Chris Corcoran launches multimedia podcast content company In the Arena Studios

Today, May 1, 2025, audio industry veteran Chris Corcoran announces the founding of In the Arena Studios, a multimedia podcast content studio centered around distinctive franchise verticals with influential talent. Each original content vertical will be designed to expand into multiple brand and distribution extensions.

In the Arena Studios aims to become a first-class studio destination for premium talent and world-class creatives, designed with an artist-friendly culture and a hitmaking mentality.

The first strategic branded verticals will concentrate on leadership and mindset, initially through the world of sports, both aiming to redefine the athlete and coaching experience in today’s world with elite-level talent. LESSONS with Geno Auriemma, the all-time winningest Division One basketball coach of the UConn women’s team coming off his 12th NCAA Championship-winning season, is designed around leadership through the lens of sports. COACH is a groundbreaking platform brand that shares the human experience through the context of performance and mindset anchored around star athletes, with WNBA superstars Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Plum, and all-time winningest skiing champion Mikaela Shiffrin as creative and strategic partners.

Additional content verticals Corcoran is prepping to bring to market under the new studio will emphasize access, storytelling, and influence across sports, pop culture, and news-making genres. Soon-to-launch podcast projects include a partnership with star media journalists Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino under their new STATUS umbrella which will offer audiences an unfiltered look at the hidden dynamics of media and its broader societal impact; and Midwestern Goodbyes with Chris Witaske (of The Bear, Is It Cake), featuring conversations with tastemakers about growing up, a show that has the feel of a John Hughes movie that infuses a classic midwestern vibe with nostalgia.

“It’s called the creator economy for a reason, and there’s never been a better time to bet on yourself as a creator in this space where podcasting is the new TV,” says Chris Corcoran, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of In the Arena Studios. “I’m so excited to collaborate with such incredible talent on these franchise brands and to build a studio that has a real emotional and influential connection to its audience - at In the Arena Studios our collective goal is to make a differentiating and lasting impact.”

Chris Corcoran was a Founding Partner and Chief Content Officer of Cadence13 where, over a period of nine years, he designed and led the creative architecture and vision of one of the most successful and influential podcast companies of the past decade. Launching multiple top podcast hits, Corcoran led and Executive Produced Cadence13 Studios, the award-winning and Peabody-nominated C13Originals unscripted audio documentary studio and accompanying award-winning franchise library, the innovative C13Features scripted brand and franchises, and co-created the premium digital influencer network, Ramble.

Shows, talent, and networks that Corcoran partnered with and helped to design and usher into the podcast space via Cadence13 include The Woj Pod, Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade, We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle, The Tony Kornheiser Show, JJ Redick, Crooked Media, The goop Podcast, Root of Evil, Stephen A. Smith, It Was Said with Jon Meacham, Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain, and many more.