Podchaser Pulse

May's Hottest Pods 🔥, $GME, 2 Recco's

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Trent Anderson
June 07, 2024

🗞️ This Week’s Lineup:

🔥 May’s Hottest Podcasts (Podchaser 25)

đź“Š GameStop Meme Stock Returns

🎧️ Two Podcasts to Try This Weekend

🔥 May’s Hottest Podcasts (Podchaser 25)

Want to know which podcasts are hot, hot, hot right now?

We got you, podcast super fan. Introducing May’s Podchaser 25 list.

Using Podchaser Pro’s expansive data, we plotted the 25 fastest-growing, trending podcasts that released their first episode within the last 90 days.

Before we get to the good stuff, let’s do a quick metanalysis.

Which podcast categories were most represented?

  • đź’… Society & Culture - 11

  • 🔪 True Crime - 10

  • 📺️ Film/TV - 6

Which podcast hosting providers were most represented?

  • Megaphone - 7

  • Omny Studio - 7

  • Simplecast - 5

Were these podcasts hosted by the rich and famous?

  • Some of em! 6 of the Top 25 are hosted by celebs/athletes

Are companion shows still a thing?

  • You betcha. 2 of the Top 25 are official companion pods. 1 is a re-watch pod.

Where can I see the list of May’s Hottest Podcasts?

  • Smash the button below, my friend!

đź“Š GameStop Meme Stock Returns

ICYMI, the meme stock bad boiz are back at it again. Their ringleader “Roaring Kitty” (aka Keith Gill) announced on Thursday he’d do a public livestream. This sent GameStop’s stock soaring by 47% yesterday.

But on today’s livestream, $GME trading halted 15 times which plunged the stock’s price down by 40%. Pure chaos.

Incredible content for the podcast community! And as our chart shows, Act II of the GameStop dramadey culminated with significant podcast coverage.

In the last 7 days:

  • 377 GameStop episode mentions

  • 240 $GME episode mentions

  • 215 Roaring Kitty episode mentions

If you want to keep up with the unhinged meme stock podcast coverage, set yourself a free alert 👇️ 

We’ve got two podcast recommendations for you this weekend. Both are business shows produced by our friends at Lower Street.

Introducing:

Fordham: Bite-Sized Business Law
BCG Plantinion: Fintech Files


Bite-Sized Business Law:

“Bite-Sized Business Law” goes beyond the mergers and acquisitions of today’s corporate law setting. Host Amy Martella, the Executive Director of the Corporate Law Center, together with expert guests explores questions like:

  • Is Elon Musk Overpaid at Tesla?

  • What is the Corporation’s Role in Warfare? And

  • Should AI be allowed in the Boardroom?

    Fintech Files:

    Taking on the evolving fintech landscape! BCG’s Fintech Files gets to the heart of tokenization, neobanks, and sustainable finance shaping the future of financial services.Taking on the evolving fintech landscape! BCG’s Fintech Files gets to the heart of tokenization, neobanks, and sustainable finance shaping the future of financial services.

This & That with Arielle NissenblattSmatterings of This & That from the audio and podcast industry

đź‘‹ See you soon!

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