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NEW YORK – May 15, 2026 – iHeartMedia highlighted new music and artists alike recently with special programming, including new World Premiere debuts, digital stations and more. 

From Thursday, May 14 to Friday, May 15, Gracie Abrams’ new single “Hit The Wall” had a World Premiere debut across all iHeartRadio CHR and Hot AC stations. 

Earlier in the week, iHeartMedia partnered with fitness icon Jake Steinfeld and Universal Music Enterprises to launch “Body By Jake Radio,” the first-ever 24-hour digital radio channel designed to fuel mind, body and spirit. Launched on Monday, May 11 in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Body By Jake Radio will feature Steinfeld and other notable personalities in the fitness and mental health worlds offering empowering messages, fitness, lifestyle and longevity tips, alongside an eclectic range of uplifting and energizing music to keep listeners motivated and feeling their best all day long.

Additionally, iHeartMedia announced a new partnership with FOX Sports, bringing the network’s thrilling English-language call of every FIFA World Cup 2026™ match to iHeartMedia’s leading sports audio audience across broadcast radio and digital streaming, beginning with the opening match on Thursday, June 11, through the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final on Sunday, July 19. All matches will be available at FIFA World Cup 2026™ on the iHeartRadio app, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices.

For the latest news, music fans can download the iHeartRadio app; follow iHeartRadio on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook and YouTube; and visit iHeartRadio.com.

Fans Can Listen to All 104 Matches on iHeartRadio Powered by FOX Sports Match Commentary

NEW YORK – May 13, 2026 -- FOX Sports, America’s English-language home for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and the world’s top international soccer tournaments, and iHeartMedia, the #1 audio company in America, today announced FOX Sports’ thrilling network call of every FIFA World Cup 2026™ match will reach iHeartMedia’s leading sports audio audience across broadcast radio and digital streaming, beginning with the opening match on Thursday, June 11, through the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final on Sunday, July 19.

English-language broadcasts featuring the network’s television commentary of all 104 matches from the highly anticipated tournament will be provided by FOX Sports with all matches available at FIFA World Cup 2026™ on the iHeartRadio app, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices. Additionally, match coverage including every U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) match and the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final will be heard on more than 100 iHeart broadcast stations, including over 100 FOX Sports Radio affiliates, nationwide. 

iHeartRadio listeners will hear FOX Sports’ renowned roster of FIFA World Cup 2026™ analysts and broadcast teams anchoring match calls throughout the tournament as the world’s greatest sporting event takes place across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. 

“With the biggest FIFA World Cup™ in tournament history right around the corner and taking place across the country, we’re excited to work with iHeartMedia to extend our FOX Sports match commentary even further through the #1 audio company in America,” said Bill Wanger, Executive Vice President, Head of Programming and Scheduling, FOX Sports.

“This summer’s World Cup will be the biggest yet, with more teams than ever competing as the U.S. Men’s National Team takes the global stage on home soil, and we’re thrilled to partner with FOX Sports to bring this monumental tournament to our combined audiences,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. “This partnership allows us to deliver complete, live coverage at an unprecedented scale, reaching fans wherever they are — at home, in the car or on the go — and connecting them to the passion and unforgettable moments of the World Cup.”

iHeart’s play-by-play channels will bring fans closer to the excitement of every goal and thrilling finish as 48 teams compete across North America, including special coverage of USMNT games. The USMNT’s FIFA World Cup 2026™ road starts with their first Group D game on Friday, June 12 against Paraguay from Los Angeles at 9:00 PM ET and continues Friday, June 19 against Australia from Seattle at 3:00 PM ET and Thursday, June 25 against Türkiye at 10:00 PM ET. Every USMNT Group Stage match will air on FOX and feature special extended coverage.

iHeart is home to dozens of original soccer-focused iHeartPodcasts hosted by renowned industry voices and notable players including Ashlyn Harris, Daniel Alarcón & John Green, Daniella Durán, Enrique Bermúdez, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, John Windass & Tom Cairney, Jorge Ramos, Mattia Polibio, Sarah Spain, Tab Ramos and many more. Fans can find the full list of shows, available in both English and Spanish, HERE.

From Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, July 19, FOX Sports will be America’s official English-language home for FIFA World Cup 2026™ presenting all 104 tournament matches live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming in 4K live and on-demand on FOX One. FIFA World Cup 2026™ kicks off Thursday, June 11, on FOX beginning at 1:00 PM ET with a special, two-hour pregame show leading up to host nation Mexico vs. South Africa from Mexico City. 

The biggest-ever edition of the global showcase, FIFA World Cup 2026™ will be the first tournament hosted by three countries – United States, Mexico and Canada – with 48 teams playing 104 matches across 16 host cities. Eleven cities will be hosting the tournament in the U.S. including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area.

For more information about FIFA World Cup 2026™, visit FOX Sports Press Pass and follow @FOXSportsPR on X. 

About FOX Sports

FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, the business has ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing relationships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. FOX Sports’ digital properties include the FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com, which provides instant scores, stats and stories from across the sports world. Live streaming video of FOX Sports content is available via FOX One, Fox Corporation’s wholly owned, direct to consumer streaming service. Also included in FOX Sports’ portfolio are FOX’s interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network and the UFL and a licensing agreement that established the FOX Sports Radio Network.

“Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast” Debuts Today

Listen to the premiere episode now HERE

LOS ANGELES – May 12, 2026 –  iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced “Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast,” a candid new series from longtime television personalities and entrepreneurs, Bill and Giuliana Rancic. Blending humor, honesty, and lived experience, the duo brings refreshingly real conversations to the podcast space. Listen to the premiere episode now available HERE. 

Each week, “Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast” will dive into some of the internet’s most searched and often unspoken questions. From popular searches like “Why is my poop green?” to more personal issues like “Is divorce contagious?”, “Do I have adult ADHD?” or “Do I need filler or a facelift?” no subject is too small or too serious. With their signature chemistry and openness, Bill and Giuliana will be joined by trusted experts, notable guests and celebrity friends, ensuring every conversation is honest, insightful and entertaining.

The podcast also marks a natural evolution for Bill and Giuliana, who first invited audiences into their lives on their hit reality series, “Giuliana and Bill,” which ran for seven seasons on E!. While the show documented their personal journey in real time, the podcast expands on that connection, offering a more candid and in-depth space to explore the conversations they’ve been having for years.

“We’ve spent years having these kinds of conversations at our own kitchen table, and we realized everyone is asking the same questions; they’re just not always saying them out loud,” said Bill and Giuliana Rancic. “This podcast is about creating a space where every topic can be explored openly. We want people to laugh with us, learn with us, and feel a little less alone in whatever they’re going through.”

Giuliana Rancic, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author, is best known for her two decades as a leading entertainment host and red-carpet correspondent. Bill Rancic, a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and the first-ever winner of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” has built a career spanning business, media and publishing. Together, they co-own the RPM Restaurant Group, which includes seven restaurants and growing consumer brands such as Giuliana Prosecco and the newly launched Mama Depandi’s pasta line.

“Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts as part of its Popworthy slate, where trending culture and nostalgia intersect. Listen on the iHeartRadio app and on all major podcast platforms. Follow @billandgiulianapodcast, @billrancic and @giulianarancic on Instagram for podcast clips and updates. Follow all Popworthy shows @popworthypodcasts.

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News correspondent for The Breakfast Club and Emmy nominated journalist Mimi Brown hosts the new show

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WHAT: iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network today announced “Front Page,” a new daily Black Effect original podcast and an extension of The Breakfast Club’s well-known “Front Page News” radio segment.

Hosted by the current news correspondent for iHeart’s nationally syndicated morning show, The Breakfast Club, Mimi Brown will expand her on-air coverage of the most talked about news stories each weekday into easily digestible 10-to-12-minute episodes that will give listeners more of the headline-making details they crave.

Fans can tune in now for a daily dose of top stories and breaking news across pop culture, sports, entertainment and more.

