CNN Announces New Fall Podcast Slate

Embedded in CNN’s announcement of its fall podcast lineup are two encouraging trends. First, that a fall podcast lineup attracts as much media attention as the fall lineup from broadcast television. Second, CNN has seriously “upped its game” in the podcast space and is bidding to be a serious player with quality content and a carefully calibrated strategy.

In addition to the new shows, new seasons of Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, The Axe Files with David Axelrod and The Handoff with Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon will also be available.

More details on CNN Audio’s fall lineup are below.

All shows will be available to listen at cnn.com/audio and across all podcast platforms.

Tug of War

From Myanmar and Syria, to Russia and Afghanistan, a new generation of activists has emerged around the globe. With authoritarianism on the rise, citizens organize online and in the streets to fuel people-powered movements in a fight for democracy. In this series, CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward takes listeners around the world for unprecedented access to the universal struggle for freedom.

In Myanmar, you’ll meet a freedom fighter who leads a chant of resistance, undeterred by the presence of government forces. In Russia, you will hear first-hand…