TL;DR: Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, has made its podcast web player and desktop apps free in a campaign against Spotify and big tech, emphasizing an open, user-first approach ...

Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the big platforms’ closed ecosystems, where ...

Two “Saturday Night Live” cast members who made history when they were hired have announced their exits from the sketch comedy show. Punkie Johnson, who joined “SNL” as a featured player in 2020, was ...

Two “Saturday Night Live” cast members who made history when they were hired have announced their exits from the sketch comedy show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...