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NEW YORK, N.Y. – June 3 – iHeartMedia celebrated new music and artists, including ‘On The Verge’ success stories, an iHeartRadio Album Release Party and multiple World Premieres across iHeartRadio stations nationwide.

In April, iHeartMedia named Muni Long as its ‘On The Verge’ Hip-Hop artist and Giovanni And The Hired Gun as its ‘On The Verge’ Rock artist. Both artists charted in the top 15 of their respective genres. iHeartMedia’s ‘On The Verge’ program helps build awareness for up-and-coming artists through its radio airplay reach and historically, all ‘On The Verge’ artists have charted in the top 30, with more than half landing in the top 10, and over a third claiming the No. 1 chart slot. Success stories of ‘On The Verge’ artists who have reached the top 20 include Jelly Roll for Rock, and Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK, Shenseea, Kendra Jae and Coi Leray for Hip-Hop.

Recently, the iconic iHeartRadio’s Album Release Party series featured special guest Harry Styles as he discussed his highly-anticipated new album “Harry’s House.” Both the iHeartRadio Album Release Party with Harry Styles and his new album premiered on May 20. His interview with iHeartMedia KIIS 102.7 FM’s Ryan Seacrest, Tanya and Sisanie aired on iHeartRadio stations across the country at 7 p.m. local time. Styles delved into his groovy new album and how it feels to share new music with his devoted fans. Leading up to the release, iHeartMedia’s Z100 and KIIS FM hosted exclusive “Harry’s House” listening parties the week leading up to the album release for fans in New York and Los Angeles.

Several big names debuted new music with World Premieres across iHeartRadio stations, including Kanye West’s collaboration with late rapper XXXTentacion “True Love” on May 26 on all Hip-Hop and Rhythmic CHR stations and Moneybagg Yo’s “See What I’m Saying” on May 27 on all Hip-Hop stations. Jordan Davis’ “What My World Spins Around” had a new music spotlight on May 27 across all iHeartRadio Country stations and Panic! At The Disco’s “Viva Las Vengeance” debuted on June 1 with a World Premiere across iHeartRadio’s Alternative stations. 

Additionally, iHeartRadio’s Emily Curl had country singer Matt Stell on her “15 Firsts” series where he opened up about meeting his heroes, his big “I made it” moment and so much more. Later in the week, Curl also chatted with Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, who went deep on making their sixth studio album “We,” which he started working on before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that it’s finally out, he talked about the fan reaction after such a long wait for the album.

For the latest news, music fans can follow iHeartRadio on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and visit iHeartRadio.com.

WHAT: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and acclaimed film and television producer Meryl Poster, the founder of Superb Entertainment, announced today the season two launch of “Call YourGrandmother.” Fresh off an Ambies Award nomination for Best Wellness and Relationship Podcast, your favorite Jewish grandmothers, Rita and Ellin, are back with a new cast of extraordinary grandmas and grandkids and through intimate conversations, listeners will hear hard-earned wisdom from lives well-lived. Whether it’s flying planes, going on a USO tour with Bob Hope, or a date with Elvis Presley, nothing is off the table for these daring women. They’ll leave you laughing, crying, and inspired to live life to the fullest, no matter how old you are.

This season's guests will include the former pin up actress and singing star, Connie Stevens; entrepreneur and cosmetics pioneer Adrien Arpel and her grandchild Ashley; iHeartMedia's very own Will Pearson and his “Mamaw”; and “Call Your Grandmother” creator Meryl Poster’s mother Sue will return with another grandchild!

WHO: “Call Your Grandmother” is hysterically funny, inspiring and heartfelt. Hosted by two New York Grandmothers – 83-year-old Ellin Grodsky and 92-year-old Rita Kaye – the podcast celebrates Jewish grandmothers and the irreverent qualities that make them natural comedians. Rita and Ellin introduce you to some less-than-traditional grandmothers who have unbreakable bonds with their grandsons and granddaughters. These conversations open up a time capsule of what life was like way back when, and smother you with the cozy feeling of a grandmother’s love.

WHEN: “Call Your Grandmother” season two premieres today, June 2nd, with new weekly episodes released every Thursday.

LISTEN: “Call Your Grandmother” is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and can be heard on iHeartRadio and all other platforms.

