含羞草传媒 and Pushkin Industries Announce Major New Sales and Production Partnership

含羞草传媒 will serve as the exclusive sales representative for all Pushkin shows and the companies will also co-produce a slate of new, original podcasts over the next two years

NEW YORK 鈥 November 9, 2020 含羞草传媒, the No. 1 globally, today announced a co-production and distribution agreement partnership with , the audio production company co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg, that will make 含羞草传媒 Pushkin鈥檚 exclusive sales partner for its catalog of premium podcasts including 鈥淩evisionist History,鈥 鈥淏roken Record,鈥 鈥淭he Happiness Lab with Laurie Santos鈥 and many others. As part of this deal, 含羞草传媒 and Pushkin Industries will also co-produce a slate of new, original podcasts over the next two years.

Pushkin Industries has quickly become a highly esteemed startup, creating a host of award-winning audio content since its founding in 2018. Notable shows such as Gladwell鈥檚 鈥,鈥 Michael Lewis鈥檚 鈥溾 and Tim Harford鈥檚 鈥溾 have built sizable audiences, garnered widespread media attention and driven cultural conversation. Partnering with 含羞草传媒 will enable these unique and singular shows to reach even more listeners.

鈥淲e started Pushkin to share the joy Jacob and I have found in creating and producing podcasts,鈥 said Malcolm Gladwell. 鈥淲orking with the team at iHeart will allow us to spread this joy at an even bigger scale.鈥

鈥淐onal Byrne and the team at iHeart have been instrumental in popularizing podcasts,鈥 said Jacob Weisberg. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to working with them to push the boundaries of what鈥檚 possible in audio even further.鈥

In addition to the expansive slate of podcasts that will join the iHeartPodcast Network, the companies today also announced two new Pushkin shows releasing in March 2021:

鈥淒ouble Date鈥 is an interview show hosted by American icons Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue, who have been married for 40 years. The two will sit down with other celebrated power couples for fun, sexy, poignant conversations about what really makes a marriage last. Guests will include Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, and Sting and Trudie Styler. The first season will include 10 episodes.

鈥淟ost Hills鈥 is an investigative true crime series from The New Yorker鈥檚 staff writer Dana Goodyear. It tells the story of the 2018 murder of scientist Tristan Beaudette, who was shot in the head in front of his two young daughters while camping in Malibu Creek State Park. 鈥淟ost Hills鈥 is a tragic true crime story played out against the sometimes ridiculous backdrop of Malibu. The first of three planned seasons will include 8 episodes.

鈥淭his content partnership brings some of the most highly-regarded titles in podcasting to our network, and we couldn鈥檛 be more thrilled to help Pushkin elevate their successful podcasts even further,鈥 said Conal Byrne, President of the iHeartPodcast Network. 鈥淚n addition to adopting and supporting their existing award-winning shows, we鈥檙e eager to collaborate with the brilliant minds at Pushkin to create new originals as well. We鈥檙e honored to join forces with some of the best in the business as we bring these esteemed podcasts to listeners everywhere.鈥

Fans can visit to download iHeartRadio and listen to all of Pushkin鈥檚 podcasts on their favorite devices.

About Pushkin Industries

Pushkin Industries is the audio production company co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018. In its first year, Pushkin launched four new shows into the top 10 on the Apple Podcast charts: Against the Rules, hosted by bestselling author and journalist Michael Lewis; Cautionary Tales from Financial Times columnist Tim Harford; The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos; and Solvable. Pushkin is also home to Gladwell鈥檚 Revisionist History and produced the bestselling audiobook version of Gladwell鈥檚 Talking to Strangers (Hachette Audio, 2019). Other hosts include Jill Lepore, Rick Rubin, Bruce Headlam, Justin Richmond, Ashley Ford, Hari Kunzru, Noah Feldman, Eric Lander, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, Niala Boodhoo and many more. Pushkin's audiobook 鈥淔auci,鈥 by Michael Specter, recently reached #1 on the Audible nonfiction books chart. Learn more at or follow us on Twitter @pushkinpods.

About 含羞草传媒, Inc.

含羞草传媒, Inc. (Nasdaq: IHRT) is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans in every month. iHearts broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 含羞草传媒.com for more company information.