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NEW YORK – June 16, 2020 – VladTV, the world leader in hard-hitting interviews with rappers, athletes, actors, politicians and comedians, today announced the launch of “The VladTV Podcast,” a weekly Hip Hop culture show on iHeartRadio. New episodes will be available each Wednesday and are distributed by The iHeartPodcast Network. Listen now here.

“The VladTV Podcast” is hosted by DJ Vlad (Vlad Lyubovny), former DJ and CEO of video and news website VladTV.com, and will feature new hard-hitting interviews with celebrities as well as classic content from VladTV’s archives. The podcast’s first episode features an in-depth interview with legendary comedian DL Hughley. 

“When I launched VladTV 12 years ago, I had one goal: to document the lives of important figures of this era,” said DJ Vlad. “Hundreds of interviews later, that goal is still the same. When I sit down with someone, I’m there to create that person’s greatest and most-watched interview of all time. Not everyone gets a major documentary about their life, but many famous (and infamous) characters have told their life story on VladTV. With our new iHeart partnership, we are thrilled to finally give our millions of fans the ability to experience VladTV interviews on streaming audio platforms.” 

Since VladTV’s initial launch in 2008, it has been regarded as one of the biggest interview platforms in Hip Hop—known for DJ Vlad’s fearless approach to interviewing. Throughout the last few years, DJ Vlad and his team have interviewed top celebrities including Cardi B, DaBaby, Warren Sapp, 21 Savage, Jalen Rose, Lil Baby and many more. Past interviews have gone viral, reaching a total of 3.5 billion views across YouTube and Facebook.

Listen to “The VladTV Podcast” now and follow the podcast on iHeartRadio to be alerted when new episodes are available. 

Series of On Air Specials Featuring Speeches from the Commencement Podcast Aired Across iHeartMedia Broadcast Stations Nationwide Over the Weekend Culminating on National Graduation Day

Featuring Inspirational Quotes from the Diverse Lineup of Speakers 

“...we can solve more problems together than we can alone.” - Hillary Clinton

“Love can change the world.” - John Legend

 “Disruption often inspires innovation.” - Katie Couric

“...at the end of the storm, comes a rainbow, even if you can't see it yet.” - Kesha

“These hard and uncomfortable times do not define our identity.” - Mary J. Blige

“...we can come together and rebuild stronger, and young people can lead the way.” - Melinda Gates

NEW YORK – May 18, 2020 – iHeartMedia today shared a series of speech highlights from “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” – a one-of-a-kind special podcast event for America’s graduation month featuring commencement addresses from some of the most inspiring and accomplished thought leaders impacting culture today.  

The “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” podcast was released last Friday, May 15, through the iHeartPodcast Network. Following its digital release, iHeartMedia’s more than 850 broadcast radio stations across the country aired featured clips from “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” every hour, culminating Sunday night with a series of 30-minute on air commencement specials on all music stations and 60-minute specials on all Talk stations. The on air commencement specials broadcasted on every station between 7 p.m. and midnight local time and featured multiple speeches from the podcast – taking these inspirational speeches directly to millions of graduates nationwide.

While graduates around the country are missing their traditional end-of-year celebrations, iHeartMedia is honored to gather an impressive group of leaders, creators and thinkers representing every corner of today’s culture to give the entire graduating class the sendoff they deserve. From Abby Wambach to Hillary Clinton, Eli Manning to Mary J. Blige, and DJ Khaled to Katie Couric, 2020’s graduating class heard from an inspiring and eclectic group of individuals over the weekend in honor of National Graduation Day on May 17.

“Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” speaker highlights include: 

Bill Gates: “The important thing to remember about career paths is that they don't have to last forever, and when I was in my 20s, I thought I'd always work in software. I never saw myself working in philanthropy or on global health at all, let alone leaving behind my job at Microsoft to do it full-time. As you get older, your interests and your skills will evolve. My advice is to be open to change. Don't be afraid to try something new.”

Melinda Gates: “This pandemic is a defining moment in our history. Today's graduates, you're going to play a huge role in how it defines us. As we start to recover, you will be at the forefront of answering big questions like, will society become more or less equal? Will the world become more united or more divided? Will we make the changes we need so no one is left behind? Just like World War II and other emergencies, we can come together and rebuild stronger, and young people can lead the way.” 

Bobby Bones: “Everyone who has ever walked a stage before you had to overcome obstacles to get where they are and achieve their goals. And maybe their obstacles didn’t come in the form of a global pandemic, but I believe there is some beauty in dealing with wrenches thrown in your gears... Go out, set a new precedent, be the new standard. Don’t let anyone deem you unessential. You don’t deem yourself unessential.”

