sixth-fastest women’s time ever in April, clocking 10.72 seconds, has called on her fans to slow down a bit when talk turns to breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 1988 world record of 10.49. “I’m not looking to rush my journey,” Richardson told a virtual media conference on… Source link

Reuters Soccer-European Super League plan not a coup but a ‘cry of alarm’, Agnelli says The plan to create a breakaway Super League was not a coup but a way to save the soccer industry, which has been dramatically hit by the coronavirus pandemic, European Super League founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said on Friday. “The Super League is not a coup, but a desperate cry of alarm for a system that, knowingly or not, is heading towards insolvency,” Agnelli said at a news conference… Source link

MMA Weekly Uriah Hall doesn’t feel like he won after Chris Weidman’s broken leg at UFC 261 Chris Weidman suffered a ghastly injury at UFC 261 on Saturday night that led to a victory for Uriah Hall. Only, Hall doesn’t feel like he won. The fight lasted all of 17 seconds. It was over after Weidman launched a low kick that landed, but snapped his lower leg bones in half. Pulling his leg back, Weidman fell to the canvas in agony. The fight was over. Hall had won. It was the second time that… Source link

Reuters Motor racing-Canadian Grand Prix cancelled for second year – CBC With the spread of new COVID-19 variants and Canada battling to contain a third wave of the virus, Montreal public health authorities concluded that even if run behind closed doors without spectators the risks were too high, reported the CBC. F1 officials, according to the CBC, wanted to bypass the mandatory 14-day quarantine for the hundreds of staff, crew members and drivers and rely on private medical staff and have… Source link