Spotify is axing 11 original podcasts
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Illustration Kristen Radtke / The Verge Spotify is canceling 11 of its original podcasts from in-house studios Gimlet and Parcast. Among the shows ending are How to Save a Planet, Crime Show, and Medical Murders, according to Spotify spokesperson Grey Munford.
Other shows that will end over the next month or so include Every Little Thing from Gimlet and Female Criminals, Crimes of Passion, Dictator, Mythology, Haunted Places, and Urban Legends from Parcast. Parcast's Horoscope Today will wrap up in the second quarter of 2023.
Less than 5 percent of Spotify's staff on original podcasts will be laid off or reassigned, according to Munford. The Ringer and Spotify Studios will not be affected.
Among the shows ending are How to Save a Planet, Crime Show, and Medical Murders, a...