WHO: Mimi Brown is an Emmy-nominated journalist, host and TV personality dedicated to amplifying untold stories. With a passion for storytelling that blends history, culture and community, she brings depth and heart to every project she touches. Her work spans television, radio and digital media, making an impact across platforms.

WHEN: Today, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, with new episodes posting each weekday.

WHERE: “Front Page” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen now here.

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About Black Effect Podcast Network

The Black Effect Podcast Network is a transformative network founded by renowned cultural architect, executive producer, bestselling author and media mogul Charlamagne Tha God in a historic joint venture with the world’s No. 1 commercial podcast publisher, iHeartMedia. Charlamagne and iHeartMedia created the groundbreaking first-ever Black Effect Podcast Network, celebrating the essential Black culture-shapers on the planet—in education, entertainment, politics, pop culture, and sports. The Black Effect Podcast Network gives rise to emerging and established content creators and storytellers whose perspectives and creative visions have been marginalized and overlooked while serving an audience that has been underserved. The Black Effect Podcast Network helps its partners define their place in podcast culture through influence, ideas, and experiences that engage, inspire, inform and empower.

Los Angeles, CA —May 11, 2026 —Across more than four decades, trailblazing fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, widely known as “Body By Jake,” has inspired millions around the world to move their bodies through his one-of-a-kind combination of physical training, motivational philosophy, and infectious personality. Now, the innovator who revolutionized fitness media by creating the first exercise segments on cable television (CNN), the first 24-hour fitness network (FitTV), the first on-demand fitness television service (ExerciseTV), and the first exercise playlist, has partnered with iHeartMedia and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the global catalog division of Universal Music Group, to bring his trademark “Don’t Quit!”® ethos to the airwaves for Body By Jake Radio, the first-ever 24-hour digital radio channel designed to fuel mind, body and spirit, launching today, May 11 in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Body By Jake Radio is available for free on the iHeartRadio app. 

A dynamic mix of music, mindset and motivation, Body By Jake Radio will feature host Jake Steinfeld, and other notable personalities in the fitness and mental health worlds, offering empowering messages, fitness, lifestyle, and longevity tips, alongside an eclectic range of uplifting and energizing music to keep listeners motivated and feeling their best all day long. The channel is designed to energize listeners in the morning, sustain them throughout the afternoon, and help them unwind in the evening through a diverse mix of music and specialty programming tailored for different parts of the day. 

“Like I’ve done all my career, we’re bringing something to the radio landscape that’s never been done before – motivation and inspiration inside the fabric of the best music on the planet,” said Jake Steinfeld. “It’ll be 72 and sunny every day at Body By Jake Radio where we are here to encourage people every single day: ‘Don’t Quit!’ Keep pushing forward, no matter what.”

Jake is the creator of the personal fitness industry and a lifelong advocate for health and wellness who has spent more than four decades motivating millions through his innovative approach to exercise and music. From creating the first workout soundtrack in the 1980s to launching Body By Jake Music, he has consistently championed the connection between sound, movement and mental strength. The timing of the launch during Mental Health Awareness Month aligns with Jake’s long-standing mission to promote both physical fitness and mental wellbeing, reinforcing the importance of a strong mind-body connection. 

“Mental Health Awareness Month is a powerful reminder to take care of ourselves, and each other, and we’re proud to bring Body By Jake Radio and Jake’s decades of experience helping people feel their best to our listeners,” said Jon Zellner, President of Programming Operations and Digital Music, iHeartMedia.

“I’ve known and worked with Jake for decades, he is a true pioneer who understood early on the powerful connection between music and motivation,” said Bruce Resnikoff, Chairman, Universal Music Enterprises. “With Body By Jake Radio, we’re building on that momentum by combining UMe’s unparalleled catalog with programming that speaks to today’s mental health and wellness-focused audience. With iHeartMedia, we’re creating a dynamic new platform where great music and positive messaging come together to inspire listeners around the world.”

Body By Jake Radio is be available on the iHeartRadio app, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions and gaming consoles.

