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Spotify has finally released their podcast subscription service in the U.S., leaving Apple behind. The service will expand globally, as well.

I hope you tuned in this week when President Barack Obama joined us for a conversation with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about his bestselling memoir “A Promised Land.” But if you weren’t able to attend the streaming event Wednesday, never fear: Watch this special book club event here. Obama talked about leadership, failure, activism and police reform, which he says begins with reimagining the role of law enforcement. “What does it mean for a community to be safe?” Obama asked during the ...

Reveal. A trained audio engineer, Arablouei spent most of his early twenties in recording studios. He contributed sound design and music for films and commercials, including the IMAX trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire. Hes written music for many award-winning podcasts including "Los Cassettes del Exilio" ( Radio Ambulante) and the "All Work. No Pay" episode of Reveal, which won the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi award for investigative reporting. Born in Iran, Arablouei ...

29 Tools & Resources for Todays Entrepreneur Time is an entrepreneurs most precious resource. One of my previous clients, a serial entrepreneur, joked that his first hire was an accountant. He excelled at talking with clients and needed help crunching numbers. Trying to do it all as a business owner will quickly lead to burnout. Thats why the entrepreneur resources and tools below are essential to running a company and keeping your sanity. Some focus on specialized tasks (i.e. scheduling meeti...

Podcast recording platform Riverside.fm raises $9.5M The past year has changed the way we work, on so many levels — a fact from which podcasters certainly weren’t immune. I can say, anecdotally, that as a long-time podcaster, I had thrown in the towel on my long-standing insistence that I do all of my interviews in-person — for what should probably be obvious reasons. 2020 saw many shows shifting to a remote format and experimenting with different remote recording tools, from broad teleco...

The Reddit logo. Photo: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr. CTech – Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is leading a $9.5 million series A investment round in Israeli audio-video podcast platform Riverside.fm through his Seven Seven Six fund. Zeev Ventures, Casey Neistat, Marques Brownlee, Guy Raz, Elad Gil, Alexander Klöpping, and other strategic investors also participated in the round. Launched one year ago, Riverside.fm is currently being used by customers including Disney, Fox Sports, Marvel, TechCrunch,...

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. “My interest in books probably explains why I not only survived high school but arrived at Occidental College in 1979 with a thin but passable knowledge of political issues and a series of half-baked opinions that I’d toss out during late-night bull sessions in the dorm.” This humble and self-effacing personal assessment comes from Barack Obama in an excerpt from “A Promised Land,” the 44th president’s bestselling me...

Print We’re back! The second pandemic edition of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend, beginning with a virtual ceremony announcing the winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes. This year’s 26th celebration of the written word begins with the Book Prize announcements April 16 at 5 p.m. Tune in on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. The festival proper opens April 17 at 10 a.m. with the help of USC’s President Carol L. Folt, featuring surprise app...

Downtime with Tobias Read Live, work and play with State Treasurer Tobias Read What I am reading I’m in the midst of an excellent biography of George Marshall, whose career and commitment to service are inspirational. I’m also eagerly anticipating the U.S. release of Italian economist Mariana Mazzucato’s new book, Mission Economy. And I’m enjoying the fact that our kids (6th and 2nd grades) are now reading things that are enjoyable for both of us. Our daughter and I finished Jacques Pe...

Den Lemon, among other renowned panelists, will provide attendees with invaluable literary expertise and wisdom. (Photo courtesy of CNN) The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will be streaming virtual panels from April 17 to April 23. Over the course of the festival, more than 100 authors will participate in the panels to discuss different topics and writings. Below are some of the featured panelists on this year’s Festival of Books mainstage: Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas (Saturday, April 17) ...