Podcasting

‘Star Trek’ icon LeVar Burton isn’t done with podcasting just yet

The LeVar Burton Reads podcast will get second season, and perhaps many more.Image: John Salangsang/Variety/REX/Shutterstock LeVar Burton just can’t stop reading. The former Star Trek and Roots star just wrapped the first season of his weekly podcast, LeVar Burton Reads, where Burton lends his reassuring, emotive voice to various works of short-form fiction. The term “season” is a loose one — the books are a grab bag of authors...

Art19 gets $7.5 million in funding to build out its podcasting platform

Even in many podcasting circles, Art19 isn’t exactly a household name. The startup has largely operated behind the scenes, without much in the way of active promotion. Even so, the companies that have enlisted its hosting and ad technologies are among some of media’s largest. The New York Times, Vox and iHeartMedia all take advantage of its services, which are akin to something like Podbean, but positioned more directly...