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About Meryl Poster

Meryl Poster is an Academy Award-winning producer and filmmaker. She has overseen and developed a slate of groundbreaking, critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar winning : Chicago (EP), Chocolat (EP) and Cider House Rules (EP). Over the course of her career, she has produced the celebrated films Cop Land, Beautiful Girls, Bounce, Kate and Leopold, and An Unfinished Life. In addition, she has produced a wide-range of television programming that includes Project Runway and Project Runway All Stars, VH-1’s Mob Wives and , Bravo’s first-ever scripted series, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce (EP), which ran for five seasons. Meryl is the Founder and President of Superb Entertainment, an independent production company backed by A+E Networks, where she continues her legacy of identifying and developing projects of emotional and intellectual impact. She most recently served as executive producer on History Channel’s acclaimed series Six.

Prior to founding Superb, Meryl was President of Television for The Weinstein Company and Co-President of Production at Miramax Films. In this role, she supervised the production of beloved films Shakespeare in Love, Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Emma, Serendipity, Cold Mountain, Shall We Dance, Finding Neverland and Flirting with Disaster.

As a leading woman in entertainment, Meryl Poster is a vocal advocate for greater gender parity in Hollywood. She began her career as the second ever-female trainee in the William Morris mailroom. She has been featured in Premiere, W, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, and Gotham and Glamour magazines. She was named one of the most powerful women in entertainment by Crain’s and was top-ranked in The Hollywood Reporter’s Power 100 for five consecutive years. In 2002, New York Women in Film and Television honored her with The Muse Award. She is currently a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; New York Women in Film and Television; The British Academy of Film and Television; The Dean’s Council at Tulane University; the New Orleans’ Film Society; and the Creative Coalition.

Presently, Poster is producing two podcasts she created for iHeartRadio. “How to Produce a Divorce,” and “Call Your Grandmother.” She recently wrapped a pilot for HBOMax.

Award-winning journalist Katie Couric sets out across the U.S. speaking with historians, doctors, activists, everyday women and more in the narrative series “Abortion: The Body Politic.”

WHAT: This June, the Supreme Court is expected to gut Roe v. Wade. This astonishing move follows the passing of several state laws blocking the right to abortion across the country. The historic reversal will immediately trigger restrictive abortion laws in at least 23 states. But what does that really mean for the people impacted by this stunning turn of events? Katie Couric set out to bring a voice to the voiceless in a limited narrative series from her iHeartRadio Original Podcast with Katie Couric Media, “Next Question with Katie Couric” titled “Abortion: The Body Politic.”

The guaranteed right to safe, legal abortion was established forty-nine years ago in the landmark Roe v Wade decision, which instantly changed the lives of millions of citizens. Since then, the rest of the world has seen a trend of liberalizing abortion laws over the past 25 years. Yet the United States is now on the precipice of rolling back this health right.

The six-episode special series, months in the making, became more relevant than ever when an unprecedented leak of a draft decision confirmed what many feared: Roe v. Wade is poised to be overturned by the conservative-led Supreme Court this summer. The narrative series weaves together interviews with historians, doctors, researchers, abortion activists, clinic staff, reproductive justice leaders and people who have had abortions. “Abortion: The Body Politic” was created in an effort to understand how we got here, and what a post-Roe world looks like.

To get a preview of what the limited series will cover, listen to a bonus episode of “Next Question with Katie Couric” that unpacks the bombshell leaked draft and the fallout HERE.

WHO: Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist, #1 New York Times best-selling author of her memoir, “Going There,” and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer and her eponymous media company, Katie Couric Media (KCM). KCM’s current projects include a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”; podcast, “Next Question”; original video, including short-form digital series, as well as documentaries and scripted series. You can find it all at katiecouric.com.

Joined by guests like Gloria Steinem; Mary Ziegler, foremost abortion law expert;  Jessica Chastain, Academy Award-winning actress; Busy Philipps actress and activist; Dr. Warrer Hern abortion doctor; and more, Couric leaves no stone unturned as she unpacks the political and societal toll of a landmark case being overturned.

WHEN: The first episode of “Abortion: The Body Politic” premieres Thursday, June 9, with new episodes released weekly on Thursdays. Listen to the official trailer now, HERE.

