Why Audible Is Courting Celebrities for Its Original Podcast Slate

Nonfiction1. Life Force by Tony Robbins, Peter H. Diamandis and Robert Hariri, narrated by Jeremy Bobb, Tony Robbins, Peter Diamandis, Ray Kurzweil and Cassandra Campbell (Simon & Schuster Audio)2.

EXCLUSIVE: Audible is plotting to bolster its content marketing.

Kathy Griffin has a lot to celebrate right now!

Kerry Washington gave fans a glimpse of how she is preparing for Super Bowl weekend and she is excited. MORE: Kerry Washington reunites with Save the Last Dance star Sean Patrick Thomas for incredible pictureThe Scandal star was definitely in sports mode as she wore an Oakland Football T-shirt albeit with skin-tight leather leggings. Kerry proved she is especially looking forward to the halftime show, as she grooved to several clips of hit songs by some of the singers performing.The star took fans back to the days when The Real Slim Shady by Eminem and Real Love by Mary J.

For the love of football players! Kerry Washington, Gisele Bündchen and Ciara are just a few of the women who’ve been romanced by A-list NFL athletes over the years.

No Spide-Man? No Peace! At least according to director Kevin Smith, who has xpressed his vehement displeasure about the Oscar snub of Spider-Man: No Way Home from the Best Picture Oscar nominees.

Nonfiction1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)2. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio)3.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKevin Hart and Charlamagne Tha God have teamed up for a slate of originals for Audible, Amazon’s premium audio division.The duo have set five new projects from their newly created audio production banner SBH Productions, coming to Audible in 2022 under their previously announced multiyear development, production and audio-licensing deal. Award-winning audio producer Nicole Shelton has been named SBH’s head of production.Each new podcast supports Hart and Charlamagne Tha God’s overall vision of the development deal with Audible to “give rise to Black creatives and create content that speaks to the culture.”SBH’s inaugural project is true-crime podcast “Finding Tamika,” slated for release March 3, 2022.

Prince Charles is honoUring his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on her historic achievement. On Sunday, the royal’s oldest son released a statement honouring the monarch’s Accession Day. “On this historic day, my wife and I join you all in congratulating Her Majesty The Queen on the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the Realms and Commonwealth for seventy years,” the statement read.

Prince Charles is honoring his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on her historic achievement. On Sunday, the royal’s oldest son released a statement honoring the monarch's Accession Day.

Andy Cohen's cemented his name in Hollywood lore, literally. The Bravo star received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the same day his son turned 3!The 53-year-old host received the honor Friday morning in Hollywood, where he was flanked by his family.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast roundup, Cate Blanchett is launching a podcast about the climate-change crisis with Audible; Marvel and SiriusXM explore the origins of “Black Panther’s” T’Challa; Julie Bowen and Chad Sanders team up for “Quitters”; Snoop Dogg joins Shondaland Audio’s drama “#Matter”; and more.Audible, Amazon’s premium audio storytelling arm, has commissioned two seasons of original podcast “Climate of Change With Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy” from Blanchett’s Dirty Films production shingle (in association with StoryHunter). The show is co-created and co-hosted by Blanchett (“Don’t Look Up,” “Nightmare Alley”) and climate entrepreneur and activist Kennedy, CEO of nonprofit New Energy Nexus and managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund.

Kyle Eustice Chuck D has been shouting “Fight the Power” for more than 30 years. As Public Enemy’s de facto leader, the rapper/ orator has witnessed hip-hop in all of its phases and iterations since his early teens.Along the way, he’s evolved into a living encyclopedia of music and sports.

Many of the top musicians in the industry are making their voices heard – by taking their voices away.

Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian. The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times. In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

Cynthia Nixon, went from being ambitious in her career and somewhat settled in her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) to pushing her career to the back burner and falling for Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), a non-binary, semi-celebrity comedian. The plot for the beloved character has been polarizing, to say the least, with Nixon publicly defending Miranda's journey multiple times. In a new documentary special, which was released by HBO Max on the same day as the show's season 1 finale, Nixon reveals that Miranda actually had an entirely different love interest when the reboot was first conceived. «Originally, when [showrunner] Michael [Patrick King] was trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor being the romantic relationship,» Nixon shares, referencing Professor Nya Wallace, played by Karen Pittman. «Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'Well, that doesn't sound very sexy at all.' Two women who've gotten to this age and who are now just fumbling around.

EXCLUSIVE: XG Productions, the company behind Fox’s reboot of America’s Most Wanted, has landed another podcast order at Audible.

Audible best-sellers for the week ending January 28:Nonfiction1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)2. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio)3.

Tom Brady is ready to break his silence.