User:Mekirkpa/Gimlet Media
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| Gimlet Media | |
| Industry | Radio |
|---|---|
| Genre | Podcasts |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber |
| Headquarters | , United States |
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Number of employees | 8 (2015) |
| Website | http://gimletmedia.com |
Gimlet Media is a is a network of high-quality, narrative podcasts. To date the company has launched two podcasts: Startup and Reply All. Alex Blumberg, CEO of Gimlet Media, chronicled the launch of the company in a documentary style podcast titled Startup. Blumberg, an award-winning radio journalist, producer for This American Life, and co-founder of Planet Money, came up with the idea for a for-profit podcast network after the success of a T-shirt fundraising campaign for Planet Money. The company's co-founder, Matthew Lieber, holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, is a former radio producer at WNYC, and worked as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Originally billed as the American Podcasting Corporation (APC), Blumberg was convinced to change the company's name and, after working with Lexicon Branding, Blumberg and Lieber chose the name Gimlet Media for the venture.[1] The company reached their funding goal of $1.5 million after raising their last $200,000 via the startup funding platform Alphaworks.[2]
Shows[edit]
Startup[edit]
Startup's first episode aired on September 5, 2014 and was hosted by Alex Blumberg.[3] The podcast shares, documentary style, Blumberg's experience building Gimlet Media from an idea through to a startup business. In episode #12 Blumberg announced his new co-host, Lisa Chow.[4]
Reply All[edit]
Reply All is a show about the internet, hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman. It features stories about how people shape the internet, and the internet shapes people. Vogt and Goldman previously hosted the technology and culture podcast TLDR on WNYC. Reply All premiered on November 24, 2014.[5]
Mystery Show[edit]
Gimlet announced the third in their lineup on 30 May 2015, called "Mystery Show". The show will be hosted by Starlee Kine[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Documenting the Journey From Public Radio to Start-Up Owner - Eilene Zimmerman, The New York Times, December 9, 2014
- ^ Announcing: listener investment opportunity in Gimlet Media - Medium (November 10, 2014)
- ^ Episode #1 - How Not to Pitch a Billionare - Gimlet Media (September 5, 2014)
- ^ Episode #12 - Burnout - Gimlet Media (January 20, 2015)
- ^ Episode #1 - An App Sends a Stranger to Say "I Love You" - Gimlet Media (November 24, 2014)
- ^ "Gimlet's New Mystery Show Podcast Revealed". Gimlet Media. Gimlet Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.