"Pod Save America" --Obama staffers work for the mid-terms on HBO [View all]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/business/media/pod-save-america-hbo.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

HBO is getting into podcasts.

The premium cable network has signed a deal with the hosts of the popular “Pod Save America” podcast to broadcast a series of hourlong TV specials later this year.

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“Pod Save America,” a podcast hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor, all veterans of the Obama White House, has become a sort of refuge to liberal Americans during the beginning of the Trump era.

During the 2016 campaign, the hosts produced a podcast for Bill Simmons’s website, The Ringer, called “Keepin’ It 1600,” which was supposed to end once the election was over. But given the popularity of it, the three began a new production. In keeping with how Donald J. Trump’s victory has upended much of the media world — Stephen Colbert is the most-watched host in late night, MSNBC has seen a huge ratings surge — “Pod Save America” averages around 1.5 million listeners a show. HBO made the deal with Crooked Media, the media company founded by Mr. Favreau, Mr. Lovett and Mr. Vietor.

The hosts are supposed to do shows on the campaign trail leading up to the 2018 mid-terms.

This sounds pretty exciting, for those who subscribe to HBO. OR (thanks to poster "enough", if you use a podcast app - I do. I use Stitcher, free version, and this podcast is there! For free!) Ronan Farrow has also been signed to do an investigative series.