After two years on hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, VidCon — the annual convention for fans, creators, and online platform industry types — returned to the Anaheim Convention Center last week. But it looked a little different than usual. For starters, the ear-piercing shrieks of fans lining up to …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A small and amateur home-studio setup usually consists of a preamp, a couple monitors, and a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) program. So, do you absolutely need to add …
Read More »The Disappearance of Kristin Smart: What Happened and What's Next
Nineteen-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart went missing after a campus party 25 years ago, and, this summer, her case is finally getting its day in court. In April, Paul Flores, 44, was arrested on one count of murder in connection to the case, and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, …
Read More »New 'Disappearances' Podcast Covers Infamous Missing Persons Cases
Sarah Turney is best known for running a media campaign to pressure police to arrest her father for the murder of her sister, Alissa Turney, who went missing in 2001. The years-long mission, which included a blog, Facebook and Instagram accounts, and a podcast called Voices for Justice, culminated in …
Read More »'Too Long; Didn't Watch': Eliza Coupe Goes on a Ride With 'Breaking Bad'
Welcome to the latest episode of Too Long; Didn’t Watch, a new podcast produced by Rolling Stone and OBB Sound, presented by Google Assistant, and hosted by yours truly. In each episode, we attempt a new method of scaling Peak TV, by pairing a celebrity guest with a series they’ve …
Read More »New Soledad O'Brien Podcast Investigates Murder of Former JFK Mistress
Journalist Soledad O’Brien delves into the 1964 unsolved murder of artist and JFK mistress Mary Pinchot Meyer in a new eight-part true crime miniseries, Murder on the Towpath. The Luminary series premieres on May 25th and will drop new episodes each Monday. It was produced by FilmNation Entertainment with Neon …
Read More »RS Recommends: 'Hit Man' Podcast Goes Deep on Motown Murders
Can a book be deadly? That’s the question iHeartRadio original podcastHit Mansets out to answer. Hosted by StoryCorps’ Jasmyn Belcher Morris, the series delves into what is often referred to as“the most dangerous publisher in the world,”Paladin Press, and its most controversial title,Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors. …
Read More »Jimmy Dore on Media Bias and Today's Podcast Boom
In the latest episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper sit down with comedian and podcaster Jimmy Dore to discuss his show (which he describes as “What The Daily Show would be if it wasn’t hosted by a millionaire”) and media bias. Fueling Dore’s work is …
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