Bobbi Brown: “Take care of yourself. Many of you might be feeling stuck right now, and I know how that feels. Figure out what makes you feel good, motivated and healthy. For me, that's drinking water, exercising as soon as I get up, and eating nourishing foods. Which I believe absolutely helps your mood, and your brain. For you, it could be anything. Do that push up challenge. Take a walk. Hold a plank. Whatever works for you.”

Bobby Flay: “This year's graduation class is special. You're one-of-a-kind and you're singled out as the year of the pandemic graduates. It's a story that you'll be able to tell for the rest of your lives. You'll tell your children and your grandchildren this story. You've done the work in a classroom and virtually as well. Yes, your schoolwork is done for now, but more importantly, every one of you is getting a lesson of life that will serve you well, not just now, but for the rest of your lives.”

Chelsea Handler: “You direct the course of your life, so if you're not on board with your own decisions, no one else will be. Don't be an average friend to people. Be a great friend. Show up when others stop showing up. Be someone that people can rely on and that people can turn to when they're in trouble or despair. Don't let uncomfortable feelings prevent you from having real conversations. If you are brave and you have strong beliefs, you can, indeed, change the world. Maybe not all at once, but you can change the world one person at a time. You can save the world one person at a time.” 

David Chang: “It's a marathon of marathons, and you will need to draw upon an endless reserve of willpower, of grit. Hard work is a great equalizer. It's something I didn't quite figure out till much later. It's how you'll be able to meet the thousands of challenges that await, whether it's humiliation or the apartment bathtub upstairs that's now flooding on your dining room floor when there's a critic eating a meal.”

Eli Manning: “You see, I don't mind being in awkward situations or doing things I don't necessarily want to do, like becoming the Giant's backup quarterback after winning two Super Bowls and walking away with the MVP. Embracing awkward is worth cultivating because life, like this graduation, rarely goes as planned.”

Enrique Santos: “The world is yours, we're turning it over to you. You know the world needs saving and it's the youth who are going to have to do it. You. You're going to be driving the train and it's going to happen a lot sooner than you think. You're graduating into a world that needs you badly. And I want to challenge you. I challenge you to do better for the world than any generation has done.”

Hillary Clinton: “Your generation has always embodied the principle that we can solve more problems together than we can alone. That has to start with someone, and why not you? After all, as one of my favorite Americans Eleanor Roosevelt said, human rights begin in small places, close to home. So does all the progress we want and need.”

Jake Brennan: “Who is worthy of your presence? Who are you going to bless with your incredible skills and intellect and hustle? That’s how you have to look at going after the career you want. You are a rock star. Whoever it is that is going to be interviewing you is going to be lucky to have you show up everyday and rock their house. Know this, you are no less awesome or worthy than Dave Grohl or any of the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl, I guarantee you, would be the first one to tell you that. The world is ready for your set, so go hit the stage and crush it.”

John Legend: “We can raise our voices together to create something we are proud of. We can do that if we lead with love. Love can change the world. There are 7 billion other people out there, 7 billion strangers. I want you to consider what it means to love them too. What does it mean to love people we don't know, to see the value in every single person's life, valuing every hospital worker from the doctors to the cleaning crew, valuing every worker that we now see as essential, but maybe overlooked and underpaid before, honoring every life loss to this horrible virus, whether they're in China, Iran or around the corner, whether you know them or not?”

Katie Couric: “Disruption often inspires innovation. Look around, pay attention and imagine how our new reality will transform the world around us. As Biz Stone, the founder of Twitter once said, ‘Find a need and fill it.’ Now is the perfect time to reassess and reconnect.”

Kesha: “This disruption may be just what we didn't know we needed to shake off the rest of old ideas and blaze ahead with a new plan. You don't need to follow the rules. There are no rules. Follow your heart. Create the new rules. Stay well. Stay strong. And remember at the end of the storm, comes a rainbow, even if you can't see it yet.” 

Dr. Oz: “Whatever you choose, do it fully with a passion and a childlike enthusiasm. You don't want to go through the motions. It usually fails anyway, and it's not as much fun.”

Mary J Blige: “These hard and uncomfortable times do not define our identity. The only thing a trial like this can show us is what we're made of, and you are everything amazing and phenomenal. It's not about a perfect performance, but a sincere heart, drive, determination and strength.”

Ryan Seacrest: “When you try something new, you take a risk or you change your course, there will be naysayers. And there will be well-meaning skeptics too. Thank them for their advice, but whatever you do, don’t let them silence your intuition.” 

