With the Golden Globes, Podcasts Are Ready for Their Close-Up
The annual awards show will anoint a best podcast for the first time this year, a sign of the industry’s increasing status in Hollywood.
Podcasts are no longer coming to Hollywood, like a long-prophesized invasion.
They’re here.
On Sunday, the Golden Globes will recognize podcasting for the first time, putting the art form on par with, say, the acting on “The Pitt,” or the direction of “Sinners.”
Later that night, Netflix will livestream its first podcast episode, bringing “The Bill Simmons Podcast” to a service better known for “Stranger Things” or “KPop Demon Hunters.” Dozens more podcast titles are still to come.
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