About Jake Steinfeld (“Body By Jake”)

Jake Steinfeld is the pioneering force in the fitness industry, widely credited with creating the modern personal training business and helping bring fitness into mainstream culture. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has inspired millions through his unique combination of physical training, motivational philosophy, and entertainment.

Often referred to as the original “trainer to the stars,” Jake’s early client roster included icons such as Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Madonna, Priscilla Presley, and Bette Midler. He went on to revolutionize fitness media, creating the first exercise segments on cable television (CNN), the first 24-hour fitness network (FitTV), and the first on-demand fitness television service (ExerciseTV), helping to make at-home fitness accessible to a global audience .

A successful entrepreneur, Jake has built a global fitness brand that has generated over $2 billion in sales across equipment, programming, and media. He is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, actor, and voiceover artist, with credits including “Coming to America,” “The Money Pit,” “Ratatouille,” and “King of the Hill.”

Deeply connected to music from the start of his career, Jake pioneered the concept of the workout playlist with the 1984 release of Don’t Quit!®, the first original soundtrack to an exercise video—decades before curated fitness playlists became standard. Today, through Body By Jake Music, he continues to merge music and movement with high-energy mixes designed to motivate and inspire .

Beyond business and entertainment, Jake is a passionate advocate for youth fitness and public health. He serves as Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, which has funded and built state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT!® Fitness Centers in all 50 states, providing resources to underserved communities across the country .

At the core of everything he does is his lifelong mantra: “Don’t Quit!”—a message of perseverance, positivity, and mental strength that continues to drive his mission to help people live healthier, happier lives.

About Universal Music Enterprises (UMe)

Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the centralized global catalog division of Universal Music Group (UMG). Working closely with all of UMG’s record labels, territories and operating companies, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, a concentration of resources, opportunities in new technologies and an emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives to engage all types of consumers across multiple entry points and platforms.

Comedy legend Robert Smigel is joined by Saturday Night Live’s Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell in the debut episode of the show, which is also set to feature guest comedians including Bob Odenkirk, David Letterman, Dave Attell, and Ellie Kemper

Listen to the first episode HERE

WHAT: “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends,” a comedy podcast hosted by Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, actor and director Robert Smigel, debuts today from iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players podcast network (BMP). The show was created by Michelle Saks Smigel.

“Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends” is a weekly podcast where host Robert Smigel, and a rotating panel of his close funny friends, assist callers seeking help in making something in their real life funnier. Anything. A best man speech, a eulogy, a fan letter, a sermon, an apology, a Tinder profile - Robert, with a panel of professional comedy writers and comedians, will punch it up and get results. Callers can send a voice message to the “Humor Me” team at speakpipe.com/humorme.

Longtime “Saturday Night Live” cast member Mikey Day and his writing partner, SNL head writer Streeter Seidell, join Robert for the debut episode, along with a surprise colleague of theirs. In the episode, they team up to help an a cappella group punch up their banter between songs.

Additional comedians and comedy writers set to appear as guests on “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends” include Dave Attell, Andy Breckman, Jim Downey, Jim Gaffigan, Ellie Kemper, Michael Koman, David Letterman, Bruce McCulloch, Alex Moffat, Bob Odenkirk, Colin Quinn, Rob Riggle, Eric Slovin, Dino Stamatopoulos and Mike Sweeney.

WHO: Comedian, actor and writer Robert Smigel (full bio below), and iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players. See the full lineup of Big Money Player podcasts HERE.

WHEN: Debuting today, May 8, 2026 with new episodes available weekly on Fridays.

WHERE: “Humor Me With Robert Smigel & Friends” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen now HERE.

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About Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel is a writer, producer, actor and director known best for his Saturday Night Live “TV Funhouse” cartoon shorts, including The Ambiguously Gay Duo, Fun With Real Audio, and the X-Presidents, and as the creator and voice of Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, the foul-mouthed puppet who has mercilessly mocked everyone from Star Wars and Bon Jovi fans to Eminem and Ted Cruz. Triumph continues to appear on The Daily Show and Hollywood Squares, but did the bulk of his poopery on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, for which Robert served as the first Head Writer/Producer, creating numerous bits including “In the Year 2000” as well as providing the mouth/voices for Conan’s celebrity “Clutch Cargo” interviews of Bill Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump and many more. 