Tim Cook: “When I joined Apple in 1998, I couldn’t believe my luck. I was going to get to spend the rest of my professional life working for Steve Jobs. But fate comes like a thief in the night. The loneliness I felt when we lost Steve was proof that there is nothing more eternal, or more powerful, than the impact we have on others. Those of us who can look back on this time and remember inconveniences and even boredom can count themselves lucky. Many more will know real hardship and fear. Others still will be cut to the bone.”

Tim McGraw: “This situation is unique, but that is also what makes it memorable. The entire world is thinking about you, standing behind you, and wanting to support you, as you enter the next phase of your journey. I can personally relate to the situation you're in, as we have two daughters graduating this year; one from high school, one from college. Our family joined you in the disappointment of not being able to share this moment in person as a collective event.”

The final and comprehensive lineup of speakers for the special podcast event includes creator and producer Aaron Mahnke; two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach; Alphabet X’s captain of moonshots Astro Teller; philanthropists and business leaders Bill and Melinda Gates; singer, songwriter and actor Becky G; cosmetics icon Bobbi Brown; celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay; comedian and TV host Chelsea Handler; sports analyst and commentator Chris Broussard; restaurateur and TV personality David Chang; Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon; NFL football legend Eli Manning; comedian and actor George Lopez; journalist and NPR correspondent Guy Raz; top recording artist Halsey; director and actor Henry Winkler; former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; top recording artist John Legend; New York Times bestselling author John Green; award-winning journalist Katie Couric; Grammy-nominated pop star Kesha; DJ Khaled; R&B singer and songwriter Khalid; Academy-award and Golden Globe nominated Mary J. Blige; business leader and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments Mellody Hobson; T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert; Coach Mike Krzyzewski; Dr. Oz; international recording artist and business entrepreneur Pitbull; actor, producer, singer and songwriter Rita Wilson; actor Sienna Miller; acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson; General Stan McChrystal; MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle; CEO of Epic Records Sylvia Rhone; top country artist Tim McGraw; rapper and record producer T.I.; Apple CEO Tim Cook; and Emmy award-winning news anchor Tom Brokaw. “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” also featured speeches from leading iHeartRadio on-air personalities and podcast hosts, including Ryan Seacrest; Enrique Santos, Bobby Bones, Jake Brennan, Angela Yee, Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant and Woody.

Special thanks to the commencement speakers and partners including Doritos, State Farm and T-Mobile who helped ensure the Class of 2020 received the commencement advice they deserve in this unusual graduation year. Additionally, the U.S. Census Bureau partnered with iHeartMedia for “Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020” to remind everyone that responding to the census helps shape your future and that of your community. Listeners are encouraged to visit 2020census.gov to learn more about how and where to be counted.

The special podcast is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network which is home to more than 750 original podcasts with over 200 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. The platform is also home to the most successful podcast of all time, “Stuff You Should Know,” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 320,000 shows.

The renowned podcast producer will develop a slate of five new podcasts and also executive produce several new and renewed shows for the network

NEW YORK – April 8, 2020 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, today announced a multi-year extension to the iHeartPodcast Network’s exclusive partnership with esteemed author and podcast creator, Aaron Mahnke. The deal includes two more years of new content for the popular “Cabinet of Curiosities,” two new seasons of “Unobscured” as well as an executive producer role for the newly launched hit “Strange Arrivals,” additional seasons of “Noble Blood” and a new scripted series set to launch this fall. Additionally, the partnership will add a slate of five new podcasts to feature groundbreaking talent including Rabia Chaudry – attorney, advocate and author of the New York Times bestselling book "Adnan's Story."

A pioneer of the podcasting medium, Mahnke rose to fame several years ago with his megahit show, “Lore,” which is still one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world and was spun off into a TV show, book series and live tour. In 2018, iHeartMedia and Mahnke entered into an exclusive partnership to create an original slate of podcasts. This resulted in new, huge hits like “Unobscured” and “Cabinet of Curiosities.” As part of this deal, Mahnke also began to executive produce new shows including “Noble Blood,” which reached the top of podcast charts everywhere when it launched last year.

“History is one of those areas that has a lot of value for us right now,” said Mahnke. “We can be entertained by it, learn from it, and even add new pieces to its incomplete puzzles—and my partnership with iHeart allows me to do a lot more of all of that through their openness to new ideas and industry-leading production staff. I couldn’t be more excited about the future.”

In addition to being available on digital, full episodes and vignettes of the extended content slate will air on broadcast radio, bringing this exceptional storytelling to iHeartMedia’s more than a quarter of a billion monthly broadcast listeners.

