Introduction

This week, Walter Kern and Matt Taevi take on the question of whether or not podcasts are believable. They look at a Brookings Institution piece about how top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims. In February 2021, Texas Senator said Ted Cruz and his co-host Michael Knowles recorded a live episode of the verdict with Ted Cruz podcast. The medium is projected to reach an audience of 504.9 million by 2024, while ad revenue in the United States is expected to double between 2022 and 2024,. jumping from $2 billion to $4 billion.