Apple launches podcast subscriptions

June 15th 2021

Apple today released the announced update for its Podcasts app supporting premium subscriptions. The service allows listeners to subscribe to premium feeds for podcasts. Premium subscriptions include exclusive content and ad-free versions of podcasts.

Listeners can discover thousands of subscriptions and channels featuring brand new shows that span many genres and formats, including news, comedy, sports, and true crime, offering listeners premium experiences that help them stay informed, entertained, connected, and inspired. These include subscriptions to shows from essential independent voices like �"Birthful” with Adriana Lozada, �"Pantsuit Politics” with Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland, �"Snap Judgment” with Glynn Washington, and �"You Had Me At Black” with Martina Abrams Ilunga; premier studios such as Lemonada Media, Luminary, Realm, and Wondery; and leading media and entertainment brands, including CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, and Sony Music Entertainment.

With Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, listeners can experience never-before-heard stories on Luminary’s �"The Midnight Miracle” with Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, and Dave Chappelle, and Pushkin Industries’ �"Revisionist History” with Malcolm Gladwell; the next chapters of QCODE’s apocalyptic thriller �"Blackout,” starring Rami Malek and Aja Naomi King, and Realm’s �"Orphan Black,” featuring Tatiana Maslany; the unrivaled chemistry and insightful commentary driving CNN’s �"The Handoff,” and Politico’s �"Playbook: Deep Dive”; and many more.