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The Sandton Times Hour
In Johannesburg, The Sandton Times Hour has reached episode 100, and celebrated by presenting the show from a cruise ship off the coast of South Africa. A podcast since 2020, the show started being broadcast on FM radio in May 2022.
Stolen Hearts
Stolen Hearts is released today from Wondery. The show journeys back to 2006 to tell the barely believable true story of a highly respected police sergeant from rural Wales who falls for the wrong guy. This limited series, produced by Wondery and Novel, merges crime and romcom in a twisting, tail-spinning true-life story, told over the course of six-episodes. Episode one is everywhere; you can binge all episodes ad-free on Amazon Music.Amazon Wondery Amazon Music
Backstage with Patreon
Backstage with Patreon is new today from the funding platform. The show invites existing and aspiring Patreon creators to learn from and be inspired by interviews with the Patreon team and successful creators about how to grow their creative business on Patreon. The 20 to 30 minute episodes are hosted by Brian Keller from Patreon’s Creator Success team.
The Africas VS. America
In 1985, at the height of the Black Power era, police dropped a bomb in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Their target? A family of Black radicals known as ‘MOVE’, who found themselves ensnared in a city’s — and nation’s — domestic war on Black Liberation. From CBC Podcasts, The Africas VS. America looks at the legacy of the tragedy. It’s new today.
The Royals of Malibu
The Royals of Malibu, an adaptation of a YA book, launches today from Diversion Audio. The podcast is an edgy, romantic, rags-to-riches saga starring internet sensation and actress Alyssa McKay, whose BTS social content has had the show charting on every major platform for the last month.

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Podcast data for Feb 6

#1 in Apple Podcasts
Huberman Lab (Scicomm Media)
Take Me To Your Leader! (ABC Radio)

#1 in Spotify
Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind (Warner Bros. / Spotify Studios)
The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan)

Over the last week, 215,190 podcasts published at least one new episode. source

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