TORONTO — Announcing a whole raft of new offerings, SiriusXM announced today it is entering the world of podcasts with exclusive, original series from Marvel Entertainment and several of SiriusXM’s hosts, as well as a curated selection of podcasts from top U.S. media providers including HBO, ESPN, NBC News, CNN and more.
Today’s launch follows SiriusXM’s acquisitions of leading podcast platforms Simplecast and Stitcher.
Several Marvel Entertainment podcasts exclusive to SiriusXM are now available along with other Marvel podcasts which SiriusXM says its listeners will hear first before they’re available elsewhere. In addition, a multi-part original scripted audio series Marvel’s Wastelanders is scheduled to debut exclusively on SiriusXM in 2021.
SiriusXM hosts who are launching podcasts include Jeff Lewis, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, the original MTV VJs, Storme Warren, Chuck D, and others. Comedian Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Radio will also roll out a slate of new radio shows and podcasts on SiriusXM beginning in 2021, including Hart’s first-ever, solo-hosted podcast.
SiriusXM’s curated selection of podcasts includes series from Stitcher, NBC News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, ViacomCBS, The Wall Street Journal, HBO, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Joel Osteen Ministries, Wondery, Barstool, Westwood One, Crooked Media, TNT, WNYC Studios, Slate, PodcastOne, TED, Cadence13, Pineapple Street Studios, PRX and Pushkin Industries.
The full list of podcasts available is in SiriusXM’s press release. SiriusXM subscribers with streaming access can listen to the podcasts via the SiriusXM mobile app or online at www.siriusxm.ca/podcasts.
SiriusXM also announced its latest “Listen Free” campaign, where non-subscribers in North America can sample SiriusXM’s wide variety of audio entertainment, including 300-plus channels and hundreds of podcasts, from November 19 to December 1, 2020. For more information, visit www.siriusxm.ca/listenfree.
