Last week, the Supreme Court on invalidated a New York state law requiring applicants for a license to carry a gun outside their homes to have a “proper cause” to do so, saying it violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The 6–3 ruling in the case is a…

Crypto, the latest “foolproof, safe” investment, is now neither foolproof nor safe. And it isn’t even making money right now. Months of listening to your part-time employed neighbor Todd prattle on about his fortune in crypto has thankfully come to an end, at least for a while. Until the rebound. …

Spotify has just released the newest episode of its podcast series, “Spotify: Discover This. ” Spotify bills the show as “a show aimed at sharing fresh insights on music, podcasting, cultural moments, and trends — amplified in a way only Spotify can.” In this episode, host Lea Palmieri explores the…

The most common miscues made by new podcasters Most podcasts aren’t born successful, brimming with caffeinated buzz, recommended by influencers and pulling healthy listener numbers right away. In most cases, podcasts grow by beta testing formats, ideas, tempo, narration and even hosts. For example, comedian Paula Poundstone started her first…

Here’s a question for climate change deniers. If there’s no such thing as climate change, then why are there so many insightful podcasts about climate change sounding off about our precarious future? One of those climate change podcasts is Inherited. This fall, narrative podcast network Critical Frequency is teaming up…

In 1906, the Forward started A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for “A Bundle of Letters.” Now that classic Jewish advice column is a podcast. The co-hosts, two very different Jewish mothers, dish on the dilemmas of Jewish-American life, identity, culture and politics. They have already completed a successful season one and…

I know that most people would consider the difference between New York Times podcasts and the podcasts of ultraconservatives like Dan Bognino, Alex Jones and Mark Levin to be political ideology. I’d say that New York Times podcasts may you think. …

Fiction podcasts have grown in popularity in the last two years, actually threatening the dominance of true-crime shows in the podcast universe. One major reason for this growth in interest can be attributed to an influx of talent from Hollywood. And it’s not just the actors, but writers and producers. …

If you are an aspiring writer or writer in the midst of your career, try a new podcast for you called The Bleeders. The title is a nod to the famous Hemingway quote: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” The…