Last Podcast on the Left Moving Exclusively to Spotify

The Hollywood Reporter reported that Last Podcast on the Left will be moving exclusively to Spotify in 2020. This change could be welcomed by fans of the podcast who currently have a Spotify account, but may make fans who do not have one worry about being left out.

The Hollywood Reporter wrote that this move is part a larger push by Spotify to offer a slate of first-run and original shows to its 248 million users.

Nabbing a longstanding podcast like Last Podcast is crucial to Spotify’s push into the audio medium, lending credibility to its efforts as it makes splashy acquisitions and inks deals with high-profile talent like Barack and Michelle Obama. Other preexisting shows that have become Spotify exclusives include The Joe Budden Podcast, the German-language Gemischtes Hack and the Spanish-language podcast Se Regala Dudas. Spotify says that all three have built on their audiences when going exclusive on its platform.

Henry Zebrowski, one of the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, tweeted a short thread that started with: “This is a very exciting piece of news for us. Over the next couple of months we will begin a partnership with @Spotify who have showed us we have the same goals in taking podcasts seriously. Let’s do this shit”

He continued the thread with: “We will be posting on all feeds for a while, also the show remains free. They do not own our network but are going to support us in expanding the shows we make, which means more staff, higher quality podcasts and more content than you can shake a vagina at”

Ben Kissel, another host of Last Podcast on the Left tweeted: “Regarding the Spotify partnership with LPN, EVERY show will still be free to listen to and download through Spotify. The content will not change at all nor will our Patreon be affected. This opportunity is going to allow us to give you even more sweet content in 2020 with new shows!”