Robert met Conan at SNL, where they collaborated on many sketches including the infamous Nude Beach and the Girlwatchers (with Tom Hanks). They also wrote and produced the legendary unsold pilot Lookwell starring Adam West. Robert’s own best-known sketches at SNL included the Chicago Super Fans, Schmitt’s Gay Beer, William Shatner and the Trekkies, Mastermind Reagan, The Sinatra Group, Seinfeld’s Stand Up & Win and Steve Martin’s Holiday Wish and “Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight” song.

Most recently, Robert co-wrote, co-directed, wrote songs for and voices characters in the animated Netflix movie, LEO, starring Adam Sandler, Bill Burr and Cecily Strong, which was the service’s most successful animated film at the time. He also co-wrote and produced Sandler’s Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2 and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. His film debut as a writer/director was The Week Of (2018) starring Sandler and Chris Rock.

Robert has had roles in many Sandler films as well as This is 40, Punch Drunk Love, Marriage Story and the recent Sundance hit Between the Temples with Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, as well as featured roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Portlandia and What We Do in the Shadows. 

Robert has won three Emmys for his work on SNL and for Night of Too Many Stars, a biannual benefit he and his wife Michelle created that has raised over $32 million for autism programs nationwide, hosted by Jon Stewart. Robert’s Triumph Election Special ’16 earned Hulu its first-ever primetime Emmy nomination. His Grammy-nominated comedy album for Triumph, Come Poop With Me, somehow lost despite classics like “Underage Bichon” and “Cats Are C***s”.

For more from Triumph (and sometimes Robert), follow him on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.

NEW YORK – May 8, 2026 – iHeartMedia highlighted new music and artists alike recently with special programming, including new World Premiere debuts and more. 

On May 8, Farruko’s “YAPAQUE” ft. Greeicy & Steve Aoki had a World Premiere debut across all iHeartRadio Spanish Contemporary stations while Kenny Chesney’s “Carry On” had a World Premiere debut across all iHeartCountry stations. 

Last week, iHeartRadio stations aired the World Premiere debut of Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s new collaboration "Bring Your Love" on April 30 across all iHeartRadio CHR and Hot AC, and Kacey Musgraves’ “Loneliest Girl” had a World Premiere debut on April 30 across all iHeartCountry stations. 

For the latest news, music fans can download the iHeartRadio app; follow iHeartRadio on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook and YouTube; and visit iHeartRadio.com.

iHeartRadio’s industry-leading audio portfolio now streaming on MapQuest.com

LOS ANGELES, CA — May 7, 2026 — MapQuest, the trusted navigation platform used by tens of millions of people each month, and iHeartRadio, the leading audio company in the United States, today announced a new partnership that brings live iHeartRadio streaming directly to MapQuest.com, marking the first-ever audio integration in the platform’s history. 

The integration allows MapQuest users to listen to live iHeartRadio stations while navigating. Users on MapQuest.com will now see a “Live Radio” button in the top-right corner of the map, seamlessly pairing real-time directions with industry-leading audio content. Mobile app integration is planned for a future phase. 

The partnership delivers scale and value for both brands. Through the partnership, MapQuest will leverage iHeartMedia’s expansive multi-platform audio network – including broadcast radio, podcasts, and events – to accelerate brand awareness and reach new audiences nationwide. 

"The open road and great audio have always gone together, which is why this partnership made so much sense,” said Doug Berger, General Manager of MapQuest. “iHeartRadio brings the country's most popular stations directly into the MapQuest experience, giving our users live entertainment alongside the navigation they already trust. It's a simple, meaningful upgrade and an exciting first for MapQuest." 

“This partnership puts iHeart’s live radio in front of MapQuest’s millions of monthly users, giving consumers more of the content they seek,” said Michael Biondo, President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships for iHeartMedia. “It’s a simple, intuitive way to extend our reach and enhance how people experience audio on the go.” 