“Aaron ranks among the most innovative, groundbreaking creators at work today, in any medium, and so we are putting all of iHeartMedia’s resources behind him to make more podcast content, faster, for bigger audiences,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “This is one of the best parts of our job—putting some of the best creators in the world, on the biggest stage in the world. Beyond being Aaron’s business partner, we are also just huge fans and couldn’t be more excited about what’s to come.”

The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 original podcasts with over 170 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. In addition to Mahnke’s popular slate of podcasts, the platform is also home to the most successful podcast of all time, “Stuff You Should Know” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 320,000 shows.

Fans can go to iHeart.com/apps to download and listen on all their favorite devices — including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions, gaming consoles and more.

New Statistics Reveal that More Americans are Listening to Podcasts Focused on Business, Finance, Entertainment and their Go-To iHeartRadio Radio Personalities and iHeartPodcast Network Shows 

NEW YORK – March 31, 2020 – iHeartMedia today announced new statistics that provide insight into how Americans are consuming a vast array of podcasts as they stay home and practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to seeing increased podcast listenership, especially in markets with stay-at-home orders, Americans are specifically turning to podcasts covering business, finance, education and entertainment, including shows from several leading iHeartRadio personalities - versus true crime podcast listening, which has seen a slight decline.

In addition, as news consumption grows across podcasting, the iHeartPodcast Network’s recently launched “Daily Coronavirus Update” has become one of iHeartRadio’s most listened to podcasts. The daily show hosted by Oscar Ramirez from the “Daily Dive” podcast provides stories on what to know about COVID-19 and how health and government officials are acting to mitigate the spread of the virus.

Across its more than 350 podcasts, listenership for the iHeartPodcast Network is up six percent month- over-month (month to date) as more Americans began staying at home.  That number is even higher in markets where governors announced shelter-in-place orders, with listening up 13 percent in California and eight percent in New York state in just one week.

During a time of economic uncertainty, Americans are listening to more business and finance podcasts – for which downloads and streams are up 78 percent week-over-week among the iHeartRadio Original podcasts. Listeners are also turning to music, entertainment and comedy during this time, where iHeartPodcasts have shown an increase in listening as well. In addition, listeners are staying connected with the personalities and shows they know and trust, finding human connection and conversation in the on-demand podcasts from iHeartMedia’s leading radio personalities like Elvis Duran and The Breakfast Club, all now seeing a growth in listens -- with Top 5 on-demand shows being up 9 percent month to date. Listenership of the iHeartPodcast Network’s leading educational podcasts, like “Stuff You Should Know” and “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” is also showing big growth: These popular “Stuff” podcasts are up 21 percent week-over-week. Interestingly, the true crime genre, one of the longstanding dominant genres in podcasting, is now flattening and even showing a slight decline month to date, as listeners seem to be moving away from these shows during these uncertain and stressful times.

“Broadcast radio has long served as a trusted voice in local communities during times of crisis and uncertainty, and now podcasts are also playing an integral role as a much-needed companion for millions of Americans,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “During this pandemic, we’re actually seeing listener interest shift on our iHeartPodcast network to genres like business, entertainment, education and news, and the seemingly unstoppable true crime format is seeing a slight dip at the moment as we move through this new, challenging territory together as a country.”

The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 original podcasts with 170 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. iHeartRadio is home to one of the most successful podcasts of all time, “Stuff You Should Know,” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms, including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 320,000 shows.

The Scrubs co-stars share behind-the-scene stories about the beloved TV show, its lasting cultural impact and their own friendship in new comedic re-watch podcast debuting today on the iHeartPodcast Network

NEW YORK – March 31, 2020 – iHeartRadio, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, announced today the launch of “Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald” a weekly comedy Scrubs re-watch podcast hosted by Scrubs co-stars and real-life best friends Zach Braff and Donald Faison. Episode one of the new podcast is available now on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. New episodes of “Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald” will post Tuesdays each week.

“We’re beyond excited to bring ‘Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald’ to the iHeartPodcast Network and to have two of the funniest friends out there take a nostalgic look back into a show that so many people love,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “Scrubs meant so much to its fans over its nine-season run, and Zach and Donald are allowing us to bring it all back to life with this podcast. Listening to the podcast feels like hanging out with old friends — something everyone needs, especially right now.”

