With Spotify owning shows, a podcast player, tools to make new shows, and selling ads, the podcasting world is now divided into an open and a closed ecosystem (Ashley Carman/The Verge)

Ashley Carman / The Verge:
With Spotify owning shows, a podcast player, tools to make new shows, and selling ads, the podcasting world is now divided into an open and a closed ecosystem  —  The Joe Rogan deal makes the company's big ambitions known  —  In what's likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast …

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