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A few stories arrived recently demonstrating the continued strength of Los Angeles’ podcasting industry. Spotify, of course, unveiled its massive “Pod City” production hub in the Arts District in Downtown L.A. last December. HeadGum Studios expanded its operations back in 2020, and earlier this year, L.A.-based ad platform Gumball raised $10 million in Series A funding that it will put toward a new system making it easier for sponsors to place host-read ads on popular series. Then this week, L.A.-based PodcastOne beefed up its line-up of sports personalities, adding former baseball pro Nick Swisher, NBA vet Bobby Portis and former Jacksonville Jaguar Chris Howard to its team.

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