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EXCLUSIVE: Shaniqua McClendon, who is political director at Pod Save America producer Crooked Media, has signed with ICM Partners. McClendon, who also hosted Crooked Media's Rigging North Carolina podcast, which chronicled voter suppression and election fraud in the state, has signed with the Hollywood agency to…

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Concepcion is setting up his first audio and video projects since moving from The Ringer to Crooked Media. The former co-host of the popular Binge Mode podcast is launching two sports-centric projects at the Pod Save America producer. He will host a podcast, Takeline, with former WNBA star Renee…

EXCLUSIVE: Journalists Rembert Browne and Jewel Wicker are to co-host a podcast examining the political forces at work in Georgia responsible for the state flipping blue. The pair are fronting Gaining Ground: The New Georgia, which comes from Atlanta Monster producer Tenderfoot TV and Pod Save America producer Crooked…

EXCLUSIVE: Wind of Change, the wild podcast that asks whether the CIA wrote the 1990 Scorpions hit song, is being adapted for television at Hulu. Deadline understands that the streamer has landed the project, which is being developed by Alex Karpovsky, in a competitive situation. The Patrick Radden Keefe-hosted…

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama, is launching a podcast series that will explore the impact of President Trump's foreign policy. Rhodes will launch Missing America on August 11. It will be produced by Crooked Media, the company behind Pod Save America and Pod Save The W…

EXCLUSIVE: Did the CIA write Scorpions' hit song Wind of Change? This is the wild story of Spotify's latest original podcast documentary series. The audio platform has teamed up with New Yorker investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, Pod Save America producer Crooked Media and Missing Richard Simmons producer Pi…

As the world continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, audiences are binging many forms of entertainment, primarily TV and films. But there is another binge-worthy medium that is providing a more personal form of entertainment: podcasts. There are thousands upon thousands of podcasts out there, ranging from…

EXCLUSIVE: Crooked Media, the podcast company behind Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, has unveiled its latest slate of audio series. The company is working on shows with Fox Sports host Rachel Bonnetta, Parks and Recreation and Fresh Off The Boat writer Rachna Fruchbom, former Teen Vogue Chief Content Officer…

Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is moving into daily podcasts with the launch of What A Day from author and comedian Akilah Hughes and former Daily Beast writer Gideon Resnick. Each episode of the podcast, which debuts on Monday October 28, is 15 minutes long and brings listeners the top stories of the day…

EXCLUSIVE: Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is launching a narrative podcast that will explore public health in America. The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, the latter who also wrote on The Newsroom, is launching America Dissected with Abdul…

Pod Save America producer Crooked Media is doubling down on documentary-style podcasts with the launch of This Land, a true-crime series exploring two seemingly unrelated Oklahoma murders that occurred over 150 years apart. The company, which is run by ex-President Obama staffs Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon…