The rise of podcast-inspired TV shows

Nov. 13, 2018 Entertainment

This month, Amazon released “Homecoming,” a TV adaption of a popular Gimlet podcast. The TV version of “Dirty John” is also about to come out. It’s part of the flood of TV projects based on podcasts.

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Credits

Guests:

Joy Press - TV Correspondent, Vanity Fair - @Joypress
Alexandra Cunningham - creator and show runner of "Dirty John"

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill

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