The integration allows iHeartRadio stations to complement MapQuest’s trusted navigation and mapping content, enhancing the overall user experience by combining real-time directions with live audio entertainment and information.  

About MapQuest 

MapQuest is one of the most recognized names in digital navigation, helping tens of millions of people every month find their way across the United States and around the world. Launched in 1996, MapQuest pioneered online mapping and turn-by-turn directions, and continues to deliver trusted maps, routing, and local discovery through MapQuest.com and the MapQuest mobile app. Beyond consumer navigation, the MapQuest Platform offers a developer-grade suite of geocoding, routing, and mapping APIs that power location experiences for businesses across logistics, real estate, retail, and SaaS, and the company's RoadWarrior product serves last-mile delivery drivers with multi-stop route optimization. MapQuest is operated by System1, Inc. [NYSE: SST]. Visit MapQuest.com to learn more. 

Beginning today, May 7, the improvised Hollywood roundtable podcast will release all-new episodes under the Big Money Players network with upcoming guests including Anna Konkle, Chanse McCrary, Ashby, and Tim Baltz

Listen to today’s new episode HERE

WHAT: “Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists” (AOAOAOA), the improvised comedy podcast featuring chaotic, pretentious, and hilariously unfiltered conversations between fictional Hollywood personalities, joins iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players network (BMP) today. 

Hosted by Kylie Brakeman, Jeremy Culhane, Angela Giarratana and Patrick McDonald, the show was born out of a creative partnership that began on an Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team in 2019. The group launched the podcast during the pandemic as a way to keep creating together, building a following around its fully improvised format and ensemble dynamic. Since then, AOAOAOA has released more than 220 episodes.

“We are so excited for AOAOAOA to join the BMP family. This is a huge win for annoying people everywhere,” said Kylie, Jeremy, Angela and Patrick.

WHO: Comedians Kylie Brakeman, Jeremy Culhane, Patrick McDonald, Angela Giarratana and iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players podcast network. See the full lineup of Big Money Player podcasts HERE. Full host bios below.

WHEN: AOAOAOA joins BMP today, May 7, 2026 with new episodes available weekly on Thursdays.

WHERE: AOAOAOA is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen now, HERE. Video episodes are also available on YouTube. 

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About Kylie Brakeman

Kylie Brakeman is an actor, comedian, and TV writer who has worked on The Tonight Show, Adult Swim, and G4. She also wrote for Dropout, and The Kids Tonight Show. Brakeman's videos have been featured in The Guardian, The Atlantic, The LA Times, and other publications. In 2020, she was named to the New York Times Great Performers List. 

About Jeremy Culhane

Jeremy Culhane is a comedian, actor and writer with over 500k followers across all social media platforms. He became a featured player on Saturday Night Live for its 51st season in 2025. Jeremy is a mainstay on Dropout TV, appearing in various shows across the network. Some of his TV credits include Sex Lives of College Girls, American Vandal, and Heathers.

About Patrick McDonald

Patrick McDonald is a queer writer, director, and comedian from Mansfield, Texas. You've seen him and his writing online on SMOSH and Dropout, and in original works like "I Live In Your House," "Big Bear," and his YouTube talk show "Havin' A Day." Film/TV credits include "Quiz Lady," "Am I OK?," "Night Court," and "Zac Snyder's Justice League."

About Angela Giarratana

Angela Giarratana is an actor, writer, singer, and producer whose most recent credits include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Night Court, Minx, and the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase. Angela currently is a cast member on youtube channel SMOSH along TeamStarkid and Dropout TV. Angela most recently went to Sundance with her short film 'guts' that she starred in and produced.

About Big Money Players

Founded by Will Ferrell and iHeartMedia, the Big Money Players Network is the premiere destination for comedy podcasts and home to top comedic talent across a variety of formats and styles – both scripted and unscripted. In addition to audio’s No. 1 comedy “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” BMP features long-running hits like “Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang,” “Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim,” “Hollywood Handbook,”  “Straightiolab” and more. All BMP podcasts are executive produced by Will Ferrell and iHeartMedia and are distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network. See the full catalog here.

