Wondery
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The World’s Most Listened to and Beloved Podcast Company
Website: wondery.com
Owned by: Amazon
About Wondery
Wondery is a podcast studio known for character-driven, binge-worthy stories including Dr. Death, British Scandal, Even the Rich, and Business Wars, and hit partner shows like Armchair Expert, How I Built This, and New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. Over 55 original shows from Wondery have hit No. 1 on Apple Podcasts, including Scamfluencers, Ghost Story, and Hysterical. Wondery is the industry leader in adapting podcasts for scripted television or streaming series, including Dr. Death and Joe vs Carole on Peacock, The Shrink Next Door and WeCrashed on Apple TV+, and American Sports Story and Dying for Sex on FX. Wondery has gained critical acclaim and commercial success for its immersive approach to sonic, emotionally driven storytelling. The Wondery app offers a unique, personalized podcast listening experience, including access to its premium ad-free offering Wondery+. With Wondery+, fans experience early access, exclusive episodes, and ad-free listening.
Latest news
- Jul 31: Chart-topping true-crime podcast Morbid is moving to SiriusXM. The show shifts on Sep 1 - it’s currently with Wondery, and was with Audioboom until 2022
- Jul 23: Nick Cannon @ Night, a "reimagined talk show" with Wondery, launches today. Nick opens up his DMs, creating his own version of the old school relationship advice call-in show, and responds to listeners’ most intimate love, sex, relationships, and dating questions.
- Jul 16: Wondery has announced a new weekly video series, Nick Cannon @ Night. The show will also be on podcast platforms, and launches on Jul 23.
- Jul 14: UK audio awards the APAs from AudioUK has announced its Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free or discounted entry to the awards and to the ceremony for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints. The scheme supporters are Amazon Music and Wondery.
- Jul 7: Season three of We Playin’ Spades with Nick Cannon and Courtney Bee starts today. They'll be pulling up to the spades table alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment for laughs, conversation, and no-holds-barred competition - now in full video on YouTube and the Wondery app.
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