WHERE: Listen to “Abortion: The Body Politic” through the “Next Question with Katie Couric” feed on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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WHAT: "R&B Money" is hosted by the Legendary Grammy Nominated R&B singer-songwriter-producer TANK and his business partner, multi-platinum singer-songwriter-music executive J. Valentine. From iHeartMedia and Charlamagne tha God's Black Effect Podcast Network, this podcast is for the super dedicated R&B fans, highlighting everything from Marvin Gaye to Pink Sweat$. R&B Money has produced an exciting space for artists & executives in the game to reminisce with exceptionally compelling storytelling while building a place of discovery for the fans.  

WHO: Tank is a multi-Grammy nominated platinum-selling R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known for his chart-topping singles "Maybe I Deserve," "Please Don't Go,” and "When We." Tank's songwriting and production credits include working with Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Fantasia Barrino, Kelly Rowland, Omarion, Jamie Foxx, Alicia Keys, and many more. Through the course of his career, Tank has also appeared in several TV shows and films, including HBO’s Togetherness, TVOne’s “Born Again Virgin,” Lifetime’s “Lust,” and BET’s record-breaking movie “The New Edition Story.

J. Valentine is a multi-platinum singer-songwriter and music executive. He has written songs for the likes of artists including Tyrese, Mario, Keyshia Cole, Omarion, and the title track to N'Sync's 9x platinum Celebrity album, which sold 1.8 million in the first week. Along with managing Tank, he also co-founded the Underdogs with Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas before consulting at Interscope Records and Motown Records. 

WHEN: “R&B Money” premieres today, Wednesday, June 1st, with new episodes releasing weekly. The podcast will publish audio first followed by a video version of each episode.

ASSETS: A hi-res logo for “R&B Money,” and headshots for Tank and J. Valentine can be found HERE.

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iHeartRadio Welcomes Season One to the Network and Will Co-Produce Four New Seasons of “VS Voices” as Part of the Deal 

Amanda de Cadenet will introduce several additional iHeartPodcasts to listeners later this year 

NEW YORK – May 31, 2022 – iHeartRadio, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced a deal with Victoria’s Secret and Amanda de Cadenet to bring "VS Voices" to the iHeartPodcast Network. The podcast builds on the Victoria’s Secret vision of being a leading advocate for women by highlighting stories of trailblazers who have paved the way for other women to succeed today and beyond. Listeners can tune in to all of Season One as well as hear the official trailer for season two now on iHeartRadio and anywhere podcasts are heard. The first new episode of season two will debut on Thursday June 2.  

The “VS Voices” podcast will provide a platform for women to speak their diverse truths, share personal stories and advance discussions of issues that are important to them. As part of the collaborative deal, iHeartRadio will co-produce, alongside de Cadenet, and distribute an additional four new seasons of the podcast. In season one, award-winning host and advocate Amanda de Cadenet sat down with trailblazing dynamic women including VS Collective Partners, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Osaka, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and more to celebrate the multifaceted nature of the female experience. From models and athletes to actors and designers, these honest conversations share their unique voices and journeys and explore how their unique voices and journeys leave the world better than they found it.   

“Storytelling with a purpose is what I have focused on for most of my career,” said Amanda de Cadenet. "I am looking forward to continuing that mission in partnership with iHeart, and to amplify the powerful life experiences that my guests share with me. With each of the podcasts we will be able to tell a wide variety of stories, from the profound and insightful, to those that are simply entertaining. I’m excited to be launching this audio trifecta!”

“Season one of ‘VS Voices’ featured such a wide range of meaningful conversations with an amazing lineup of trailblazing women,” said Will Pearson, Chief Operating Officer of The iHeartPodcast Network. “We are honored to team up with Amanda and Victoria’s Secret to help elevate these stories and share many more with millions of iHeartPodcast listeners across the globe.” 

“VS Voices” is a co-production of Victoria’s Secret, iHeartPodcasts and Amanda de Cadenet. 

Additionally, Amanda de Cadenet will be independently partnering with iHearPodcasts to produce a new season of “The Conversation,” starting with a special series “About the Men,” where she will engage some of the world’s most prominent men in conversations that explore contemporary masculinity.

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About Victoria Secret

Victoria’s Secret (NYSE: VSCO) is the world’s largest intimates specialty retailer offering a wide assortment of modern, fashion-inspired collections including signature bras, panties, lingerie, casual sleepwear and athleisure, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care. With nearly 1,400 retail stores worldwide and a predominately female workforce of more than 30,000, Victoria’s Secret boasts the largest team of specialty trained bra fit experts worldwide. Victoria’s Secret is committed to inspiring women around the world with products and experiences that uplift and champion them and their journey while creating lifelong relationships and advocating for positive change. 

