Independent audio · est. 2019

Voices worthturning up.

A podcast network for the curious and the unconvinced. Reporting, conversation, and the occasional argument worth having.

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14 Original shows
2.3M Monthly listeners
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Featured shows

The flagships of the network.

Six originals carrying the bulk of our listening hours — reporting, conversation, and the occasional argument worth having.

Weekly

Static & Signal

Hosted by Dara Okonkwo

Longform reporting from the places news crews leave first and return to last — told slow, told straight.

ReportingTrue stories
Daily

The Long Now Brief

Hosted by Miles Tran

Ten minutes each morning to explain the one story you'll actually be talking about by noon.

NewsDaily
Bi-weekly

Afterhours

Hosted by Joan Reyes

Musicians, night-shift workers, and insomniacs on what the dark hours teach you about the rest of the day.

CultureInterview
Weekly

Hard Pivot

Hosted by Sasha Idris

Business stories without the cheerleading — what really happened, what it cost, who paid for it.

BusinessInterview
Seasonal

Field Notes

Hosted by Eli Brandt

A documentary series recorded on location — ambient, immersive, built to be heard with headphones on.

DocumentaryImmersive
Weekly

Open Tab

Hosted by Priya & Wes

Two writers argue about the internet so you don't have to — funny, fast, and occasionally right.

TechComedy
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The voices

Who you're listening to.

Reporters, critics, and chronic over-thinkers. Hover to see what each one carries.

Dara Okonkwo

Investigative reporter

Twelve years chasing the stories that don't make the front page.

Carries
Static & SignalField Notes

Miles Tran

Daily news host

Believes any story can be told well in under ten minutes.

Carries
The Long Now Brief

Joan Reyes

Culture & music

Former club booker who never quite left the back room.

Carries
Afterhours

Sasha Idris

Business & founders

Asks the follow-up question everyone else is afraid to.

Carries
Hard PivotOpen Tab

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Static & Signal
The town that turned off its lights
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