- Sony Music Entertainment Announces First Ad-free Offerings on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions
- Jun 15, 2021
Channels Available Immediately at Launch
New York – June 15, 2021 – Sony Music Entertainment (SME) today announced its initial ad-free podcast channel offerings available with the launch of Apple Podcast Subscriptions beginning today. With shows from its podcast partners all around the world and across all genres, the first SME subscription channels will offer listeners a range of ad-free listening experiences and exclusive bonus content.
Ad-free channels will include shows from SME production partners Neon Hum Media, Somethin’ Else, Three Uncanny Four and Campside Media. Additional pricing and free trial information is available for each channel at their respective links below.
Listeners can subscribe to all channels on Apple Podcasts. For more information on all Sony Podcast shows, follow @SonyPodcasts on Twitter and Instagram.
Investigative Reporter Julie K. Brown exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes to the world. Now his survivors are fighting for the truth. This season, host Tara Palmeri follows the women who are making their own justice.
Production Partner: Three Uncanny Four and Hyperobject Industries
Deceit, scandal, lies—it’s Las Vegas. It’s the FBI sting you have to hear to believe. Chameleon is back for a second season and this time there’s even more scandal and deceit. From Campside Media comes the story of a two-year FBI undercover investigation that went bust.
* Subscribers on Apple Podcasts can access new episodes one week early, get exclusive bonus content and listen ad-free
Production Partner: Campside Media
Hosted by storyteller Alzo Slade, ‘Cheat!’ tells the inside stories behind some of the biggest scandals in contemporary history and the flawed protagonists at their heart: controversial and contentious figures from the world of pop culture, business, sport, music, politics. Why do people cheat? Is it ever justifiable? And most importantly are cheats – these people we think of as the dregs of our society – actually not so different from ourselves?
Production Partner: Somethin’ Else
David Tennant Does a Podcast With…EXTRA
David Tennant, star of Doctor Who, Good Omens and Broadchurch, gets talking with the biggest names from TV, movies, comedy and elsewhere. Featuring superstar names like Olivia Colman, James Cordon and Whoopi Goldberg.
Production Partner: Somethin’ Else
Hosted by Adam McKay, Death at the Wing examines the shocking number of promising basketball stars who lost their lives in the 80’s and early 90’s. At the dawn of the 1980s, the world was moving faster, the media was growing bigger, and greed was finally good. For the NBA, it was a chance to finally step into the spotlight. But all that wealth and stardom came at a deep cost. This is the story of how basketball reflected a moment when Reagan’s America doubled down on some of its core values: selfishness, violence, and racism — and the players who paid the price.
Production Partner: Three Uncanny Four and Hyperobject Industries
One of the world’s top food critics lunches big names in a restaurant of his choosing. Crackling anecdotes and blistering chat, lubricated by killer cooking.
Production Partner: Somethin’ Else
Real Life Stories features three hit podcasts – Ian Wright’s Everyday People, Katie Piper’s Extraordinary People, and How Did We Get Here? with Claudia Winkleman and Dr Tanya Byron.Ian Wright, footballing legend and British national hero, is on a journey of discovery, searching for those positive role models that walk amongst us in everyday life. Each episode explores the incredible story of a real life hero who has changed their community for the better.In How Did We Get Here?, Claudia Winkleman and, Dr Tanya Byron give listeners access to real life conversations with a clinical psychologist on family and parenting issues. Together they meet people dealing with estrangement, gender identity, domestic violence, trauma, and the family dynamics after cancer. The combination of Claudia and Tanya offers deep insight into these everyday issues with Tanya’s experience as a clinical psychologist providing practical advice on resolutions. Katie Piper, writer, broadcaster and activist, brings stories of amazing individuals that will inspire you. Whilst making you laugh and cry. In each episode she meets someone who’s overcome often unimaginable experiences, and shown how incredible and resilient humans can be.
Production Partner: Somethin’ Else
Rama was a spiritual teacher in the 80s and 90s who inspired many of his students while helming what many of his detractors would describe as a cult. He defied society’s archetypal vision of a New Age leader, eschewing minimalism for wealth and celebrity. He was also a man ahead of his time, encouraging his students to develop careers in computer science before that was mainstream. For some, following Rama’s lead worked out spiritually, and financially too. But for others, Rama’s actions contradicted his cool persona; some eventually came forward with accusations of abuse, others vanished, whistleblowers went to the media, and the group began to shrink and splinter. In this 10-part investigative series, Jonathan Hirsch explores the life, death and impact of Rama..
Production Partner: Neon Hum
Reality TV is dismissed as guilty pleasure, low brow… even trash. But whether you want to admit it or not, you probably have heard of Snooki, Lisa Vanderpump or Kim Kardashian. Over the past 30 years, reality TV has become a place to see the social and political moment play out in real time — from racial tensions on The Real World New York to gender dynamics on The Bachelor. On this season, join host Mariah Smith as she dissects the history of the genre one show at a time, revealing how it’s shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.
Production Partner: Neon Hum
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words.
Production Partner: Somethin’ Else