To learn more about Victoria's Secret, please visit VictoriasSecret.com.  

Listen to the “Class Action” Trailer HERE

New York – May 31, 2022 – iHeartRadio, the no. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, and Sound Argument LLC announced today the launch of a new documentary podcast titled “Class Action.” Hosted by Katie Phang, a trial lawyer, Anchor, and Host for MSNBC and Peacock, the 12-part podcast series will track a diverse cast of outstanding law students who are battling it out in mock trial competitions across the country. The first two episodes will debut on June 7 and can be heard on iHeartRadio and all other major platforms. Listen to the trailer HERE.

The budding young lawyers on “Class Action” are extraordinary, bright, ambitious and sometimes ruthless. They are poised to enter a justice system that is under intense public scrutiny. And jury trials—a bedrock of a fair justice system—are becoming rare. Prosecutors aggressively push plea deals on defendants, while defense attorneys, often untrained in courtroom procedure, urge them to accept. But in the wake of high-profile verdicts like the George Floyd case, and with the growth in trial “mooting”/mock trialing at major law firms, trial advocacy training is gaining popularity. Mock trial tournaments are quickly becoming a necessary and exciting kind of collegiate sport. One tournament director, who works full time as a homicide investigator, sees it this way:

“All of a sudden we take lawyers, they graduate law school, and we expect them to walk into a courtroom and talk about life and death and millions of dollars without any practice. Think about music, playing the violin in your basement. And then, all of a sudden, walking into Carnegie Hall one day and playing for the first time. It would never happen in music. It would never happen in sports. Why should it happen in law?,” said Jared Rosenblatt, Hofstra University.

Host Katie Phang will guide us through these young lawyers’ stories, disentangling the complexities of American law along the way. Listeners will meet Andy Vizcarra, a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Mexico to Texas and have worked tirelessly at their restaurant to put their daughter through law school; Tyler Volesky, a young Native American politician, now a law student in South Dakota; Ellie Sands and Anjani Shah—part of a team of activists from Brooklyn Law—who battle for justice not only in mock trial but in real-life legal clinics; DeAndre Bell, a self-styled “church boy” from Houston, who plans to run for President in 2040; and Lajeanne Shelton, the powerful lion of the Dillard team who bristles at comments that she’s too aggressive in court.

“Working on this podcast and meeting these trial students and coaches has re-affirmed my faith in the crucial roles that jury trials play in our lives,” said Phang. “Over the course of a year, I’ve met a group of inspired coaches who recognize the value of investing in the next generation of trial attorneys. And I am thrilled to witness students who have overcome significant obstacles to learn and honor the craft of courtroom procedure. ‘Class Action’ is a breath of fresh air in these troubled times. It’s a reminder of why I became a trial lawyer in the first place--- to defend our democratic judicial system.”

Producers Lisa Gray and Kevin Huffman spent a year recording the grueling bootcamps, scrimmages and competitions with law teams from Brooklyn Law, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, and the University of South Dakota. Listeners will hear the young lawyers reach near-exhaustion arguing cases at high-stakes tournaments. The producers also followed an undergraduate team from Dillard University in New Orleans trying to bounce back from the twin disasters of Covid-19 and Hurricane Ida to make a Cinderella run at the national championship. Lawyers, law students and any listener who loves a good story will be caught up in the drama that unfolds, armchair-quarterbacking the cases. Judging judges. Predicting decisions.

We’ll hear from St. Mary’s trial coach AJ Bellido de Luna, a former US Marine, turned cop, turned advocate. He loves his job and protects his students like the warrior he’s always been. “I put them through a boot camp in the summer,” he said. “I want them to be good workers, willing and if they have a chip on their shoulder, fine, I can deal with that. I have a chip, too.” At South Dakota University’s Knudson School of Law, its coach, Professor Laura Rose, herself the daughter of a legendary advocacy coach, who relentlessly prepares her team for the big leagues—to knock the “South Dakota Nice” out of them. And in New Orleans, beloved coach Adria Kimbrough reveals, mid-season, that she is leaving her team at the end of the year. But first she wants that national championship for her HBCU students.

