The Retirement of Stitcher

Stitcher originally launched in 2008 as a podcast listening app will sunset in August of this year. The move is in anticipation of the much teased new streaming experience SiriusXM is planning to debut this fall. Content producers get to continue making the podcast they're committed to with no cancellations or layoffs. Podcasting has its own place in the media ecosystem, though it also has the benefit of being able to form symbiotic relationships with other forms of media.