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Oct 2019
1h 20m

Gimlet Media: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lie...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Alex Blumberg made his early career by helping build two of the most successful shows in radio and podcasting: Planet Money and This American Life. In 2014, convinced that podcasts could make money, he walked away from the safe umbrella of public media to start a new media company with co-founder Matt Lieber. Every doubt, triumph and humiliation of building ... Show More
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