“Class Action” plunges listeners into a rich verité-driven soundscape, replete with mic’d-up behind-the-scenes drama, in-depth character scenes and immersive courtroom battles. It’s a “cinematic” podcast: listeners are immersed in the action, it’s direct and emotional. The music swells, stories play out. Coaches urge players on the sidelines, as Katie and a team of noted trial attorneys—including Preet Bharara, Elie Honig, Lara Bazelon and Tony Serra— help break the code of American law.

“Class Action” is a co-production of Sound Argument LLC and iHeartMedia and is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network. Follow us on Twitter at @ClassActionPod.

For more information contact Lisa Gray at (718) 208-3754/ lisa@soundmindprod.com or Kevin Huffman at (203) 803-0305/kevinhuffman1@att.net. Listeners can also learn more about the podcast at https://www.classactionpod.com/.

About Sound Argument LLC

Sound Argument LLC is a new production company founded by Lisa Gray and Kevin Huffman. Our objective is to produce compelling, creative, informational and entertaining programming. "Class Action" has inherent drama, tackles deep social issues and tracks committed law students who will soon take on a deeply flawed justice system – exactly the kind of story we love to tell.

Nets podcasts to be hosted by team’s radio play-by-play announcer Chris Carrino and in-arena host Ally Love

Deal builds upon leaguewide partnership between NBA and iHeartMedia

Brooklyn, New York -- (May 27, 2022) – The Brooklyn Nets and iHeartMedia today announced a podcast partnership, building upon a leaguewide deal with the NBA which provides teams access to iHeartMedia’s massive reach across multiple audio platforms. The Nets will present a variety of programming to serve existing fans and welcome new ones with premium original audio content about the team and beyond.

Shows will feature voices from across the sports and entertainment spectrum with the first two shows hosted by Chris Carrino, the Nets’ radio play-by-play announcer, and Ally Love, the team’s in-arena host. Additionally, the Nets will publish limited-run narrative podcasts that dive deep into a range of stories, giving listeners plenty of options to engage.

The first show, “Voice of the Nets with Chris Carrino,” will debut on May 31 and release new episodes on Tuesdays. Each week, Carrino will speak with sports industry experts and personalities rounding up news on the current state of the Nets and the NBA, as well as discuss off-the-court stories related to the team. The first episode features an interview with former Nets player Jason Collins, who helped lead the team to back-to-back NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003, and later broke barriers as the NBA's first active openly gay player. To subscribe to Voice of the Nets with Chris Carrino, click HERE.

“For over two decades I’ve been telling the story of the Nets through radio play-by-play and Voice of the Nets podcast is a chance to tell that story in long form,” Carrino said. “I'm looking forward to sharing these stories and insights in conversations with a variety of guests. In addition to my role with the Nets, I have a somewhat unique life experience and a natural curiosity and while the show will revolve around the team, we will cast a wide net in covering a myriad of topics. I'm so excited to connect with fans in this way and grow a new audience as well.”

A second podcast, “Courtside Conversation with Ally Love” presented by SeatGeek, will premiere in June, and will be hosted by Love, who in addition to her role with the Nets, is CEO of Love Squad, a Peloton instructor and inspirational speaker. In this series, Love will participate in conversations with a rotating group of influential and notable guests discussing both the game of basketball and all things culture – whether fashion, music, food, art, or current events – highlighting important moments in New York.

“Courtside Conversation is going to be the place for all our guests to get personal, get inspired, and be inspiring,” Love said. “I regularly say that conversation is the catalyst for change and I’m looking forward to connecting with athletes, artists, and all our favorite people on a platform where we can share strategies and tips for success - our winning game - with others.”

All Nets shows will be part of the NBA Podcast Network. Shows will be distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and be available for free on iHeartRadio and anywhere podcasts are heard. Additionally, fans can catch special show content via the Nets’ social media channels.

ABOUT BSE GLOBAL

BSE Global is the parent company of Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets, its NBA G League team the Long Island Nets, and its NBA 2K League affiliate NetsGC. BSE Global also provides shared services to the New York Liberty, the WNBA sister team of the Brooklyn Nets. Through programming, marketing, sales, and operations, BSE Global delivers dynamic content and experiences for fans and audiences.

ABOUT NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

Programs cover a range of topics from crypto and financial crime to daily news and local politics 

New York -- May 27, 2022 – Bloomberg Media and iHeartMedia, the No.1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced its lineup of new original podcasts for 2022, featuring a mix of daily and weekly news programs and narrative-style limited series. These five shows will be the first podcasts to debut as part of a multiyear agreement to co-produce and distribute more than a dozen new original podcasts. The full slate of shows is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and can be heard on iHeartRadio and everywhere podcasts are available. 