Each week, Braff and Faison will discuss an episode of Scrubs, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and reminiscing on some of their favorite memories from filming. They’ll also connect with Scrubs super fans and feature beloved show cast members for exclusive interviews. Created by Bill Lawrence, Scrubs was set at a fictional teaching hospital called Sacred Heart Hospital and followed intern John "J.D." Dorian as he learned the ways of medicine, friendship, and life. The main cast included Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes. The critically acclaimed show ran for nine years from 2001-2010 on NBC with the final season on ABC. During its run, it earned numerous awards and 17 Emmy Nominations including “Outstanding Comedy Series. The show was known for its profound use of music – from the theme song to its musical episode (season 6) – and the podcast will feature a theme song with music created by Charlie Puth and lyrics written and performed by Braff and Faison themselves.

“Donald and I are thrilled to be teaming with iHeartRadio to produce ‘Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald,’” said Braff. “The idea of gathering our fans all around the world together and revisiting the series episode by episode sounds like so much fun to us. Each week we’ll tell behind the scenes stories, share experiences from our friendship and have lots of special guests. We’ll also be taking live fan questions over the phone. We can’t wait to laugh with our Scrubs family.”

“I am really excited about this. It’s going to be a lot of fun and I can’t wait to talk you all about such an important and amazing time in our lives. Get ready and tune in,” said Faison.

“Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald” premieres today on the iHeartPodcast Network which is home to more than 750 original podcasts with more than 170 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. The platform is also home to the most successful podcast of all time, “Stuff You Should Know” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 320,000 shows.

Fans can go to iHeart.com/apps to download and listen to “Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald” on all their favorite devices — including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions, gaming consoles and more.

“Stuff You Should Read: An iHeartBook” becomes first-ever imprint deal to establish a line of podcast-based books between a major book publisher and leading podcast network

New York – February 20, 2020 – Today Bob Miller, President of Flatiron Books, announced a new imprint, Stuff You Should Read: An iHeartBook, in partnership with iHeartMedia’s iHeartPodcast Network. The imprint deal will start with four books based on iHeartRadio’s popular slate of curiosity podcasts, with an adult and young reader edition for each. The first book is set to hit shelves September 29, 2020. 

The imprint will make its debut with STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things, by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, hosts of the iHeartPodcast Network’s award-winning and hugely successful podcast “Stuff You Should Know” (SYSK), one of the first podcasts to reach one billion downloads. With this book, Josh and Chuck have taken their near-boundless curiosity from earbuds to the printed page to answer all the questions readers didn’t know they wanted to ask, from the origin of Murphy beds, to the history of facial hair, to the psychology of being lost.

“Podcasting is exploding right now, with some of the best and brightest minds launching shows in this medium,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “We wanted to take a lot of that creativity and extend it into another amazing medium, serving it up in a whole new way and potentially to a whole new audience – readers. We found the perfect partner in Flatiron to launch our first four titles, with more to come.”

“We are extraordinarily excited to be working on a book with Flatiron,” said Clark. “It’s been a long time coming since we first wanted to create a SYSK book – since basically the beginning of the podcast 12 years ago – so this is a bit of a dream come true for us.”

Bryant continued, “Our listeners have been clamoring for a book as well, but the time never seemed right until now. With so much experience under our belts and a wealth of information we know people crave, we’re finally ready to dive into this book project the right way with Flatiron. We can’t wait to finally see the finished book in our hands and the hands of our listeners everywhere.”

The imprint will be headed by Sarah Murphy, Executive Editor at Flatiron, and willpublish a minimum of one book per year. To start, it will feature titles based on other popular long-running iHeartPodcast Network curiosity shows including “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “Stuff They Don't Want You to Know,” and “Stuff Mom Never Told You.” Additionally, Imprint, a part of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, will publish young reader editions of the books. 

“STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW is as addictive as Cheese Doodles, full of the kind of fascinating details that book-lovers will love,” said Miller. “Who doesn't want to know how water treatment plants work? Or the history of the donut? We're thrilled to be partnering with the SYSK team and iHeartRadio to bring this delightful information to bookstores this fall."

Pre-order STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things, by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, online now wherever books are sold.

About Macmillan

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world. Macmillan publishes a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, St. Martin's Publishing Group and Tor Books. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan Publishers is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. 

