RadioPublic is Helping Podcast Fans Discover New and Exciting Content
Traditional radio is declining, while consumers can't get enough of podcasts. According to some reports, about 67 million Americans listen to podcasts each month. RadioPublic is a space where podcast fans can discover and curate their favorite podcasts.
Jake Shapiro is the CEO and Co-founder of RadioPublic. He joins Cheddar to explain how their start-up is grabbing a portion of the podcast market.
Shapiro explains that people still enjoy podcasts because on platforms like RadioPublic consumers get on-demand content. RadioPublic recently announced a Paid Listens program to help support their podcast creators.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
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