The slate of upcoming podcasts for 2022:

- Bloomberg Crypto (Premiering June 2022): Bloomberg’s reporting team will tease out what’s actually important in the crypto conversation in this daily podcast. Led by stacy-marie ishmael, the newsroom’s managing editor for crypto, Bloomberg Crypto will draw on reporters from every region around the globe and highlight credible voices in the industry. Expect informed discussions of everything from regulation to alt coins to the environmental impact of an asset class that is already changing the landscape of finance. Listen to the trailer for Bloomberg Crypto HERE.

- Bedrock, USA (Premiering July 2022): In a super-divided, pandemic-era America awash in conspiracies and misinformation, Bedrock, USA is about a group of people who didn’t like what they saw happening in their local governments, and decided to get involved – whether that meant holding a rally, recalling an official or storming their government with bullhorns and threats. Their stories show how far-right ideologies enter into local politics – sometimes quietly, other times at full volume. Hosted by Bloomberg CityLab reporter Laura Bliss, Bedrock, USA will be a limited series podcast about political extremism, small town life and the fight for democracy.

- In Trust (Premiering September 2022): In Trust will be a limited series about how members of one of the wealthiest families in Osage County, Oklahoma – home to the federally recognized Osage Nation – came to own more land in the area than anyone else. The series will uncover a massive transfer of wealth a century ago, out of Osage hands and into white ones – facilitated by the United States government -- and how the Osage Nation is fighting to reverse decades of land loss today.

- The Big Take (Premiering September 2022): Listeners will become immersed in the most urgent stories of the day – on business, markets, economics, finance, politics, technology and more – with The Big Take, a new daily podcast that will feature in-depth, original reporting from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Hosted by Weston Kosova, The Big Take will take the audience behind the news to make sense of what's happening, and why it matters, with richly told stories that can't be found anywhere else. 

- Crash Course (Premiering October 2022): Hosted by Bloomberg Opinion senior columnist Tim O’Brien, Crash Course will bring listeners directly into the arenas where epic business and social upheavals occur. Every week, Crash Course will explore the lessons to be learned when creativity and ambition collide with competition and power -- on Wall Street and Main Street, and in Hollywood and Washington.

Bloomberg Media’s podcasts offer unparalleled insights and analysis into the financial and business worlds through a mixture of timely reporting and narrative style programs. Drawing on the journalistic strength of a global newsroom of more than 2,700 journalists and analysts, Bloomberg Media’s podcasts deliver quality audio content that cover an extensive range of topics across business, finance, economics, technology, healthcare, and more. Its offering of podcasts already includes Foundering, Masters in Business, Odd Lots, The Pay Check, Prognosis, Stephanomics and more. 

About Bloomberg Media 

Bloomberg Media is the world’s leading multi-platform media company for business and finance, which draws on the editorial resources of more than 2,700 editorial professionals globally in more than 120 countries. Bloomberg Media is the consumer-facing media organization of Bloomberg L.P.

NEW YORK -- May 20, 2022 --True crime podcast “Forgotten: Women of Juárez,” about femicides in Juarez, Mexico, has won the "Best Latin American Podcast of the Year" Award at Estación Podcast Festival, the leading podcasting event in Spain and Latin America. The podcast, a partnership between Podimo and iHeartMedia, was translated and adapted in three languages: Spanish, German and Danish, and is the first translated podcast to win this award. 

At the beginning of the 1990s, the chilling phenomenon of the dead women of Juárez came to light: young women who were abducted during their journeys from home to school or work and vice versa, who were sexually abused and whose remains appeared later, dumped in the desert with total impunity. Stunned, we witness one of the most terrifying episodes in the history of contemporary Mexico. The city of Juárez became the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman. Almost 30 years after the sinister discovery of the first mass grave in Lote Bravo, the crimes not only continue to happen, but have spread throughout the country, the entire continent.

“Forgotten: Women of Juárez” is the essential return to the origin: who and why unleashed the violence in Juárez in the mid-1990s? Why so much impunity? What responsibility does the United States have in all this? Is it a serial killer, a satanic sect or an organized group? What role have Mexican and US authorities played in the investigations? Why are these murders still unsolved? Above all: why understanding what happened in Juárez is crucial to raise awareness and put a definitive stop to violence against women? To answer these questions, this podcast brings together statements from journalists, police authorities from both sides of the border, and relatives of the victims.