Seneca Women Podcast Network, with support of founding partner P&G, and iHeartMedia kick off partnership and celebrate Women’s History Month

iHeartMedia to air featured episodes of the “Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose” podcast weekly in March across broadcast stations nationwide kicking off on Sunday evening — International Women’s Day

NEW YORK, MARCH 9, 2020 -- Seneca Women Podcast Network and iHeartMedia announced today the launch of a new multi-year partnership to co-produce and distribute a slate of high-quality, women-focused podcasts in the areas of women in business, leadership, current events, health and more, providing inspiring, purpose-driven and actionable content from a diverse range of women’s voices. As part of the partnership, new and existing podcasts on the Seneca Women Podcast Network—which recently launched with support of Founding Partner P&G— will join the iHeartPodcast Network.  iHeartMedia will now co-produce the hit podcast series “Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose” hosted by Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli.  “Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose” will debut March 9 on iHeartRadio with 19 episodes in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

“Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose,” which features fascinating conversations with leaders who are using their power for purpose to accelerate women while building a better world, includes conversations with luminaries such as Tory Burch, Arianna Huffington, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Katie Couric, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Grameen America CEO Andrea Jung, among others.  Kicking off on International Women’s Day, special episodes will air as part of the Sunday Night Podcast series across iHeartMedia broadcast stations nationwide throughout March honoring Women’s History Month, exposing these powerful stories to millions of listeners across the country.

The Seneca Women Podcast Network launched earlier this year by Seneca Women, a global women’s leadership platform. The new podcast network builds on Seneca Women’s thought leadership and its founders’ decades of experience in advancing women around the globe. It focuses on a diverse range of topics that showcase positive role models, practical insights and shared learnings, while providing a platform for the voices of established and emerging women leaders as well as organizations making a difference for women and girls.

“There has never been a more important time for women’s voices to be heard—especially in a year that is marking the 100th anniversary of American women’s suffrage,” said Kim Azzarelli, co-founder and CEO of Seneca Women. “Through this new partnership with iHeartMedia, we can amplify the voices of established and emerging women leaders and connect millions of women and men around the world with positive, purpose-driven and actionable content.”

“Podcasting is a relatively new medium and, as such, we have a chance to build it the right way, with a fair balance of creators and voices, from the beginning,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “Through our massive network and national reach, we’re thrilled to partner with the SenecaWomen Podcast Network to help amplify the voices of women in podcasting and around the world – and we can’t wait to bring to our listeners the remarkable stories that this team has assembled.” 

“Media can be a powerful force for good, and the Seneca Women Podcast Network and this partnership with iHeartMedia offers the opportunity to reinvent media with innovative, positive and quality content. It’s time to ensure that the voices of women are finally and fully heard and amplified to help make the world a better and more inclusive place for all,” said Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at P&G.

“Since the Seneca Falls convention of 1848, women in the U.S. have been on a journey to equal rights. That journey continues here and for women around the world,” said Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Chair and Co-Founder of Seneca Women. “The recent Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum predicts it will take another 99 years for us to get to equality. The launch of the Seneca Women Podcast Network and this new partnership with iHeartMedia, will help accelerate women’s progress, as we believe progress for women is progress for all.”

The iHeartPodcast Network serves Hispanic audiences with a slate of iHeartRadio Original Podcasts from Enrique Santos; and inks a multi-year development, co-production, distribution and sales partnership with reVOLVER Podcasts Audio Network 

New York – February 12, 2020 – iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America and No. 1 commercial podcast publisher, announced today two new efforts aimed at expanding the iHeartPodcast Network with more Spanish-language and Hispanic-focused offerings. With the increasing importance and size of the U.S. Hispanic population, both Spanish and English speaking, the iHeartPodcast Network will roll out a slate of podcasts hosted and co-produced by Enrique Santos, notable on-air radio personality and Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino; and launch a multi-year development, co-production and distribution partnership with multicultural digital audio network, reVOLVER. These combined efforts will result in the development and promotion of high-quality iHeartRadio Original Podcasts hosted by the most popular Hispanic hosts across the country.

“Both Enrique Santos and reVOLVER are dedicated to authentically telling stories through the power of audio that represent and connect with the diverse Hispanic community,” said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. “These new offerings create an opportunity to utilize iHeartMedia’s expansive network to amplify diverse voices and highlight genuinely captivating content. Our goal is to deliver the biggest, strongest slate of podcast content to Hispanic audiences nationwide – and this gets us there.” 

Enrique Santos, nationally syndicated host of Tu Mañana con Enrique Santos on iHeartMedia’s TÚ 94.9FM in Miami, FL, will launch the podcast “Hola, My Name Is...” as the first in his new slate of shows. The podcast centers around insightful and honest conversations with celebrities, leaders and everyday people with the aim of showcasing the power and resilience of the Hispanic community. Enrique and iHeartMedia will co-develop additional podcasts in the areas of health, fashion and beauty, sports and the supernatural later this year.  

“Being able to help elevate stories from my community is an enormous privilege,” said Santos.  “Through iHeartMedia’s impressive network, I’m able to tell these stories in new ways while reaching listeners who may not always feel represented in media.”