Co-produced by Novel and iHeartPodcasts, episodes release weekly from May 12th 2026, wherever you get your podcasts. 

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LONDON and NEW YORK – 5th May, 2026 – What do a devout polygamist from an insular Utah sect and a shadowy Armenian tycoon from Los Angeles have in common? More than you'd think. Together, they defrauded the American government out of nearly one billion dollars.

“Kingdom of Fraud,” a brand new series co-produced by Novel and iHeartPodcasts, launches May 12th 2026. Listeners can hear the official series trailer now, here.

Over seven episodes, Emmy-nominated journalist,  investigative reporter and host Michele McPhee traces the extraordinary and unlikely criminal partnership between Jacob Kingston and Levon Termendzhyan, a reputed Armenian crime figure known to those around him as “The Lion.” Together, they built a billion dollar fraud conspiracy out of a biofuel subsidy program, and triggered the largest tax investigation in American history.

McPhee travels from Salt Lake City and its outskirts where Mormon fundamentalist groups laid roots, to gritty neighborhoods in Los Angeles and beyond to understand how Jacob Kingston, one of his father's more than 100 children and a man desperate to prove his worth to his powerful polygamist clan, The Order, ended up in business with one of LA's most feared operators. And how, once their scheme started generating tens of millions of dollars, they needed to find somewhere far from Utah to hide it all.

But this story isn't just about two men and their money. Around Jacob and Levon sits a web of dirty cops, political connections and transnational money launderers that reaches further than the federal agents investigating the case could have imagined. 

Jacob Kingston was put under unimaginable pressure as law enforcement started circling, but Levon assured him that a shadowy network known only as ‘The Boys” - paid badges from the highest levels of federal law enforcement who sold their access to the highest bidder would spring into action to keep the cops at bay.

Was Jacob right to put his life in The Lion’s hands, or will their billion dollar biofuel empire go up in smoke?

“Kingdom of Fraud” is a story about what happens when the most unlikely of alliances is corroded by greed and selfishness - a story of rampant corruption in which every American citizen was a victim.

“Kingdom of Fraud” launches everywhere you get your podcasts on May 12th, with new episodes published weekly on Mondays. 

Listen completely ad-free and one week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

For further information, images, audio or interview opportunities, please contact: Novel - production.management@novel.audio

“Kingdom of Fraud” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts.

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About Michele McPhee

Michele McPhee is a Senior Editor at Los Angeles magazine and the author of seven investigative true crime books. She was a five-time Emmy-nominated producer in the ABC News Investigative Unit and was nominated as the Police Bureau Chief of the New York Daily News for a Pulitzer Prize for 9/11 coverage before returning to her native city where she went on to become an award-winning Boston Herald columnist. She is also Writers Guild of America screenwriter, including on the Showtime series City on a Hill and has sold multiple pilots as potential scripted series. She has worked as documentary producer, developed a podcast based on her two books that investigate the federal government's connection to the Boston Marathon bombers called Mayhem with Michele McPhee and is a frequent guest on television news programs including Dateline and 20/20. Her investigative work has garnered multiple national and local press awards. She began reporting on the story "The Mobster and the Mormon" in 2022 for Los Angeles magazine.

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About Novel

Novel is a leading independent premium podcast company. Its stack of chart-topping, award-winning podcasts includes The Girlfriends, which reached the global number one spot, won the Ambie for Best True Crime Podcast in 2024. 

The worldwide chart-topping hit true crime series Kill List was the winner of the Edward R Murrow Award for Journalism, the Best Podcast Award at the 2025 Broadcast Press Guild (BPG) Awards, as well as winner of the Signal Award for Best True Crime and Best Sound Design, and Podcast of the Year at the British Podcast Awards and True Crime Awards 2025. 

Further chart-topping, critically acclaimed and award-winning podcasts include Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera, Stolen Hearts, Come by Chance, Superhero Complex and Filthy Ritual.