“Olvidadas: las muertas de Juárez” is the Spanish adaptation of “Forgotten: Women of Juárez,” one of the most intimate and shocking true crime podcasts of 2020 of the same title, created, reported and investigated in its original version by Mónica Ortiz Uribe and Oz Woloshyn, whose investigations are voiced in Spanish by Mexico City-based investigative journalists Sandra Romandía and Rossana Fuentes Berain, respectively. The podcast was originally produced by iHeartMedia and Unusual Productions and was translated by Podimo.

The jury of the Ibero-American Station Podcast Festival awarded “Olvidadas: las muertas de Juárez” unanimously, the award for the best podcast of the year in Latin America. The Spanish version consists of an introductory episode + ten episodes with an approximate duration of 45 minutes + two bonus tracks where each of the hosts addresses the issue from their trenches and offers an intimate and necessary look at a time when femicides in Latin America represent one of the most worrying and urgent problems in the region.

Listen to “Forgotten: Women of Juárez” on Podimo, the leading platform for podcasts and audiobooks in Spanish. The translated series is distributed worldwide via the iHeartPodcast Network and is also available on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms.

About Podimo

Podimo is a premium audio entertainment subscription service, offering original and exclusive podcasts ad-free, an extensive collection of audiobooks, plus your favorite podcasts from around the world via RSS feeds. The Danish company aims to create a sustainable ecosystem for creators and fans by sharing a portion of its revenue with all podcasters, and as a full service content production house, Podimo is committed to amplifying the important stories that need to be heard - through the funding of independent investigative journalism, partnerships with iHeartMedia, Disney, Wondery, Paramount Network España, influential voices like bestselling crime authors Jo Nesbø and Sebastian Fitzek, and more. With a dedicated focus on local language content, Podimo is currently available in Denmark, Norway, Germany, Spain, Latin America, and The Netherlands, and is expanding to more countries this year. 

WHAT: iHeartMedia’s My Cultura, a podcast network dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and creators and sharing the Latinx experience with millions of listeners, Sonoro, and Trojan Horse teamed up to launch “Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami.” The new My Cultura podcast is hosted by Kareem Tabsch, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and Joey Daoud, a media producer and founder of New Territory Media.

“Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami” is a conversation between friends, both South Florida natives, about the notorious true crime cases that have occurred in their home state. In each episode cohosts Kareem Tabsch and Joey Daoud narrate the facts of the case, with details, anecdotes, and general color offered by an interview guest with a connection to the crime whether it’s journalists who covered it, the investigators who solved it, survivors or the perpetrators themselves. The podcast shares stories of true crimes committed right under the Florida sun, from the outrageous to the utterly bizarre. The first episode will examine Griselda Blanco, the infamous  Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade known as the Black Widow and God Mother for being one of the few women who ran a huge drug operation in a man's world.

Other high-profile crimes investigated will include the true story of Rudy Eugene, known for the “Miami Zombie attack” after he attacked and maimed a homeless man; Yahweh Ben Yahweh, a killer cult leader; world-famous fashion designer Gianni Versace; Jeremy Macauley, who was accused of gunning down a Florida Keys couple in October 2015 over a cocaine extortion and is awaiting a new trial this year; and many more.

WHO: Kareem is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose work focuses on documenting that which exists on the fringes of mainstream society. His feature films include Netflix's Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) and The Last Resort (2018) and the short film Dolphin Lover (2015). Tabsch's work has been included at prestigious festivals like Sundance, SXSW, and HotDocs and has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR among others. He is co-founder of Trojan Horse.

Joey is a media producer and founder of New Territory Media. He is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, with past work streaming on Netflix, The New York Times, and National Geographic. He hosts the podcast Behind the Upload. A Miami native, he enjoys exploring the Everglades or scuba diving in the Florida keys.

WHEN: “Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami” launches today, Wednesday, May 18, with new episodes, released weekly on Wednesdays.

WHERE: “Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami” is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and can be heard on iHeartRadio and all major podcast listening platforms.

ASSETS: Hi-res logos for “Paradise Lost: Crime in Miami”, and a full bio & headshot for Kareem Tabsch and Joey Daoud can be found HERE.

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