Furthering iHeartMedia’s commitment to multicultural podcasting, its new collaboration with reVOLVER will result in an overall development, co-production and distribution partnership, including eight new co-produced podcasts per year, all focused on the Hispanic community. iHeartMedia’s extensive listener reach across the country will amplify reVOLVER’s quality content and help raise more diverse voices in the podcasting space.  

As part of the agreement, all new and existing reVOLVER Podcasts will join the iHeartPodcast Network and capitalize on iHeartMedia’s unique ability to promote and introduce the podcasts to the vast majority of the country, reaching hundreds of millions of new potential listeners nationwide. iHeartMedia will also become the exclusive sales representative of the reVOLVER Podcast network.

“We are excited to enter into this strategic alliance with iHeartMedia,” said Jack Hobbs, CEO and Co-Founder of reVOLVER Podcasts. “It will allow us to increase our programming, create new offerings for advertisers and accelerate our audience growth.” 

In 2019, reVOLVER saw over 50 million downloads across its ecosystem and developed successful, engaging shows such as “El Show de Piolín” hosted by Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo; “Don Cheto Al Aire, The Power of Us” hosted by Rosie Rivera; “Anik & Florian” hosted by Jon Anik & Kenneth Florian and “Sasquatch Chronicles” hosted by Wes Germer.  

 “This expansive partnership is game changing for reVOLVER and will help the company capitalize on the scale it has achieved in the multicultural podcast space since its launch in 2016,” added Joe Uva, reVOLVER Chairman.

The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 original podcasts with more than 150 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. iHeartRadio is home to the most successful podcast of all time, “Stuff You Should Know” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 280,000 shows.

Visit iHeart.com/apps to download iHeartRadio and to listen on your favorite device now.

More About Enrique Santos

Born to Cuban parents in Chicago, Illinois, Santos gravitates fluidly between the Hispanic and mainstream American radio landscapes. His bilingual broadcasts are a crossover hit combining humor, social satire, and political commentary to bridge the cultural and generational divide of a diverse cosmopolitan audience. Santos has built an enthusiastic following with a comedic repertoire consisting of phone pranks, interviews and a trademark form of fresh and unique interaction amongst celebrities. Enrique’s extravagant radio persona has made him one of the most popular Hispanic radio hosts in America and earned him unprecedented access to some of the biggest names in pop culture. 

About reVOLVER Podcasts

reVOLVER Podcasts is the leading multicultural, audio-on-demand content creator and distributor in the U.S. Home to “El Show de Piolín,” “Don Cheto al Aire,” “Latinos Out Loud,” “Sasquatch Chronicles,” and “Anik & Florian,” plus more than 50 additional programs spanning sports, music, finance, entertainment, lifestyle, health and wellness, inspiration, news, branded content and live events, the podcasts are distributed on reVOLVERPodcasts.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora and iHeartMedia. For more information about the company, visit www.revolverpodcasts.com.

The iHeartPodcast AdSuite leverages iHeartMedia’s vast network of on-air and digital products and distribution channels, pulling together, for the first time into a single report, cross-platform key performance indicators providing brands with advanced and measurable podcast ad campaigns 

Los Angeles, CA – February 12, 2020 – iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in the U.S. and No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, today unveiled the iHeartPodcast AdSuite designed to help marketers drive results, at Podfront LA 2020.  iHeartMedia’s unmatched podcast offerings, distribution and listener reach make it the leading player to deliver the most comprehensive podcast advertising tools to brands, partners and advertisers both at a local and national level. 

“As the podcast industry continues to evolve and capture massive consumer attention, advertisers and brands are looking for tools and products to capture and measure the impact.  They are often left without a system for quantitatively monitoring the success, impact and reach of podcast advertising,”  said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. As the leader in the space of both audio and podcasting, we are meeting this challenge head on, offering a new suite of cutting-edge podcast ad products – from better targeting to boosted reach across broadcast radio – as well as pulling together performance and insights across the multiple platforms where we reach audiences.”

“Advertisers have a certain expectation with creative, measurement and data when they invest in digital advertising,” said Carter Brokaw, President of Digital Revenue Strategy for iHeartMedia.  “The iHeartPodcast AdSuite product will provide the tools and analytics they need to build and track successful podcast advertising campaigns.”

The iHeartPodcast AdSuite provides advertisers with diverse ad formats and customization tools. Through these products, iHeartMedia has created a dynamic range of options for advertisers and brands to reach their audiences with targetability and scale without sacrificing the listener experience.

