Lydia Polgreen, managing director of Gimlet, moved over to the New York Times, and in June, the hosts of one of Gimlet’s best-known programs, Reply All, departed, and the program ceased current production. Both Courtney Holt, who served as the head of talk partnerships, editorial and global markets, and Matt Lieber, a Gimlet Media co-founder who oversaw Spotify’s podcast studios, left their roles and now serve as advisers.

Multiple high-profile podcast division executives left the organization. Higher Ground, the Obama family’s production company, also left its exclusive deal in June, taking their efforts to Audible.

In January, musician Neil Young asked that his music be pulled from the platform over misinformation he said Spotify’s biggest podcaster, Joe Rogan, peddled. The company has faced its share of challenges in the podcast space after aggressively pursuing acquisitions and content. In June, Spotify said it would slow hiring by 25% due to economic uncertainty. In January, it disbanded its studio, called Studio 4, which produced shows like Dissect and Chapo: Kingpin on Trial. The news marks the second round of cuts to hit a Spotify podcast team this year. The group had about 14 people in total.Ī spokesperson for the music-streaming giant declined to comment on the cuts.

(Bloomberg) - Spotify Technology SA eliminated five workers in its podcast editorial team this month, including four full-time employees and one contractor who worked to promote the company’s shows and run a related Discord channel.

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