The suite of products include:

AdSuite Insights

This first-of-its-kind product will offer premium advertisers an easy-to-read snapshot of podcast listener analytics including audience insights and profiles, consumption/ engagement metrics and delivery reporting from all of the different platforms that the iHeartPodcast Network distributes to, offering insights to advertisers utilizing the iHeartPodcast AdSuite of products. 

iHeartPodcast Boost

Shares podcasts across iHeartMedia’s broadcast radio stations via full episodes, custom produced vignettes, promotions and/or branded spots read by a host, leveraging iHeartMedia’s extensive network of listeners to reach maximum exposure.

DSAI+LAI

This dynamic and streaming ad insertion and local ad insertion product allows advertisers to leverage iHeartMedia’s deep audience insights to target specific audiences and serve them customized real-time ad creative that resonates best with each listener or cohort. The DSAI+LAI product uniquely offers brands a way to tap into local podcast networks, through iHeartRadio’s local podcast talent from every major market in the country.

iHeartPodcast TakeOver

Offers advertisers the first ad placement in every iHeartPodcast on any given day, exposing every iHeartPodcast listener to a brand’s targeted message.

Podfluencers

Integrated, host-read advertising has made podcasting such a unique, strong performer for brands. As podcasters become the new digital media influencers, key podcast talent will partner with advertisers to promote a brand across their show, social, video and live tour in an organic way that connects best with their fans and listeners.

Storytellers

Advertisements are crafted and highly personalized to the brand with a final product being realized as extended midrolls, custom episodes or fully branded series.

The iHeartPodcast Network is home to more than 750 original podcasts with more than 150 million downloads each month. iHeartRadio Original Podcasts span every category from business, sports, spirituality and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime – and everything in between – making iHeartRadio the largest publisher of podcast content in the world. iHeartRadio is home to the most successful podcast of all time, “Stuff You Should Know” and creator of hits like “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” “Disgraceland” and the “Atlanta Monster” series as well as fosters over a hundred shows from its on-air talent like the popular “Bobbycast” and “The Breakfast Club” radio show podcasts. These shows are distributed on all major podcast platforms, including the iHeartRadio app, which additionally distributes more than 280,000 shows.

For more information on the iHeartPodcast AdSuite or on how to advertise with iHeartMedia, click here. 

Episode 1 Out Now On Tim Burton’s Batman (1989)

NEW YORK - February 10, 2019 - Today, Double Elvis Productions in partnership with iHeartRadio announce the new podcast “Citizen Critic” where hosts Scott Janovitz and Greg Conley discuss beloved slices of pop culture, whether it be music, movies, or television, and together riff on the reviews and critical commentary that occurred at the time. Episode 1, focusing on Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film, will be distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network beginning today and can be heard now on iHeartRadio and everywhere else podcasts are available. New episodes will be available each Monday. 

“As people who’ve each worked in entertainment, and of course as pop culture consumers in general, we’ve spent our lives perplexed by professional critics whose takes are so often at odds with our own,” explains Janovitz. “The instinct is to assume your own tastes are somehow culturally flawed. But there comes a time when you realize it might not be you. Come to find out that no matter how iconic or celebrated some work of art is, there’s always some dopey opinion from a critic who just did not get it. It’s a well-worn truism that everyone’s a critic. And that was before the Internet. Now everyone’s a critic, and everyone has a platform.”

“The first episode, on Batman, was an eye-opening experience. The newspaper critic’s assessment was obviously the result of taking the movie too seriously, yet she complains that it’s no fun. Put that alongside some dueling petitions regarding Michael Keaton, and some hysterical user reviews of the DVD and other Batman related products, and you get a nice little snapshot of just how intensely people want to convey their opinions. Voicing the opinion becomes more the point than the opinion itself.”

“I begged these guys not to make a podcast, but they wouldn’t listen to me,” said Executive Producer and ‘Disgraceland’ Host Jake Brennan. “Regardless, what they’ve come up with is hysterical, smart, mildly offensive at times and wildly entertaining.”

Listen to “Citizen Critic” now and follow the podcast on iHeartRadio to be alerted when new episodes are available. 

About the hosts

Musician Scott Janovitz and scientist Greg Conley are friends since college and have long trafficked in both high and lowbrow popular culture. Just like you, they’ve got opinions about movies, music, television, books, toasters, toiletries, and paint colors. What’s more, they’ve got opinions about other people’s opinions. With a shared frame of reference and a penchant for the absurd, Scott and Greg criticize the critics of their favorite things, taking on published professionals and screaming-into-the-void amateurs alike.